The UUFLG invites everyone into our community, without regard to race, gender, age, color, national origin, ethnic background, socioeconomic status, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Sunday Services
February 16, 2024
Love, Grace & Grievance
Inspired by Valentine’s Day, an exploration of loneliness, romance, family, and the infinite. –Shams Cohen, Minister
February 23, 2024
American Dialects: Standard vs Non-Standard
This Sunday, Sharmin Khan will help us explore American English dialects, both standard and non-standard, as well as regional and social varieties. She’ll begin with an overview of what is a “standard” language and how a language is standardized. Then we’ll look at non-standard varieties specifically Black English, Chicano/a English, and Spanglish. The overarching theme highlights that our attitudes, biases, and prejudices play into the notion of a standard language being inherently superior to non-standard varieties.
Sharmin has been a member of UUFLG for the past six years. She recently retired from SJSU where she taught in the Department of Linguistics and Language Development. Her academic interests include English as a global language, second language acquisition, and writing pedagogy.
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Minister’s Musings (Latest shared on 11/21/24)
Stronger Together
To make our world better, each of us must celebrate and share our unique gifts to nurture our planet. As curious, spiritually independent people, our Fellowship strives to provide an open and supportive environment to explore the creativity, strength, and wisdom within the diverse experiences and aspirations of each of us. We find joy and meaning in such a community. And by working together, we strengthen our connections.
|We are a Welcoming Congregation, intentionally and openly taking steps to welcome into our community people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
In these challenging times, here are links to vital resources:
Social assistance resources listed by the City of San José (covers wider metro area)
Santa Clara County Social Services