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May Minister’s Message

May 1, 2013 | Filed under: Church Newsletter, Worship

Beloved community, I write this column on a Sunday afternoon, after our Earth Day multigenerational worship service. I felt tearful at both services, full of gratitude and joy at the many gifts of serving this religious community. I feel particularly overcome, at times, during worship because I am so often …

April Minister’s Message

April 1, 2013 | Filed under: Church Newsletter

Beloved community, During my candidating week (a year ago now!), I was asked what I thought about using a projector during worship. As I recall, I replied that I was not strongly in favor of it, as I had more often seen projected images as a distraction to worship, rather …

March Minister’s Message

Beloved community, Odds are that many of you are only dimly aware of the existence of the Pastoral Care Team, so when …

Orange Coast UUC Moves to a Bigger Property

After 53 years in the same location, Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church in Costa Mesa, CA has purchased property with an existing …

Under Construction: A New Sanctuary for First Unitarian in Albuquerque

Project Summary Congregation: First Unitarian: A Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Albuquerque, NM Architect: Mullen Heller Architecture, Albuquerque, NM Contractor: Klinger Constructors, Albuquerque, NM …

February Minister’s Message

Beloved community, Coming soon—March 3!—you will gather as a congregation to ordain me to the Unitarian Universalist ministry and to install me …

Wrestling With History: Removing the Steeple

Project Summary Congregation: First Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown, OH Contractor: Brock Builders, Inc.; Boardman, OH Type: Demolition and preservation construction Space: Church steeple …

The Good News of Good Architecture: UUC Whidbey Island

Project Summary Congregation: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island Architect: Flat Rock Productions, Langley, WA Contractor: unnamed in published information Type: New construction, 4000 …

New Year, New Focus for the Blog

I started this blog a couple of years ago, mainly as a place to post my sermons. While in my parish internship, …

The Sex Talk for Adults

The following sermon was shared at the January 13, 2013 worship service at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Reading: “To Praise” by Ellen …

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