It’s early January that I am writing this article for our February newsletter and I’m still feeling the love and teamwork that inspired those to develop a plan and complete the playground raising. We continue to thank all those involved in making this project happen. It has been exhilarating to feel and hear the buzz … Continue reading President’s Blog – February 2014
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
“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
Summer takes many of us away from our usual routines as we spend days at the beach or out of town visiting with family and friends. We return to church in September with unique stories and original photos to share. This month I explored some different avenues of my own and dove into relationship building … Continue reading President’s Blog – September 2013
Our July Board agenda was packed full with old and new business. I wish to send out a special thanks to Walt Korus for sitting through our entire meeting. We are all very thankful to him for preparing a list of updates on our grounds and building. Walt continues to be the main caretaker of … Continue reading President’s Message – By Colleen Dino
July brings a change in our leadership on the Board. I will be your incoming President of the Board of Trustees, and will have the following members serving along with me. Vice President: Diana Dickerson Treasurer: Frank Satterwhite Secretary: Nancy Harrison Frank Burton, Mary Swain, Lea Casini, Stuart Fink, Betsy Dye Rev. Katie attends each … Continue reading President’s Blog – July 2013
“May Day! May Day!” May Day (May 1st) always has a dreamy quality to me, but not because I was a red-diaper baby, nor did we have regular need of emergency assistance. It’s because I hold delightful memories of making little May-baskets with my mother and leaving them on neighbors’ and grandparents’ doorknobs, then ringing … Continue reading Andy’s Flaming Chalice – May 2013
Happy April, all Starrs! I hope you were in some way enlarged by the season of Easter and Passover which just concluded. I enjoy Spring as an experience of renewal, whether in regard to the traditions of Easter, resurgence of new plant life or in new personal growth. I was raised Unitarian Universalist and I … Continue reading Andy’s Flaming Chalice – April 2013
Greetings, all Starrs! I send you wishes for the very happiest of Marches. March was once the first month of the calendar year, which traditionally began when the earth emerged from cold, snow and ice around the Vernal Equinox. The retreat of winter made March a good month to resume or initiate military campaigns; the … Continue reading Andy’s Flaming Chalice – March 2013
February greetings! This is the month of groundhogs, sweethearts and leap years. It also brings President’s Day, which honors the birthdays of two U.S. Presidents critical to our national political development, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Their actions are highly instructive about getting along as a community of individuals. Washington, after having successfully prosecuted the … Continue reading Andy’s Flaming Chalice – February 2013
