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by Rev. John Morehouse My mother told me that when I was very young I asked more questions than even the most precocious of… Read more: Curiosity as Spiritual Practice

The Art Group at Main Line Unitarian Church presents Observatory, a multimedia exhibit at the Fireside Gallery running May 15 through July 12, 2026.

One of golf’s four major championships arrives at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square May 11–17—just two miles from MLUC. With an estimated 200,000… Read more: Plan Ahead: The PGA Championship Is Coming to Our Backyard

At the 2026 Annual Congregational Meeting on June 14, we will elect three candidates for the Board of Trustees—Lloyd Cole, Kevin Donahue, and Alan… Read more: 2026 Candidates for Election

by Senior Minister Rev. John Morehouse As we enter the month of May, with our spiritual theme of curiosity, I hope we can remember… Read more: I – Thou

by Congregational Life Coordinator and Ministerial Intern Yvette McDonnell Spring has arrived, making it the perfect moment for a deep spring cleaning. Across many… Read more: Spring Cleaning Ritual

by Rev. John Morehouse In this time of political dystopia, economic chaos and a threatening war, I think of the spiritual power of brokenness.… Read more: Holes Everywhere

We are excited to announce that Rev. Lisa Schilansky (they/she) will join Main Line Unitarian Church as our new Director of Social Justice beginning… Read more: Welcome, Rev. Lisa Schilansky: MLUC’s New Director of Social Justice

by Music Director David Brown It has almost become cliché when I talk about my work as a musician in the context of a… Read more: The Possibility of Music

This spring, Main Line Unitarian Church is reading When We the People Lead, the Leaders Will Follow by Richard McKnight, PhD—a clear, hopeful, and deeply practical… Read more: Our Spring All-Church Read

by Dawn Star Sarahs-Borchelt, Director of Learning & Family Ministries On April 1, I begin a three-month sabbatical. What this means for me is… Read more: Dawn Star’s Sabbatical

The Right Relations Covenant Team has drafted a covenant for our community and is asking for your input. The congregation will vote on the… Read more: Feedback sought on Draft Right Relations Covenant

“I like to paint with the intention of infusing joy, peace, humanity in my work.” —Susan Jarvis Ragland The Politics of Joy, an exhibition… Read more: The Politics of Joy: Art Exhibit Now on Display

by Music Director David Brown Some of you know that I am “fake Irish.” Despite having no Celtic ancestry, I have been championing the… Read more: St. Patrick’s Day and the Case for Celtic Wisdom

by Senior Minister Rev. John Morehouse When I hear the words “Pay attention,” I slip back to some distant memory of being scolded by… Read more: Pay Attention to Your Attention

by Senior Minister Rev. John Morehouse As we begin the month of March, I am reflecting on how much uncertainty and exhaustion we are… Read more: Opening to the Unknown

by Senior Minister Rev. John Morehouse In her book The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish tells a fictionalized history of a young Jewish woman… Read more: The Weight of Love

Last Sunday, MLUC’s new Social Justice Team met for the first time, with more than 50 people in attendance. People spoke about shared priorities,… Read more: MLUC Social Justice Team Launch Update

from the Board of Trustees This is a moment that calls us to put our faith into action in bold and concrete ways. In… Read more: Now Hiring: Social Justice Director

by Music Director David Brown When you think of a musical “requiem”—the setting of a Catholic death mass—I suspect that despair, fire and brimstone,… Read more: A Requiem for the Optimist

by Director of Learning & Family Ministries Dawn Star Sarahs-Borchelt In agreement with Rev. John and the Board, I will take a three-month sabbatical… Read more: Sabbatical on the Horizon

Our community is growing and thriving, and we are making intentional choices about how we connect with one another, how our spaces support us,… Read more: Message from the Board

by Congregational Life Coordinator and Ministerial Intern Yvette McDonnell, M.Ed., MASC In 1965, as state violence was unleashed against Black citizens in Selma, Martin Luther King… Read more: Urgent: A Call to Minneapolis