Author Archives: Linda Pallay

Social Justice News — May 2021

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Linda Pallay

Will you be prepared to make informed choices when voting in the May 18th primary election? The League of Women Voters has provided helpful information on this election, particularly an explanation regarding the 3 proposed amendments to the PA Constitution. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Service, May 2, 2021

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Linda Pallay

The Present is a Gift. Speaker: Emily Quarles-Mowrer. In her 1974 book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard wrote, “[B]eauty and grace are performed whether or not we will or sense them. The least we can do is try to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Service, May 9, 2021

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Linda Pallay

What is Religion, and Why Bother? Rev Dave HunterAn increasing percentage of our population are turning their backs on religion, including many of those brought up as UUs. If we don’t believe in a God whoexpects – even requires – … Continue reading →

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Sunday Service, May 16, 2021

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Linda Pallay

From Hughes to Hip Hop: Hearing Black Poets Then and Now. Speaker: Patricia B. DeBrady, Instructor, School of Continuing Studies Montgomery County Community College. Our speaker at this service is a Unitarian Universalist, teacher, lover of language, andproponent of larger, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Service, May 23, 2021

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Linda Pallay

Proverbs of Ashes Part I. Rev Kerry Mueller Come visit with Job, the good man to whom bad things happened. What can you do when your friend is suffering for no good reason?

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Sunday Service, May 30, 2021

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Linda Pallay

The Empathy Gap. Speaker: Mary Ryan. It’s been a rough time for the last year or so and one thing that stands out to me is that we seem to have a lack of empathy for what others are going … Continue reading →

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From the Minister’s Desk — May 2021

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Linda Pallay

According to the Pew Research Center, the percentage of American adults describing themselves as Christians dropped from 77% to 65% in the last decade, and the percentage religiously unaffiliated increased from 17% to 26%.  What are we to make of … Continue reading →

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President’s Message — May 2021

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Linda Pallay

“After all, I can’t complain. I have my friends.”  ~ Eeyore Friendship is part of the lifeblood that keeps the UUFP going. Seeing and being with friends is what most people have missed during this pandemic. The UUFP is no different. … Continue reading →

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From the Minister’s Desk — April 2021

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Linda Pallay

It’s been quite a March. Beware the Ides! Celebrate Women’s History. Enjoy your Irish roots– real or purely fictional. Passover brings its stories and symbolic meals to families in small pandemic pods. Appreciate the signs of spring – I’ve had … Continue reading →

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President’s Message, April 2021

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Linda Pallay

“Spring reminds us that all is not lost. In fact, it comes back around again,no sooner or later than nature intends.”~Jen, Aimhappy.com Mother Nature has her own schedule, which has no regard for the schedule (calendar) that wehumans have put … Continue reading →

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