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	<title>Ministry in Steel Toe Shoes &#124; Ministry in Steel Toe Shoes</title>
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		<title>May Minister&#8217;s Message</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Steel Toe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>April Minister&#8217;s Message</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Steel Toe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>March Minister&#8217;s Message</title>
		<link>http://sharonwylie.com/2013/03/march-ministers-message/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Steel Toe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beloved community, Odds are that many of you are only dimly aware of the existence of the Pastoral Care Team, so when I tell you that they are undergoing some changes, that news may be even more mysterious! But hopefully interesting. The Pastoral Care Team assists me in providing care &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Orange Coast UUC Moves to a Bigger Property</title>
		<link>http://sharonwylie.com/2013/02/orange-coast-uuc-moves-to-a-bigger-property/</link>
		<comments>http://sharonwylie.com/2013/02/orange-coast-uuc-moves-to-a-bigger-property/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Steel Toe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying A Building]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After 53 years in the same location, Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church in Costa Mesa, CA has purchased property with an existing building (still in Costa Mesa). The first service at this new location will be this coming Sunday, February 24. According to this news article, Orange Coast UUC sold &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Under Construction: A New Sanctuary for First Unitarian in Albuquerque</title>
		<link>http://sharonwylie.com/2013/02/first-unitarian-in-albuquerque-building-a-new-sanctuary/</link>
		<comments>http://sharonwylie.com/2013/02/first-unitarian-in-albuquerque-building-a-new-sanctuary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Steel Toe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Construction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Project Summary Congregation: First Unitarian: A Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Albuquerque, NM Architect: Mullen Heller Architecture, Albuquerque, NM Contractor: Klinger Constructors, Albuquerque, NM Type: New Construction at an existing facility Square Footage: 9,000 s.f. (seating designed for 350) Estimated cost: $2.3 million Space: Worship space Construction start: September 2012 Substantial completion &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>February Minister&#8217;s Message</title>
		<link>http://sharonwylie.com/2013/02/february-ministers-message/</link>
		<comments>http://sharonwylie.com/2013/02/february-ministers-message/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Steel Toe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beloved community, Coming soon—March 3!—you will gather as a congregation to ordain me to the Unitarian Universalist ministry and to install me as your settled minister. Many of you have asked me about this event and what it means, what to expect. So here’s a bit of explanation. A minister &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Wrestling With History: Removing the Steeple</title>
		<link>http://sharonwylie.com/2013/01/wrestling-with-history-removing-the-steeple/</link>
		<comments>http://sharonwylie.com/2013/01/wrestling-with-history-removing-the-steeple/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Steel Toe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Renovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steeples]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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? &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>The Good News of Good Architecture: UUC Whidbey Island</title>
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		<comments>http://sharonwylie.com/2013/01/the-good-news-of-good-architecture-uuc-whidbey-island/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Steel Toe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>New Year, New Focus for the Blog</title>
		<link>http://sharonwylie.com/2013/01/new-year-new-focus-for-the-blog/</link>
		<comments>http://sharonwylie.com/2013/01/new-year-new-focus-for-the-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Steel Toe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ministry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>The Sex Talk for Adults</title>
		<link>http://sharonwylie.com/2013/01/the-sex-talk-for-adults/</link>
		<comments>http://sharonwylie.com/2013/01/the-sex-talk-for-adults/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 20:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Steel Toe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following sermon was shared at the January 13, 2013 worship service at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Reading: &#8220;To Praise&#8221; 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 &#8230;]]></description>
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