Welcome to Unitarian Universalists Rhein-Main
Open minds, loving hearts, helping hands.
Who are we? UURM is a liberal religious community in the Rhein-Main region. (Frankfurt |Offenbach | Wiesbaden | Mainz | Aschaffenberg | Darmstadt). We gather for services, discussion, and special events related to Unitarian Universalism. Most are in English, though many of us speak German as well. All are welcome!
Where and when do we meet ? Services are held the 1st Sunday of the month from 14:00 - 15:00 at the Church of Christ the King, Sebastian-Rinz-Strasse 22 in Frankfurt. We meet in the chapel and enjoy a social hour after the service. As you enter from Sebastian-Rinz-Strasse, we are in the second building on the right. Please contact us with any questions.
We also have a Discussion Group that meets every 3rd Sunday of the month in Wiesbaden at Schröers Café & Bistro, Mainzer Str. 79.
Where and when do we meet ? Services are held the 1st Sunday of the month from 14:00 - 15:00 at the Church of Christ the King, Sebastian-Rinz-Strasse 22 in Frankfurt. We meet in the chapel and enjoy a social hour after the service. As you enter from Sebastian-Rinz-Strasse, we are in the second building on the right. Please contact us with any questions.
We also have a Discussion Group that meets every 3rd Sunday of the month in Wiesbaden at Schröers Café & Bistro, Mainzer Str. 79.
European Unitarian Universalists Spring Retreat 3 - 5 April 2020 Prague
The next EUU Retreat will be the first ever in Prague! Unitarian Universalist gather from Europe and beyond.
The theme speaker is the Rev. Dr. Nicole Kirk, Prof. of Unitarian Universalist History, Meadville Lombard Theological.
The theme is Nature and Wonder: the Emerson Legacy.
Be sure to save the date. Registration is still open, until 23 February. Follow europeanuu.org for updates.
For more information on the Rev. Kirk, see Meadville Lombard Faculty.
The theme speaker is the Rev. Dr. Nicole Kirk, Prof. of Unitarian Universalist History, Meadville Lombard Theological.
The theme is Nature and Wonder: the Emerson Legacy.
Be sure to save the date. Registration is still open, until 23 February. Follow europeanuu.org for updates.
For more information on the Rev. Kirk, see Meadville Lombard Faculty.
Upcoming EventsPlease Note in March Our Service Starts at 15.00 as a One Time Change
1 March 2020 Led by Mira Past ServicesSunday Service
2 February 2020 Led by Darrel Moellendorf Our First Principle: The Inherent Worth and Dignity of Every Person, really? Please join us as Darrel takes us through one of our most integral but hard to understand principles. Advent for Unitarian Universalists
5 January 2020 Led by Emily Searle-White Happy New Year written by Cappy Schupp, delivered by Emily Advent for Unitarian Universalists
1 December 2019 Led by Claudia & Emily Searle-White Sunday Service
3 November 2019 Led by Cappy Schupp The Flaming Chalice
6 October 2019 The story of the creation of the symbol of our religion, the Flaming Chalice, inspires and reflects our commitment to service. As we head from the Fall Equinox through the diminishing tunnel of daylight, prepare to have your spirit lifted. Led by Terri J Michos In Relationship With Language
1 September 2019 Led by Johanna Houkes Flower Communion
4 August 2019 Flower Communion! Come join us for a Flower Communion in celebration of summer. Please bring a flower with you and exchange it for another! We will have songs and readings and fellowship. There will be coffee hour afterward. Led by Cappy Schupp Inspiration!
7 July 2019 We are very excited to worship once again with UFR in this, our 3rd joint service. The service will center around Inspiration: what it is, what moves us, invigorates us, gives us courage? The sermon will be in English with German translation provided. Everyone is invited to participate! Do you have a fitting reading or poem? How about a musical piece you'd like to play? Please contact us asap! Take courage! You are welcome to come early (12.30) to to practice some of the songs we will sing together. There will be a social hour directly following the service. Note! Service will be at UFR, Fischerfeldstr. 16, 60311 Frankfurt am Main Led by Terri J Michos, Rev. Alexander Schmal, D.L. (UFR) & Dorothea Kaufmann (URfG) Sunday Service
2 June 2019 Led by Darrel Moellendorf On Work and Rest
5 May 2019 Led by Emily Searle-White The Platinum Rule
7 April 2019 Most are familiar with the maxim of the Golden Rule. But what if we were to give it a little twist, and look to how others would like to be treated rather than concentrating on how we would like to be treated? Led by Terri J Michos Forgiveness: Though You've Broken Your Vows 1000 Times
3 March 2019 In this service, we will explore the concept of forgiveness. What does it mean to us in general and as Unitarian Universalists in particular? How do we make promises that we know we can't keep? And how do we forgive each other and ourselves if we "break our vows" over and over? Led by Claudia Searle-White Blue Boat Home: Earth as Sanctuary
3 February 2019 The Earth is our sanctuary, our mother, our blue boat home. There’s too much distracting us from the reality that we need to act soon and decisively to save our climate and our many beautiful natural sanctuaries from permanent, irreversible damage. How do we draw from our UU faith to take meaningful action? Guest minister! Rev. Diane Rollert UUA Ambassador to the European Unitarian Universalists (EUU) (see the EUU website for more info) | Minister of the Unitarian Church of Montreal Proverbs to Live By
6 January 2019 We'll ring in the new year and celebrate Three Kings Day by gaining inspiration from proverbs. It's the time of year when the earth has come full circle and we journey out into that hopefulness that accompanies the new and unknown. After millennia of accumulated knowledge, is there one proverb that can accompany us through the year? Led by Terri J Michos Hope
2 December 2018 There is free on-street parking. Please join us afterwards for coffee and conversation. Led by Darrel Moellendorf We Have No Hands But Ours
11/4/2018 We often look to others when we yearn for change. Surely, there is someone else who could do a better job than us – someone more skilled, more prepared, someone who knows more, someone who has morepower. Yet, as the Margaret Mead quote goes, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” There is free on-street parking. Please join us afterwards for coffee and conversation. Led by Cappy Schupp On Gratitude
10/7/2018 At our first service at our new home in Frankfurt we explore gratitude and its place in Unitarian Universalism from many new directions: discipline, ethics, Dankbarkeit, sacred duty and merit. Should UU, as the Rev. Galen Guengerich (All Souls Church NYC) said, be defined by gratitude? Led by Darrel Moellendorf We're moving! New location as of 7 October 2018
Five years after the re-birth of the Wiesbaden UUs, we have decided to move off base to serve the larger community. Beginning in October, our services will take place in Frankfurt at the Church our services will take place at the Church of Christ the King, Sebastian-Rinz-Strasse 22 in Frankfurt. We are changing our services from the third to the first Sunday of the month. The time will remain 2:00 p.m. Discussion groups will take place every 3rd Sunday, 2.00 p.m. They will continue to be at Cafe Schroer's in Wiesbaden, Mainzer Strasse. There will be free access to our services. Parking is available. The location is easily accessible by public transportation. Our first service in Frankfurt will be on Sunday, October 7th. There will be a coffee hour after the service. Please feel free to contact us with any questions at WiesbadenUU@gmail.com A House of Many Rooms, A Life of Many Changes
9/16/2018 At this, both our in-gathering service after a summer of many travels and our last service at Hainerberg Chapel, we celebrate the last five years and look forward to a new home. We learn to love the questions and embrace change itself. Led by Emily Searle-White and Carolyn Burlingame-Goff The 8th Annual Ecumenical Charity Walk
9/1/2018 Frankfurt Join in a 3 - 4 hour 10 km walk along part of the Boniface Route, a hiking trail tracing the path that the funeral cortege of St. Boniface, the Apostle of Germany, took in AD 754 to bring his body from Mainz to Fulda for burial. The trail section this year runs from Schöneck-Büdesheim to Karben. Participants will then eat at a local restaurant. Each pilgrim is responsible for the costs of his/her own lunch. ( Your donation for the walk benefits the Liebfrauen Franziskustreff, which offers breakfasts for the homeless and needy. Detailed info available when you RSVP. Please RSVP to WiesbadenUU@gmail.com by Friday 31 August. The Christians and the Pagans Sat Together at the (Picnic) Table
8/19/2018 Summer is the time when many UU congregations slow down and simply enjoy the season. We'll take this opportunity to do the same, exploring a brief history of the various understandings of paganism, delighting in the worship of nature and sharing our own summer rituals. You're invited to bring your favorite summer poem, song or story. Led by Terri J Michos The Christians and the Pagans Sat Together at the (Picnic) Table
7/15/2018 - postponed until August Due to logistical reasons, this service was postponed until August. A Town Hall meeting was held at Café Schröers in Wiesbaden. Our apologies for any inconvenience! Creating our Community Garden
6/17/2018 With the celebration of our traditional Flower Communion, we will reflect together on what it means to sow and nurture a healthy, diverse spiritual community, and to reap its blessings. This will be an intergenerational Sunday, so the children will stay and participate in the regular service. Rev. Lara Fuchs earned her Masters of Divinity (Mdiv) degree from Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago, and was ordained as a UU Minister in Fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) in 2017. A founding member of UU Basel, Lara is an independent minister serving spiritual communities and individuals around Europe. Led by Emily Searle-White | Guest minister the Rev. Lara Fuchs Joint Service with the Unitarische Freie Religionsgemeinde
5/20/2018 We are pleased to announce that we will be having a joint, bilingual service with the Unitarische Freie Religionsgemeinde in Frankfurt. The service begins at 11 am. Anyone wanting to practice the vocal pieces is asked to come at 9 am. We are planning to eat lunch together after the service beginning at 1 pm. For sign-up information for the lunch (by 14 May) and directions please see our normal service announcement e-mail or contact us at wiesbadenuu@gmail.com. Led by the WUU and UFR | Sermon by Daniel Leising Soulful Circle (Small Group Ministry)
4/16/2018 Retreat speaker the Rev. Barbara Prose leads us in contemplating the "Belonging". There are readings and questions, and the process itself creates a sacred space. The deep listening is a powerful experience for all. Hosted by Bonnie Friedmann & Darrel Moellendorf in Bad Homburg | Guest leader Rev. Barbara Prose, All Souls Unitarian Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma EUU Spring Retreat in Dijon, France
4/13 - 4/15/2018 Join together with Unitarian Universalists from all over Europe at the European Unitarian Universalist Spring Retreat. Led by the UU Fellowship of Paris | Guest speaker Rev. Barbara Prose, All Souls Unitarian Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma What's Next?
3/18/2018 Led by Emily Searle-White | Guest speaker Josh Searle-White An Examined Illness
2/18/2018 Darrel reads the final entry of his blog of his experience of being successfully treated for a life threatening disease in which he discusses what the experience has taught him. Led by Terri J Michos | Sermon by Darrel Moellendorf Torda 450 - History in Our Own Backyard
1/21/2018 Join us as we look back 450 years ago to some of our Unitarian beginnings. On January 13, 1568, in Transylvania, Hungary, two members of King John Sigismund's court issued a Statement of Religious Tolerance that became one of the main influences for Unitarians. Their Edict points to "the grounding commitment that faith is not endowed with purpose or accountable to a government or an empire, but to the Sacred, the Holy; that a free pulpit and a free pew are necessities for free religious communities." Led by Jeff Engle Winter Solstice Celebration
–12/16/2017 Come celebrate the shortest day/ longest night of the year in Heidelberg. We will walk in the forest, decorate the night tree and celebrate in song, after which there will be a candlelight procession to the warmth and good cheer of the indoors. Enjoy solstice soups and holiday treats, wassail and seasonal drinks, a yule log and new year's wishes accompanied by music and good cheer. Led by Carolyn & Ray Burlingame-Goff Pendulums
–11/19/2017 This sermon is the fourth in a series reflecting on the book: Our Chosen Faith: An Introductions to Unitarian Universalism by the Reverends John Buerhrens and Forrester Church. One of the sources from which our traditions draws is "Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves." Expecting something? Feel free to expect the unexpected. Led by Terri J Michos Gaining Some Perspective
–10/09/2017 Things look different - sometimes worse, sometimes better - from closer or further away, or even upside-down. What can we learn from this? This Sunday, hear a mathematician-in-training’s perspective on perspective! Come and join us. Led by Emily Searle-White The First Principle
–09/11/2017 This week’s sermon contemplates the first principle. Is there a conflict between theory and reality, is it a naive ideal or a helpful view of on human beings? Led by Caitlin McGinn |
Upcoming... Save the dates!NO DISCUSSION GROUP IN FEBRUARY
1 March 2020 - 15.00
Sunday Service CCK Sebastian-Rinz-Strasse 22, Frankfurt tbd Led by tbd 3 - 5 April 2020
EUU Spring Retreat Prague 3 May 2020 - 14.00
Sunday Service CCK Sebastian-Rinz-Strasse 22, Frankfurt tbd Led by tbd 7 June 2020 - 14.00
Sunday Service CCK Sebastian-Rinz-Strasse 22, Frankfurt tbd Led by tbd |
