Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma

The purpose of this congregation is to provide a haven where members can share in a spiritually, culturally, and socially diverse local religious community. We envision a congregation that will be welcoming to all, that values the contributions of each member in shared ministry, and that actively promotes and models individual development of an ethical way of living. We are intentionally intergenerational, and covenant to provide religious education and spiritual growth for children and adults.

Monday, October 23, 2006

A Chosen Faith

The latest manifestation of the book study on "A Chosen Faith" has begun with a nice group of lively seekers meeting after Sunday service. The first meeting was held on October 15 during which we introduced ourselves and shared our spiritual backgrounds. Those who would still like to join can do so by attending our next session on November 12 when we will discuss Part One of the book: "Awakening and Experience." We have copies of this fine book for sale at $10, as well as one available for borrowing.


All this is to say that it isn't too late to join! There will be only one session in November, the 12th, and two in December, the 3rd and 17th. We will decide on January meetings later on.

Along with studying "A Chosen Faith" we are going to work at building our own theological lexicon, starting with key words from the title: Choice, and Faith. Do we chose or is all determined for us? Is faith believing something without evidence, or a hopeful life stance? The UU approach is that all such religious terms are defined by ourselves based on sharing with others, including the wisdom of the past.

Happy reading.

Earl


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