Entries by Patty Hove

Still Need More Volunteers for Fall RE

We still need at least a dozen more volunteers for our RE classes for the 2025-2026 church year which starts in September. If you were at the COA or YUUCKI services this year, you saw the life-affirming impact our congregation and our faith have on children and youth.  Please volunteer today!

Introducing Summer Sparklers!

Alyssa Franklin will lead our exciting new Summer RE program for preschoolers-5th graders during our Sunday services from June 15 through August 24.  This is a multiage group program that is focused on fun, friendship, and our UU values. Each Summer Sunday, we will explore a different “spark” through stories, crafts, and play. Families who […]

Spring Session Starts Soon

The Jr Choir, Music is Magic will be singing the special music for our flower communion service on Sunday, March 23. One of the songs they’ll be singing is called Cover Me in Sunshine, written by Philly’s own P!nk which features her daughter in the original version. If you were in the choir in the […]

Spotlight on Coming Of Age (COA)

As a faith community we mark the transition from Child to Adolescent through a program called Coming of Age.  During the COA year, 8th/9th graders participate in a variety of workshops, challenges, and fun activities aimed at helping youth further define who they are and what they stand for.  The COA experience culminates in a […]

Pumpkin Bread and Cider Communion Service

Please join us for our annual Pumpkin Bread and Cider communion services on this Sunday, November 24. Director of Faith Formation, Chrissy Bushyager, and Worship Associate Lisa Jacobs will lead all-ages in services of gratitude and remembrance. Our Music Is Magic Junior Choir will provide music during the 9:30 service and the UUCDC Choir will sing at the 11:15. […]

Fun for Families!

Are you a family with kids and looking for ways to gather in community and do fun activities? The Church Families Group (formerly Young Families Group) is looking for any parents interested in taking on a low-key co-leadership role to plan activities like an after church picnic on the playground. Using a collaborative approach, let’s plan some […]

UUCDC Jr. Choir Begins!

The new UUCDC Jr. Choir, Music is Magic, begins on Sunday, October 6 in the chapel right after RE (10:50-11:15). Those 3rd-8th graders who are registered for RE are encouraged to join. We will make special music at 3 services (11/24, 12/22, 3/23), record all of our music and have lots of fun while we […]

Simplifying Life Down to Love

The newest official expression of UU values are equity, generosity, interdependence, justice, pluralism, and transformation. If and when someone asks, “What do UUs stand for?” we can respond with this list of values. It is important to know what we stand for – both for ourselves and to communicate with those wanting to know more […]