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Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Elkhart

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Elkhart (UUFE) is a welcoming community encouraging religious freedom, nurturing individual spiritual and ethical growth, celebrating diversity, and promoting a just and sustainable world. Located in Elkhart, Indiana, UUFE is a religious and/or spiritual "home" for individuals and families throughout the Michiana area - drawing its membership from Elkhart, South Bend, Mishawaka, Bristol, Goshen, Middlebury, Edwardsburg, and the list goes on.
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Episodes

UUFE Sermon 12-23-2012 "Festivus for the Rest of Us"

"Festivus for the Rest of Us" Festivus is a made-up holiday from the Jerry Seinfeld TV Show which has become an actual holiday for many people. What Rev. Amy gleans from this is that humans find meaning in many places, many ways. Come for "The Airing of the Grievances" and other Festivus traditions.

Feb 02, 2013

UUFE Sermon 11-25-2012 The End of The World

"The End of the World" The Mayan calendar predicted the world’s end for December 2012. How would you live your life differently if this were real? Rev. Amy, who does not believe this prediction, will be preaching. Bring your thoughts, fears, hopes, and let’s have a rousing discussion afterward.

Jan 28, 2013

UUFE Sermon 5-15-11 "Cherish the Children"

"Cherish the Children" Today we celebrate what has been accomplished by continuing to make Lifespan Religious Education a cornerstone of this congregation. Don't stay home because you think it's just for little kids and their parents—you would miss a great Sunday!

Aug 30, 2011

UUFE Sermon 5-8-11 "Mother Jones for Mother's Day"

"Mother Jones for Mother's Day" Come to UUFE and bring your mother! We will talk about institutional nurturing, such as collective bargaining and workers‘ rights that elevate us all. Didn't Mom always want us to be happy in our work, but especially, to have work to do?

Aug 30, 2011

UUFE Sermon 4-24-11 "Forever"

"Forever" Please join us this Easter morning for a Unitarian Universalist Easter celebration. Men, women, and children are invited to wear an Easter bonnet for a group photo after, and there will be an Easter egg hunt for the kids.

Aug 30, 2011

UUFE Sermon 4-17-11 "Alzheimer's"

"Alzheimer's" Our own Sue McDonald will give the morning message about a subject that has crossed all of our minds and entered many of our lives.

Aug 30, 2011

UUFE Sermon 3-20-11 "When Things Don't Work Out"

"When Things Don't Work Out" The coming of Spring is not only a time for new beginnings, but to think of the endings that made them possible. Rev. Amy invites us to acknowledge the times when there was not a happy ending -- at our job, in a personal relationship, or even with love.

Aug 30, 2011

UUFE Sermon 2-20-11 "The Presidents' Religions"

"The Presidents' Religions" Rev. Amy DeBeck We've had Unitarians, one Catholic, and mostly protestants. What roles, if any, did their religious lives have in their presidencies?

Aug 30, 2011

UUFE Sermon 2-13-11 "Great Love Stories From The Bible"

Great Love Stories From The Bible Rev. Amy DeBeck In honor of Valentine‘s Day, we look to the sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity for role models of how to love another person, not just romantically. David loved Jonathan, Ruth loved Naomi, and yes, there were romantic loves, too. What can we learn from the Lord and from Jesus?

Aug 30, 2011

UUFE Sermon 09-19-2010 "Atonement"

"Atonement" Our Jewish neighbors just celebrated Yom Kippur—the Day of Atonement. We often say we are sorry, but what does active apology look like? And, what does forgiveness mean?

Jan 07, 2011

UUFE Sermon 5-9-2010 "Mother's Day"

Mother’s Day: Rev. Amy helps us celebrate Mothering Sunday In England and some other European cultures, there is a Sunday set aside wherein people return to the church which nurtured them growing up. Come to your mother church and be nurtured.

Oct 09, 2010

UUFE Sermon 3-14-2010 "Sacred Space and Sacred Time"

"Sacred Space and Sacred Time" When we enter a place that has been imbued with the presence of the holy, we are in sacred space and spend sacred time there. This is time outside of, or set apart from, mundane time. When and where do you encounter the sacred in your life?

Oct 01, 2010

UUFE Sermon 8-8-2010 "Doubling our Product"

"Doubling our Product" We have a new space, and in one month we will be a congregation that offers 2 Sunday morning services. Rev. Amy walks us through the feelings we have about this with a thought from Peter Morales. “Current problems are not what hurts an organization—dwelling on past success does.”

Sep 28, 2010
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