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Thinking about Joining the Unitarian Society of Hartford? Below you will find some Sunday Morning Pulpit Testimonials as well as a collection of statements directly related to the question, Why I joined USH. Before you read them, you may wish to learn about Unitarian Principles and how we practice them. A Collection of Sunday Morning Pulpit Testimonials Sunday services at the Unitarian Society of Hartford offer so much.  Inspiring, challenging, humor-laden sermons, marvelous music from the choir and soloists, hymns to (try to) sing and, many Sundays, a pulpit testimonial. These testimonials, delivered from the chancel by members and friends of the Society, cover an astounding variety of topics.  They are heart-felt, contemplative, amusing, well-prepared.  Many appeal for financial—and other—support for groups the speaker and the USH support.  Others describe the factors that brought them here.  They are delivered by both long-time and quite new members, by senior citizens and by teenagers. All show a love for and a commitment to the Unitarian Society of Hartford.  Lightly-edited versions of some of these testimonials from September 2006 to the present follow. Testimonials: Within These Walls, I Have Found My People It is All About Being Welcoming Eighty Years is Hard to Put Into a Few Minutes Social Responsibility Means Addressing Poverty I Want to Make the World a Better Place I Am Still Working on my Understanding of Unitarian Universalism We Have All Been Disabled by Life in Some Way I Must Do Social Justice Work They Think it is Weird Because I do not Have to Follow a Specific Set of Beliefs Why Am I Here? The Homeless Do Not Have Such a Loving Community ICEJ Has And is Making a Difference We Need to Count on You Why I Joined

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