As Unitarian Universalists we affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person. We believe in the healing power of involvement in a spiritual home. As a faith-based community, we can provide support, compassion, and vigilance to maximize safety when individuals who have sexually offended participate in the life of our church community. … Continue reading Including Sex Offenders in Church
When I was seven, I joined the Brownies and was thrilled to come home after my first meeting with the assignment of “doing something helpful” so I could turn my Brownie pin right-side up. And as I remember it, it was to be done quietly, maybe even secretly, with the intent of just making the … Continue reading The Gift of Generosity
Have you ever received a gift of welcome that made you feel beloved, like the person or people welcoming you are truly delighted to have you with them? I hope so. I hope each and every one of you can think of a time when someone else greeted you, or beckoned you over to their … Continue reading The Gift of Welcome
At the end of June UUs from across the nation gather for fellowship, faith development, and the annual business meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Association at our General Assembly (GA). This year our church is represented by Rev. Michael Leuchtenberger, Rev. Lyn Marshall, and church members Dan Frye and Jim Curley. The delegates are voting … Continue reading UU Values, Principles, and Article II
How connected do you feel to other people at church? If you wish you felt a bit more connected, there are many ways to get there – and I want to give a shout-out for the Tuesday’s Welcome Table weekly dinners as one delicious, delightful way to feed your body and your spirit while getting … Continue reading Tuesday’s Welcome Table
This play on the Rumi lyrics to hymn #188 (Come, Come Whoever You Are) is not only the theme for our auction (Sunday, June 11 @ noon), but also the core of my invitation, my appeal, my plea to you all. I love that we have enabled all our spaces for remote access. That was, … Continue reading Come, Come, Wherever You’ve Been
When I was growing up, Maundy Thursday was one of many unfamiliar observances on my mother’s Phillips Brooks calendar. I’m not sure exactly when I learned roughly what it was – a service remembering the final meal Jesus ate with his disciples before he died. I may have had a vague sense before joining our … Continue reading What is Maundy Thursday?
This month we celebrate our church by kicking off the Stewardship campaign. Now that NHPR is done with their March funding drive, it is OUR turn! Which means we have some additional funding needed, and we have a lot to celebrate! We have become a multiplatform digital campus. Last year we paid our … Continue reading Stewardship 2023
submitted by Danielle Albano, Co-Manager of the garden I want to share with you all an exciting new garden initiative that will be starting this Spring! At Sycamore Community Gardens (SCG), Kaylin Lustig (Manager) and I (Co-Manager) are working to create a shared educational garden space. We are partnering with many great organizations to get … Continue reading Sycamore Garden Shared Educational Garden Space
