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Quest November 2024

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20 November 2024 at 12:26
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November 2024

“We must take care of our families, wherever we find them.” —Elizabeth Gilbert

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    Post-Election Message

    Rev. Dr. Michael Tino
    The results of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election have been devastating for many of us. The election of Donald Trump to a second term as President is more than worrying for all of us grounded in a commitment to love and liberation — we know that his fascist and authoritarian agenda threatens the lives and ...Read more »

    The Promises of Family

    Christina Rivera
    Family is one of those topics that can be both celebrated and filled with tension. Sometimes at the same time! Read more »

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Quest October 2024

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17 October 2024 at 13:15
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October 2024

“The land is the real teacher. All we need as students is mindfulness.” —Robin Wall Kimmerer

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    In an Ancient Forest

    Aisha Hauser, MSW, CREML
    One of the most impactful trips I have ever been on in my life was with a friend to Olympic National Park in Washington State, specifically the Ancient Forest, an area that dates back to pre-contact, when only the indigenous people lived and thrived on this land, before the arrival of European settlers. Read more »

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Quest September 2024

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11 September 2024 at 11:48
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September 2024

“We are collectively responsible for the covenant of our faith.” —Rev. Dr. Michael Tino

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Quest July/August 2024

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7 August 2024 at 14:27
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July/August 2024

“Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.” —Cornel West

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    Solidarity as Resistance

    Nicole Pressley
    On November 15, 2015, the Minneapolis Police Department killed a black man named Jamar Clark. That night, community members, organizers, and activists formed an encampment outside the Fourth Precinct to demand the release of the body camera footage and justice for Jamar Clark. Read more »

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Quest June 2024

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4 June 2024 at 13:01
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June 2024

“That’s what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.” —Simone de Beauvoir

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    Leaning Into a Generosity of Spirit

    Aisha Hauser, MSW, CREML
    My childhood consisted of navigating what it meant to grow up Egyptian in America. My mother spoke only in Arabic, and she very much passed on the traditions of our culture to my sister and me. Read more »

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Quest May 2024

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9 May 2024 at 14:22
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May 2024

“Treating different things the same can generate as much inequality as treating the same things
differently.” —Kimberlé Crenshaw

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    Fully Accessible and Inclusive

    Rev. Dr. Michael Tino
    Perhaps you have seen the widespread cartoon image that illustrates the difference between “equality” and “equity.” Read more »

    Equity

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    What does it mean to value equity? How does it look? Read more »

    An Artist’s Prayer

    Quest for Meaning
    Seamus Vonn-Jernigan CLF member, incarcerated in OR   Oh Great Creator, We are humbled to have been created by you and to witness your creativity flow through us daily. We understand that we are your instruments of peace, play and innovation, and intend to funnel your imagination through our very existence. We are your hands, that sculpt the clay and ...Read more »

    Untitled Artwork

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    Thomas CLF Member, incarcerated in IN   Read more »

Quest April 2024

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15 April 2024 at 12:00
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April 2024

“When you become the image of your own imagination, it’s the most powerful thing you could ever do.” —RuPaul

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    Changing Together

    Christina Rivera
    When I think about transformation, I often think of when people say they had a “transformational experience,” or when, as religious professionals, we look for the ways in which ministry can be transformational for our congregants. Read more »

    Transformation

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    How do we remain open to change and transformation? Read more »

    Your Transformations

    Frances Koziar
    Our transformations are our own, paths we choose but are never forced to take. Read more »

    Transitioning

    Quest for Meaning
    When I read that April’s theme was Transformation, I decided that it was time to share my story with the world for the first time. 2024 is a big year for me, as I have begun the Male to Female (MtF) transition process. Read more »

    Transformation

    Gary
    Without darkness, nothing is born; Out of the midst of despair, a flame is kindled — hope. Read more »

    Notice of the CLF Annual Meeting

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    Per Article VII, Sections 1 and 2, of the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) Bylaws, the 51st Annual Meeting will be held via video/telephone conference call and screen sharing on Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 6:45PM EDT/3:45PM PDT. RSVP to attend the meeting at www.clfuu.org/joinannualmeeting. Read more »

 

 

Quest March 2024

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11 March 2024 at 12:00
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March 2024

“Pluralism accepts the moral reality of different kinds of truth, but rejects the idea that they can all be placed on a single scale, measured by a single value.” —Timothy Snyder

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    Embracing Pluralism

    Aisha Hauser, MSW, CREML
    When my daughter was nine years old, she asked me which religion was the “right one.” Read more »

    Pluralism

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    What does it mean to be pluralistic in our beliefs? Read more »

    Chaos and Concord

    Timothy
    Chaos and Concord battle in the collective mind. Chaos whispers to every tribe, religion, and race Read more »

    Love Demands A Permanent Ceasefire Now

    Rev. Dr. Michael Tino
    Recently, several people have taken the time to write to us about the ways in which we talk about Israel and Gaza, especially on our weekly talk show, Voices of Unitarian Universalism (aka The VUU). I thought that our wider community would be interested in my response. Read more »

    Notice of the CLF Annual Meeting

    Quest for Meaning
    Per Article VII, Sections 1 and 2, of the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) Bylaws, the 51st Annual Meeting will be held via video/telephone conference call and screen sharing on Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 7:00PM EDT/4:00PM PDT. Read more »

 

Quest February 2024

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5 February 2024 at 12:00
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February 2024

“All have their worth and each contributes to the worth of the others.” —J.R.R. Tolkien

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Quest January 2024

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10 January 2024 at 12:00
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January 2024

“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.” —Maya Angelou

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    When Love is the Strength You Need

    Christina Rivera
    Recently a Young Adult Unitarian Universalist I know asked me “I know Love is at the center of our faith but how the hell am I supposed to love my oppressor?!” Read more »

    Love

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    What does it mean to center the value of love? Read more »

    This Trans Heart

    Elaine
    Desperate and alone, this trans heart has been, forever seeking its needs in places bereft of such things. Read more »

    Rain

    Danny
    Drops of water fall Onto sidewalks and raincoats Read more »

    Love at the Center: Exploring the New UU Values

    Rose Gallogly
    If you’ve been tracking the next 6 months of Quest themes, you may have noticed something: we’re using these themes to explore the Values of Unitarian Universalism, as articulated in the proposed new Article II of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Bylaws. Read more »

 

 

 

Quest November 2023

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15 November 2023 at 12:00
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November 2023

“I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.” —Nelson Mandela

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    Sin? I’m Against It.

    Rev. Dr. Michael Tino
    There is a famous joke about early-20th century U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, who was known as a person of few words. Read more »

    Sin & Atonement 

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    How do you relate to the idea of sin, and/or the idea of atonement? Read more »

    Brothers of Healing

    Maverik Storm
    “Brothers of Healing” is an original song written by CLF member Maverik Storm. Maverik wrote this about the piece: “I hope this can be an anthem for those who are healing, who know brokenness, and those who are committed to advocating for change. I hope that if this song reaches the hearts, minds, and voices of ...Read more »

    The Strength of Community

    Quest for Meaning
    The Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) is a great community of communities made up of people connected and committed to reminding each other that we are more together, that we can take turns at the resistance, that cultivating and growing communal joy is part of what helps us stay stronger and focused on the ...Read more »

 

Quest October 2023

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1 October 2023 at 12:00
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October 2023

“The songs of our ancestors are also the songs of our children.” —Philip Carr-Gomm

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    Honoring Our Ancestors

    Aisha Hauser, MSW, CREML
    Altars, places to honor our ancestors along with displays of that which we experience as sacred, were never part of my upbringing. Read more »

    Ancestors

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    What is your relationship with your ancestors like? What shapes that relationship for you? Read more »

    Kudzu

    Gary
    I am from persimmons, from Karo syrup, and grits. Read more »

    “There once was a child”

    Sarai Rose
    There once was a child who found herself standin’ at the edge of time, life she thought—could be so cold and cruel; but then there were brief moments when it could be so sublime. Read more »

    Samhain (Learning to Hold Ancestors Close)

    Rose Gallogly
    In the almost seven months since my beloved mother’s death, I have needed to learn the world all over again. Every seasonal shift, every holiday and tradition lands differently now; every detail of the world exists only in relationship with my grief. Read more »

 

Quest September 2023

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1 September 2023 at 14:21
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September 2023

“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.” —Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Quest June 2023

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14 June 2023 at 12:49
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June 2023

Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else. —Tom Stoppard

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    Navigating Transition

    Aisha Hauser, MSW, CREML
    The months of May and June often bring transitions related to academic promotions, graduations, and other milestones related to the culmination of years of dedication and hard work. Read more »

    Transition

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    How do you relate to transition? What role has transition played in your life? Read more »

    Rethinking the Transition Out of Prison

    Gary
    “Transition” has become a byword in the corrections field over recent years. It has come to encompass classes bearing such fanciful titles as “Thinking For A Change,” “Crossroads,” “Men In Transition” and “Ethical Choices.” Read more »

    The Gift of a Sensitized Soul

    Donna
    My experience has taught me that many adults who seek a new spiritual connection have, like myself, been particularly sensitized to the suffering of the world. Maybe some people have been taught to be sensitive in this way. Read more »

    Beyond the “End”

    Richard
    Do you believe in heaven? Then there is no end. Do you believe in hell? Then there is no end. Read more »

Quest May 2023

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1 May 2023 at 00:00
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May 2023

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom. -Socrates

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    What A Wonder-Full World

    Rev. Dr. Michael Tino
    Often, when people find out that I was a scientist before becoming a minister, they make assumptions about how my brain works, or about how I must see the world. Read more »

    Wonder

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    How do you access a sense of wonder? What does wonder feel like? Read more »

    Article II Reflections

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    In a recent Quest article titled “Embracing the Living Tradition,” Rev. Dr. Michael Tino shared more about the work of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Article II Study Commission, and the changes they are proposing to our Association’s Bylaws. Read more »

    Gratitude

    Quest for Meaning
    Prison life has beaten the hell out of me. It has helped me to learn not to be hardheaded, when God is trying to teach me something. For these lessons, I thank God. Read more »

Quest April 2023

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1 April 2023 at 00:00
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April 2023

Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. -Gloria Steinem

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Quest March 2023

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1 March 2023 at 00:10
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March 2023

The best way out is always through. -Robert Frost

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Quest January 2023

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1 January 2023 at 00:10
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January 2023

Nobody’s free until everybody’s free. –Fannie Lou Hamer

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Quest November 2022

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1 November 2022 at 00:10
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November 2022

We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community. —Dorothy Day

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Quest October 2022

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1 October 2022 at 00:10
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October 2022

“When you go in search of honey, you must expect to be stung by bees.” -Joseph Joubert

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    At the Water’s Edge

    Quest for Meaning
    Down the cliffs to the black sand of the Pa’iloa beach, and right on the shore, was an opening. Read more »

    Sacrifice

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    What is the value of sacrifice? What are its downsides? Read more »

    tikkun olam

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    Most Sunday evenings, members of the Church of the Larger Fellowship with internet access gather for an online worship service. Read more »

Quest September 2022

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1 September 2022 at 00:00
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September 2022

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” -W.B. Yeats

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    A Theological Mandate of Liberation

    Rev. Aisha Ansano
    The following sermon was originally given at the service to formally install our Lead Ministry Team in their role as ministers of the Church of the Larger Fellowship, which took place on June 25, 2022, during UUA General Assembly in Portland, OR.  Read more »

    Awe

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    How do you cultivate awe and wonder in your life? Read more »

    Called and Installed, Your Lead Ministry Team

    Quest for Meaning
    One of the spiritual joys a religious professional receives is their installation to the congregation to which they’ve been called. Read more »

    The Rainbow

    Timothy
    I was walking in the yard.. He looked like a mob enforcer — probably because he was.. Read more »

Quest June 2022

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1 June 2022 at 00:10
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June 2022

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself. –Andre Gide

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Quest May 2022

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1 May 2022 at 00:10
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May 2022

Where there is love there is life. –Mahatma Gandhi

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Quest April 2022

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1 April 2022 at 00:10
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April 2022

One lives in the hope
of becoming a memory.
–Antonio Porchia

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    What is Memory?

    Rev. Jane Dwinell
    I am terrible at remembering names. I have tried all of the tricks to be able to do that, but nope, not for me. Thank goodness for name tags! Read more »

    Memory

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    How do you honor memory in your life? Read more »

    Notice of the CLF Annual Meeting

    Quest for Meaning
    Per Article VII, Sections 1 and 2, of the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) Bylaws, the 49th Annual Meeting will be held via video/telephone conference call and screen sharing on Sunday, June 5, 2021 at 7:00PM EDT. Read more »

    The Shape of Memory

    Rose Gallogly
    A phrase landed in me during the week that my mother was dying, as I grasped at any words I could find to make sense of the enormous shift in front of me. Read more »

Quest March 2022

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1 March 2022 at 00:00
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March 2022

All are caught in an inescapable
network of mutuality, tied in a single
garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects
all indirectly.
–Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Quest December 2021

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1 December 2021 at 22:37
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December 2021

The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery. –Anaïs Nin

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