Meaning Making

Meeting this moment with love & justice

Times are changing. How are we preparing for this moment? How is our enduring Unitarian Universalist commitment to love and justice lived in this time? This year we are turning to our UU sources for grounding, renewal and inspiration.

2025–26 Monthly Themes

October: Embracing change
The practice of embracing change: when so much is in flux, how do we stay true to our values of love and justice? How can the challenges of this moment become an opportunity for growth and transformation?
November: Learning from ancestors
The practice of learning from our ancestors’ experiences. Many of our ancestors lived through times of great upheaval. What can they offer us right now?
December: Communities of care
The practice of community care: how do we ensure that care is integrated into our ways of being together
January: Awakening wonder
The practice of awakening wonder: how can mystery and wonder renew our spirits?
February Discerning Truth
The practice of discerning truth: how do we recognize truth in the midst of disinformation and manipulation?
March Seeking Wisdom
The practice of seeking wisdom: what can we learn from the multiple truths that come from varied identities, life experiences, religions and cultures?
April: Nourishing Nature
The practices of nourishing nature while being nourished by the natural world: How do we live in alignment with the rhythms of the earth?
May: Liberating Love
The practice of liberating love: How do we bring love into the world? How can love liberate us?

For our monthly theme, we offer a few ways to engage it. We know there are different preferences in how to explore ideas and practices. So here’s what we’ve organized so far:

• one Sunday service each month with a guest speaker (video recording). Our worship team creates the service with materials offered in the program to choose from, including a recorded sermon by a Unitarian Universalist minister.
• a discussion group after that Sunday service, once each month
• a theme packet with a short reflection, questions, practices, quotes, and other resources (like books, songs, TED Talk links, etc.)  Download October’s theme packet.

We also offer a discussion guide. So if you have a small group you are already part of at Beacon, or meet with others for coffee/tea each month and want to use some parts of it to spark an interesting discussion, or want to use it with your spouse/partner/family, please try it out.