Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF)
@clfuu.bsky.social
We are a Unitarian Universalist church with no geographical boundary. Learn more here: https://clfuu.org
CLF weekly worship! Sun, Nov 23, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Mon, Nov 24 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
We will look to the ancient wisdom of the Haudenosaunee people as we nurture gratitude for each other & for the beings with whom we share this planet. We are reminded that all flourishing is mutual.
We will look to the ancient wisdom of the Haudenosaunee people as we nurture gratitude for each other & for the beings with whom we share this planet. We are reminded that all flourishing is mutual.
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
CLF weekly worship! Sun, Nov 23, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Mon, Nov 24 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
We will look to the ancient wisdom of the Haudenosaunee people as we nurture gratitude for each other & for the beings with whom we share this planet. We are reminded that all flourishing is mutual.
We will look to the ancient wisdom of the Haudenosaunee people as we nurture gratitude for each other & for the beings with whom we share this planet. We are reminded that all flourishing is mutual.
It's that time of the year! Worthy Now Prison Ministry has 2000 members currently experiencing incarceration. Gather your friends and family to help us send 6,000 messages filled with holiday UU love and support. Our goal is to send at least three messages to each member!
clfuu.org/holidaymessages
clfuu.org/holidaymessages
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's that time of the year! Worthy Now Prison Ministry has 2000 members currently experiencing incarceration. Gather your friends and family to help us send 6,000 messages filled with holiday UU love and support. Our goal is to send at least three messages to each member!
clfuu.org/holidaymessages
clfuu.org/holidaymessages
CLF weekly worship! Sun, Nov 16, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Mon, Nov 17 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
Many are experiencing days that are darker due to the seasons with celebrations that center the “return of the light.” Let's reconsider our relationship to the dark as the place we find redemption.
Many are experiencing days that are darker due to the seasons with celebrations that center the “return of the light.” Let's reconsider our relationship to the dark as the place we find redemption.
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
CLF weekly worship! Sun, Nov 16, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Mon, Nov 17 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
Many are experiencing days that are darker due to the seasons with celebrations that center the “return of the light.” Let's reconsider our relationship to the dark as the place we find redemption.
Many are experiencing days that are darker due to the seasons with celebrations that center the “return of the light.” Let's reconsider our relationship to the dark as the place we find redemption.
CLF weekly worship! Sun, Nov 9, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Mon, Nov 10 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
If every person is inherently worthy, it means that no one is disposable. How does this change the way we gather, live, and advocate for justice? How we approach redemption and salvation?
If every person is inherently worthy, it means that no one is disposable. How does this change the way we gather, live, and advocate for justice? How we approach redemption and salvation?
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
CLF weekly worship! Sun, Nov 9, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Mon, Nov 10 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
If every person is inherently worthy, it means that no one is disposable. How does this change the way we gather, live, and advocate for justice? How we approach redemption and salvation?
If every person is inherently worthy, it means that no one is disposable. How does this change the way we gather, live, and advocate for justice? How we approach redemption and salvation?
It's that time of the year!
Gather your friends & family to help us send 6,000 messages filled with holiday UU love & support to CLF members experiencing incarceration. Our goal is to send 3 messages to each member. You don't need to be a CLF member to participate.
clfuu.org/holidaymessages
Gather your friends & family to help us send 6,000 messages filled with holiday UU love & support to CLF members experiencing incarceration. Our goal is to send 3 messages to each member. You don't need to be a CLF member to participate.
clfuu.org/holidaymessages
November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It's that time of the year!
Gather your friends & family to help us send 6,000 messages filled with holiday UU love & support to CLF members experiencing incarceration. Our goal is to send 3 messages to each member. You don't need to be a CLF member to participate.
clfuu.org/holidaymessages
Gather your friends & family to help us send 6,000 messages filled with holiday UU love & support to CLF members experiencing incarceration. Our goal is to send 3 messages to each member. You don't need to be a CLF member to participate.
clfuu.org/holidaymessages
CLF weekly worship! Sun, Nov 2, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Mon, Nov 3 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
It's been over 2 years since the start of the genocide in Gaza & the world has been grieving the loss of thousands of Palestinians. We will honor the lives lost & pray for an end to the horror.
It's been over 2 years since the start of the genocide in Gaza & the world has been grieving the loss of thousands of Palestinians. We will honor the lives lost & pray for an end to the horror.
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
CLF weekly worship! Sun, Nov 2, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Mon, Nov 3 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
It's been over 2 years since the start of the genocide in Gaza & the world has been grieving the loss of thousands of Palestinians. We will honor the lives lost & pray for an end to the horror.
It's been over 2 years since the start of the genocide in Gaza & the world has been grieving the loss of thousands of Palestinians. We will honor the lives lost & pray for an end to the horror.
In the US, where the CLF is headquartered, we stop observing Daylight Saving Time on Nov 2.
If you live where DST is ignored, the CLF worship will begin an hour later than usual for you.
Learn more and determine when worship occurs in your time zone: www.clfuu.org/whentoworship
If you live where DST is ignored, the CLF worship will begin an hour later than usual for you.
Learn more and determine when worship occurs in your time zone: www.clfuu.org/whentoworship
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In the US, where the CLF is headquartered, we stop observing Daylight Saving Time on Nov 2.
If you live where DST is ignored, the CLF worship will begin an hour later than usual for you.
Learn more and determine when worship occurs in your time zone: www.clfuu.org/whentoworship
If you live where DST is ignored, the CLF worship will begin an hour later than usual for you.
Learn more and determine when worship occurs in your time zone: www.clfuu.org/whentoworship
CLF weekly worship! Sun, Oct 26, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Mon, Oct 27 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
Job's wife is vilified for her anguished response to tragedy in her household. What if we listened more closely to her challenge? Instead of avoiding the pain, we allowed a more courageous faith?
Job's wife is vilified for her anguished response to tragedy in her household. What if we listened more closely to her challenge? Instead of avoiding the pain, we allowed a more courageous faith?
October 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
CLF weekly worship! Sun, Oct 26, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Mon, Oct 27 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
Job's wife is vilified for her anguished response to tragedy in her household. What if we listened more closely to her challenge? Instead of avoiding the pain, we allowed a more courageous faith?
Job's wife is vilified for her anguished response to tragedy in her household. What if we listened more closely to her challenge? Instead of avoiding the pain, we allowed a more courageous faith?
For folks near the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee, you're warmly welcomed to attend worship 11/2/2025 — Rev. Dr. Michael Tino will be the pulpit guest.
If you're able to make it, please show them a little CLF love! uumilwaukee.org/event/rev-michael-tino-pulpit-guest
If you're able to make it, please show them a little CLF love! uumilwaukee.org/event/rev-michael-tino-pulpit-guest
Rev. Michael Tino, Pulpit Guest - First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee
Today’s Topic: TBD Worship Team: Rev. Michael Tino, Pulpit Guest Alissa Rhode, Lead Music Director Jen Murray, Worship Associate Livestream...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
For folks near the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee, you're warmly welcomed to attend worship 11/2/2025 — Rev. Dr. Michael Tino will be the pulpit guest.
If you're able to make it, please show them a little CLF love! uumilwaukee.org/event/rev-michael-tino-pulpit-guest
If you're able to make it, please show them a little CLF love! uumilwaukee.org/event/rev-michael-tino-pulpit-guest
CLF weekly worship! Sunday, Oct 19, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Monday, Oct 20 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
Often when we discuss grief, we are encouraged to identify, acknowledge and/or accept the layers and cycles of grief that we are experiencing. How do we engage when we are the cause of grief?
Often when we discuss grief, we are encouraged to identify, acknowledge and/or accept the layers and cycles of grief that we are experiencing. How do we engage when we are the cause of grief?
October 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
CLF weekly worship! Sunday, Oct 19, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Monday, Oct 20 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
Often when we discuss grief, we are encouraged to identify, acknowledge and/or accept the layers and cycles of grief that we are experiencing. How do we engage when we are the cause of grief?
Often when we discuss grief, we are encouraged to identify, acknowledge and/or accept the layers and cycles of grief that we are experiencing. How do we engage when we are the cause of grief?
CLF weekly worship! Sunday, Oct 12, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Monday, Oct 13 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
Rev. Meg Barnhouse said, "I believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every person, not every idea." What ways can we affirm each other & maintain the humanity of all?
Rev. Meg Barnhouse said, "I believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every person, not every idea." What ways can we affirm each other & maintain the humanity of all?
October 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
CLF weekly worship! Sunday, Oct 12, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Monday, Oct 13 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
Rev. Meg Barnhouse said, "I believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every person, not every idea." What ways can we affirm each other & maintain the humanity of all?
Rev. Meg Barnhouse said, "I believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every person, not every idea." What ways can we affirm each other & maintain the humanity of all?
Do you feel a chill in the air? It’s officially hoodie weather in the Northern Hemisphere — time to get cozy and support your UU values! Snag your Abolition or CLF hoodie (aka cuddle gear!) in the CLF merch shop and stay warm while representing beloved community.
Order here: clfuu.org/merch
Order here: clfuu.org/merch
October 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Do you feel a chill in the air? It’s officially hoodie weather in the Northern Hemisphere — time to get cozy and support your UU values! Snag your Abolition or CLF hoodie (aka cuddle gear!) in the CLF merch shop and stay warm while representing beloved community.
Order here: clfuu.org/merch
Order here: clfuu.org/merch
Thank you to everyone who supported the Worthy Now Prison Ministry Fall Fundraiser. We raised $22,275 — $2,750 shy of our $25,000 goal!
This makes it possible for us to keep connecting, supporting, & uplifting incarcerated UU siblings through spiritual care, classes, & community.
clfuu.org/beloved
This makes it possible for us to keep connecting, supporting, & uplifting incarcerated UU siblings through spiritual care, classes, & community.
clfuu.org/beloved
October 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Thank you to everyone who supported the Worthy Now Prison Ministry Fall Fundraiser. We raised $22,275 — $2,750 shy of our $25,000 goal!
This makes it possible for us to keep connecting, supporting, & uplifting incarcerated UU siblings through spiritual care, classes, & community.
clfuu.org/beloved
This makes it possible for us to keep connecting, supporting, & uplifting incarcerated UU siblings through spiritual care, classes, & community.
clfuu.org/beloved
URGENT: The CLF Worthy Now Prison Ministry needs YOUR SUPPORT!
We’ve raised $15,520, but we’re still $9,480 short of our $25,000 goal. The deadline is now extended to Sunday, Oct 5—we're choosing to extend the fundraiser because the need is urgent.
Please give & share this post clfuu.org/beloved
We’ve raised $15,520, but we’re still $9,480 short of our $25,000 goal. The deadline is now extended to Sunday, Oct 5—we're choosing to extend the fundraiser because the need is urgent.
Please give & share this post clfuu.org/beloved
September 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
URGENT: The CLF Worthy Now Prison Ministry needs YOUR SUPPORT!
We’ve raised $15,520, but we’re still $9,480 short of our $25,000 goal. The deadline is now extended to Sunday, Oct 5—we're choosing to extend the fundraiser because the need is urgent.
Please give & share this post clfuu.org/beloved
We’ve raised $15,520, but we’re still $9,480 short of our $25,000 goal. The deadline is now extended to Sunday, Oct 5—we're choosing to extend the fundraiser because the need is urgent.
Please give & share this post clfuu.org/beloved
“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.” -Assata Shakur (1947-2025)
September 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.” -Assata Shakur (1947-2025)
CLF weekly worship! Sunday, Sept 28, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Monday, Sept 29 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
Lamentation is a ritualized approach to grief. It creates opportunities for us to acknowledge, reflect upon and say goodbye to the piles of rubble we leave behind.
Lamentation is a ritualized approach to grief. It creates opportunities for us to acknowledge, reflect upon and say goodbye to the piles of rubble we leave behind.
September 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
CLF weekly worship! Sunday, Sept 28, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Monday, Sept 29 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
Lamentation is a ritualized approach to grief. It creates opportunities for us to acknowledge, reflect upon and say goodbye to the piles of rubble we leave behind.
Lamentation is a ritualized approach to grief. It creates opportunities for us to acknowledge, reflect upon and say goodbye to the piles of rubble we leave behind.
We just refreshed our online resources to study the Congregational Study Action Issue (CSAI): Abolition, Transformation, and Faith Formation. If you’re not sure where to start — we made it easy: start here!
clfuu.org/abolition
clfuu.org/abolition
Abolition, Transformation, and Faith Formation - Quest for Meaning
Subscribe to updates Abolition is a holistic approach to systemic social change that includes, but is not limited to: the abolition of slavery; replacing
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September 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We just refreshed our online resources to study the Congregational Study Action Issue (CSAI): Abolition, Transformation, and Faith Formation. If you’re not sure where to start — we made it easy: start here!
clfuu.org/abolition
clfuu.org/abolition
CLF weekly worship! Sunday, Sept 21, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Monday, Sept 22 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
In many cultures lamenting includes singing, dancing, and sharing a community meal. Powerful ways to express emotion, bear witness, and support each other as we grieve in community.
In many cultures lamenting includes singing, dancing, and sharing a community meal. Powerful ways to express emotion, bear witness, and support each other as we grieve in community.
September 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
CLF weekly worship! Sunday, Sept 21, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Monday, Sept 22 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
In many cultures lamenting includes singing, dancing, and sharing a community meal. Powerful ways to express emotion, bear witness, and support each other as we grieve in community.
In many cultures lamenting includes singing, dancing, and sharing a community meal. Powerful ways to express emotion, bear witness, and support each other as we grieve in community.
This week's VUU episode is a little extra special: Austin-based rock band Parker Woodland will be sharing how their art & dedication to abolition intersect.
Happening: Sep 18 at 12pm ET/9am PT
Streaming live here: community.clfuu.org
Learn more about their work: parkerwoodland.com
Happening: Sep 18 at 12pm ET/9am PT
Streaming live here: community.clfuu.org
Learn more about their work: parkerwoodland.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This week's VUU episode is a little extra special: Austin-based rock band Parker Woodland will be sharing how their art & dedication to abolition intersect.
Happening: Sep 18 at 12pm ET/9am PT
Streaming live here: community.clfuu.org
Learn more about their work: parkerwoodland.com
Happening: Sep 18 at 12pm ET/9am PT
Streaming live here: community.clfuu.org
Learn more about their work: parkerwoodland.com
We’re entering week 3 of the CLF Worthy Now Prison Ministry Fall Fundraiser — with just one week left to reach $25,000 goal.
Isolation is part of the carceral system — your gift helps break through those walls with love, belonging, and sacred connection.
Give today: clfuu.org/beloved
Isolation is part of the carceral system — your gift helps break through those walls with love, belonging, and sacred connection.
Give today: clfuu.org/beloved
September 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We’re entering week 3 of the CLF Worthy Now Prison Ministry Fall Fundraiser — with just one week left to reach $25,000 goal.
Isolation is part of the carceral system — your gift helps break through those walls with love, belonging, and sacred connection.
Give today: clfuu.org/beloved
Isolation is part of the carceral system — your gift helps break through those walls with love, belonging, and sacred connection.
Give today: clfuu.org/beloved
Support the CLF Prison Ministry: life-saving connection, care, & community for people experiencing incarceration. Sacred connection that says: you are not forgotten, you are worthy now.
Donate today or start your own fundraising team & help us grow the circle of beloved community.
clfuu.org/beloved
Donate today or start your own fundraising team & help us grow the circle of beloved community.
clfuu.org/beloved
September 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Support the CLF Prison Ministry: life-saving connection, care, & community for people experiencing incarceration. Sacred connection that says: you are not forgotten, you are worthy now.
Donate today or start your own fundraising team & help us grow the circle of beloved community.
clfuu.org/beloved
Donate today or start your own fundraising team & help us grow the circle of beloved community.
clfuu.org/beloved
We have started sending Quest Monthly through email for environmental and budget reasons. If you prefer to receive printed Quest mailed through the USPS , please go here: clfuu.org/print-quest The cost to receive one year (8 printed issues) is $50.
July 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We have started sending Quest Monthly through email for environmental and budget reasons. If you prefer to receive printed Quest mailed through the USPS , please go here: clfuu.org/print-quest The cost to receive one year (8 printed issues) is $50.
Our abolition shirts and classic CLF logo gear — t-shirts, hoodies, and tote bags — are now available for purchase! A portion of every purchase supports the CLF’s transformative ministries — you're helping amplify a message of love, justice, and liberation.
clfuu.org/merch
clfuu.org/merch
July 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Our abolition shirts and classic CLF logo gear — t-shirts, hoodies, and tote bags — are now available for purchase! A portion of every purchase supports the CLF’s transformative ministries — you're helping amplify a message of love, justice, and liberation.
clfuu.org/merch
clfuu.org/merch
Thank you to everyone who renewed their membership and stewardship with the CLF! We reached 71% of our participation goal. Your support sustains worship, prison ministry, and faith development. We are deeply grateful!
Renew: clfuu.org/renewal
Join: clfuu.org/join
Donate: clfuu.org/give
Renew: clfuu.org/renewal
Join: clfuu.org/join
Donate: clfuu.org/give
June 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Thank you to everyone who renewed their membership and stewardship with the CLF! We reached 71% of our participation goal. Your support sustains worship, prison ministry, and faith development. We are deeply grateful!
Renew: clfuu.org/renewal
Join: clfuu.org/join
Donate: clfuu.org/give
Renew: clfuu.org/renewal
Join: clfuu.org/join
Donate: clfuu.org/give
CLF weekly worship! Sunday, June 16, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Monday, June 16, at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
We will celebrate a CLF version of the flower ceremony and use the courage of the Čapeks to guide us together.
We will celebrate a CLF version of the flower ceremony and use the courage of the Čapeks to guide us together.
June 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
CLF weekly worship! Sunday, June 16, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Monday, June 16, at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship
We will celebrate a CLF version of the flower ceremony and use the courage of the Čapeks to guide us together.
We will celebrate a CLF version of the flower ceremony and use the courage of the Čapeks to guide us together.