Speaker: Sally Borden

Sally Borden is a longtime member of UU Detroit, having served the congregation in many capacities, including worship, membership, caring, and religious education. She has recently published an ebook entitled Saving the World–Part II, a real life look at working in the trenches as a social worker for 54 years in Detroit.

On Dorothea Dix

Dorothea Dix, a strong Unitarian woman, survived a traumatic childhood and suffered mental illness herself. But out of this trauma, she managed to get state governments in every state in the U.S. during the mid 1800’s to open at least one mental hospital to provide … read more.

We Are Not Born Equal!

In the U.S., we may say we are all born equal from a philosophical standpoint, but we are in fact all born quite unequal. What produces this inequality and what can we do about it? And what resolutions can we make today to mitigate this … read more.

Water Ceremony

The Water Communion, also sometimes called Water Ceremony, was first used at a Unitarian Universalist worship service in the 1980s. Many UU congregations now hold a Water Communion once a year, often at the beginning of the new church year (September). Members bring to the … read more.