Category: Sunday Service

Amos 5:24 says: "But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream."  This was Martin Luther King Jr.'s favorite scripture. It is also the model for one hymn we have a very complex relationship with. Amos has a lot to teach us about how we show up in the world and how we live our lives.  MLK Jr. was a great exemplar of that.  Come join four area UU churches at Birmingham Unitarian Church to talk about the legacy of MLK Jr., his favorite scripture and our complicated history with trying to sing it. 

We will explore some of the progress that we've made and what obstacles we still need to overcome to end hunger. Member Yvonne Wyborny has been an advocate with RESULTS for over 25 years. RESULTS works for the end of hunger and poverty. Many members of UUCF have also participated in letter writing and emailing with RESULTS. 

What does it mean to resist individualism and despair? Together we will explore the ways we can practice the counter cultural act of joining our efforts in community to make a difference in the world. This interactive multigenerational Service has a place for everyone of all ages! 

Guest speaker Jon Modine shares his personal journey with addiction recovery, and with it, inspires a message of hope for new beginnings and the new year.

Did you know that Unitarians and Universalists contributed to our cultural understanding of Christmas and the winter holidays? This multigenerational Service we'll learn all about various U/Us who helped shape the holidays into how we celebrate them today. 

Our annual All Music Sunday is a celebration of winter holidays! The UUCF choir and instrumentalists will share joyful music from the heart.

This multigenerational Service will celebrate the 77th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights! Come join in story and exploration of this reminder of human rights for all.     

Service has been cancelled due to weather conditions. The congregation of Birmingham Unitarian Church (38651 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills) invites the congregations of First UU Church of Detroit, Northwest UU Church, and UU Church of Farmington to celebrate the harvests of our lives as we break bread together. If you can, please bring a loaf or batch or other form of bread (pita? tortillas? bagels?) representing your heritage in whatever way you choose, and an accompaniment such as cheese, hummus, jam, or fruit.  During the service in the sanctuary we'll symbolically share the bread, and after the service during coffee…

We will spend some time uplifting stories about trans people from human history. We may enjoy some speculative history together about what indigenous trans people were doing in their communities before colonialism brought fear of anything outside of the binary (engaging with our imagination!). We will read names of trans people who have passed and do some grieving practices together.

"Do Not Leave Your Cares at the Door" is one of our beliefs in our pluralistic faith community. This year has been really traumatic and we know the coming years will continue to be so. Drawing on the research of trauma informed care, we will explore tools for sitting in discomfort during ongoing scary times. All of who you are, even the scared parts, are welcome here.