By Ann Kuffner
We are delighted to have Reverend Tom Rosiello back in San Miguel after his summer break. On Sunday, September 24, he will lead the UUFSMA service and explore the benefits of being a member of a Unitarian Universalist congregation.
“Typically, when we join a congregation, we are looking for something,” Rev. Rosiello explains. “We might be seeking community, spiritual growth, inspiration, or support. We often come to receive but soon meet others who ask us to contribute our time and talents to a committee’s work or a project. When we do so, we discover something amazing.
We get to know others by working together. We also discover new things and know ourselves better. We find purpose, insight, inspiration, and connections.
“The venerated Catholic friar Saint Francis of Assisi said, ‘For it is in giving that we receive.’ Almost a millennium later, we see this discovery manifested in a UU congregation. In giving service to a UU Congregation, we receive more than we give.
“No matter where we are on life's journey, we can become our best, true selves in a spiritual community focused on shared values. So, the fellowship, its members, and the community all benefit. That is certainly a win-win!”
We are delighted to have Reverend Tom Rosiello back in San Miguel after his summer break. On Sunday, September 24, he will lead the UUFSMA service and explore the benefits of being a member of a Unitarian Universalist congregation.
“Typically, when we join a congregation, we are looking for something,” Rev. Rosiello explains. “We might be seeking community, spiritual growth, inspiration, or support. We often come to receive but soon meet others who ask us to contribute our time and talents to a committee’s work or a project. When we do so, we discover something amazing.
We get to know others by working together. We also discover new things and know ourselves better. We find purpose, insight, inspiration, and connections.
“The venerated Catholic friar Saint Francis of Assisi said, ‘For it is in giving that we receive.’ Almost a millennium later, we see this discovery manifested in a UU congregation. In giving service to a UU Congregation, we receive more than we give.
“No matter where we are on life's journey, we can become our best, true selves in a spiritual community focused on shared values. So, the fellowship, its members, and the community all benefit. That is certainly a win-win!”
Unitarian Universalism is a liberal faith inviting its community to gather around a set of harmonizing values and principles for living. Our UU Fellowship welcomes people of all ages, races, religions, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Belief in a divinity is not the central issue around which we gather for worship and generous action. Rather, we come together with a belief in community, love, compassion, social justice, and reverence for nature, all within the interconnected web of existence.
UUFSMA donates generously to support nonprofit organizations that provide health, educational, and environmental services for underserved communities in the San Miguel region. Please support this work by clicking on the website home page Donate button.
Thank you!
Belief in a divinity is not the central issue around which we gather for worship and generous action. Rather, we come together with a belief in community, love, compassion, social justice, and reverence for nature, all within the interconnected web of existence.
UUFSMA donates generously to support nonprofit organizations that provide health, educational, and environmental services for underserved communities in the San Miguel region. Please support this work by clicking on the website home page Donate button.
Thank you!
