Archive for November, 2007

President’s Letter - December 2007

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Dear Members and Friends
Who Are We?
As a liberal religion, we focus on appreciating the value of all people, seek justice and fairness in our relationships and organizations from local to global. And we encourage the continual search for truth and meaning in our lives in our work and in our spiritual growth. […]

Minister’s Letter - December 2007

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Rappin’ with the Rev! By now you must know that beginning on Dec. 2nd our Committee on Ministry will sponsor the first of a series of congregational meetings with me. Subsequent meetings are planned for February and April. The meetings […]

Men’s Community Circle Group Meeting Thursday, 5/22/08 @ 6:45 pm at the Fellowship. For additional information, contact Bob Nuytkens.

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

PROGRAM: “The Festival of the Chestnuts”

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

Visiting minister, the Reverent Phil Passantino will present. Rev. Phil says, “We will celebrate the Festival of the Chestnuts (‘Sagra della Castagne’) from Calabria, the toe of the boot of Southern Italy. I’ll talk about the customs there and interweave Italian folk tales and traditional folk songs, using my acoustic guitar for musical accompaniment. We […]

ART SUNDAY PROGRAM:”From Start to Finish: the Creative Process”

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Andrew Lattimore will give a slide-illustrated discussion.

Gratitude for Being

Sunday, November 11th, 2007

A few months ago, I read an interesting article in the UU World by Galen Guengerich, senior minister at All Souls Church in Manhattan. The article was entitled: The Heart of Our Faith: A Theology of Gratitude. I liked the article. It was an evocative, meaningful piece. It spoke to my own […]

Jim Covington

Sunday, November 11th, 2007

Minister’s Letter - November 2007

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

On Sunday Dec. 2, our Committee on Ministry will sponsor the first of a series of congregational meetings with me over the coming months. Subsequent meetings are planned for February and April. The meetings will be held after each Sunday service. I am announcing our first meeting a month in advance to give everyone […]

President’s Letter - November 2007

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Dear Members and Friends
The Board, staff and committees of this fellowship have responsibilities that are sometimes mundane and not without challenge to sustain the facilities and programs you expect. This maintenance role is important, but cannot dominate our focus.
I like to read and reread our UU Principles and our Fellowship Mission. […]

OUR CHILDREN

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

Last week I attended a meeting with our Religious Education Committee and our Board of Trustees. Together we talked about the values of our Religious Education program, our vision, and how we can improve our RE program. We have over 65 children enrolled in RE and this year I believe we […]

Jim Covington

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

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