Just a short note to let you know some issues presently pending before your Board of Trustees.
Although the weather was . . . “wintery” (it is winter after all), about 20 or so members/friends/visitors attended the first “mid-year budget forum” on January 18. This was a new Board initiative to explain some of the [...]
Elsewhere in the Newsletter, Nenette Kress, who is the chair of our Pledge Drive this year, has written poignantly about the meaning and importance of our UU community. We call ourselves a Fellowship, which to my mind is synonymous with community. I spoke briefly last Sunday about the importance of community as we move forward [...]
Audio file of 1-25-09 sermon
This has been quite a week. It has been a long time since I heard speeches and witnessed actions by a U.S. President that inspired me and gave me as much hope as I have felt these past few days. Of course, this is just the beginning. Things will get messy, [...]
Audio file of 1-18-09 sermon
Every country and every person needs a story to live by-that is, a controlling narrative that tells us who we are and why we exist. Without this, we wander in a moral wilderness-we lose our focus and make choices that are unworthy of us. [1]
Our country has a grand story, but [...]
The sermon topic for Sunday is The Moral State of the Nation. I shall be speaking to this particularly poignant moment in America’s history–the Presidential inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama alongside the celebration of Martin Luther King’s legacy, 40 years later. We are also delighted to have the children begin the service with us in [...]
Summer conferences and camps hosted by Laird Kelly.
Nothing warms a wintry morning like a focus on summertime fun. As the active “church year” ramps down in the summer, many UU’s revive their spirits by spending vacation time at a UU conference or retreat.
Imagine watching your kids playing hide-and-seek on the front lawn with a hundred [...]
Guest Speaker Herb Ouida
Herb Ouida is an attorney by training and background whose life was completely changed on September 11 when he lost his son Todd who was 25. Herb and his wife decided to create a foundation in the name and memory of his son that is dedicated to helping children who suffer from [...]
