“Most of life is choosing what you already chose, just as all writing is rewriting and all commitment-making is recommitment. Our lives are stories of recommitment.” David Brooks There was a time, admittedly not that long ago, when anxiety became a force of resistance in me. The fear of falling short had blocked me … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 3/24/2021
Dear friends, Well, the world still feels like a mess, doesn’t it? It does to me. Yes, the vaccines are rolling out, yet children returning to school are contracting it and exposing their unvaccinated parents and causing more quarantining. Yes, places of business are opening up, yet people are out and about without masks or … Continue reading March 24, 2021 Minister’s Message
Social Justice Book Discussion—Thursday, April 22 6:30-8:30pm Zoom information to followPlease join UUFM and the Nora Unitarian Universalist Church for a discussion of the 2020-21 UUA Common Read is Breathe: A Letter to My Sons by Imani Perry. Breathe reflects on race, racism, and the hope that one’s child will be wholly known and valued by society. It is “an unforgettable lesson in … Continue reading Social Justice Book Discussion
You may have heard the term “Cancel Culture,” used on the political Left and on the political Right in situations of grievance, where one side asserts that change is an effort to control discourse and values. You might have heard the term used in relation to Dr. Seuss titles and Potato Head toys. You might … Continue reading March 17, 2021 Minister’s Message
Note: CFD Director Macey Forsyth is off from Friday, March 12th, to Monday, March 22nd. Before Commitment, Discernment… “Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it.” -Jean Jacques Rousseau Recently, I have been considering not only the significance of the questions we ask, but how … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 3/10/2021
Let this be a week of remembering. Yes, this is the week that our world changed due to a virus. Our lives will never be the same, and in many ways they should not be. Yet some things return and repeat, demonstrating that the work for justice and anti-racism is not close to completed. On … Continue reading March 10, 2021 Minister’s Message
Rev. Dr. Rita Capezzi
Dear friends, Our Soul Matters theme for worship this month is “Commitment.” The Rev. Galen Guengrich, co-minister at the Unitarian Church of All Souls in New York City, wrote these words: “Faith is a commitment to live as if certain things are true, and thereby help to make them so. Faith is a commitment to … Continue reading March 3, 2021 Minister’s Message
