There’s an old song I like, by Michelle Shocked, that goes: The secret to a long life is knowing when it’s time to go. I thought of that song, in a sort of humorous way, after the recent UUCY Board retreat at which I informed the board that I’m not planning to renew my … Continue reading News from Rev. Ken Jones
New Sessions Start November 6th Following a successful initial run, Emilee Solomon and Gean Dindia have organized another six session series of Chalice Circle, and all are welcome. Chalice Circles are small group meetings with the goal of deepening and broadening person spiritual growth, so consistent participation is vital to group cohesion. If you would … Continue reading Chalice Circle
Join the November Faith in Action children, youth, and adults to make fleece scarves for those in need Sunday November 17th at 5:30 in Fellowship Hall. We will have a short in-gathering followed by communal work on the project. Feel free to bring suitable lengths of fabric from your stash.
Gather in the warmth of a circle of friends old and new to take the chill off early winter. Volunteer to be Circle Supper host for Saturday, November 16th or come as a guest. Sign-up sheets are available in Fellowship Hall or reply to this post. Host set the time for dinner and the number … Continue reading Sign up now for Nov 16th Circle Supper
This year’s Adult Faith Formation (previously known as Adult Religious Education) begins a new program Sunday, November 3 and continues the first Sunday of each month from 5:30 to 7:00 PM in the Ivy Room. The sessions are from the Soul Matters Program which encouraging spiritual growth and faith development. A simple soup and bread … Continue reading Adult Faith Formation Begins New Program
Come to the Children’s Faith Formation Social on Sunday, September 15th at 5:30 in Fellowship Hall. We’ll have songs, games, and an introduction to our monthly multi-age social justice project. All are welcome and invited to attend with a special invitation extended to children,children, youth, and families with young children. Unless otherwise noted, no food/drink … Continue reading Children’s Faith Formation Social
The Children’s Faith Formation program is being updated to meet the needs of today’s families. Please see the the August Unifier or the The Future of Faith Formation: Join Us Sunday, September 8th at 4 pm “Learning” page for additional information and an invitation to a planning meeting on September 8th at 4:00 p.m. Child … Continue reading The Future of Faith Formation: Join Us Sunday, September 8th at 4 pm
Beginning in July the Quilting Group is changed to the fourth Saturday of the month. The group meets from 9:00 to noon in the Ivy room (just down the hall from the alley door on the main floor). Bring your quilting, sewing, knitting, crocheting, crafting project, or just come to visit.
For those of you who received a “fishy” email from me Wednesday, there has been an ongoing, nationwide phishing attack, including at a number of UU congregations. Please do not respond to anything from me that looks “fishy” without checking it out first. Emails from me will be sent from either my church email minister … Continue reading Rev. Ken reports “fishy email” attack
Some people say living in religious community is easy. You get to hang out with like-minded people, so you never have to be confronted by someone who sees things differently. But others say living in religious community is hard, because even if you are surrounded by people who mostly agree with you on one … Continue reading Some hurt in the UU world from the “UU World.”