Geneva from St Peter's cathedral

 

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GENEVA UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS

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Love is the doctrine of this church,
The quest of truth is its sacrament,
And service is its prayer.
To dwell together in peace,
To seek knowledge in freedom,
To serve life in fellowship,
To the end that all souls shall grow in harmony:
Thus do we covenant with each and with all.

Griswold Williams (adapted)

Next Service

    Date: 15 January 2012   Topic: UU and Buddhism: exploring the connections

Sunday Meetings.

The Unitarian Universalist group in Geneva,Switzerland invites you to join us for Sunday services, usually the 3rd Sunday of the month.

This year we offer two types of service. On some Sundays we focus on seasonal observances drawn from various religious traditions. These are joint services with adults and children meeting together. On other Sundays we examine our spirituality, e.g., using as our framework Riane Eisler and David Loye's The Partnership Way concerning new tools for living and learning. For these services a concurrent youth service is offered for children four years and older; this year the youth are exploring a curriculum called "Being your Best," by Barbara Lewis, which uses fun activities to encourage character development. If you are planning to bring your children, please notify genevauu@pckswarms.ch so that we will have enough materials and snacks. Younger children are welcome with an accompanying adult.

Please join us for a year devoted to celebrating life and better understanding our spirituality.

Since dates may change, and some activities take place at other venues, please refer to our meeting announcement emails. If not on our mailing list, please call or email to confirm.


Meeting Time and Place

We usually meet on the 3rd Sunday of the month at 4 pm in the Quaker House, 13 Avenue du Mervelet, Petit Saconnex.

To reach the Quaker House by public transport, take the Number 14 or 16  tram (direction Avanchet) to the "Bouchet" stop at the intersection of Route de Meyrin and Avenue du Bouchet. Then walk right (if coming from Cornavin) on Avenue du Bouchet and follow this road to Avenue du Mervelet on the left (at the Kuwaiti Mission). Turn left, go past Chemin Charles Georg. and the Quaker House is the second house on the left. Enter through the large gate.

Alternatively, bus 22 stops at "Mervelet" (Avenue Bouchet near the bottom of Avenue du Mervelet) on its way between the Place des Nations and the Tours-de-Carouge. (But note that buses run at 40 minute intervals on Sunday afternoons, as of this writing.) 

If you are coming by car, there is some parking (but only on one side of the road) in Avenue Riant Parc, Avenue du Mervelet and Chemin Charles Georg.


For More Information

Please call or send email to find out more about our next meeting or to get on our mailing list. We customarily do not meet in July and August.

- Isabelle (+41 22 366 0919) or Deborah (+41 76 463-3491)

- or e-mail us at genevauu@pckswarms.ch

Our Seven Principles

(from www.uua.org)

There are seven principles which Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote:

  • The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
  • Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
  • Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
  • A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
  • The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
  • The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
  • Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

Unitarian Universalism (UU) draws from many sources:

  • Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life;
  • Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love;
  • Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;
  • Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;
  • Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit.
  • Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.

These principles and sources of faith are the backbone of our religious community.

Children's Version of the Principles and Purposes

  1. Each person is important.
  2. Be kind in all you do.
  3. We're free to learn together.
  4. We search for what is true.
  5. All people need a voice.
  6. Build a fair and peaceful world.
  7. We care for Earth's lifeboat.

What is Unitarian Universalism?

Follow these links to find out more:
The Unitarian Universalist Association (United States)     The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches (Britain)
European Unitarian Universalists The International Council of Unitarians and Universalists
The Church of the Larger Fellowship's inspirational monthly newsletter and KidTalk

Basel Unitarian Unversalists
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(Updated 31 December 2011)