My first UU service.

[lilithu]

I was able to make it back this Sunday, and really enjoyed the services this week too. It was a sermon about hope, and was a bit more spiritual in tone than last weeks (the one about the DREAM Act). I was told that a lot of the sermons will be political in nature, but I am really glad that is seems like there is a balance between political and spiritual.

There was a bit of politics though, as the Minister showed us that one of the Churches signs about supporting the DREAM Act had been set fire to by some ******* (my words, not his). :/

I also stayed a little longer afterwords and was able to connect with a few more people. Nothing too in depth, but it was still nice to have people to be able to talk to. I'm usually shy as all heck around strangers, but everyone so far has been really friendly and approachable.

Liking two Sundays in a row is a good sign. And you're right, the first visit is the hardest. I almost didn't go in my first Sunday. In my experience, even the sermons that are focused on the spiritual will have a bit of politics, just to ground it in reality. And vice versa, hopefully, even the sermons that are focused on politics should have some spirituality. Of course, congregations vary greatly, and I've only been to the Baltimore church once.

Edit: Not sure if it matters or not, but I should probably clarify that when I say "Dream Act", I'm referring to the Maryland one specifically. Both that and same sex marriage will be on our election ballot, and the Minister has been trying to urge us to vote for both.

Yeah, I wish they would stop calling these state bills "DREAM Acts," because they're not and it's confusing. States do not have the power to grant legal status within the U.S.; only the federal govt has that power. These state bills are about tuition parity.