A Welcoming Congregation...

As a Welcoming Congregation, we actively welcome LGBTQ people as full participants in the life of the church.

We are committed to Standing on the Side of Love in our congregational life and our advocacy in the larger community.

Miami Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations and the UUA's MidAmerica Region.

Ministerial Search Committee: Where are we?

Good news! YoUUr MSC has been hard at work and we are happy to report that the Congregational Record has been completed and submitted for the UUA Ministerial Settlement System. What's next?

The Congregational Packet! Prospective ministerial candidates will be studying our packet to see if MVUUF is a potential match for their unique way of leading a UU community.

The Congregational Packet is now live and available for anyone who wants to view it. All are welcome and encouraged to browse it at mvuuf.org/search.

One section of the packet is password protected. Access to that section will be granted only to selected ministers in search. MVUUF voting members have access to those documents, such as financial statements, through other means.

Everything you want to know about the Ministerial Search is here.

• January 18 - Hearing the Call to Go to Selma 50 Years Later
  Rev. Mary Moore
  Back in 1965, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., issued a call for people of faith to go to Selma, Alabama to march for civil rights, as depicted in a current movie. The Unitarian Universalist Association Board adjourned its meeting in Boston and traveled to Selma, along with many other UU ministers and laity, including Rev. James Reeb, who would be killed there.
  
  The present Moderator of the UUA issued a call for UUs to go to Selma in March, 2015 - and I have chosen to respond to that call! Come on this morning as we explore the meaning of going to Selma fifty years ago and today.
• January 25 - In Defense of the Civil
  Rev. Mary Moore
  What has happened to the concept of civility these days - in our world, in our neighborhoods, in the electronic media, perhaps even in our own congregation? How do we treat one another, speak to and about each other? These are some of the questions we will be exploring on this morning.
• February 1 - Candlemas & Communion
  Shannon Heather Hansen, Rev. Lathe Snyder, Rev. Mary Moore
  Imbolc in the Pagan tradition and Candlemas in the Christian tradition both celebrate the return of light. Come join the Fellowship as we welcome the strengthening sun and map out our journey toward light for the coming year. Please bring candles to be blessed for the year ahead, as well as a candle for candle communion (similar to our flower communion).
• February 8 - Privilege and the Courage of Nonviolence
  Rev. Bob Lewis
  Are you and I violent persons? Are we nonviolent? Can the approach of nonviolence used by Gandhi and King have any purpose in our own lives? As persons, and as a congregation, how should we use this Season of Nonviolence from January 30 to April 4?
• February 15 - What Type of Valentine Do You Prefer?
  Rev. Mary Moore
  On this Sunday near Valentine's Day, we'll be taking a look at the great variety of ways we use to tell our parents, partners, and children that we love them - and the ways in which they tell us we are loved. We'll also be recognizing MVUUF's newest members on this morning.
• February 22 - Infinite Love
  Rev. Mary Moore
  MVUUF Auction Door Prize Service Topic. Because I don't believe in selling sermon topics to the highest bidder at UU congregation auctions, at last year's MVUUF auction, there was a door prize offered whereby everyone who attended could enter a drawing for the chance to choose a sermon topic for me.
  
  As a result of the drawing, "Infinite Love" is to be this year's topic! There are many directions in which I might go with this. Come on this Sunday to find out which one I chose!