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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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? …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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