Capital Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Can UUs embody both faith and reason?  Dr D L Seaborn will share the writings of three published authors:  a physician, a Buddhist teacher, and a Unitarian, who explore the concept of ‘faith’.

We can learn from our ancestors how to have a good life without striving to consume more, gather more or visit every site we have not yet seen. This service is part of an effort to imagine what a sustainable society and a rich life could look like.

In response to the assertion that our Seven Principles totally lack any spiritual or religious word, idea or sentiment, Donald shall argue that they are thoroughly religious, especially to a religious humanist who sees the world as sacred.  From Winnipeg, Donald Bailey is a retired professor of Early Modern Europe, a former lay chaplain, and a life-long presenter of addresses to UU congregations.

What lessons do we continue to take from the Galilean carpenter?  How did his call for reinvigorated Judaism get turned into a different religion?  And is Unitarianism today a safe home for Christians?

Scholars from Plotinus to Emerson and Huxley have explored the “Perennial Philosophy” which has been said to lie at the heart of all religions.  Does that include Unitarianism?  Let’s find out!

In the history of humankind, most of us have been or are attempting to attain this precious goal in life. However, it is elusive. Come and explore some of the ways we can achieve happiness, and how we might maintain a joyful attitude a little longer!

Note: Be sure to set your clocks to “fall back” one hour, Sunday at 2am!

I belong to the last generation who will hear stories from people I love who lived through World War II. What do these stories mean to me, to those who shared them, and to those I will share them with?

Anna Isaacs is a longtime member of Capital. She loves to hear people tell their stories.

In 1932 Stalin committed one of the great crimes of the 20th century, starving millions of “his” citizens including 5 million
Ukrainian peasants.  The goal of world community with peace and justice for all compels us to look at historical tragedies and prevent future ones.

Peter Scales is a long-time Unitarian who is proud of his mother’s Ukrainian heritage.

Rita will tell us what happens inside of a Zen Buddhist monastery when she shows up for training.

Rita is a retired teacher and a long time member of Capital.

Unitarianism takes as one of its sources “wisdom from the world’s religions.”  The Bahagavad Gita is one of the oldest sacred texts on the planet.  What can it teach us today?

Executive Director Kelly Newhook will talk about the work of this enterprising NGO. Which looks at the social factors that help create poverty, the barriers to joining or rejoining mainstream society, and about strategies the society has developed to assist almost a thousand people every year.

Michele will share these steps to improving connection with Self and others.