Harmony, a Unitarian Universalist Community

Harmony, a Unitarian Universalist Community Harmony is a lay-led UU congregation in the northeast suburbs of Cincinnati.

09/07/2026

We're honoring ! Generations of movement organizers and working people fought for our labor rights. Today, we thank them for unions, employee benefits, child labor protections, workplace safety, and more. Alongside our grantee partners, we'll keep fighting for economic power until it's a reality for everyone.

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08/28/2026

"We need one another. We need the good news of this liberal religion. This community, our nation and our world need our radical, controversial, countercultural message that there are questions far, far more important than 'what’s in it for me?'"

~ Rev. James C. Leach, "The Infinite Enlargement of the Heart"

08/02/2026

We take in stories each day – headlines, ideologies, campaign tactics, politics, and stump speeches – attempting to convince us that human goodness is impossible. It would be understandable to adopt this lens as our own in this chaotic time, if it were not for the way we as Unitarian Universalists live with one another in community.

When we affirm in our congregations and communities that humanity is inherently worthy and met in that highest value by all of creation, when we give of our time and our resources to strengthen the work of partnership and faithful witness, we are refuting the stories of the day and renewing the very wholeness and possibility of our tradition.

Nicole Pressley, the UUA’s Organizing Strategy Team director, insists that for democracy to work, we need one another and therefore, we must care for each other. All of the work of Side With Love is an investment in democracy and the collective power of community. It is all about the promise, the process, and the people.

Our labor on behalf of climate justice is an investment in democracy. Our work for abolition is an investment in democracy. Our insistence on bodily autonomy through reproductive justice, LGBTQ and gender justice, and disability rights is an investment in democracy. Organizing against criminalization as racial justice and immigration justice is an investment in democracy.

Our showing up for electoral justice, especially in this election season, is an investment in each other and through this, an investment in democracy. The promise of democracy lives in the collective whole and it is made manifest through our actions and our care for one another.

06/26/2026

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Noem v. Al Otro Lado has profound consequences for people seeking asylum in the United States.

As Unitarian Universalists, we affirm that every person has inherent worthiness and dignity. Our faith calls us to practice hospitality, join in solidarity with immigrants and refugees, and work for policies that uphold human rights and compassion.

We remain committed to supporting our immigrant and refugee neighbors and advocating for a just and humane asylum system.

Read the full UUA statement at the link in the comments.

06/21/2026

On the Summer Solstice, we celebrate the longest day of the year—the moment when the sun offers its fullest light to the world.

As the Persian mystical poet Hafiz says in this beloved poem, the sun never asks for anything in return. It simply shines, warming the earth, nourishing life, and illuminating all it touches.

What might it mean to live with a love like that? A love rooted in generosity rather than transaction. A love that gives freely, creates abundance, and helps others grow.

May this Solstice invite us to receive the gifts of this season with gratitude—and to share our own light generously with the world.

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06/10/2026

Along with the worship, the potlucks, and the friendships, there's another gift many people find in a UU community:

The freedom to be yourself.

No pretending required.

Just a welcome that says, "Come as you are. There's room for you here.”❤️🕯️

06/07/2026

We send our unwavering support for Unitarian Universalists (UU) in uniform and our UU military chaplains. We recently learned the Department of Defense (DOD) has removed 180 separate religious affiliations from the US military’s list of religious affiliation codes. This eliminates the code for Unitarian Universalists, as well as Humanists, Atheists and Pagan traditions, and many others. Along with dozens of other religious traditions, UUs will be categorized broadly under “Other” in military’s religious affiliation codes.

Please note this decision does not directly impact the status of our UU military chaplains, who are authorized through a separate faith-based endorsement process with the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). What it does mean is that Unitarian Universalist service members will not be able to select their specific religious identity in their personnel records. This may make it more difficult for our uniformed UUs to access the spiritual care that they need.

At this time, we are diligently working with our UUA counsel and partners in a variety of faith traditions to craft a strategic response that faithfully represents our values and demonstrates clear support for our UU service members and their families, as well as all those who are impacted by this DOD policy.

We will share more information when it is available. But today, we declare that no government action can erase our faith nor lessen the powerful and necessary grounding it provides for those who serve.

Read the full statement at the link in the comments.

05/25/2026

Memorial Day invites many kinds of remembrance.

Today, we hold gratitude and care for all who served in the military, including the many Unitarian Universalists who gave of themselves in service to their country and communities. We honor those who died in war and military service, and the loved ones who carry their memory forward.

We also hold close the immeasurable human cost of violence—lives lost, families changed forever, communities shattered, and generations shaped by grief.

Veterans For Peace calls for a deeper kind of remembrance: one that resists turning this day into a celebration of militarism and instead asks us to reckon honestly with the human cost of war.

At a time when war and suffering continue across the globe, may we remember that every life carries inherent worth and dignity. And may we continue the work of building communities grounded in compassion, justice, and peace.

Read the full statement from Veterans For Peace at the link in the comments.

Thank you to Susan Wenner Jackson for speaking about belonging at the Joint Service of the Unitarian Universalist Counci...
05/10/2026

Thank you to Susan Wenner Jackson for speaking about belonging at the Joint Service of the Unitarian Universalist Council of Greater Cincinnati this morning at First Unitarian. Thank you to Chuck Wiggins for serving on the Service Planning Team. Great morning!

04/22/2026

“You cannot care for the land if you do not care for its people. Climate justice is people justice.”
— Lawrence Nault

This quote from Lawrence Nault names something essential: The climate crisis is not separate from the conditions people are living in.

It is shaped by race, by economics, by disability, by migration—by who is most impacted and who is most protected.

When we take that seriously, it shifts what this work asks of us.

Not just individual action, but shared responsibility.
Not siloed efforts, but work across our whole communities.
Not quick results, but a long commitment to transformation.

🌎 So this Earth Day, we’re asking:

Where is your congregation in this understanding?
What would it look like to take this seriously—not just in one committee, but together?

May we care for the land by caring for one another.
May we stay with the work.

Explore resources from Side With Love at the link in the comments.

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8639 Columbia Road
Maineville, OH
45039

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