Did you know that we have lay ministers in our church? Earlier this month our Alliance invited some lay ministers to talk about the program and how it tries to … Continue reading We All Need a Little Help Sometimes
It is Groundhog Day when I write, which is usually not a day that I pay a lot of attention to. The ritual of watching the groundhog and figuring out … Continue reading Groundhog Day in time of Covid
This week we are beginning work on the calendar for next church year—from fall of 2022 to summer of 2023. You may or may not know that the planning for … Continue reading Lost in Time
Dear Beloveds, As we approach the end of 2021, and look to a new year, I’m noting the range of emotions in me: relief (that we made it through); some … Continue reading At the End of the Year
A few days after Thanksgiving, thinking about Christmas coming up, I decided to buy some paper white bulbs, hoping that I could get them to bloom. I found a container … Continue reading Blooming Where We Are Planted
Sunday was a good day at the church. For the first time in over 18 months we had congregants back in the Sanctuary for worship. There were plenty of tears … Continue reading Coming Back: A Work in Progress
What a blessing the rain has been this month. First the weekend before last and then again earlier this week. It seemed as if our long hot summer had taken … Continue reading Welcome Rain
It has now been a couple weeks since we experienced the terrible heat wave, aka “the dome,” and the reality of its impact on our lives. It took a few … Continue reading The Heat Dome
We often say in church that there’s a lot going on here at First Unitarian. And indeed there is—all you need to do is look at the weekly enews or … Continue reading First Connections
The poet Mary Oliver died today—Jan. 17—at the age of 83 in Florida. It was in a Unitarian Universalist church service when I first heard a poem by Oliver. I … Continue reading Remembering Mary Oliver
