August 2022 Touchstones Ministry Theme: Ambiguity & Paradox August 2022 Readings from the Common Bowl August 1: “Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity.” ~ Gilda Radner August 2: “The ideal art, the noblest of art: … Continue reading August 2022 Touchstones Readings From the Common Bowl
by Sheri Linn, Board President & Summer Services Coordinator Once again we are delighted to offer a series of Summer Sunday Services on a range of topics and experiences for the delight of all. While there is no formal Religious Exploration Program for Children we hope that the weather will permit us to have services … Continue reading 2022 Summer Services
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Over the ages, the rushing waters of Falls Brook carved a deep gorge in granite, concealed by deep forest. Today, the brook plunges 45 dramatic feet into a dark pool veiled in mist, surrounded by a resurgent landscape that’s slowly erased the clear-cutting that arrived along with the first wave of 17th-century European settlers. In … Continue reading Royalston Falls Day Hike – July 16
There are times in our lives when we need to know that someone will be there to walk beside us in life’s journey. The Pastoral Care Team (aka Parish Service Team) reaches out to members and friends of the congregation who may desire personal support during times of personal crises. This work is the institutional … Continue reading UUCW Pastoral Care Team Survey
June 2022 Touchstones Ministry Theme: Prophetic Imperative June 1: “How does our faith hold brokenness, injustice, and suffering? Clumsily. Gingerly. Tenderly. Bravely. Lovingly. Reverently. Humbly and deliberately. Imperfectly.” ~ Victoria Safford June 2: “I’m no prophet. My job is making windows where there were once walls.” ~ Michel Foucault June 3: “A prophet is not … Continue reading June 2022 Touchstones Readings From the Common Bowl
July 2022 Touchstones Ministry Theme: Circle of Life July 2022 Readings from the Common Bowl July 1: “She understood that the hardest times in life to go through were when you were transitioning from one version of yourself to another.” ~ Sarah Addison Allen July 2: “Everything comes from everything and nothing escapes commonality. I … Continue reading July 2022 Touchstones Readings From the Common Bowl
by Beth Posner-Waldron, UUCW Get Out the Vote Team What’s all this talk about becoming a Good Trouble Congregation? In April 2022, JaZahn Hicks was hired to be the Campaign Director for UU the Vote, the UUA’s voting rights campaign. He has challenged congregations to put our faith into action and galvanize ourselves to … Continue reading Let’s Become a Good Trouble Congregation in 2022
