In keeping with the Soul Matters theme for January of Story, the Indigo Girls tell about a tragic event. They suggest that you take your time as you look at the fork in the road for moving forward. When you’re learning to face the path at your pace, every choice is worth your while. Listen… Continue Reading Watershed
The Share the Plate recipient for January is the Making a Change Group, which supports individuals and families in the city of Chester, PA and surrounding municipalities striving to achieve positive change for themselves, their families, and their communities. Their programs include 1) violence intervention and prevention, 2) youth mentoring, and 3) multi-level support for… Continue Reading Making a Change Group
Seattle’s Space Needle? Nah. Let’s go back to 1st century Rome. Nero’s Golden Palace contained a 52-foot circular dining hall that rested on a 13-foot pillar with four spherical mechanisms. It rotated day and night to imitate the motion of the celestial bodies around the Earth and, of course, to impress his guests. The rotation… Continue Reading Where was the first 360-degree rotating dining space?
The height of the pandemic provided a challenge for choirs. But the problem of having many voices singing together was not insurmountable. It just took doing things a new way. And as we are starting a new year, here is Building a New Way as performed by the Unitarian Universalist Society of Grafton and Upton.
The Ministerial Search Committee (MSC) has been very active throughout the summer and fall. On January 2, the MSC will have access to information on candidates who are interested in becoming the settled minister at UUCDC. The number of applicants is unknown at this point, and there could be more names coming in before the… Continue Reading The Search Is In High Gear
The Bishop of Myra, aka Santa Claus, was born into a rich family in Turkey in 270 C.E. and delighted in giving gifts. After his death, sailors spread his story and he gained sainthood as Saint Nicholas. His bones began to secrete a liquid called manna or myrrh, which was said to possess potent healing… Continue Reading When was Santa Claus stolen?
All are invited to join the new UUCDC Poetry Jam! This is a safe, supportive environment for everyone from beginners to published poets. There is a world to write about! Sheila Fox, a member of the Mad Poets Society, will lead the group. The first meeting will be on January 10 at 1 PM at… Continue Reading Poetry Gathering Forming
Theodore Geisel, aka Dr Suess, was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, but settled in California, the land of vanity license plates. He wanted a specific one, but it was unavailable. An ardent Seuss-lover with four children had already put GRINCH on the license plates and both sides of his RV. When that family moved to Iowa… Continue Reading What was on Dr Seuss’ license plate?
A unique toy was introduced in 1998, selling nearly 2 million in that first year. The fuzzy toy creature was called Furby, and it had the ability to “converse” with its owner. The NSA freaked out, and afraid that the toy might record classified information, Furby was banned from the Pentagon in 1999. In actuality,… Continue Reading What popular toy was banned from the Pentagon?
