Category Archives: President’s Message

President’s Message, May 2019

The May Board meeting is always a busy one and one that often stretches longer than usual into the afternoon. Our agenda will include putting together a budget proposal and a roster of officers for 2019-20 to submit for approval … Continue reading

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From the Minister’s Desk, April 2019

Returning home from church, newcomer class and hospital visit in February, Dave and I encountered dense fog in places. It was a bit of a challenge to navigate, but mostly a beautiful mist softening the landscape, adding mystery and wonder … Continue reading

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President’s Message, April 2019

Happy Spring! Many thanks go to everyone who helped with our Annual Pot Luck: “Puttin’ on the Ritz!”; — to the kitchen crew, decorators, cooks and bakers, musicians and music providers, set up, clean-up and tear down gangs – and … Continue reading

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Minister’s Column, March 2019

The next presidential election is a year and a half away still and already more candidates than I can keep track of have entered the race. Does this make sense? As Unitarian Universalists, you’ll recall, we “covenant to affirm and … Continue reading

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Minister’s Column, March 2019

The next presidential election is a year and a half away still and already more candidates than I can keep track of have entered the race. Does this make sense? As Unitarian Universalists, you’ll recall, we “covenant to affirm and … Continue reading

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Presidents Message, March 2019

March, “thou … wear’st the gentle name of Spring.” (Bryant)  In March we’ll go from cold and snowy days, which threatened our Sunday Services and kept us preferring indoor activities, to days for finding catkins and the first slight changes … Continue reading

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From the Minister’s Desk, February 2019

In my January service, we looked at the requirements of ministry and membership, and how they translate to citizenship. Looking for elements that would help us to build a strong religious community, I hovered between two meditations, and finally settled … Continue reading

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President’s Message, February 2019

Soto Zen priest Les Kaye, wrote, “the pull toward spiritual practicealways comes, on some level, from a sense that universal love is natural, that it can – should be — lived and expressed.” During Januarywe took a special collection to … Continue reading

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Ministers Message, January 2019

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

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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