Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Briarcliff, Croton, and Ossining

This morning I want to talk with you about us.  I do this periodically; usually around the time we are about to have our annual meeting and adopt a new budget, or about to have a weekend retreat. While we are holding our annual meeting next Sunday and voting on a new budget, the incentive [...]

Pat is a fellow UU from Poughkeepsie.  Her presentation is a description of a trip she took in the early 70s, when she was in her 20s.  She traveled to many parts of the world, sometimes with friends, sometimes alone and, as she traveled, she wrote songs.  She weaves these songs with the back-story of [...]

Sermon:  Wise As An Owl: The Soul of Sexuality  - Jim Covington
The Second Collection on May 17 will benefit the Sienna Project, an organization originally suggested by Ginny Stillman. The Sienna Project envisions building schools in the small indigenous mountain villages of the Highlands of Guatemala, where there may not be enough classrooms or no classrooms [...]

Our children will participate in the worship services.
Sermon:  What Do Our Children Need from Us?  Jim Covington 
We have a terrific RE Sunday planned for May 10 (Mothers’ Day) at both the 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. services. It will be centered around Gandhi’s well-known advice: Be the change you want to see in the world.
What do [...]

When I was a child, I attended my Southern Baptist Sunday School every Sunday. I was one of those who seldom if ever missed a Sunday.  I had perfect attendance pins that reached down practically to my waist. And I actually looked forward to going to church most of the time. As a result, I received enthusiastic [...]

Dear Members and Friends, 
            I write this note to keep you apprised of some the issues pending before your Board.  As you know, the annual meeting is soon approaching (save the date:  June 7 at 11:00 a.m.).  By way of preparation, the Board recently met with representatives of the ad hoc committee initially charged with [...]

In a recent email, Anne Sumers shared with me the information she received at a conference seminar she attended entitled “Big Ideas for Small Congregations.”  A small congregation needs to make sure that three things are done well:
1. A good Religious Education program.  I can’t over-emphasize how important this is. As you know we are presently searching [...]