Archive for February, 2007

Minister’s Letter — March 2007

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Dear Friends,
By the time you receive this Newsletter, you will know that our gala 50th anniversary celebration and auction will be only a couple of days away on March 3. As of this writing, it looks like it will be a great time together. On Sunday morning, March 4, we will continue the celebration by […]

President’s Letter - March 2007

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Dear Member and Friends,
How does this Fellowship and this Faith help you?
Why do you come to the Fellowship and participate in its activities?
Or, why do you not come to the Fellowship and not participate in its activities?
The best UU’s will pause and reflect on these or similar questions. I say, “Best” because we are […]

Ask Me Whether What I Have Done is My Life

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

Sometimes there comes a moment in our lives when we decide “no more”—we can no longer go on this way, whether it’s a career path we’ve chosen, or a relationship, or a way of living.  We just say, “Enough already!” Or “I hate my life, I can’t do this anymore!” Or remembering those haunting […]

In the Shelter of Each Other

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

Last Sunday was a special day. If you were here you experienced a wonderful intergenerational celebration of family and congregational life and UU history. Now we are approaching Valentine’s day. So on the heels of the service last Sunday and with Valentine’s day on the calendar this week, I feel compelled to talk […]

President’s Letter - February 2007

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

Dear Members and Friends,
I cry in church.
I would never do that at work, with my mountain biking buddies, or in any of the other organizations I am part of. Not very manly. Not my style.
But I cry in church.
I cry when “Spirits in Harmony” touches me.
I cry when Rev. Jim Covington’s sermons […]

Minister’s Letter — February 2007

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

Dear Friends,
Fifty years ago, in 1957, a few local members of the White Plains Community Church decided to look into the possibility of forming a UU congregation in the vicinity of Croton-on-Hudson. Twelve interested people held a meeting in Croton and it was voted that the Unitarian Fellowship of Briarcliff, […]