Author: Shelly Storm

UUFM-Micro Project

Celebrating 15 years of the UUFM-Micro Project!
A hand up, $25 dollars at a time.

In January 2008, the Social Action Committee (now Education and Justice) started the UUFM-Micro Project supporting entrepreneurs around the world through Kiva.org microloans.

We initially collected over $6500 with this program, and through … read more.

CFD Director’s Message 1.4.23


“…The soul is like a wild animal — tough, resilient, and yet shy. When we go crashing through the woods shouting for it to come out so we can help it, the soul will stay in hiding. But if we are willing … read more.

December 21, 2022 Minister’s Message

Dear Friends,

With Advent, Solstice, Hannukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa, this time of year has been called the Season of Light. Light, of course, is only half the story. In our neck of the woods, this is also the season of darkness and cold, a season that … read more.

CFD Director’s Message 12.21.22

“Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work, which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished.”- Mary Oliver

As we lean into the darkest days of the year (and frigid weather, brrr!), our children’s programming takes a bit of a … read more.

December 14, 2022

Dear Friends,

The days are darkening further, a time to turn inward to reflection and quiet, a time of active waiting for the gifts of the darkness and the gifts of the coming light. Yule is next week, the shortest day of the year on the … read more.

CFD Director’s Message 12.14.22

“we have lost the miraculous gaze
we only give it to the newborn
but everyone is utterly unique
amongst the entire galaxy”
-adrienne maree brown

What is one ordinary moment or thing in your life that feels wondrous to you? For me, … read more.

Outdoor Solstice Service

December 21, 2022

Congregants Sue Chambers, Teresa Neufelder, Rebecca Larrabee, and Diane Dobitz are planning an outdoor fire with drumming and ceremony to begin at 4:30pm on Wednesday, December 21. Follow the luminaria! Bring a chair or a blanket as you need. The event will last … read more.

CFD Director’s Message 12.7.22

“Joy is the gift of love. Grief is the price of love. Anger protects that which is loved. And when we think we have reached our limit, wonder is the act that returns us to love.” Valerie Kaur

While I do not … read more.

December 7, 2022

Dear Friends,

I am grateful today for these words of wonder from Thich Nhat Hanh in his The Art of Living: “Spirituality is not religion. It is a path for us to generate happiness, understanding, and love, so we can live deeply each moment of our … read more.

November 30, 2022

Dear Friends,

It’s our last day with the Soul Matters theme of “Change.” And the concept of change will linger on, both a description of our lives—especially after a death or a diagnosis or birth or a marriage or engagement—an inevitable condition of it. “Seasons change … read more.