The Unitarian Universalist Association

We carry the stories, wisdom, and love of those who came before us—sometimes in ways we don't recognize. In “Embodied Scriptures,” Melissa Jeter reflects on ancestry, belonging, and the stories our bodies hold. Read her reflection: https://bit.ly/4yHeQyK #UU #Ancestors

For Greta Gerwig, Unitarian Universalism is a place where questions and uncertainty are welcome. As she prepares to bring Narnia to the screen, we're revisiting her 2013 UU World interview about how her UU upbringing shaped her life and work. More at https://bit.ly/3VZx4Ol #UU #GretaGerwig #Narnia

The UUA welcomes a federal court decision allowing a multifaith lawsuit challenging immigration enforcement policies at houses of worship to move forward. We remain committed to protecting religious freedom and our sacred spaces. Read our statement: https://bit.ly/48bvfR3 #UU #ReligiousFreedom

What's something you couldn't do without a little help from others? 💬 We're all part of an interconnected web of life. In Episode 2 of our #JUUSTBreathe podcast, we explore what it means to thrive together and the connections that sustain us. 🎧 Listen: https://youtu.be/UQSt0GchoBM #UU

The White House has reversed plans to livestream Nidal Malik Hasan’s execution, but the moral concerns remain. The proposal itself threatens human dignity, risks moral and spiritual injury, and furthers a culture of violence. Read our joint statement: https://bit.ly/4jr7ATJ #HumanDignity #UU

UUs believe in growth, change, and transformation. But we also love the familiar things that make our communities feel like home. 💛 Change is part of growing together. And it's okay to need a minute to adjust—even when we welcome it. 😉 #UnitarianUniversalist #UU #UUMemes

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor Indigenous histories, celebrate living cultures, and recognize Indigenous leadership. As UUs, we commit to moving toward action—respecting Tribal sovereignty, upholding treaty rights, and supporting Indigenous communities. #IndigenousPeoplesDay #UU

On National Coming Out Day, we celebrate LGBTQIA+ people coming out on their own terms. Whether your journey is joyful, uncertain, or still unfolding, you deserve love, dignity, and belonging. Your truth. Your timing. Your story. You are loved exactly as you are. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #NationalComingOutDay #UU

The Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray reminds us that true community honors both our differences and shared humanity. A groundbreaking Black LGBTQ+ activist, legal scholar, and Episcopal priest, s/he helped advance justice and equality. 💛 Learn more: https://www.paulimurraycenter.com/ #UU #PauliMurray

Season 6 of the UUA’s JUUst Breathe podcast is here! 🎙️ Episode 1 introduces Woven Faith, the UUA’s new multigenerational faith engagement curriculum, with Nao Bethea and Natalie Briscoe. Come weave with us. 💛 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YD_LeyfUITM?si=ZPiAlpgcnEQYC3p9

What makes a place sacred? In UU community, it isn’t only the building—it’s the people who gather, show up for one another, and make a space sacred together. Read Nancy McDonald Ladd’s reflection in UU World: https://www.uuworld.org/articles/my-church-nancy-mcdonald-ladd #UU #UUWorld #Community

On World Teachers’ Day, we celebrate the educators, mentors, and faith formation leaders who nurture curiosity, make room for questions, and help us imagine what’s possible. Thank you for all you bring to our communities. 💛 #WorldTeachersDay #UnitarianUniversalist #UU #Education #FaithFormation

The UUA has released a new Statement on Faithful Dissent, Noncompliance and Civil Disobedience, affirming these practices as part of our UU religious tradition. Rev. Sara LaWall reflects on what that looks like in lived faith. Read more: https://bit.ly/4dgTCjn https://bit.ly/4hncgsv #UU #Dissent

Solidarity means showing up—and building power together. Faith leaders and organizers gathered in Memphis for a UU the Vote Solidarity Summit to strengthen networks, organize together, and call for an end to the Memphis Safe Task Force. Read more: https://bit.ly/4xIXaCw #UUTheVote #SideWithLove

On this autumnal equinox, we honor the balance of light and dark, the gifts of the harvest, and the turning season. Blessed Mabon to all who observe. May this be a time of gratitude, reflection, and renewal. 🍂 #Mabon #AutumnalEquinox #UU

Rev. Sara LaWall reflects on the UU tradition of faithful dissent and her decision to engage in civil disobedience as an act of faithful witness and solidarity with transgender people in Idaho. Read her full sentencing statement: https://bit.ly/4h6PMM4 #UnitarianUniversalist #UU #FaithInAction

To all who observe Yom Kippur, may this sacred day offer space for reflection, renewal, forgiveness, and peace. May you and your loved ones be surrounded by compassion, hope, and the promise of new beginnings. G’mar chatimah tovah. 💙 #YomKippur #UnitarianUniversalist #UU

Question of the Week: What is your congregation surprisingly good at doing? Potlucks? Music? Organizing volunteers? Knowing Robert’s Rules well enough to be mildly dangerous? 😄 Tell us in the comments: what’s your congregation’s unexpected superpower? #QuestionOfTheWeek #UU #Community #Faith

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched Aug. 30, honoring a trailblazing astronomer known as the “Mother of Hubble.” UU Karla Peterson captured this heart-shaped contrail from Kennedy Space Center. 💙✨ Learn more: https://bit.ly/3VB8vXD #NancyGraceRoman #NASA #UU #WomenInScience

This week’s UU Acronym of the Week: APF = Annual Program Fund. Supported by member congregations, the APF helps fund UUA resources, services, leadership support, General Assembly, and more—one way we live into generosity and mutual support. More at https://bit.ly/4xt1Yf7 #UU #AcronymOfTheWeek

Shanah tovah to our Jewish siblings and all who are celebrating Rosh Hashanah. 🍎🍯 May this new year bring reflection, renewal, peace, deeper connection, and hope for what we can build together. Shanah tovah u’metukah. May it be a good and sweet new year. #RoshHashanah #UU

Today we remember those who died and whose lives were changed on September 11 and its aftermath. UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt reminds us to resist fear and hate and recommit to healing, justice, pluralism, and love. Read more: https://bit.ly/3SXk2ji #Remembering911 #UU

We remember poet, essayist, farmer, and environmentalist Wendell Berry, whose work called us toward deeper relationship with one another, the land, and the communities we share. May his words continue to inspire lives rooted in care, trust, and responsibility. #WendellBerry #UU #BelovedCommunity

As we remember Dolly Parton following her passing, we’re revisiting this sermon celebrating her compassion, creativity, generosity, and belief in dignity for all—and the ways her life reflected values that resonate deeply with UUs. 💛 Watch: youtu.be/mEjwpvWj17w?... #DollyParton #UU

Curious about the alphabet soup of electoral organizing? Join UU the Vote to unpack GOTV, IVE, and other tools for faith-based voter engagement—and learn concrete ways your congregation can help protect democracy this fall. Register: https://bit.ly/3SX9JLY #UU #UUTheVote

In a world that rewards polish and perfection, Craig Rowland reminds us of the power of honesty, openness, and simply showing up as we are. “Truth is magnetic.” Read “A Shared Path” at https://www.uua.org/worship/words/chalice-lighting/shared-path . 💛 #UnitarianUniversalist #UU

At King’s Chapel in Boston, “Unbound” by Harmonia Rosales honors the 219 people enslaved by past members and ministers. The memorial is part of the congregation’s ongoing work of truth-telling, reparative justice, and reconciliation. Read more: https://bit.ly/4gS9YRC #UUWorld #UU #ArtAndJustice

This week’s UU Acronym of the Week: 𝘾𝙎𝘼𝙄 - 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙮 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚. CSAIs invite UU congregations into three years of study, reflection and action on a shared justice issue—and can lead to a Statement of Conscience. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4xWsSfZ #UUA #AcronymOfTheWeek

Federal court records reveal that First Universalist Church of Minneapolis was secretly surveilled by DHS. The UUA condemns this intrusion into a house of worship and the targeting of people exercising their constitutional rights. Read more in UU World: https://bit.ly/4gmoDDo

As a new school year starts, may our schools be places of safety, belonging, curiosity, and care—where every person is welcomed in the fullness of who they are. In the words of Rev. Debra Haffner: May it be a good year. A sweet year. Read more: https://bit.ly/4qu85Oq #UU #BackToSchool

Congratulations to Unitarian Universalist Animal Ministry on 40 years of widening the circle of compassion. 🐾 For four decades, UUAM has helped UUs deepen our commitment to interdependence, justice, and care for nonhuman animals and the Earth we share. #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #Interdependence

UU World takes us inside Newton Correctional Facility in Iowa, where nearly 30 incarcerated men have formed a UU fellowship rooted in belonging, shared values, and hope—a reminder that spiritual community and transformation can take root anywhere. Read the story: https://bit.ly/4bMYo7F #UU

Thoreau’s three chairs offer a simple image for the connections that sustain us: solitude, friendship, and community. A full life asks us to find a balance among all three—and to trust ourselves to know when each one is needed. #UnitarianUniversalist #UU

In this poem, Charles Thomas reclaims “fundamentalist” as a declaration of what we refuse to compromise: human rights, fairness, equity, accountability, care for the Earth, peace and freedom for all. These are the fundamentals our #UU faith calls us to live. #UnitarianUniversalist #FaithInAction

Congratulations to the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) on 40 years of nurturing Pagan community, Earth-centered spirituality, interfaith connection, and religious liberty within Unitarian Universalism. 🌿🔥 Read more: https://bit.ly/4yPC8Uh #CUUPS #UU

What helps you stay centered during times of change and uncertainty? Grounding helps us meet the world with clarity and care. In UU World, ministers share the practices that sustain them. Read: https://bit.ly/4w6MtJe Then share what centers you in the comments. #QuestionOfTheWeek #UU

A landmark story of disability justice is coming to the screen. ♿ "Being Heumann," Judy Heumann’s acclaimed memoir published by Beacon Press, has been adapted by CODA director Siân Heder. In theaters Nov. 6 and on Apple TV+ Nov. 13. Read more: https://bit.ly/4gX8ar9 #DisabilityPrideMonth #UU

Wear your values wherever public witness calls. 🗳️ The new UU the Vote T-shirt reminds us that democracy is a sacred, year-round practice rooted in shared power, collective responsibility, and belonging. Shop: https://uuabookstore.org/collections/side-with-love #UUTheVote #FaithInAction #UU

One night in jail helped shape generations of resistance. On July 23, 1846, Henry David Thoreau was arrested for refusing to fund slavery and war. His legacy of civil disobedience continues in UU justice work today. Read more: https://bit.ly/44IODn5 #UU #FaithInAction #CivilDisobedience

Samara Powers calls those of us with privilege to move beyond good intentions and use our safety, access, and presence in service of others. ➡️ What privilege can you mobilize this week? Read more: https://bit.ly/4fQE0Vq #UnitarianUniversalism #UU #FaithInAction #CollectiveLiberation

We may be a relatively small faith community, but somehow UUs have a way of finding one another—sometimes in the most surprising places. 💛✨ What is the most unexpected place you have met another UU? We’d love to hear your story in the comments! 👇 #QuestionOfTheWeek #UU #Faith #BelovedCommunity

For 10 years, UU Institute has helped UUs grow their skills, deepen their faith, and lead with greater confidence. Created from a vision by the Rev. Renée Ruchotzke, it has now reached more than 10,000 learners. Read more: https://bit.ly/3RFsLpB #UU #UUInstitute #UUWorld

For all my Unitarian Universalist friends and colleagues. Details on Tuesday's live session.

Congratulations to First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee, winner of the 2025 Bennett Award! The award honors congregations whose justice work reflects deep partnership, broad engagement, and faithful action. Learn more: bit.ly/2025BennettAward

As a new week begins, may we make room for possibility. Our faith reminds us that we are more than the sum of our parts, and the world is more than a problem to solve. May we meet this week with curiosity, hope, and open hearts. #MondayReflection #UU