MEET THE MOMENT Meet the Moment. That was the theme of this year’s General Assembly. If you attended our worship service this week, then you heard a little bit about our (Heather, Crystal, and Helen) experiences at GA this past June in Baltimore, MD. We gathered an abundance of wisdom and inspiration and ways to…

Happy September! On this Labor Day 2025, I hope you are able to make time for sacred rest–for your body, your mind, your heart and soul. And I also hope you can make time to do the sacred work of rallying together, with other members of our Polk County community, to push back against a…

“The resistance of centuries makes us strong.” –Juan Jose Hurtado That is the statement on a magnet that Crystal very generously gifted me. The magnet was designed by the UU Service Committee. I’ve placed it on my fridge to remind me that we are not alone in this fight against dictatorship, fascism, Christian Nationalism and…

It was a great joy to be back with you at UUCL yesterday! What a blessing it was to hear “we missed you,” to get so many hugs, smiles, and questions about my vacation. I had a fantastic vacation! I visited my best friend from high school. We hadn’t seen each other in 23 years,…

June 30: The official last day of the 24-25 church year! What does that mean? It means we wrap up finances for the past church year and begin the new budget we voted on at our Annual Meeting in May. It means employment contracts begin anew and we say goodbye to Helen as our Administrator…

Ponderings: TransLash Podcasts | Amplifying Trans Voices and Stories Hello from Baltimore as we wrap up our time here. It has been a wonderful week of learning, community, and inspiration. The Ware Lecture on Saturday night was presented by Imara Jones, a political journalist and transgender activist. Her analysis of our current political situation is…