This July 4th weekend, as America celebrates its 250th anniversary, we’ll explore the surprising story of the revolutionaries, heretics, and visionaries who helped shape Unitarianism in Britain and America. From burned churches and bold acts of conscience to the enduring quest for truth and freedom, this is the story of a faith tradition that crossed the Atlantic and helped nurture some of America’s deepest ideals: freedom of conscience, religious liberty, and the courage to challenge authority.
This is a welcoming space for people of all ages. Children and youth have the option of staying for the entirety of the service or joining the Sunday WE program upstairs partway through.
July 5–
Summer Fun! – What are we cooking up this weekend? Something delicious, that’s for sure!
Visit uucamp.org to learn more about Camp de Benneville Pines.
Celebrate Pride Month with Pride Squad!
July 24 – Loud and Queer Art Show at Majestic Ventura Theatre, 6pm-9pm (appropriate for mature audiences)
July 25 – Ventura Pride. Sign up here to volunteer to help run the Chalice booth.
There will be no Pride Squad meeting on July 5. Enjoy your holiday weekend!
This Day in Unitarian Universalist History…
July 5, 1810 – Phineas Taylor Barnum was born in Bethel, Connecticut. He was reared a stern Puritan but became a devoted Universalist. The museum he opened in New York City featured natural history exhibits and curiosities. Barnum is best known for operating “The Greatest Show on Earth,” his circus, but he was also civic-minded and served in the Connecticut legislature from 1867 to 1869 as a Republican. He was also mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Barnum called himself the “prince of Humbugs” but donated funds to build a museum of natural history at Tufts University. He died on April 7, 1891. ~ This Day in Unitarian Universalist History
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