Sunday Services begin at 10:30 am at 4775 SW 21st Street in Topeka, KS. We are currently without a minister, and our programs are lay-led.  We endeavor to present a variety of inspiring topics that illustrate or relate to our Eight Principles and our UU Values.  

Adults and children start together in Scanland Hall when the program begins at 10:30 am. Most children leave to attend Religious Exploration classes down the hall at 10:45 am after the Story For All Ages and are picked up at 11:45 am.   New children are welcome to join our Religious Exploration classes or to stay in Scanland Hall with the adults. Several times each year, we have a multigenerational service (MultiGen). These services are for all ages, and are designed to be fun and enlightening for everyone.

For infants and toddlers, we have a fully equipped nursery staffed with a paid and experienced attendant and at least one volunteer. You are welcome to make use of the nursery or to keep your infant or toddler with you in the service. The service is live streamed to the big monitor in the Gathering Space. Families are welcome to make use of that space as well.

We are grateful for the contributions of our Sunday morning AV Team: Dylan Cook, Mat Bordelon, and Jake Starr.

Our February theme is Inclusion.

February 2, 2025: Brighid’s Gifts: Inclusion and Creativity

Explore the divine feminine of Native European—especially Irish–lore and history as the goddess Brighid, or Brid. She is associated with poetry, healing, and smithcraft. From the Celtic tribes to St. Brigid of Christianity, this female figure models inclusion in many ways. Brighid’s Day is also known as Imbolc—when the Celts celebrated the midpoint of winter by honoring the subtle stirrings of Spring.

Moderator: Sue Westwind

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February 9, 2025: Inclusion in a Congregation

Inclusion in a congregation means to expand the whole and make it larger by admitting, embracing and including new people. It seeks to broaden the community by being open to new people and their experiences and perspectives. If this is putting love into action, what might that look like? Come explore this.

Moderator: Chuck Fantz

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February 16, 2025: Neurodivergence and Other Ways to Love

Join us again for our annual-ish Hugs & Quiches, a service to celebrate love, relationship, and community. This UUFT developed tradition has been held most years since 1986. After 30 years of Hugs & Quiches, it was decided (by the originators) to call it good and cease the tradition. But after a few years of pleas for its return, H&Q was resumed. So,… Welcome to UUFT’s own, Hugs & Quiches: A 40 year celebration.

Moderator: Janine Silsby

February 23, 2025: Let’s be a people of Defiant Joy–Rev. Luckey

When we live in a time where we feel as if the earth is doomed, we might wonder: Are we deluding ourselves if we think we can still be joyful? Aren’t we just covering our eyes and our ears to the reality around us? But what if we choose to live in such a way that instead of denying the forces of greed and exploitation around us, we defy them, defy them with joy in our hearts?

Moderator: Rob Koch