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A little girl said to her make-believe best of friends:
“Today, I shall light a white candle. Read more →
General Assembly
Would you like to represent the Church of the Larger Fellowship at General Assembly (GA) this summer? Read more →
Quest February 2023
February 2023
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. —Anaïs Nin
Articles
A Space Where There Is No Other
“Where do we find that space of connecting, of belonging. Really, that space where there is no other.” — bell hooks Read more »
Friendship
How do you cultivate and sustain friendship? What role does friendship play in your life? Read more »
Embracing the Living Tradition
“We are writing this in pencil, not etching it in stone.” — from the Article II Study Commission Report 1/17/23 Read more »
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A little girl said to her make-believe best of friends: “Today, I shall light a white candle. Read more »
General Assembly
Would you like to represent the Church of the Larger Fellowship at General Assembly (GA) this summer? Read more »
Quest January 2023
January 2023
Nobody’s free until everybody’s free. —Fannie Lou Hamer
Articles
A Hard-Won Hopefulness: The Journey to Liberation
In 2019 the Rev. Bill Sinkford and the wonderful staff at First Unitarian Portland invited me to join them for “Seminary for a Day,” when we reflected together on how our inherited liberal tradition is accountable to the theological work of liberation. Read more »
Liberation
What does liberation mean to you? What does it feel like, and how do you access it? Read more »
The Learned Among Us
The following is adapted from a sermon that Aisha gave in CLF online worship on Nov. 6, 2022. A few years ago, I was having a conversation with a friend about learning to love myself fully, especially my body. Read more »
New CLF Member Database Includes a Donor Self-Service Portal: We Need Your Help to Migrate to a New System!
The Church of the Larger Fellowship is migrating our member and donation database. Our new system, called Church Center, allows you to see your history and make changes. Read more »
Liberation
What does liberation mean to you? What does it feel like, and how do you access it?
New CLF Member Database Includes a Donor Self-Service Portal: We Need Your Help to Migrate to a New System!
The Church of the Larger Fellowship is migrating our member and donation database. Our new system, called Church Center, allows you to see your history and make changes to: Read more →
Quest December 2022
December 2022
Rest is a beautiful interruption in a world that has no pause button. —Tricia Hersey, The Nap Ministry
Articles
Practicing Rest
Did you know that there are 7 kinds of rest? Physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, social, sensory, and creative. Read more »
Even God Rested – A CLF Worship Service
Most Sunday evenings, members of the Church of the Larger Fellowship with internet access gather for an online worship service. Read more »
Rest
What does true rest look like for you?
Carleous
CLF Member, incarcerated in CO
For me, rest is a state of calm. It is a winding down, a meditation of stillness.
PHOTO BY HENDRIK MORKEL ON UNSPLASH
When I speak of rest, I don’t refer to sleep — I refer to our Creator. Rest shifts my attention to the one responsible for it all. It’s a release and giving into a higher power.
Rest is a break and a breakthrough that allows us to regain the energy to continue on.
Even God Rested – A CLF Worship Service
Most Sunday evenings, members of the Church of the Larger Fellowship with internet access gather for an online worship service. Read more →
Quest November 2022
November 2022
We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community. —Dorothy Day
Articles
Breaking Our Hearts Open // Romper y Abrir Nuaestros Corazones
Our hearts break open for the pain of the world. Read more »
Community / Comunidad
Who makes up your community? What role does community play in your life? Read more »
The Strength of Community // La Fuerza de la Comunidad
In a recent conversation with other religious professionals at Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA) Fall Con—the annual conference for religious educators—Aisha Hauser, one of our CLF lead ministers, invited us to name what gives us joy and what sustains us in these difficult times that feel like a slow-moving apocalypse. Read more »
Remembering // Recordando
One of the annual events we recognize every November is the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). Read more »
