We are designed to pick up other people’s emotions, and all emotions are contagious, and that includes laughter. Laughter is part of our evolution, and it’s something we share with other mammals. It’s well established that apes laugh in a remarkably human-like way. Laughter produces endorphins that help us de-stress, which is why humor helps… Continue Reading Is Laughter Really Contagious?
UUCDC supports the Media Food Bank by delivering fresh vegetables, non-perishable food items once a week. Let’s fill up the big wooden box in our lobby to help 55,650 Delaware County neighbors who have food insecurity. Some most-needed items include diapers, wipes, deodorant, toothbrushes and toothpaste, feminine care products, sugar, flour, cooking oils, vinegar, canned… Continue Reading Media Food Bank
On January 2, the Ministerial Search Committee received a list of persons who have voiced interest in becoming our settled minister in the fall. Over the following week, the members of the committee reviewed their detailed written applications and viewed sample sermons to get a better sense of whether they would be a good fit… Continue Reading Ministerial Search Update
The origin of the word corduroy is fuzzy. Originally made of silk and worn by royal servants, modern corduroy was a product of the industrial revolution in the 1700s. A clever marketing ploy said it was corde du roi, “ropes of the king.” But it was really from cord duroy, rope with a heavy woolen… Continue Reading Do you like wearing royal clothes?
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
