A funny skit from the comedy show Portlandia lampoons reading, almost as a competitive sport. You can watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7VgNQbZdaw Reading is a value for many Unitarian Universalists, sometimes to the level of stereotype. We like to keep up with recent articles, and news, and read as a way to relax. But many of us … Continue reading Katie’s Bay View – Did You Read?
I have always treasured walking in the woods. Like many, nature provides me emotional and spiritual nourishment far beyond that which I receive from attending most formal religious services. Viewing nature is like seeing a painting or reading a poem; nature is a multilayered canvas whose unity demands from us an active sense of composition: … Continue reading Interning in December 2013
We have entered the season of darkness. It is no wonder to me that many of us humans in the northern hemisphere happen to celebrate “the holidays” when it is so dark out. As the darkness creeps in, we reach for the light– the light of candles, of colored bulbs, and of one another’s company. … Continue reading Religious Exploration Blog – December 2013
One of the first items of business on the November Board agenda was to review the mail ballot for the proposed changes to Articles XII, XIII, & XIV in our bylaws. As you can see from the results below, we were just a couple of votes shy of making the recommended changes that would make … Continue reading President’s Blog – December 2013
Veteran’s Day, observed on November 11th, is an official U.S. holiday, one that honors those who have served in the armed services. Even though it’s not a religious holiday, it certainly calls upon those of us who are religious to acknowledge both the moral and spiritual aspects of people who have dedicated themselves both in … Continue reading Katie’s Bay View – A Celebration of Peace and Honoring of Sacrifice
“We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we made.” – Senator Ted Kennedy In this year of “reframing”, going deeper in our commitment to Starr King, we take on the challenge this month to immerse ourselves in the subject of … Continue reading President’s Blog – November 2013
In 1959, the renowned physicist and novelist, C. P. Snow, delivered an address entitled The Two Cultures in which he bemoaned the unfathomable gulf between scientific and humanistic literacy. Each enterprise was just too narrowly focused to bridge the difficult policy decisions of the modern world which, he felt, required an integration of scientific methodology … Continue reading Interning in November
I have begun to use the term “faith formation” more so than religious exploration or education these days. I like the word ‘formation’– it brings to mind the slow process of hands sculpting clay or play-dough. As Director of Family Ministry, I am always asking “what are the activities that help us to make meaning … Continue reading Religious Exploration Blog – November 2013
As far back as the mid-nineteenth century, Unitarians and Universalists discussed merging their two separate denominations. In 1947, a commission was formed that led to a vote in which 75% of Unitarian and Universalist congregations approved the formulation of a plan for a federal union. Still, it wasn’t until 1961 that the two organizations were … Continue reading Katie’s Bay View – Authorizing Each Other
September always seems to start fast and furious, with many events on the calendar as we gear up for the Church year. At our October Board Meeting, we finalized the mail ballot procedure for the amended bylaw changes voted on at our annual meeting in May 2013. At the annual meeting we voted on all … Continue reading President’s Blog – October 2013
