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January 2013

Wrestling With History: Removing the Steeple

January 22, 2013 | Filed under: Architecture, Church Construction, Renovation, Steeples

Project Summary Congregation: First Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown, OH Contractor: Brock Builders, Inc.; Boardman, OH Type: Demolition and preservation construction Space: Church steeple Church website with links to articles and videos of the steeple removal What to do when pieces of your 88 year-old church steeple blow off due to disrepair? …

The Good News of Good Architecture: UUC Whidbey Island

January 16, 2013 | Filed under: Architecture, Arts, Best Practices, Church Construction, Interiors, New Construction

Project Summary Congregation: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island Architect: Flat Rock Productions, Langley, WA Contractor: unnamed in published information Type: New construction, 4000 s.f. Estimated cost: $700,000 Space: Worship, kitchen, classrooms Space in use: October 2008 Article about the building dedication Article about the project groundbreaking The winter issue of UU …

New Year, New Focus for the Blog

January 15, 2013 | Filed under: Announcements, Ministry, Practical Arts

I started this blog a couple of years ago, mainly as a place to post my sermons. While in my parish internship, I began posting my monthly newsletter column here. And then at some point, I started actually blogging, writing for this invisible internet audience. This blog has never been …

Sermon: The Sex Talk for Adults

January 13, 2013 | Filed under: Ministry, Pastoral Care, Sermons

The following sermon was shared at the January 13, 2013 worship service at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Reading: “To Praise” by Ellen Bass Friends, it’s time for us to have a talk. It may feel a little awkward, but I know you have some questions. And I want you to …

January: Blankness as Spiritual Exercise

January 1, 2013 | Filed under: Church Newsletter, Interiors

Once upon a time there was a blank wall at the front of the chapel. (Maybe you’ve noticed it.) In the time since I’ve arrived at Chalice, we’ve taken down the congregational banner, removed the curtains, and filled in the windows. Now it’s just a blank, blank wall. Many of …

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