Foothills Unitarian Church

Foothills Unitarian Church Join us for Sunday service at foothillsuu.org/sunday or listen to our podcast at foothillsuu.org/podcast.
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At Foothills, we invite you to worship liberally, grow in spirit, connect in community, serve in partnership and give in gratitude. We are a liberal faith community bound by our common commitments rather than common beliefs. We promise to walk together in relationships of trust and accountability, in affirmation of the inherent worth of each person, the interconnectedness of all life, the way trut

h keeps being revealed, and our call to be and build the Beloved Community through the transformative power of courageous love. We are a Welcoming Congregation, and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

This Sunday, May 31st, join us for for the closing service of our Rock Bottom Spirituality series where we will be celeb...
05/29/2026

This Sunday, May 31st, join us for for the closing service of our Rock Bottom Spirituality series where we will be celebrating Flower Ceremony. 🌼🌹🌸

It works like this: You bring a flower. Someone else will take it home. You'll take home theirs. This simple exchange has been happening in Unitarian communities for more than 100 years, and this Sunday it'll be our way of reminding ourselves of the blessing of a being in a diverse community, where we all have a piece of the truth, and all our many ways of meeting the hardest parts of life.

So, bring a flower 🌺 and bring your prayer beads 🌀 for one last bead meditation in this series. Bring whatever you've got, and come exactly as you are.

Join us in person and on Zoom at 9am; in person and streaming on our website at 11am. Learn more about Sunday and beyond at: https://foothillsuu.org/currentseries

05/27/2026

This past Sunday, Rev. Christopher invited us to sit with a radical idea: what if the parts of ourselves we've hidden away, our Shadow selves, are holding something we desperately need? The conscious self wants to avoid pain, to keep its attention turned away from what it has rejected. But what if doing the opposite is exactly what sets us free? What if leaning into our Shadow, and finding the pleasure it already enjoys, unleashes something deeply needed — moving us from the breaking point to something far wilder?
This isn't about fixing your pain. It's about becoming bigger and stranger because of it.

You can watch the whole service from this Sunday here: https://foothillsuu.churchcenter.com/episodes/673642

"Take Notes" from the sermon with you throughout the week, by clicking the link below the video.

There is more to us than we know. These hidden selves live in the part of our psyche known as Shadow. In a time of deep ...
05/22/2026

There is more to us than we know. These hidden selves live in the part of our psyche known as Shadow. In a time of deep struggle, Shadow may offer hidden treasure.

This Sunday, Rev. Christopher asks, "What if we respond to our pain and struggle not by trying to fix it, but by growing bigger and stranger? What if finding the pleasure our Shadow selves already enjoy unleashes something deeply needed?" The conscious self wants to avoid pain, and keep its attention averted from the parts it has rejected. Yet doing the opposite is what moves us from the breaking point to something far wilder.

🌀Bring back your prayer beads with you, or or grab a set at church this Sunday if you need one, and come ready to explore what Shadow has to teach you.

Join us in person and on Zoom at 9am; in person and streaming on our website at 11am. Learn more about Sunday and beyond at: https://foothillsuu.org/currentseries

One Day, One Hour, One Breath at a TimeMost of us have said it. "I'm just taking it one day at a time." But there's a ve...
05/15/2026

One Day, One Hour, One Breath at a Time

Most of us have said it. "I'm just taking it one day at a time." But there's a version of that sentence you say casually, and a version you say when you actually mean it. When your back is against the wall. When you can't see past the next hour. When one more day is genuinely all you've got.

This Sunday, Rev. Sean talks with us about what it means to be human at your limit, and why that place is not a failure. It's actually where we find out what carries us.

Bring back the prayer beads you got at church last week, or grab a set at church this Sunday if you need one.

Join us in person and on Zoom at 9am; in person and streaming on our website at 11am. Learn more about Sunday and beyond at: https://foothillsuu.org/currentseries

We have all faced that moment when you realize you can’t do it on your own.You’ve tried your tools.You’ve had the conver...
05/08/2026

We have all faced that moment when you realize you can’t do it on your own.

You’ve tried your tools.
You’ve had the conversations.
You’ve tried to think your way through it.

But nothing shifts. And you start to realize—I’m going to need help.
Not just help with the tangible things, but the kind of help that connects you to something greater— something beyond what you can see, or imagine, or understand.

This Sunday, as we begin a new series: Rock Bottom Spirituality, Rev. Gretchen will share reflections from her own experiences of "rock bottom," including what happens when we try things we never thought would work - since, when the usual tools stop working, sometimes the next step is simply to start trying anyway.

We’ll experiment with a few practices, including some that might feel unfamiliar, and see what happens when we stop trying to hold everything together, and instead, even for a moment, let ourselves be held in the mystery.

Join us in person and on Zoom at 9am; in person and streaming on our website at 11am. Learn more about Sunday and beyond at: https://foothillsuu.org/currentseries

05/06/2026

Rev. Kelly Dignan spoke at Foothills UU this Sunday, on the importance of Unconditional Welcome and how simple actions, like moving her grandchildren's "Fairy Garden" to their front yard, brought the families on her street together, and created a community that extended past their neighborhood.

You can watch the whole service from this Sunday at https://foothillsuu.churchcenter.com/episodes/658794.

"Take Notes" from the sermon with you throughout the week, by clicking the link below the video.

The Foothills building will be closed Wednesday, May 6th 2026 due to forecasted winter storm conditions. We expect to re...
05/06/2026

The Foothills building will be closed Wednesday, May 6th 2026 due to forecasted winter storm conditions. We expect to reopen on Thursday, May 7th.

If you have a group or event scheduled in the building, staff is reaching out to you about rescheduling plans.

Please call 970-493-5906 or email [email protected] for more support.

Alongside all the ways we intentionally build community, there can be small, effortless gatherings that emerge and creat...
05/01/2026

Alongside all the ways we intentionally build community, there can be small, effortless gatherings that emerge and create a reason to linger - in an airport, a fairy garden, on a driveway.

This Sunday, guest minister Rev. Kelly Dignan explores low-barrier moments that pull us out of isolation and fear into connection and hope.

Join us in person and on Zoom at 9am; in person and streaming on our website at 11am. Learn more about Sunday and beyond at: https://foothillsuu.org/currentseries

04/30/2026

So many of us are running on fumes right now. Burned out. Disconnected. Scrolling past each other. The great spiritual traditions have always known something about this. They've always invited people into the intentional cultivation of inner space. Not as escape. Not as hiding. But as practice.

There is a place in you that nobody got to first. Not your parents, not your trauma, not the empire, not the algorithm. It does not need to be explained or optimized. If the sacred can hold mystery, so can you.

You can watch or listen to Rev. Sean's entire sermon, along with the rest of the service here: https://foothillsuu.churchcenter.com/episodes/655006

"Take Notes" from the service with you by following the link below the video, or check out past services from our "Signs of Life" series.

This Sunday, Rev. Sean asks, "What does it mean to have a secret inner world, where the secret isn't deception or dishon...
04/24/2026

This Sunday, Rev. Sean asks, "What does it mean to have a secret inner world, where the secret isn't deception or dishonesty, but something you've chosen to tend on purpose? A space that belongs only to you?"

So many of us are running on fumes right now. Burned out. Disconnected. Scrolling past each other. The great spiritual traditions have always known something about this. They've always invited people into the intentional cultivation of inner space. Not as escape. Not as hiding. But as practice.

And paradoxically, we might be surprised that tending to these inner worlds - tending to these signs of life that point the way to our deepest selves - doesn't actually pull us away from others but can lead to greater intimacy and connection.

Join us in person and on Zoom at 9am; in person and streaming on our website at 11am. Learn more about Sunday and beyond at: https://foothillsuu.org/currentseries

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Fort Collins, CO
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