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Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of 
San Miguel de Allende

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A question often asked of Unitarian Universalist is: "If you don't all believe in the same God, what are you worshiping?" The word "worship," though, comes from "worth-ship." In our congregations, worship is not about bowing down to a deity, but instead, considering what is of worth. Worship, then, 
is our opportunity to contemplate what is most worthy in our lives, to discover anew what we value most deeply, to recognize how to align our true values with our actions—indeed, to find what is sacred to us in our lives and to consider how we wish to relate to what we find sacred. Unitarian Universalism is an inclusive, diverse faith that draws from all the world’s religions, as well as humanism, philosophy, and science.

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Miguel is a lay-led fellowship located in a celebrated artist colony and World Heritage site in the heart of Central Mexico, just a few hours north of Mexico City.

We meet every Sunday at 10:30am in the Atrium Sala of La Posada de la Aldea, Ancha de San Antonio 15 (directly across from the Instituto Allende). Everyone is welcome.

September 24, 2017, 10:30am
Rev. Tom Rosiello
Forgiveness

In this Sunday's service, Rev Rosiello will engage with an issue that he has wrestled with through both his careers: the dilemma between the demand for justice and the need for forgiveness. In his words. "Often forgiveness does not come easily. At times it conflicts with our desire for justice. We feel, both at the personal level and the level of world affairs, that fairness demands that we punish rather than show mercy and forgive. But there are real consequences to us as individuals and to our society when we fail to forgive."

As Jews all around the world prepare to observe Yom Kippur, we will look at the meaning and practices of this holiest of days on the Jewish Calendar and what teachings about forgiveness we might draw from them. As part of the service, Tom will be joined by some friends and the congregation (including any children present) in presenting the Biblical story of Jonah and the Ninevites as a short skit. Looking at Jonah's classic struggle with forgiveness will open the door to examining our own.

Rev. Rosiello, a frequent guest minister at the UU Fellowship, is the Minister Emeritus of the First Parish of Stow and Acton in Massachusetts, and now makes his home here in San Miguel. Before graduating from Harvard Divinity School and becoming a Unitarian Universalist minister, Tom was a trial lawyer. He began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney and latter was a criminal defense lawyer. During his time as a minister he continued to be involved with many issues of fairness and justice. He served as president of an Interfaith Prison Ministry, which worked to provide a college education to those in prison, and served on the board of the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry.

Music for the service will be provided by pianist Malcolm Halliday, and include a musical meditation on the famous Kol Nidre and arrangements of other Jewish tunes ,as well as works of Bach and Mendelssohn.
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The U.U. Fellowship meets every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Posada de la Aldea, Ancha de San Antonio 15, and welcomes people of all ages, races, religions, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The meeting room is wheelchair accessible. For more information, visit our website at uufsama.org.