This Week Sunday Service October 15 “Collaborative Leadership” Is leadership a noun or a verb? We think of certain people as ‘natural’ leaders, but that concept can get in the way of giving everyone a chance to provide leadership in certain situations. Worship Presenter: Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley Share the Plate: Pro Choice Ohio and … Continue reading Friday News
October 13, 2023
This Week Sunday Service October 8th “The Blessings of Conflict” Conflict is often thought of as something to avoid or that will cause rupture, but what if we thought about it in terms of what it has to teach us, about ourselves and about others? Worship Presenter: Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley Share the Plate: Pro … Continue reading Friday News – October 6, 2023
This Week Sunday Service October 1st “Our Liberation is Fractal” The headlines and looming environmental crisis can overwhelm us with worry for our world. It can be easy to despair, to feel like just one person can’t make any difference. Adrienne Maree Brown’s Principles of Emergent Strategy teach us that our world is fractal and … Continue reading Friday News – September 29, 2023
Happy Friday! How wonderful to see so many people on Sunday, as well as to know many were joining us online! Many people signed up for new opportunities in our Engagement Fair, and our RE wings were hopping! I can tell you are ready to move into the future with excitement. I hope this means … Continue reading Friday News – September 22, 2023
A note from Rev. Terasa It’s been great to see many of you as we move into the regular church year. SO MUCH is happening, and I love seeing an active and engaged congregation. You’ll notice a few changes in the worship services. We’re trying to tighten it up a bit and help make the … Continue reading Friday News – September 15, 2023
Happy Friday! We have two important staffing pieces of news to share with you all this morning. First – huge congratulations to Rev. Kathleen Fowler who is officially retiring from her service with us as our Minister of Pastoral Care. Rev. Kathleen stepped in during a rocky time for our congregation and has provided incredible … Continue reading Friday News – September 8, 2023
Happy September! Water communion and our in gathering (i.e., official kick off to the church year) is a little over a week away! We are going to be incredibly busy this fall and we can’t be more excited! We’re continuing plans for an amazing Auction and Fall Festival (including a tailgating room for all my … Continue reading Friday News – September 1, 2023
Happy Friday! We are so excited for the return of our annual All Ages Animal Blessing service this Sunday! We will be celebrating all of our animals, those still with us and those who have crossed the rainbow bridge but remain in our hearts. You are invited to bring your pets or a photo of those … Continue reading Friday News – August 25, 2023
Happy Friday! I hope you all had an absolutely wonderful week! We’re ramping up to a busy Fall here at First UU so be sure to check out all of the important announcements below. We’ll be releasing our Adult RE schedule soon, so stay tuned! Thank you everyone! Blessings friends, Rev. Kelli McNeal Minister of … Continue reading Friday News – August 18, 2023
It’s August…..the best month of the year! (I may be a little biased seeing as how my anniversary, my start date of working here at First, my ordination, and my birthday are all in August.) But seriously, happy August! I know that this month comes with a lot of change, and therefore a lot of … Continue reading Friday News – August 4, 2023
