Unitarian Universalists of New Braunfels

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  • Thoughts

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    Our thoughts are powerful forces in creating our experience of life. By choosing how to interpret and define each moment with our thoughts, we truly create our reality. But our only true reality is the present moment, so rather than merely accepting that life is happening to us, we can harness the power of our…

  • New Braunfels Chamber Music ’24-’25 Season

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  • September Congregational Meeting

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    Dear Members and Friends of UUNB, Please save the date for our next Congregational Meeting to be held on Sunday, September 8, at 12:15 PM, after Sunday Service in person. As per our Bylaws, for any amendments, notifications and documentation must go out 30 days prior to the meeting. Links below to a Bylaw Video…

  • Celebrating 20 Years: Rev. Addae’s Ordination

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    On June 13, 2004, Rev. Addae A. Kraba was ordained into the Unitarian Universalist Denomination at the Community Church of New York. As we commemorate her 20th anniversary of service, we celebrate Rev. Addae’s impactful journey of faith, advocacy, and community leadership. Her dedication to inclusivity, justice, and spiritual growth continues to inspire and guide…

  • Values and Beliefs

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    In 2020 the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Board of Trustees appointed an Article II Study Commission which received input from thousands of Unitarian Universalists around the country before presenting, in early 2022, a proposal for changes to Article II.UUA Bylaws mandate that Article II be reviewed every fifteen years. The last wholesale review was in…

  • No Children’s RE in July

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    Don’t forget! August 25th is the Blessing of the Backpacks, our annual back to school intergen service where we send the kids back to school with love, wisdom, community and blessings.  Intergen choir participants needed! 

  • Contracting and Expanding

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    When things feel tight, it’s easy to panic or want to act in some way to ease the feeling of constriction, but sometimes our lives contract before they expand. We may be working hard on ourselves spiritually, performing good works in the world, following our dreams, but somehow still faced with constrictions of all kinds.…

  • With a Little Help from Our Friends

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    Most of you remember the line from the Beatle’s song, “I’ll get by with a little help from my friend.” However, despite the true meaning of the song’s reference to drugs, we all can use a little help from “someone” at some time in our life. As members of a faith community, we place great…

  • Doing Your Best

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    It isn’t always easy to meet the expectations we hold ourselves to, and just because we are devoted to following a spiritual path, attaining inner peace, or living a specific ideology doesn’t mean we should expect to achieve perfection. Each life experience is individual and dissimilar to another. Behaviors are shaped by these experiences, and…

  • Everyday Joys

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    It is the everyday aspects of our lives that bring us the most joy, even if at first it may seem natural to expect our feelings of happiness to come from the larger events in our lives. By noticing how small things can fill our days with delight, we are more likely to experience the…