Author Archives: Linda Pallay

Sunday Service, February 3, 2019

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Linda Pallay

Our Universalist Heritage Speaker: Dr. Jon Dreazen Growing up in the Jewish faith, I was taught from age 5 to adulthood the history of Judaism with increasing detail and complexity as I became older. Unfortunately, we Unitarian Universalists, including myself, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Service, February 10, 2019

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Linda Pallay

Pre-Evangelism: Opening the Door Rev. Dave Hunter  We Unitarian Universalists are generally reluctant to share our good news; to evangelize. Consistent with that reluctance, I’ll suggest some ways in which we can avoid sharing with others the good news of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Service, February 17, 2019

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Linda Pallay

The Life, Wisdom and Legacy of Black Elk Speaker: Lisa Jokiel Black Elk, a Lakota Sioux leader and healer whose quotations are found in the Readings section of our hymnal, lived from 1863 to 1950. He died on the Pine … Continue reading →

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Sunday Service, February 24, 2019

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Linda Pallay

The Real Oscars Rev Kerry Mueller While the popular culture obsesses over the best picture and who’s hosting, I’ve been thinking about some real Oscars — men (Oscar is a male name, after all, and Women’s History Month is coming … Continue reading →

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Ministers Message, January 2019

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Linda Pallay

Dear friends,Welcome to 2019! Do you feel that 2019 will be any better than 2018? We hope so (but we fear not). Here are three big, interrelated problems still before us (and, of course, there are others): The political climate … Continue reading →

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President’s Message, January 2019

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Linda Pallay

Have you made a resolution for the new year — promised yourself you’ll stick to a healthy diet, exercise more, learn a language? People have been making resolutions at the beginning of a new year at least since the times … Continue reading →

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Sunday Service, January 6, 2019

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Linda Pallay

Sunday January 6    Day of the Kings        Lay Leader: Mary Ryan The Day of the Kings is celebrated in various parts of the world, particularly in Mexico. Mary will give a very brief overview of it … Continue reading →

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Sunday Service, January 13, 2019

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Linda Pallay

Sunday, January 13   A Rose in the Wintertime Speaker: Reverend Kerry Mueller   As we enter a new year and a new ministry at UUFP, Kerry will share with us some thoughts about how ministry, membership, and citizenshipcan bring us hope … Continue reading →

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Sunday Service, January 20, 2019

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Linda Pallay

Sunday, January 20   The Good Place      Lay Speaker: Emily Quarles-Mowrer    NBC’s show about the afterlife posits that there is a cosmic accounting office that tracks our every action, assigning and removing the points that determine our eventual … Continue reading →

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Sunday Service, January 27, 2019

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Linda Pallay

Sunday, January 27  A Lawyer Enters the Phone Booth… A Preacher Emerges    Speaker: Reverend Dave Hunter   Dave’s quasi-autobiographical reflections onwhat it means to be a UU minister. Please join us after the service as we celebrate Albert Jenkin as a long … Continue reading →

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