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The sources of our services and worship traditions flow from many sources. Indeed, one of the UU's unofficial mottoes is, "one church, many paths." At any given Sunday service we will draw lessons from anywhere in human and natural spiritual experience; from the Christian and Jewish traditions, to Islam, Humanism and Buddhism and all of human experience in between. Click here, on Frequently Asked Questions, to see the list of the sources that ground us the the principles we hold in common with other Unitarian Universalist Congregations.
About Unitarian Universalism![]() The symbol of our faith is the flaming chalice. (See at left). Both the chalice and the flame each have long spiritual traditions across faiths. The flaming chalice as a symbol of Unitarian Universalism dates back to the work of the UU Service Committee during World War II in its resistance to Nazism and work to rescue the persecuted from occupied Europe.
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Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote seven Principles, which we hold as strong values and moral guides. We live out these Principles within a “living tradition” of wisdom and spirituality, drawn from sources as diverse as science, poetry, scripture, and personal experience.
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Universalism has its roots going back through centuries of free-thinking Christians in Europe and the early United States. Being a faith that holds sacred each individual's search for spiritual meaning, it has evolved into a non-denominational faith that embraces the unity of life and the universal tenets of freedom of thought and human rights. These ethics are detailed in Unitarian Universalist Association's Seven Principles and they form the core of our shared community.
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