Upcoming Events
Sunday, February 12th
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Common Ground Worship Service
- Start time: 10:00am
- End date: Sunday, February 12th
- End time: 11:15am
- Published: Monday, December 6th
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Buddha's Brain
- Start time: 11:30am
- End date: Sunday, February 12th
- End time: 12:30pm
- Published: Monday, September 5th
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Discussion of the book, Buddha's Brain, led by Jana Wertheim. Modern science and ancient teachings combine to show readers how to have greater emotional balance in turbulent times
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Harried Reasoners Humanism Group
- Start time: 11:30am
- End date: Sunday, February 12th
- End time: 12:30pm
- Published: Monday, August 8th
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Harried Reasoners Humanism Meetup Group
This weekly group focuses on human solutions to human issues from a skeptical, secular or humanist point of view -- the good, the bad, the funny, and the...Details: http://www.meetup.com/humanism-191/events/kkjdnyplbsb/
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Listening Circles
- Start time: 11:30am
- End date: Sunday, February 12th
- End time: 12:30pm
- Published: Friday, December 30th
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Committee on Ministry, Mary McCoy and Rob Moore, would like to invite all our members, guests, and visitors to attend a monthly Listening Circle - to ask questions about what's happening at Pathways, to share your experiences, and to make suggestions.
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Relgious Education
- Start time: 11:30am
- End date: Sunday, February 12th
- End time: 12:30pm
- Published: Tuesday, August 23rd
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Religious Education for youth and adults will take place after our Common Ground Service. We teach age appropriate classes to support the Unitarian Universalist Seven Principles and the inherit worth and dignity of all.
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Sunday, February 19th
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Common Ground Worship Service
- Start time: 10:00am
- End date: Sunday, February 19th
- End time: 11:15am
- Published: Monday, December 6th
- View this event in Google Calendar
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Harried Reasoners Humanism Group
- Start time: 11:30am
- End date: Sunday, February 19th
- End time: 12:30pm
- Published: Monday, August 8th
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Harried Reasoners Humanism Meetup Group
This weekly group focuses on human solutions to human issues from a skeptical, secular or humanist point of view -- the good, the bad, the funny, and the...Details: http://www.meetup.com/humanism-191/events/kkjdnyplbsb/
- View this event in Google Calendar
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Relgious Education
- Start time: 11:30am
- End date: Sunday, February 19th
- End time: 12:30pm
- Published: Tuesday, August 23rd
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Religious Education for youth and adults will take place after our Common Ground Service. We teach age appropriate classes to support the Unitarian Universalist Seven Principles and the inherit worth and dignity of all.
- View this event in Google Calendar
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We hold regular Common Ground worship services every Sunday morning throughout the year at 10:00 a.m. Our services are led by guest ministers, speakers, or a member of our Lay Preaching Team.
Our members and friends attend church in a variety of styles of clothing. You are welcome to wear your Sunday best, from "business attire" to jeans or shorts and sandals, or anything in between. Please be comfortable!
Refreshments (usually coffee, juice, and a snack of some sort) and a brief community time follow the worship service before a time of lifespan faith development (religious education) for all ages. We'd like to meet you and hope that you'll drop by for a visit. We are a friendly group but we are not "pushy." If you do visit us, please fill out a guest registry form in the lobby if you would like to be contacted or be put on our mailing list.
Like most Unitarian Universalist congregations, Pathways is a spiritually diverse community. Our members identify themselves as Jewish, Humanist, Taoist, Christian, Pagan, Atheist, Buddhist, Agnostic, and "none of the above." In general, though we believe that there is no single religious truth and that life is a spiritual journey best experienced with others. We also strive to be ethnically and sexually diverse, and we welcome those of any ethnicity or sexual orientation.
Welcome to Pathways! We are a diverse group of people working together to build a spiritual community that changes lives.
We're on a mission to create the change we wish to see in the world. We engage in hope, healing and heresy. We understand that the word heresy comes from the ancient Greek word "hereomai" meaning "choice." In our creedless practice of liberal religion we do not give up the right to choose what we think and believe. Join us.
You are welcome at Pathways Church regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, income, or ability. Here we welcome all colors of the human race, all people of good will, whether you are Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, Pagan, Mystic, Atheist, Agnostic or Humanist; young or old; single or partnered; gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight; transgender, intersex, male or female; disabled or temporarily abled. Here, we know you bring your own unique gifts to this community.
Here you are welcome. Come as you are.
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PATHWAYS CHURCH DNA
Our Core Convictions and Practices
November, 2006
As a congregation that upholds the Principles and Purposes of the Unitarian Universalist Association, Pathways UU Church affirms these Convictions:
Sacred Essence: The sacred is inherently present in nature and in human life. In the act of mindful connection with this essence, we find that we are changed: our relationships are healed, our creativity is unleashed, and our possibilities are expanded.
Many Paths, Many Sources: There are many paths to the sacred in life. We are each travelers on our own unique spiritual journeys, and we find strength, enrichment, and courage in traveling together. Incorporating wisdom, teachings and practices from many sources helps us develop an authentic, generous, and mature spirituality.
Spiritual Vocabulary: Religious words are best interpreted metaphorically, since the sacred is ultimately a mystery. We value a rich and diverse spiritual vocabulary and use many names - both traditional and innovative - to describe the sacred, including God, Goddess, Web of Life, Human Potential, Spirit, Infinite Intelligence, All That Is, Energy, Love, and the Divine. Affirmation and Acceptance: All people have inherent worth and dignity, and we celebrate our human potential to grow in spirit, intellect, and compassion. We also acknowledge our limits and imperfections, and we embrace humility.
Service: Service is vital to practicing our spirituality and living our mission in the world. We aspire to work together to create healing and wholeness for as many people as possible.
Accountability: In our ongoing search for truth and meaning, we respect the current understanding and personal boundaries of our fellow travelers. We evaluate the worth of ideas based on the impact of those ideas on ourselves, on others and on the planet.
Our core convictions as a congregation lead us to practice the following behaviors:
Encouraging Spiritual Growth: We strive to provide people of all ages with personal and spiritual growth experiences that are nurturing, challenging, and potentially transformational. We are sensitive to differences in spiritual style and offer a variety of worship and learning options that celebrate those differences.
Creating Radical Hospitality: We welcome and embrace those who are new to our community and aspire to be sensitive to their needs. We honor differences in race, color, sex, disability, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or national origin, without requiring adherence to any particular interpretation of religion or to any particular religious belief or creed. We actively support members and friends of our community in times of celebration and crisis.
Building Healthy Relationships: We communicate open-minded respect in our interactions with each other. We strive for supportive relationships, encourage healthy dialogue, and manage conflict in fair and positive ways. We are especially mindful of our children and youth, and work to ensure their safety and security.
Sharing Our Resources: We give generously out of an abundance mentality. We are wise stewards of our financial resources.
Recognizing and Using Our Talents: We assist each other in discovering and developing our talents. We find meaningful ways to use these gifts in leadership and service roles.
Telling the Pathways Story: We are intentional about sharing who we are and what we stand for with people who have never before heard about Pathways or Unitarian Universalism.
Making a Difference: We engage in outward directed service opportunities that make a difference in Northeast Tarrant County and the world.
Walking the Talk: We strive for excellence in all our undertakings and hold ourselves accountable to the DNA in kind and positive ways, mindful of our limitations. We seek opportunities for innovation and improvement in all that we do.
Child Care - A children's social hour is offered during our Common Ground service from 10-11am Sunday mornings for children 5-10 years old. This is a time for play and socializing, and takes place in the Community Room which is located directly across from the sanctuary. If your child does not wish to participate in the social hour, he or she is welcome to sit with you in the sanctuary during the service. We regret that at this time we cannot offer care for infants and toddlers.
Parking - Parking is available in the lots in front of, behind, and adjacent to the church. Please do not park on or across the street.
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessibility is by the ramp at the end of the building (near the gym). We project song lyrics in large print at the front of the sanctuary. Please speak to an usher about any other accommodations you may need.
We are affiliated with the more than 1000 other congregations that make up the Unitarian Universalist Association. The Unitarian Universalist Association was born in 1961 with the consolidation of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America. Unitarianism traces its roots to the Anti-Trinitarians of the early Christian church who believed God was a unity, a single entity and Jesus, a messenger of God, was human. The Universalists believed that God saved everyone; that a loving God condemns no one to eternal damnation. This idea goes all the way back to "church fathers" such as Origen and Clement of Alexandria.
Today Unitarian Universalists put religious insights to the tests of heart and mind. We are not bound by dogma. We maintain revelation is not closed and continue the search for truth and meaning. We call Unitarian Universalism a Living Tradition. We believe in social justice, equality, democracy, and compassion, and that how a person lives is more important than what a person says they believe. Our churches are held together by covenants, like our Pathways DNA, not by creedal tests or formals. How we agree to be together is more important than ideas we must all hold in common about ultimate truth. In the end, religious authority lies not in a person, not in a book, not in a creed, but in ourselves.
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