Author Archives: Linda Pallay

“Your Life Matters, “Sunday Service August 16, 2020

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Linda Pallay

The Zoom service is  “Your Life Matters”. Speaker is Emily Quarles-Mowrer, Lay Leader Mary Ryan. Please join us for a thought provoking service with coffee hour to follow. Hope to see you there!

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From the Ministers’ Desk — September 2020

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Linda Pallay

You don’t have to agree with our Unitarian Universalist seven principles to consider yourself a UU or even to be a member of a UU congregation. It’s the congregations, not individual members, that “covenant to affirm and promote” them. On … Continue reading →

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President’s Message — September 2020

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Linda Pallay

“Be Patient. Be Kind. Wear a Mask.” ~ Sign seen in various business establishments I routinely drive by the Pughtown Agway which has the above message up on their sign board since they re-opened in March (full transparency, they end … Continue reading →

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August 2020 Virtual Services

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Linda Pallay

The services for August will be on the 2nd, 16th and 30th. Mary and/or Emily will be involved in each service. With the “new normal” of the world, we’re trying to stay as topical as we can, so join us … Continue reading →

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From the Ministers Desk — August 2020

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Linda Pallay

Dear Ones, How goes it with you? No really, how goes it with you? How goes it with your soul? The pandemic wears on, the election draws near, the air is filled with hope and anxiety on all fronts. You … Continue reading →

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President’s Message — August 2020

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Linda Pallay

“I’m thankful there is no “going back to normal.” Instead, we go forward with the slow, hard, beautiful, daily work of transformation.” ~ Anonymous I will ask you all to bear with me as we take a quick journey back … Continue reading →

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The Ministers Column — July 2020

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Linda Pallay

What has me worried today? A number of things (climate crisis, pandemic, law enforcement)), but let’s look at democracy – the state of democracy in the United States — the imperfections, the threats, the future prospects. When I started working … Continue reading →

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President’s Message — July 2020

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Linda Pallay

“It’s not easy being green.” ~ Kermit the Frog The above quote strikes me as quite apropos and a sign of the times for two reasons. The first reason is that the song is about being undervalued and overlooked because … Continue reading →

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Sunday Service, July 19, 2020

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Linda Pallay

Welcome Back! Speakers: Emily Quarles-Mowrer & Mary Ryan (via this Zoom link)Mary and Emily will lead a discussion about the events of the last few months and catch up on what everyone has been up to during our stay-at –home … Continue reading →

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Our UUFP Garden Beginnings — 2020

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Linda Pallay

On Friday evening, May 11, 2012 members and friends of UUFP gathered to help build six raised vegetable beds. Labor and materials were donated by Triskeles, a non- profit devoted to promoting global sustainability and opportunities for young people of … Continue reading →

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