Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse

06/08/2026

“Choosing to have joy
is not naively thinking
everything
will be easy.
It is courageously
believing
that there is
still hope,
even when
things get hard.”
― Morgan Harper Nichols, All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living

06/06/2026

"A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, an da man cannot live without love." Max Muller
Happy Pride Month!

06/05/2026

"With gratitude for the freedom to be our true authentic selves, may we live the Spirit of Pride. With the rainbow flag flying. high, a sense of beloved community among us, and the joy that comes from making new connections..." - Excerpt from May We Live the Spirit of Pride by Elizabeth Ketcham, found on the UUA Worship Web.

06/04/2026

The Q***r Beatitudes

Blessed are the brokenhearted,
for they will find chosen family to hold them together.

Blessed are the drag queens, the leather daddies, the femmes, the butches, the bears, the twinks, and all beyond and between,
for they show us the endless creativity of love.

Blessed are those who have been told they are “too much,”
for they will discover they are exactly enough.

Blessed are the lovers who kiss on sidewalks,
for they make the streets holy ground.

Blessed are the ones who glitter, who dance, who vogue, who sing off-key in karaoke bars,
for theirs is the kingdom of joy.

Blessed are the elders who paved the way,
for we follow in the freedom of their work.

Blessed are the young ones still figuring it out,
for the world is wide enough for all their becoming.

Blessed are we, the whole q***r family,
for love is our birthright, and joy is our inheritance.

Note: This blessing was written by Sister Sweet Suffering Tea, a fully professed Sister of Perpetual Indulgence. Sister Sweet Suffering Tea is also known as Tim Atkins.

By Tim Atkins

06/03/2026

We've been missing this week due to some issues getting into our management tools- but we're back here to provide inspiration and affirmation each day!

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!!
"We are on the forefront of le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender, and q***r inclusion for more than 40 years, we are people of all sexual orientations and gender identities."

We've been missing this week due to issues accessing our management tools, but we're back here to provide inspiration and affirmation each day!

05/30/2026

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UUs are very good at holding complexity.

We can affirm many ways to move through the world, connect to the sacred, or sing a beloved hymn… and still hold firm to the precise dishwasher loading diagram everyone should follow when using the congregation’s kitchen. 😄

That’s the beauty of our shared UU community life: we may not have perfect agreement, but we can be our best imperfect selves practicing how to live together with care, intention, and respect for one another.

05/30/2026

05/28/2026

At UUCGT, you don’t have to believe the same to belong. We welcome seekers, skeptics, theists, agnostics—and everyone in between. Here, love is the common ground. 💛

05/27/2026

"Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness." Brene Brown