Category: Board of Trustees

Moderator’s Letter – May 2022 

Greetings,

This letter will find us in the midst of Rev. Alison Miller’s candidating week. Rev. Alison preached last Sunday and will preach again this coming Sunday. She is meeting with various groups across the church during the week. We hope you have a chance to … read more.

Moderator’s Letter – April 2022 

Greetings,

We are all so excited to meet our candidate for Senior Minister, Rev. Alison Miller. She will be joining us for Candidating Week May 15-22. More details about her visit will be forthcoming from the Ministerial Search Committee.

Ballots for voting to call Rev. Alison will … read more.

Moderator’s Letter – March 2022 

Greetings, 

With the return of children to our Learning Community, the choir on the chancel, and sitting on our familiar hard seats, last Sunday almost felt like a “normal” Sunday at First Unitarian. It was good to see so many of you in church. I know … read more.

Moderator’s Letter – February 2022 

Greetings Congregants: 

Although the days have remained cool and moist, they are getting noticeably longer.  I’ve even felt a hint of warmth in a recent afternoon breeze.  I and my fellow Board members are eager to restart meeting in person again.  No firm date has been … read more.

Moderator’s Letter – January 2022

Greetings, 

It was wonderful to gather in person for Christmas Eve candlelight service. We greeted old friends and welcomed those new to First Unitarian. And so it was with disappointment that the difficult decision was made to return to virtual services. At the Public Health Team’s … read more.

Season’s Greetings

It was wonderful to welcome the Amity Choir back into the sanctuary last Sunday. Though we are proceeding with caution, it feels like we are moving back toward the church we knew before COVID. Attendance at in-person worship is growing and we hope to welcome … read more.

Moderator’s Letter – October 2021

Dear Fellow Congregants, 

Excited

relieved, 

happy, and

nervous (a little bit) 

were the emotions I felt when I heard the news from our ministers that in-person services will begin on November 7. It has been a long time coming (approximately 19 months) but I am deeply appreciative that First Unitarian … read more.

Moderator’s Letter – September 2021

Greetings, 

Our church year started with Homecoming Sunday this past weekend. Though we all had hoped we would be back together, we find ourselves starting our second year as a virtual church. In the last few weeks, a group of Lay Ministers and volunteers has been … read more.

Moderator’s Letter – June 2021

Greetings, 

We have reached the end of our church year and are finding our way to the new normal. 300 of us gathered in Pioneer Square on June 13 to hear our service in person for the first time in 15 months. It was wonderful to … read more.

Moderator’s Letter – MAY 2021

Greetings, 

As we near the end of our most unusual church year we are winding up our meetings with congregants to hear their thoughts on our church-wide goals for the next three years. Many congregants have given their input through group meetings or individually. We are … read more.