February greetings! I always enjoy February, a rather whimsical month of Aquarians and Pisceans that is leaping this year to a 29th day. February celebrates the mysterious prognostication of the Groundhog, the sturdy virtues of Presidents Lincoln and Washington, the romantic (if historically unattested) honoring of St. Valentine. February is … [Read the rest]
Greetings! Welcome to 2012. I love January’s quieter calendar, blander foods and relative lack of retail exhortation. I enjoy January’s refreshing regularity. Holiday expectations are a done deal; they were met, or they were unmet.
Personally, I don’t make resolutions, so my January regimen is not cluttered with seasonal attempts … [Read the rest]
Greetings! I hope your holidays are feeling satisfying and manageable as you read this. It’s axiomatic that holidays are “supposed to be” filled with family, friends and cheer, along with at least a few gifts given and received. “Supposed to be” can be such a tyrant!
I remember spending the … [Read the rest]
I am LOVING this autumn weather! A few days ago, we had the type of rainy deluge that Nebraskans call a “frog strangler,” making driving tense but exhilarating! The air is already crisp and leaves have just begun to reveal their colors. Did you know that those same colors are
Hello, Starr King Family. I’m writing this “October article” on September 11th, 2011, in accordance with our Flaming Chalice submissions deadline. As may be true for you, I’ve been giving extra thought in the last few weeks to how I wanted to engage this special day. It is the tenth … [Read the rest]
Hello, Starr King family and friends.
I write this on August 14th, 2011. Seventy-six years ago today, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. It was a great humanitarian piece of legislation and makes me proud. Yet, the shouting controversy over Social Security (and economic justice generally) … [Read the rest]
Hello, Everyone! I am sitting in my office now, with the kind of July day outside that makes one think, “Where’s my parka?” It’s nap-weather, though that’s not in the cards. I had a sudden realization this morning that my Chalice column was due to our Fearless Chalice Editor Georgia … [Read the rest]
Hello, Everyone! I am sitting in my bedroom late on a Sunday night, keying in my first Chalice article as President of Starr King Unitarian Universalist Church’s Board of Trustees. Part of me sighs, “I’m not even PRESIDENT yet — I’m President-Elect for 18 more days.” sometimes life’s like that, … [Read the rest]
Greetings all! We’ve added the Board of Trustees meeting minutes from January 2010 to the present to the website. You can find them by searching the blog archives by month or by the category From the Board. We hope you enjoy and use this wonderful new functionality made possible with … [Read the rest]
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