Welcome to Community Unitarian Universalists in Brighton (CUUB)! With a deep commitment to honoring the inherent worth and dignity of every person, we come together as a congregation of open minds, loving hearts, and helping hands. We are unified by our shared search for spiritual growth, and our historically strong commitment to social justice. Whatever your age, race, or sexual orientation, you are welcome here. We invite you to join us in our free and responsible search for truth and meaning.
Aug. 10, 2025
Rev. Rudra Dundzila
Worship Associate: Simon Ren
"Political Resilience"
Empathy is now called a sin. Our Unitarian Universalist commitments to Anti-Racism, Anti-Oppression, & Multiculturalism are deemed discriminatory by anti-Diversity Equity Inclusion initiatives (why promote discrimination???) Our shared Unitarian Universalist values of justice, equality, transformation, pluralism, interdependence and generosity with LOVE at the center seem under attack in the body politic. How do we remain resilient in such times to create Beloved Community?
Aug. 17, 2025
Salon Service by JulieAnn Moore
Exercise is Medicine
In this presentation, I will be discussing the merits of exercise for both physical and mental health. I will review the science behind exercise as medicine, both as a prevention and treatment modality, share my personal exercise journey, and then provide a starting place for everyone to exercise regardless of age or ability.
Aug. 24, 2025
Rev. Rudra Dundzila
Worship Associate: JulieAnn Moore
"Hazi Aldas: Welcoming with a Unitarian House Blessing"
In Hungarian culture, entering a household is considered a sacred blessing. You are being welcomed into the life of others. This holiness is embodied in the Házi Áldás (House Blessing), often seen in embroidery, carved in wood, and other traditional arts. How do we welcome others into our community? Be prepared to sing 1043 “Székely Áldás.”
Aug. 31, 2025 Labor Day
Pancake Breakfast instead of a Service
Sept. 7, 2025
Rev. Rudra Dundzila
Worship Associate: Mary Lou Weigand
Homecoming and Water Communion Sunday
Summer is coming to an end, folks are returning from their vacations, and the school year has started. We gather together for a Unitarian Universalist Homecoming ritual: Water Communion Sunday. Please bring a small bottle of water from your travels to share with CUUB. The waters will nurture our gardens and some saved for child dedication ceremonies.
Sept. 14 2025 Robert Shegog
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Saturday Sept. 20, 2025
6-8 PM - Fall Equinox Celebration
Come join fellow CUUBies for a traditional bonfire and drumming circle to celebrate the changing of the seasons. Please bring bonfire snacks and libations to share.
Sept. 21 2025 Rev. Rudra Dundzila "Building Belonging" (and possibly a Stars Hallow enhanced coffee hour)
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The Soul Matters theme for September is building belonging. How can we create a loving community and society, where everyone belongs? “We work to be diverse multicultural Beloved Communities where all thrive” (Shared Unitarian Universalist Values).
Sept. 28, 2025 TBD
Worship Associate: Lee Anzicek
Oct. 5, 2025 Rev. Rudra Dundzila "Cultivating Compassion"
Worship Associate: Mary Lou Wiegand
The Soul Matters theme for October is cultivating compassion. “Love is the power that holds us together and is at the center of our shared values. We are accountable for doing the work of living our shared values through the spiritual discipline of Love.” (Shared Unitarian Universalist Values). How can we embody compassion to create a more loving world for all?
Oct. 12, 2025 Jenn Zibbell, CUUB Spiritual Exploration Coordinator Intergenerational service
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Oct. 19, 2025 Rev. Rudra Dundzila "Michigan’s Anishinabe Heritage"
Worship Associate:
From Indigenous Peoples’ Day to Thanksgiving, CUUB recommits itself to its land acknowledgment by exploring Michigan’s Anishinabe culture and seeking to restore right relationships with the Native Peoples of this land.
Oct. 26, 2025 TBD
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Sunday Services
Sundays at 10:30 EST
In person at CUUB: All ages welcome!
Spiritual Exploration classes for children and youth are offered every Sunday. Themes and more information can be found at this link.
Zoom will not be available for Summer Salon Services.
Dear Friends on Zoom, the Tech Team and Worship Associates worked hard and long attempting to find some way to provide you with Zoom participation in our Summer Salon Series. We researched and debated ideas but could not come up with a solution this year.
Running the AV desk is difficult and several people with AV Desk tech skills will be out of town or have medical issues. We are hoping to find ways for all CUBBIES to be connected in the coming years. You will be missed.
We were already shorthanded at the AV Desk and Zoom Hosting and to make things more challenging for most of this Summer four of our most experienced AV Staff and Zoom Hosters are going to be out. We have been actively recruiting and training new people for these roles, so we aim to be able Zoom broadcast the Summer Sundays Rev. Rudra is presenting. If any of you care to help please let us know and we’ll be happy to train you (Zoom Hosting can be done remotely at home).
Or, join via Zoom for Rev. Rudra's services only:
https://zoom.us/j/96678256367
Meeting ID: 966 7825 6367
**Services held on other nights of the week noted**
What do UUs Believe?
Values and Covenant
As Unitarian Universalists, we covenant, congregation-to-congregation and through our Association, to support and assist one another in our ministries. We draw from our heritages of freedom, reason, hope, and courage, building on the foundation of love.
Love is the power that holds us together and is at the center of our shared values. We are accountable to one another for doing the work of living our shared values through the spiritual discipline of Love.
Inseparable from one another, these shared values are:
Shared Unitarian Universalist Values
Image Description: This image is of a chalice with an overlay of the word Love over the flame, with six outstretched arms that create a circle around each of the core values and form a six-petal flower shape. Each arm is a different color, and clockwise they are: Interdependence (Orange), Equity (Red), Transformation (Purple), Pluralism (Blue), Generosity (Green), and Justice (Yellow).
● Interdependence
We honor the interdependent web of all existence. With reverence for the great web of life and with humility, we acknowledge our place in it.
We covenant to protect Earth and all beings from exploitation. We will create and nurture sustainable relationships of care and respect, mutuality and justice. We will work to repair harm and damaged relationships.
● Pluralism
We celebrate that we are all sacred beings, diverse in culture, experience, and theology.
We covenant to learn from one another in our free and responsible search for truth and meaning. We embrace our differences and commonalities with Love, curiosity, and respect.
● Justice
We work to be diverse multicultural Beloved Communities where all thrive.
We covenant to dismantle racism and all forms of systemic oppression. We support the use of inclusive democratic processes to make decisions within our congregations, our Association, and society at large.
● Transformation
We adapt to the changing world.
We covenant to collectively transform and grow spiritually and ethically. Openness to change is fundamental to our Unitarian and Universalist heritages, never complete and never perfect.
● Generosity
We cultivate a spirit of gratitude and hope.
We covenant to freely and compassionately share our faith, presence, and resources. Our generosity connects us to one another in relationships of interdependence and mutuality.
● Equity
We declare that every person has the right to flourish with inherent dignity and worthiness.
We covenant to use our time, wisdom, attention, and money to build and sustain fully accessible and inclusive communities.
Inspirations
Direct experiences of transcending mystery and wonder are primary sources of Unitarian Universalist inspiration. These experiences open our hearts, renew our spirits, and transform our lives. We draw upon, and are inspired by, sacred, secular, and scientific understandings that help us make meaning and live into our values. These sources ground us and sustain us in ordinary, difficult, and joyous times. We respect the histories, contexts, and cultures in which these sources were created and are currently practiced. Grateful for the experiences that move us, aware of the religious ancestries we inherit, and enlivened by the diversity which enriches our faith, we are called to ever deepen and expand our wisdom.
Inclusion
Systems of power, privilege, and oppression have traditionally created barriers for persons and groups with particular identities, ages, abilities, and histories. We pledge to replace such barriers with ever-widening circles of solidarity and mutual respect. We strive to be an Association of congregations that truly welcome all persons who share our values. We commit to being an Association of congregations that empowers and enhances everyone’s participation, especially those with historically marginalized identities.
Freedom of belief
Congregational freedom and the individual’s right of conscience are central to our Unitarian Universalist heritage.
Congregations may establish statements of purpose, covenants, and bonds of union so long as they do not require that members adhere to a particular creed.
Source: Unitarian Universalist Association bylaws, section II, adopted June 2024.
Unitarian Universalist Principles and Sources (1985-2024)
The Unitarian Universalists Association adopted the following Unitarian Universalist Principles and Sources in 1985, modified them in 1995, and replaced them with the Shared Unitarian Universalist Values in 2024.
We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote:
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The inherent worth and dignity of every person
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Justice, equity and compassion in human relations
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Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations
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A free and responsible search for truth and meaning
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The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large
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The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all
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Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
The living tradition which we share draws from many sources:
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Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life
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Words and deeds of prophetic people which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love
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Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life
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Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves
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Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit
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Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.
Grateful for the religious pluralism which enriches and ennobles our faith, we are inspired to deepen our understanding and expand our vision. As free congregations we enter into this covenant, promising to one another our mutual trust and support.