How could we tire of hope? —so much is in bud. How can desire fail? —we have only begun to imagine justice and mercy, only begun to envision how it might be to live as siblings with beast and flower, not as oppressors… there is too much broken that must be mended, … We have … Continue reading Words of Joy – January 2016
Interim Minister’s Blog Let me take the time To watch the candle’s light; And know it is the same Vast silence of the silver stars. –John Q. Parkhurst As the holidays descend upon us, many of us speed up the pace of our lives, making lists of tasks, planning for or … Continue reading Words of Joy – December 2015
Interim Minister’s Colum Words of Joy Thanksgiving Graces As you gather with loved ones over the Thanksgiving holiday, you may wish to offer a few words of gratitude for the many gifts of life. Here are a few Thanksgiving graces as suggestions. (I have also found that going around the table and having each … Continue reading Words of Joy – November 2015
October 2015 Chalice Newsletter
We began our new year with the Religious Education sponsored Kick Off Picnic. We had a great turn out and look forward to this new year with exciting plans and projects. The RE Council has chosen a curriculum for this new year, Learning to Give. It is a UUA recommended curriculum that focuses on the … Continue reading Religious Education Blog – October 2015
Words of Joy Interim Minister’s Column As the Ministerial Search Committee collects information, through focus groups, the survey and one-to-one conversations, about the kind of leader the congregation wants for its next settled minister, an old reading about the search for a new minister popped into my head. I can’t resist sharing it. So here … Continue reading Words of Joy – October 2015
As I write these words, I am l on vacation but am anticipating a return to the office next week, and the start of a new church year among you. My summer leave was a quiet one, with a few short trips and house projects to occupy my time. I just returned from a trip … Continue reading Words of Joy – September 2015
September 2015 Flaming Chalice Newsletter
August 2015 Flaming Chalice Newsletter is here.
Fare forward, travellers! not escaping from the past Into different lives, or into any future; You are not the same people who left that station Or will arrive at any terminus, While the narrowing rails slide together behind you; And on the deck of the drumming liner Watching the furrows widen behind you…. … Continue reading Words of Joy – Interim Minister’s Column, August 2015
