Category Archives: President’s Message

President’s Message, April 2019

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Linda Pallay

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

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Linda Pallay

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

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Linda Pallay

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

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Linda Pallay

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

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Linda Pallay

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

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Linda Pallay

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

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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President’s Message: December 2018

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Linda Pallay

President’s Message This past month has been a productive time for UUFP.  I’m happy to announce that the Board and the Reverends Kerry Mueller and Dave Hunter have contracted at least through June 2019 for part-time ministry and pastoral services. … Continue reading →

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President’s Message, November 2018

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Linda Pallay

A Meditation on Gratitude and Joy With gratitude I remember the people, animals, plants, insects, creatures of the sky and sea, air and water, fire and earth, all whose joyful exertion blesses my life every day. With gratitude I remember … Continue reading →

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