The Work of Citizenship
by Rev. Aaron R. Payson
Category: Nugget
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
by Laura K. Secor Hello My Friends, Today I am offering the first third of a very long poem by Ross Gay. The poem is called “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude” and it pours forth a lifetime of experience, all viewed through a lens of prayer and celebrations. You can watch and hear the poet perform … Continue reading Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
Finding Our Way Through Fall
by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration Autumn in New England is a busy time. We are peeping at leaves, picking produce in fields, carving gourdes, dressing up in costume, eating candy, going on hayrides, and trying to make it through the corn maze. When it begins to get cooler, energy levels increase and try … Continue reading Finding Our Way Through Fall
Courage in Context
by Rev. Aaron R. Payson TRIGGER WARNING: This piece deals with sexual violence. “We talk about how many women were raped last year, not about how many men raped women. We talk about how many girls in a school district were harassed last year, not about how many boys harassed girls. We talk about how … Continue reading Courage in Context
Catch up on your Summer Pledge Payments
by Moira Rouse & David Schowalter, Stewardship Team Many thanks to our congregation for all who stepped up in last spring’s pledge drive! Summer may feel like a quiet season at UUCW, but our expenses don’t take a break. Numbers from our summer finances tell an important story. Staff salaries and support staff costs stay … Continue reading Catch up on your Summer Pledge Payments
September
Melissa McKeon, President, Board of Management I love September. It’s the beginning of so many things: school, church, autumn. But this year, I think of September in a different way, as a time when we begin a new year without so many public figures who’ve left us recently, those who left us their examples, their … Continue reading September
Bring In The Gods
by Laura K. Secor Hello my UU friends, Welcome back for the new church season. Fall came quickly this year. I remember when I was young, fall always arrived right at Labor Day weekend. In the last couple decades, summer extended into September, and then in recent years, even into October. It was weird, but … Continue reading Bring In The Gods
Introducing Ministerial Intern Emily Miller Mlčák
by Ministerial Intern Emily Miller Mlčák I’m Emily Miller Mlčák, UUCW’s new ministerial intern for the next two years. I’ve already felt so welcomed by this congregation. Thank you for taking on an intern! A few things about me: I’m in my second year of seminary at Meadville Lombard Theological School. I’m someone who has … Continue reading Introducing Ministerial Intern Emily Miller Mlčák
Beginning With Love
by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration Last Friday night I met with the Religious Exploration Team to put on a Welcome Back Families event . It was extraordinary! In the room, there was love. It wasn’t because of the pizza and the popsicles! It was love for our community gathering together. The twenty children … Continue reading Beginning With Love
Beginnings
by Rev. Aaron R. Payson “We gather at the edge of something new. Summer’s looseness gives way to rhythm, and rhythm calls us home. Whatever weariness, wonder, or waiting you carry through these doors, you are welcome here. You are seen here. You are needed here. Let us breathe together and open our hearts to … Continue reading Beginnings