Monthly Themes
The intention of the themed year is to help Unitarian Universalists build a robust spiritual and ethical vocabulary. The themes provide an opportunity to reclaim religious language, deepen spiritual grounding, think theologically, sharpen moral reasoning, and find connection within and with traveling companions. Our themes are intentionally woven throughout our programs for all ages to remind us that this is a life-long journey. We invite you to engage the monthly themes in a number of ways:
Theme Circles – Facilitated by Lay Leaders and Staff
Our Theme Circles meet monthly, and use a packet of readings that are published monthly to stimulate conversation and connection. You can choose a general group, exploring a variety of topics, or a more specific cohort of folks like you: maybe you’ve recently lost a job, or are parenting young children or parenting adult children who are struggling, maybe you are living in senior housing, or maybe you’re living far away from here. If you are interested in joining or facilitating a Theme Circle:
Sunday Circles for Children Grades K-6- Facilitated by Lay Leaders and Staff
Sunday Circles are small groups, divided up by grade cohorts and led by volunteer facilitators. Circles explore our monthly themes through wisdom stories, games, art, and experiences. Our primary focus in these circles is relationship: kids get to know themselves, one another, their adult leaders, and their congregation on a deeper level as we grow and serve together.
Living the Questions: Themes for 2025-26
Here you’ll find the themes for the current year, and resources including readings and poetry, as well as guiding questions for each month. The intention of the themed year is to help Unitarian Universalists build a robust spiritual and ethical vocabulary. The themes are points of departure for religious liberals seeking to think, speak and act theologically, prophetically and prayerfully. The themes reclaim religious language, casting old terms in a new key to deepen spiritual grounding and sharpen moral reasoning.