This Sunday, our service will explore the theme of building belonging—how we create community not by accident, but with intention, presence, and care. To capture the heart of this theme, we’ll be guided by the words of Rev. David Breeden, whose poem beautifully expresses the spirit of radical hospitality and shared journey that Unitarian Universalists strive to practice.

“Welcome, friends—Newcomers, old-timers, seekers, skeptics, saints of habit and rebels of the heart.
Here, we gather not because we think the same, but because we choose to journey together.
Belonging is not something given—it is something we build, with open hands and open hearts.
It is made in the sharing of stories, the holding of silences, the courage to show up as we are.
Here, we practice a radical hospitality—not of perfection, but of presence.
May we make this place a shelter for the soul, a workshop for justice,
a sanctuary where love is not merely spoken but lived. Deeply.
again—in trust, in hope, in the spirit of belonging”
(Poem by Rev David Breeden)

Meet in person at CVUU or online through Zoom on Sunday at 10:00 AM.