March 22 worship service
It is not time essential — you may watch and worship along at home any time. You can share it widely also. There is a hymn within…
Minister’s Blog
Update on worship at UUFE
Hello to UUFE friends and family We have decided to limit contact which will help stop the spread of Covid19 and this is the right…
Wisdom in the Face of a Coming Epidemic
Our topic this month is wisdom, and while deciding what to write about, I found a piece my colleague, the Rev. Karen G. Johnston sent…
Spiritual Resilience | Minister’s Blog
This month we are thinking about the theme of resilience. It implies that there will be tough times during which we need to be resilient. …
Integrity | Minister’s Blog
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, the movie about Mister Rogers, is not only doing well because of Tom Hanks being a great actor, or…
In Awe of You | Minister’s Blog
As a child I recalled looking forward to going to particular places to enjoy certain things. The amusement park near my Grandparents’ house in Massachusetts…
Attention | Minister’s Blog
A favorite author of my youth, Tom Robbins, wrote, “Once one pays some attention to something, then you begin to see evidence of it everywhere.”…
Expectation
The word expectation makes me nervous. It can be so happy and full, hopeful and bright. Or it can be the total opposite when the…
Contemplation
“Don’t just do something—sit there!” Because sometimes the path to move forward is not in the doing, but in the contemplation which allows for new…
Exploration
The month of July invites us into the theme of exploration. The deep relationship between a pastor and her people is a sacred bond that…
Curiosity (May 2019 Minister’s Blog)
Both Eve and Pandora were set up to fail and have carried too much misplaced blame. In the month of May let us see curiosity…
Thoughts on Wholeness
The theme for the month of April is Wholeness. Back when I was in seminary, the Unitarian Universalist Association was doing a lot of work…
March 2019 Minister’s Blog: What Does It Mean to be a People of Journey
The first sermon I ever wrote was about how so many people find their spirituality on the road. Buddha had to leave the palace to…
February Blog/Ministry Theme “Trust”
Radical Trust Our theme developers define trust in this way: the practice of commitment and faith in a love that won’t let us go. I…
Minister’s Blog: January Theme “Possibility”
Possibility I am in my home office and, through the floor, I hear my three family members downstairs. They are expanding on a train set…
Stretching
When we stretch it sends oxygen to our brain and stimulates our circulation. Physical stretching is important but so is mental and spiritual, for clarity…
“Blessing”
One way to feel more connected to your faith community is to participate in the national meeting that is called General Assembly. UUFE gets to…
May Ministry Theme “Creativity”
In a kindergarten class the students are allowed to draw whatever they want. As the teacher walks between the desks, she stops at Susie’s and…