UUC Members and Friends,

However you are celebrating Thanksgiving this year, Cheryl and I would like to wish you and your beloved a safe holiday filled with gratitude, generosity, hospitality, and community. Thanksgiving has always been a challenging holiday. It has been marred by false, troubling … read more.

Please send me your photos of what you are grateful for along with a picture of yourself. I am putting together a photo montage for our Thanksgiving worship service and want to include as many of you as possible. (Right now– I have three photos…that … read more.

“The Work of Democracy Begins”, Rev. Anastassia Zinke
(Inspired by “The Work of Christmas” by Howard Thurman)

When the lights of the polling places are switched off,
when the banners from rallies come down,
when the organizers and poll workers are back home,
when lawyers archive … read more.

As I write this, the national election is less than a week away. For the first time in my life, I’ve already voted. Like thousands of people across the country, Cheryl and I voted absentee a couple of weeks ago. It seemed the safest way … read more.

“One of the most difficult parts of being present in 2020
            is holding simultaneously the reality of destruction,
                        as well as the deep potential of what can come.”

~ Thelma Young Lutunatabua, Radical Reimagining                                                         radicalreimagining.substack.com

This month’s theme of ministry … read more.

Last month, I found myself struggling. I had trouble sleeping. I felt listless and lethargic. Everything on my to-do list seemed insurmountable. And everything took twice as long to accomplish and left me exhausted. I suspected I was depressed– and so I reached out to … read more.

This past Sunday, during social hour, the topic of UU the Vote came up. UU the Vote is the UUA’s initiative to take back our democracy this next election. The goals are to increase voter turnout, increase awareness of key issues among the electorate, and … read more.

Days of Awe

This Sunday, our worship service will pay homage to the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 18-20) and Yom Kippur (Sept. 27-28).  This celebration of the new year calls on the faithful to look back to past promises and commitments, practice forgiveness for … read more.

This Sunday, we will be celebrating our annual ingathering service.  This service, usually the first Sunday after Labor Day, traditionally marks the start of the new church year.  And since the late 1970’s, Unitarian Universalist congregations have been marking this occasion with a Water Ceremony … read more.

One of the hardest things about this time of pandemic is the requirement that we stay physically distanced. I know we call it “social distancing” but I think that was a terrible choice of words. We aren’t really social distancing. The virus doesn’t really care how … read more.