Tonight is the night we finally celebrate Rev. Diana’s poetry book release at UUFM! I am excited to provide refreshments (tea, hot chocolate, sweets) in the Fellowship Hall, in addition to writing and art-making materials and prompts. I, too, have recently been writing some poetry, and given that a section of Rev. Diana’s poetry book is about self-love, … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 2.12.25
It’s hard to believe that this is already my last column of this calendar year! I thought I’d take this moment to lift up some of what we have accomplished together in 2024, above and beyond all of our regular activities like worship, children’s faith development, Soul Matters, and a wide range of committees, teams, … Continue reading December 18, 2024 Minister’s Message
This week’s activities: Tonight! Youth Group, Wednesday, November 20th, 6:30-8pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/49b0571516 Art Journaling and Ornament Crafting, Sunday, November 24th, 11:30am-1pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/6482e994938457328676
“The times are urgent. We must slow down.” – Bayo Akomolafe While it has been a turbulent, disturbing time following the election results, I’ve been considering the theme of repair. Sometimes, as counter intuitive as it may feel for those who feel the pressure to act fast in the face of injustice, a foundational preparation for that … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 11.13.24
Join us for the upcoming activities! Youth Group – Pumpkins and Pizza, Wednesday, October 16th, 6:30-8pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/49b05744 Intergenerational Hiking at Seven Mile Creek Park, Saturday, October 19th at 10am https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/2cf88a5 UUFM Young Adult Connection Lunch, Saturday, October 19th 12-2pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/f4e938 Intergenerational Art Journaling, Sunday, October 20th, 11:30am-1pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/6482e9949384573286 A photo … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 10.9.24
“To listen is very hard, because it asks of us so much interior stability that we no longer need to prove ourselves by speeches, arguments, statements, or declarations. True listeners no longer have an inner need to make their presence known. They are free to receive, to welcome, to accept.” -Henri Nouwen Deep listening has … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 10.2.24
For next book we are reading is: Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City … Continue reading UUFM Book Discussion Group ~ Tuesday, November 19th at 5:45, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
I wrote this prayer from my heart on Sunday evening after getting to gather in a sacred way at a farm with some of my dearest friends. I hope it resonates with yours: I give thanks for how well-nurtured I am by this Earth and for the intuitive, cyclical guidance I sense from the moon … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 9.18.24
INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER: A gripping first-hand account of the January 6th, 2021, insurrection from inside the halls of Congress, from origins to aftermath, as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution—by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it. In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential … Continue reading Book Discussion Group, Tuesday, September 24th at 5:45 pm
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice. “Using her expertise as a neuroscientist and her gifts as a storyteller, Lisa Genova explains the nuances … Continue reading Book Discussion Group – Wednesday, July 24th
