Category: Personal & Spiritual Development
General Assembly 2025
June 18-22, 2025 Sacred Space in Baltimore or Virtual For many, General Assembly (GA, our national conference of the… More >
Responding to the Anti-Trans Movement:
A Course for Unitarian Universalists from Transforming Hearts Collective. This on-demand three-session course offers an introduction to gender diversity… More >
Get Blessed at Pridefest
Blessed at Pridefest is a powerful street ministry that First Church co-sponsors each year in Milwaukee. Interfaith organizations create a… More >
Imagination Helps Us in Transition
Dear First Church, Imagination is a fitting theme for a month of many transitions at First Church. Imagination asks us… More >
An Invitation from Our Buddhist Study Group
Central to Buddhist philosophy are the awareness of impermanence and seeing thing as they really are. Contemplation of death is… More >
Accessing Joy
A couple of decades ago, my colleagues invited me to make a presentation to our ministers’ chapter on the topic… More >
Beauty that Insists on Flourishing
Dear Beloveds, Spring blossoms are beginning to unfold their beauty around us, oblivious to the worries of our human hearts…. More >
Consider Becoming a Theme Circle Facilitator!
Do you enjoy our monthly worship themes? Are you called to the ministry of creating a trusting space for reflection… More >
Apply to Become a Worship Associate by March 31, 2025
Do you love the Sunday morning stories our First Church Worship Associates tell? Do you love story-telling and meaning-making? Consider… More >
Trusting Friends in Times of Trauma
We had hiked to the other side of the island to watch the sunset and tarried long, basking in the… More >
Building Our Community of Trust
Dear Beloveds, In the midst of this unprecedented attack on democracy and our Unitarian Universalist values, it is hard to… More >
Ducks in a Row End-of-Life Planning–Register Now!
Many of us think that end-of-life planning is only a concern for the elderly. It is, but anyone who has… More >
Inspiration at General Assembly 2025
General Assembly (GA) is the annual national gathering of Unitarian Universalists, where we conduct business of the Association, explore the… More >
Apply to Become a Worship Associate by March 31,2025
Do you love the Sunday morning stories our First Church Worship Associates tell? Do you love story-telling and meaning-making? Consider… More >
Getting Your Ducks in a Row 2025 Dates
End of Life Planning Program. Save the Dates! Many of us think that end-of-life planning is only a concern for… More >
Love of the Holy Is All-inclusive
Dear Ones, Our February theme is inclusion, and we mean it. Universalism was born in the United States in the… More >