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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Sep 23

According to the Trevor Project, "Bi people make up the largest portion of the LGBTQ community, but are often erased and face higher risk than their peers for sexual assault and suicide." We celebrate #BiWeek to increase visibility and celebrate all sexualities as holy and good.

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Sep 22

Shanah Tovah to our Jewish beloveds as they began the celebration of Rosh Hashanah tonight. May sweetness and goodness be yours in this new year.

First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Sep 21

Locate the kind of belonging that doesn’t demand your erasure.
Cole Authur Riley

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Sep 20

Without community there is no liberation, only the most vulnerable and temporary armistice between an individual and her oppression.
Audre Lorde

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Sep 19

Lots to do this Sunday!
*Worship at 9 & 11, sermon by Rev. Beth: "Do You Want to Know a Secret?"
*Family Ministry BBQ with good food, friends, & live music at 12:00 pm.
*Berry Street Essay Discussion led by Rev. Stacey at 12:30 pm - "If Our Secrets Define Us" by the Rev. Gail Seavey.

First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Sep 19

Here's a Unitarian Universalist history lesson! Today marks the 189th anniversary of the first meeting of the Transcendentalist Club on Sept. 19, 1836. This article tells about how our Unitarian forebears changed the world of thought, literature, and religion.

The self-reliant and the social reformers

Transcendentalists were divided into several camps, just like their Unitarian Universalist heirs.

www.uuworld.org

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Sep 18

How do you #buildbelonging with yourself? #unitarianuniversalism

First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Sep 17

Do you know Lilith? Check out the worship service from this past Sunday with a sermon from Rev. Beth Eliot and acapella music from Cantabalis.
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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Sep 11

We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don’t function as we were meant to. We break. We fall apart. We numb. We ache. We hurt others. We get sick. Brené Brown
#unitarianuniversalist #buildingbelonging

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Sep 9

"One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone." Shannon L. Alder
#ingathering #unitarianuniversalist #buildingbelonging

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Sep 7

We share a message of welcome and courage at the start of a new congregational year for Unitarian Universalists. These leaders invite us to consider how we might place love at the center of our commitments rather than fear, even and especially in these challenging days.

2025 Ingathering Video

UUA President the Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt and a gathering of leaders from across the faith offer a message of welcome and courage at the start of a new congregational year for Unitarian…

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Sep 6

This Sunday is Connections Sunday, aka the best opportunity all year to find your community within our larger church community. Church groups will have tables in the courtyard that you can visit to find out more and sign up to participate. It's also your chance to sign up for Covenant Groups!

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Sep 5

This Sunday at 2:00 pm is the start of The Woodlands, the UUA's virtual support space for trans/nonbinary beloveds of all ages. Go here to learn more and to register :

THE WOODLANDS: A Monthly Trans/Nonbinary Care Pastoral Space

The Woodlands is a monthly online gathering designed for trans/nonbinary children, youth, and adults—as well as the parents and caregivers of trans people.

www.uua.org

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Sep 4

Join us Sunday, September 7 at 9 and 11 am for Water Communion, (also known as Water Ceremony) which began in the 1980s as a UU worship ritual. Most UU congregations now hold a Water Communion to mark the beginning of the new church year (September). With music provided by Lydia Clark. uuabq.org

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Aug 26

Interim periods can be a dynamic and reflective time. With Rev. Stacey Mitchell being here for the next two years, formally known as “Interim Ministry,” what can be expected in this time period? Our service from Sunday, August 24 is now available online to watch in full.

August 24, 2025: “The Interim Period” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell

Interim periods can be a dynamic and reflective time. With Rev. Stacey being here for the next years, formally known as “Interim Ministry,” what can…

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Aug 26

Happy 100th birthday to church member, Ted Rush! Here's a wonderful article about Ted, his music and teaching careers, and time in WW2. What a life of service and love!
www.abqjournal.com/sports/artic...?

Ted Rush of Albuquerque — musician, soldier, softball player and coach — turns 100

Ted Rush was thrilled to have made his early 1940s high school basketball team in Chicago. But there was one problem.

www.abqjournal.com

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Apr 17

Join Us Easter Sunday!
7:00 am: Sunrise/Ostara with Ron Ahnen, Intern Minister with Coyote Willow Covenant of UU Pagans. In-person only.
9:00 am (in person and Zoom) and 11:00 am in the Sanctuary with The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren and music from our Chalice Choir. NEW Meeting ID: 968 6341 8810

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Apr 15

Our Food Pantry and its volunteers are a cornerstone of our social justice work, and they are needed now more than ever! Thank you to KOB Channel 4 for profiling Judi and the work our wonderful volunteers do to feed our neighbors.

Pay It 4ward: Volunteer thanked for hard work at local food bank

The growing demand for food assistance in our state is not limited to just Storehouse New Mexico. Local churches have felt the impact as well.

www.kob.com

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Mar 3

Ron Ahnen, our intern minister, gave a blistering sermon yesterday titled "Trust and Social Justice." What three things will you do to take care of yourself emotionally and spiritually today? What three things will you do to resist? Find the sermon at minute 31:00.

March 2, 2025: “Trust & Social Justice” Ron Ahnen, Intern Minister

How can we maintain civic trust in a way that continues to cultivate social justice? How do we re-commit ourselves to collective action when civic trust is broken? Music:…

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Feb 11

Zoom link: uuma.zoom.us/j/168223701 no registration necessary

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom ...

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Feb 11

Feeling sad or mad or helpless in the face of the ongoing dismantling of our constitutional government? You're not alone. Join Rev. Bob on Zoom this Saturday (2/15) at 3pm to share our hopes and fears, support each other, and build our resilience during this dark time. Link in the comments.

An illustration from medium.com of people of different races and genders grieving in front of an impressionist image of the US flag.

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Laira Magnusson @thelaira.bsky.social · Jan 26

#UU #UnitarianUniversalist #sanctuary A message from Carey McDonald, the UUA's Vice President, about recommendations from the UUA to churches from the Immigrant Law Center. Make sure your congregational leadership sees this. cdn.mc-weblink.sg-mktg.com/weblink/MTcz...

1.24.25 UUA Executive Message: Rapid Advisory for Sanctuary Congregations

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Jan 15

In honor of Martin Luther King Day on Monday and Black History Month in February, First U's Arts & Aesthetics Committee is hosting an African American art show in the Social Hall, opening this Sunday at 10 am. Worship music will be performed by local jazz artists Lydia Clark & Rodney Bowe.

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Jan 9

There is also a FREE self-defense class for the queer community tomorrow night (Friday). More community building to come!

Albuquerque posting @ilyabq.bsky.social · Jan 8

Solidarity & Building Queer Community - potluck and planning meeting in Albuquerque!

@ First Unitarian, 3701 Carlisle Blvd NE

January 11th starting at 7PM

Bring a friend! Bring a dish if able!

Please Mask, masks will be available

SOLIDARITY AND BUILDING QUEER COMMUNITY

WHAT:

COMMUNITY POTLUCK AND PLANNING MEETING!

BRING A FRIENDI BRING A DISH TO SHARE IF ABLE!

HAVE AN IDEA FOR A PROJECT TO HELP THE QUEER COMMUNITY? OR WANT TO FIND ONE ALREADY IN PROGRESS?

WANT TO FIND LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE?

COME HANG OUT AND HELP FOSTER A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND SOLIDARITY!

FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WE ASK THAT ATTENDEES COME MASKED!

MASKS WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE NEW MEXICO JEWISH LABOR BUND.

NMJEWISHLABORBUND@GMAIL.COM

IG: NMJEWISHLABORBUND

WHEN: SATURDAY JANUARY 11, 2025 BEGINNING AT 7PM

WHERE:

FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF ALBUQUERQUE SOCIAL HALL 3701 CARLISLE BLVD NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87110 ADDITIONAL PARKING AVAILABLE ON CARLISLE AT ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

A LGBTQ Welcoming Congregation

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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque @uuabq.bsky.social · Dec 23

UUABQ's Food Pantry will be open on Tuesday this week and next (closed on Christmas Day and New Years Day) from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm. If you could use some extra food (or know someone who could) come by and pick up a bag. No income requirements, no ID requirement. We have pet food, too! uuabq.org

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