Sunday Services begin at 10:30 am at 4775 SW 21st Street in Topeka, KS.

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.

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The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Topeka has a part-time minister, Rev. Shannon Gorres, who leads programs twice a month.  Learn more about Rev. Shannon on our Staff page. We provide lay-led programs on the other Sundays.  We endeavor to present a variety of inspiring topics that illustrate or relate to our Eight Principles.  Our April theme is Interdependence.

Sunday morning audio-visual during our Sunday services occurs thanks to Dylan Cook.

April 7, 2024: Moon Math and Mysteries

With a solar eclipse right around the corner, we’ll first dive into the incredible math of the moon. From how the moon was made to how it orbits Earth, we are interdependent. And without the moon’s gravity pulling on the ocean tides, human life on earth would be over. We’ll also contemplate some moon mysteries: the evolution of moon deities, menstruation and sleep influences, and lunar cycle garden planting.–Rev. Shannon 

April 14, 2024: A Conference of Birds

Hadi, local Sufi disciple and master, shares the wisdom of The Conference of the Birds, the Persian epic poem by Farid ud-Din Attar, commonly known as Attar of Nishapur. The title is from the Qur’an, 27:16, where Sulayman and Dāwūd are said to have been taught the speech, of the birds.

Coordinator: Cynthia Maxwell

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April 21, 2024 Earth Day: Beyond Aspirational Recycling

Of all the things we can do for the environment, recycling is consistently one of the most popular among Americans. But if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. A lack of processing facilities, strained U.S.-China relations, and a shortage of demand for recycled materials (especially plastics) all mean that often, what we put in the bin ends up in the landfill. What can consumers do?

The presenter is Michael Smith, a Professor of Political Science at Emporia State who does “deep dives” into public policy topics for his monthly newspaper column.

Coordinator: Cathy Molineux

April 28, 2024: Fair Trade and the Quadruple Bottom Line

Fair trade education often focuses on international purchases of chocolate, coffee, and t-shirts that provide safe and equitable working conditions. This is super important. And, organizations within the USA are fighting for fair trade and freedom here. While the USA declared slavery illegal in 1865, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers program has prosecuted numerous multi-state, multi-worker farm slavery operations. You can be part of this movement too. You can advocate for Fair Trade products, or for businesses displaying the triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit. The quadruple bottom line adds “purpose,” and this purpose can include a promise that extends seven generations into the future. How could our participation in fair trade go further? What could come out of dreaming big for our grandchildren’s grandchildren?–Rev. Shannon