Dear Ones,
Tomorrow is the third anniversary of my Installation as your minister here at UUFM. Back in April 2019, I had just returned from a First Year Ministers Retreat in Boston, welcomed by all the loving preparation that members of the congregation … read more.
“The purpose of our lives is to give birth to the best that is in us. It is only through our own personal awakening that the world can be awakened. We cannot give what we do not have.” -Marianne Williamson
There is not a lot I … read more.
“You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. Then you read a book, or you take a trip, or you talk with someone, and you discover that you are not living, that you are hibernating… Monotony, … read more.
Dear Ones,
I’ve just returned from the city of San Miguel de Allende in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. There is a thriving UU Fellowship there, figuring out how to create one community from the wealthy ex-pats extending their retirement dollars, the local LGBTQ community with … read more.
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Concluding the month of Renewing Faith and beginning the month of Awakening…
The ground and waters surrounding us are in the process of thawing, and it feels like UUFM is going through a similar process after two long years. It has been so pleasant smelling the coffee … read more.
“To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.” Alan Watts
…I am here for you, just an email or a … read more.
Dear Ones,
The US Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman wrote this in the poem she presented at Joe Biden’s Inauguration: “There is always light./Only if we are brave enough to be it.” War continues, violence continues, poverty continues, addition continues, oppression continues, bigotry continues. Part of … read more.
From the UUFM Board and the Minister
The pandemic cloud is lifting, and brighter days are right around the corner. After two years of living & worshipping virtually, we are ready to the throw the doors open and welcome everyone in for Sunday services and coffee … read more.
