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Cool Breeze
/in Weekly Musical InspirationJeremy Spenser, the original guitarist for Fleetwood Mac, wants you to know that there’s a cool breeze in the air. (If not right now, one should be coming along soon.) Relax and enjoy his Cool Breeze.
Ministerial Search Committee Update
/in NewsThe Ministerial Search Committee has been working on your behalf throughout the summer, and things will really get rolling in the fall. We have prepared a congregational survey that will give us guidance, and will help ministerial candidates know who we are. There will then be Search Parties where we can talk directly with you.… Continue Reading Ministerial Search Committee Update
Soul Matters Registration
/in NewsAn updated Soul Matters registration form is available for anyone interested in joining Soul Matters in the fall. Anyone who is already part of a Soul Matters group need not re-register. Check the church website to learn more about this popular program. Please contact Dotty Gardler and Brian O’Leary if you have questions or if… Continue Reading Soul Matters Registration
Summer Sanctuary Flowers
/in NewsHave you seen some of the beautiful flower arrangements in the front of the sanctuary during the Sunday services? There are still Summer Sundays available for a donation of flowers from your garden, a favorite plant, or purchased flowers you arrange! Pick a Sunday between now and September 29, then contact Ruth Hendry to reserve… Continue Reading Summer Sanctuary Flowers
Mr. Blue Sky
/in Weekly Musical InspirationJeff Lynne wrote a song that conveys a positive message of hope and happiness. The meaning can be interpreted two ways: the joy of a rainy day ending and the sun coming out; or metaphorically, seeing the light at the end of a difficult time. Hear now as the Electric Light Orchestra performs Mr. Blue… Continue Reading Mr. Blue Sky
Ministerial Search Committee Update
/in NewsThe Ministerial Search Committee is working on your behalf throughout the summer. We recently went over our plans with a representative of the UUA Transitions Team. We are preparing a congregational survey that will give us guidance and help ministerial candidates know who we are. There will then be cottage meetings where we can talk… Continue Reading Ministerial Search Committee Update
Write Letters to Get Out the Vote
/in NewsWant to help get out the vote in November? Jeannette Lynch has hosted three Vote Forward letter-writing parties so far this summer. Another one is scheduled for August 13, from 1 to 3 pm. Come and connect with members and friends! The goal of the Social Justice and Community Outreach Council was originally to write… Continue Reading Write Letters to Get Out the Vote
Summer Sanctuary Flowers
/in NewsHave you seen some of the beautiful flower arrangements in the front of the sanctuary during the Sunday services? There are still Summer Sundays available for a donation of flowers from your garden, a favorite plant, or purchased flowers you arrange! Pick a Sunday between now and September 29, then contact Ruth Hendry to reserve… Continue Reading Summer Sanctuary Flowers
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
/in Weekly Musical InspirationBobby McFerrin wrote that in every life we have some trouble but when you worry you make it double. So what does he recommend we do instead? Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
Fourteenth Amendment
/in Social JusticeOn July 28, 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. Among other things, the amendment was meant to provide the protections of citizenship to the roughly four million formerly enslaved people of the South as well as free Blacks in the North and “all persons born or naturalized in the United States.” The… Continue Reading Fourteenth Amendment
Summer Services
/in NewsInspirational and Spiritual Growth continue through the summer at UUCDC, with guest speakers manning the pulpit on Sundays through August 11 at 10 am. Services will also be available on zoom. Interim Minister Rev. Ed Brock will be returning on August 18, and the annual Congregational Ingathering will take place on September 8. Come join… Continue Reading Summer Services
Ministerial Search Committee Update
/in NewsThe Ministerial Search Committee is working on your behalf throughout the summer. We recently went over our plans with a representative of the UUA Transitions Team. We are preparing a congregational survey that will give us guidance and help ministerial candidates know who we are. There will then be cottage meetings where we can talk… Continue Reading Ministerial Search Committee Update
Write Letters to Get Out the Vote
/in NewsThe election is less than four months away. Want to help get out the vote? Jeannette Lynch will host Vote Forward letter-writing parties on August 6 and 13, from 1 to 3 pm. Come and connect with members and friends during the summer! The goal of the Social Justice and Community Outreach Council was originally… Continue Reading Write Letters to Get Out the Vote
Summer Sanctuary Flowers
/in NewsDid you see the beautiful hydrangea blooms in the front of the sanctuary during the service on Sunday? There are still Summer Sundays available for your donation of flowers from your garden, a favorite plant, or purchased flowers you arrange! Pick a Sunday between August 11 and September 29, then contact Ruth Hendry to reserve… Continue Reading Summer Sanctuary Flowers
Where Is the Love?
/in Weekly Musical InspirationThis poignant track from the Black Eyed Peas took initial inspiration from 9/11, police brutality and racism in the early 2000’s. The band commented, “There was a lot of separatism, racism, and we felt like the question we had been asking was like, ‘Yo, Where Is the Love?‘
You Raise Me Up
/in Weekly Musical InspirationYou raise me up, so I can stand on mountains. You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas. I am strong, when I am on your shoulders. Listen now as Josh Groban performs the song You Raise Me Up.
Summer Services
/in NewsInspirational and Spiritual Growth continue through the summer at UUCDC, with guest speakers manning the pulpit on Sundays through August 11 at 10 am. Services will also be available on zoom. Interim Minister Rev. Ed Brock will be returning on August 18, and the annual Congregational Ingathering will take place on September 8. Come join… Continue Reading Summer Services
Climate Action Team Meeting
/in NewsThe Climate Action Team will meet in the McClennan Room on Sunday, July 21, at 11 am, following the church service. All are welcome to participate and help us plan for the future! If you have any questions or would like to receive a copy of the minutes of last month’s meeting, please contact Lisa… Continue Reading Climate Action Team Meeting
Summer Letter-Writing Parties
/in NewsJeannette Lynch will host Vote Forward letter- writing parties on July 20 and 23 and August 6 and 13, from 1 to 3 pm. The letters are being sent to people who only vote occasionally, asking them to make their voices heard this November. Come and connect with members and friends during the summer! The… Continue Reading Summer Letter-Writing Parties
Ministerial Search Committee Installation
/in NewsThe Ministerial Search Committee was installed during a moving ceremony this past June. Everyone in the congregation was connected as part of the installation, being physically linked (if comfortable doing so) with those being installed. Jen Goldberg was on hand to take photos of the installation of the Ministerial Search Committee!