• Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 1-15-24

    What a delightful response the Right Relations Team, the Board and I got about the worship service yesterday. It seems as if it really helped people understand, and to be able to articulate, what Unitarian Universalism is all about! I spoke with one person who said: I’ve been a UU for a long time and…

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 1-8-24

    Congregations at their best are “schools of love,” places where we can be with others who make us more compassionate, generous, peace-filled, and kind. –Cameron Trimble This quote embodies the spirit that was present at our board meeting yesterday. One of the events your board of trustees is working on planning is a “Committee Fair.”…

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 1-1-24

    Happy New Year and welcome to 2024!As we ready ourselves for the changes happening in the national association, I ask that you please take a look at the proposed Article II document that will be voted on in June, as well as the other information that the UUA has provided us with:https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/committees/article-ii-study-commission/final-proposed-revision-article-ii This document will replace…

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 12-18-23

    As Unitarian Universalists, we covenant, congregation-to-congregation and through our Association, to support and assist one another in our ministries. We draw from our heritages of freedom, reason, hope, and courage, building on the foundation of love. Love is the power that holds us together and is at the center of our shared values. We are…

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 12-11-23

    It’s a chilly morning and I’m only very slowly waking up and getting words on this page. But wrapping my hands around a warm cup of tea reminds me of the joy we created yesterday (and also, as Isabella said, that my energy comes from caffeine, which comes from plants, which get energy from the…

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 12-4-23

    Words for Contemplation, Reflection, or Meditation As a church, we subscribe to Soul Matters (independently owned UU business) and we receive monthly religious education, small group, and worship packets. The worship packets help us to plan service topics, suggest music, and provide stories for all ages. More often than not, there’s so much good material…