{"id":77,"date":"2019-02-12T01:36:39","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T01:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2019-09-15T21:45:52","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T01:45:52","slug":"sugarloaf-congregation-of-unitarian-universalists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/","title":{"rendered":"Renew. Connect. Inspire."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4>Sugarloaf Congregation of Unitarian Universalists (SCUU) is a spiritual community that welcomes questions, explores answers, and shares the lessons of life. We celebrate theological and cultural diversity and are united by our caring for humanity and the Earth.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-4 wp-block-columns has-3-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-1 wp-block-column\">\n<h3 id=\"docs-internal-guid-2992a24c-7fff-e3a4-4181-efa3a9a787cd\">Welcome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You are welcome here, however old or young you are, in whatever tradition you were raised, and however you vote. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are welcome whatever your gender and whomever you love. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are welcome with whatever abilities and limitations you have. We invite you to bring your whole self. Your presence is a gift to us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please join us for services on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. <\/strong>in Germantown, Maryland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>New Here? Learn more<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/about-us\"><strong> Ab<\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"\/wpsite\/about-us\/\">out U<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/about-us\"><strong>s<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><strong>Have children? We have<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/learn-and-grow\"><strong> <\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"\/wpsite\/learn-and-grow\/\">Religious Exploration<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong> Ready to Connect?<a href=\"\/wpsite\/connect\"> Find Activities<\/a> <\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Have more questions? <a href=\"\/wpsite\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us.<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/people-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Group of adults talking after service.\" class=\"wp-image-275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/people-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/people-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/people-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/people-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Join the conversation in the yurt before and after services.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size has-very-dark-gray-color\"><strong><em>SCUU&#8217;s Mission Statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size has-very-dark-gray-color\"><strong><em> Renew the spirit.   Connect more deeply.    Inspire good.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-column\">\n<h3>Are My Beliefs Welcome?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By welcoming people who identify  with  Christianity,   Judaism, Atheism, Agnosticism, Buddhism, Humanism,   Earth-Centered Traditions, Hinduism, Islam, and more, we are embodying a vision<strong> <\/strong>beyond belief, a vision of peace, love, and understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Not Sure What You Believe?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Or, are you sure about what you <em>don\u2019t<\/em> believe? Here\u2019s a place to learn about  and reflect on the spiritual questions that matter most to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are united in our values, as  expressed in our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/what-we-believe\/principles\"> <em>Seven Principles<\/em><\/a>, our open and stirring worship services, our religious exploration and rites of passage, and our work for social justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unitarian Universalist beliefs are diverse and inclusive. We have no  shared creed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our shared covenant supports \u201cthe free and responsible  search for truth and meaning.\u201d As part of this search, we think for  ourselves and reflect together about important questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The existence of a Higher Power<\/li><li>Life and Death<\/li><li>Sacred Texts<\/li><li>Inspiration and Guidance<\/li><li>Prayer and Spiritual Practices<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This search leads us to study diverse teachings from Eastern and  Western religions and philosophies, humanist teachings, earth-centered  traditions, and our own experience. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-3 wp-block-column\">\n<h3>Services &amp; Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click on the link below to learn more!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/2019\/09\/13\/living-to-your-full-potential-sunday-september-29\/\">Living to your full potential! &#8212; Sunday, September 29<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/2019\/09\/13\/happiness-sunday-september-22\/\">Happiness \u2013 Sunday, September 22<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/2019\/09\/13\/scuu-booth-at-poolesville-day-saturday-september-21\/\">SCUU Booth at Poolesville Day \u2013 Saturday, September 21<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/2019\/09\/13\/love-your-enemy-sunday-september-15\/\">Love Your Enemy \u2013 Sunday, September 15<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/2019\/09\/01\/water-communion-sept-8\/\">Water Communion &#8212; Sunday, Sept 8<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/worship-1-1024x644.jpg\" alt=\"People attending service in our yurt\" class=\"wp-image-195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/worship-1-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/worship-1-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/worship-1-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wptest.scuu.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/worship-1.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Holiday services in the yurt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/kJ1JX\">Sign up for our Newsletter to get weekly updates.<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>A community of all ages that sings its songs, tells its thoughts,  asks its questions, and searches together with courage and with love.\u201d   <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Singing the Living Tradition<\/em>, the Unitarian Universalist Association Hymnal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sugarloaf Congregation of Unitarian Universalists (SCUU) is a spiritual community that welcomes questions, explores answers, and shares the lessons of life. 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