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Mission Statement
We are an intentionally diverse, anti-racist, multi-cultural spiritual
community, committed to being inclusive, welcoming and nurturing, while
reaching outward, beyond our faith family, to serve, and to seek racial
and social justice.
We celebrate and affirm our unity in diversity, and honor each other’s
unique spiritual journey.
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Who We Are
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palisades is a community
that finds strength and purpose in the diversity of a world united in
its spiritual essence. We believe that love is a common thread among
all peoples and truth is a basic human need. We are grateful for the
religious pluralism which enriches and ennobles our faith and are inspired
to deepen our understanding and expand our vision.
We honor and cherish the differences that make every individual unique.
Each person is valued. Their abilities, efforts and contributions strengthen
us. We respect the enriching traditions that have shaped our differences
and our commonalties. These bring us together in friendship and appreciation
of each other.
Unity in Diversity is for us a practical rule by which we, and the
world at large, may realize our best potential, mindful of the Unitarian
Universalist principle which affirms and promotes the inherent worth
and dignity of every person, we assert our identity as an antiracist
community of faith. We welcome into our membership all those of good
will, regardless of age, physical ability, race, creed, color, nationality,
economic status, sexual orientation, religious background or any other
attributes that have been unjustly used to label and isolate individuals
or groups. We welcome the presence of all.
Fairness, kindness and respect for others are our basic guides in whatever
we do. If there are differences of opinion among our members, we deal
with them honestly and with good humor, aware that the process as well
as the results are important. We strive for open communication among
all our members and with the larger society of which we are a part.
We believe that people of good will must work together to make the world
a better place. No matter how small our efforts we believe that they
make a difference.
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What We Seek to Do
Guided by the Unitarian Universalist principles, we seek to build a
community of the spirit, to gather into our membership caring and thoughtful
people. We seek to create for ourselves and our children an environment
that affirms our humane values, nurtures our spirituality, encourages
the development of conscience, and supports action for social justice.
From that established base, we seek to reach out into the community,
to do what we can to help those in need, to comfort the afflicted and
to follow our convictions in correcting injustice. We hope to expand
understanding of the fact that diversity in our society is a great constructive
strength, and to demonstrate that in action. Guided by Unitarian Universalist
principles, we seek to build a community of the spirit, to gather into
our membership caring and thoughtful people."
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