Today’s edition is yummy. Learn how to cook from your pantry and be healthy too. Elaine Fujimura shows us how to combine ingredients and use substitutes to create an easy, colorful, and tasty meal. Her recipe for Nourishing Pantry Bowl is below. Elaine has been a member of First UU since 2003. She … Continue reading Table Talk Tuesday – Cooking with Elaine
Today’s edition of Justice Saturday is an interfaith offering. It is a prayer written by Amina Barhumi, Outreach Director for CAIR-Ohio. Amina offered this prayer at the April meeting of Faith in Public Life (virtual) breakfast meeting. The prayer resonates with many people and organizations working for justice, including Unitarian Universalists. Although the religious … Continue reading Justice Saturday – a Muslim’s prayer
Welcome to Curiosity Friday! This week, Paul L’Herrou shares with us his love of orchids, as well as tips to help care for these beautiful flowers. Thank You, Paul! Let’s keep the conversation going: Curiosity Fridays on Discord. First UU’s Facebook group.
This week’s Meditation Monday is brought to you by Rev. Eric, who is filling in today for Kelli McNeal! Several years ago, UU minister Rev. Dr. Laurel Hallman popularized a spiritual practice created by Rev. Harry Schofield titled Living by Heart. Today Rev. Eric provides a brief introduction to this practice of poetry and reflection. … Continue reading Meditation Monday – Living by Heart
Welcome back to Curiosity Friday! As we’ve seen more of one another’s dogs and cats during our Thursday evening Community Chats and Sunday morning Coffee Hours, this week Rev Eric reaches out to Rachel Kraut, one of the congregation’s pet experts. What does this time of social distancing mean for pets and those who love them? … Continue reading Curiosity Friday – Pets (Rachel Kraut)
Today’s Table Talk Tuesday goes outside with Carolee Noonan and her chickens. She tells us all about her ‘girls’ from acquiring to feeding to housing to chasing them around the yard. Oh yeah, there are eggs too. Want to talk about the chickens? Join us for conversation on our Discord channel.
Welcome back to Curiosity Friday! Last week Deb and Tom talked with us about how to stay creative, and the role of playfulness in doing so. This week, Rev. Eric interviews Katherine and Kyla about how to remain playful while sheltering at home. Thank You, Kyla and Katherine! Let’s keep the conversation going: Curiosity … Continue reading Curiosity Friday – Ask an Expert
This week’s edition features longtime First UUer Donna Greenman. In the video, Donna shares how music influences her life and how it helps in times like these. She even shares what it is like to offer music lessons online! Her closing blessing for all of us is, “May all that has been reduced to noise … Continue reading Table Talk Tuesday with Donna at the piano
Justice Saturday welcomes the Rev. Joan Van Becelaere of UU Justice Ohio to talk about how to vote in Ohio’s 2020 primary election. With all the confusion surrounding the date of the primary and then, how to cast your ballot (if you haven’t already voted, absentee is the only way to vote this time), this … Continue reading Justice Saturday – Ballots and Voting
Welcome back to Curiosity Friday! This week, Rev Eric interviews two of First UU favorite artists, Deb and Tom Baillieul, as they reflect on where curiosity and the spark of creativity can take us, no matter our age. Rev Eric interviews Deb and Tom Baillieul about curiosity, creativity and how to thrive during this … Continue reading Curiosity Friday – Interview with Baillieuls
