Entries by Patty Hove

Volunteers Still Needed

We still have open positions in our RE program for the next church year, beginning in September 2024. We especially need more youth leaders! We will have a large COA group next year as well as out YUUCKI youth!  We need at least 4 more people to step up and work with our fantastic, inspiring, and […]

Reflections on the Serenity Prayer

Reverend Ed’s sermon this Sunday, May 26 is on the Serenity Prayer. The Serenity Prayer has been used and appreciated by millions of people all over the world for decades – by people of faith as well as by people of no faith. The Serenity Prayer is a gem of succinct folk wisdom encouraging us […]

2023/2024 RE Year by the Numbers

119 Love notes sent to churches in Ohio in response to antit-trans legislation 78 YUUCKI pies sold 74 Registered children and youth 29 Dedicated RE Volunteers 17 Our Whole Lives (OWL) graduates 8 Quilts for Seniors 6 Coming of Age (COA) graduates 4 Social Justice projects led by our 5th/6th graders 3 Newly-trained OWL teachers […]

Journeys: Presentation by COA Youth

Please join us this Sunday, May 19 as we hear from the six youth in our Coming of Age program with Bob and the COA youth providing the music. These high school students have spent the past year seeking answers to big questions about belief, purpose, and the future. They will share their credos, or […]

The Birth of Compassion

This Sunday, May 12 is Mother’s Day. Chrissy and Reverend Ed will lead the congregation in the annual ritual of remembrance in which we express gratitude for all those whose lives have nurtured ours. They will speak about the links between motherhood and the rise of compassion in the history of our species. Lisa Jacobs […]