Happy Friday First UU! I recently read a blogpost from Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg reflecting on wisdom gained from participating in an organizer’s collective. She boils down the lessons learned to: We don’t need a handful of perfect leaders – we need many more people willing to take responsibility for the work. Strong movements are built through relationships, … Continue reading Friday News – Oct 16, 2026

The future is much on my mind! I’ll be preaching this Sunday about what we might be able to predict about the future and next Sunday our pulpit guest, Rev. Byron Tyler Jones will be preaching about leaning into the unknown. This is all in service of the congregational strategic planning session to be held … Continue reading Friday News – October 9, 2026

Happy Friday First UU! We have a lot of big things happening in October! Thanks to a generous donor, October is pledge matching month! Any new pledges or pledge increases will be matched up to $10,000. Join us this Sunday after the second service for a Soup Luncheon to celebrate the start of this month … Continue reading Friday News – October 2, 2026

It’s been wonderful to see so many new and returning faces for our first few weeks of the church year! So much going on and such great energy! At times like this I have to remind myself that church is not always perfect, however much we might want to make it so. Because we bring … Continue reading Friday News – September 25, 2026

This Sunday I’ll be preaching about how to hold ourselves in the midst of change – sometimes a challenging thing to do. What helps is to know why we are making the change. We’ll be making a change to our Order of Service and we want to explain our reasoning: We will no longer be … Continue reading Friday News – September 18, 2026

It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since the attacks of 9/11. I imagine many of us have vivid memories of where we were at that time. I was on the Tappan Zee Bridge in New Jersey, and if I had just turned my head to the right as I was driving I would … Continue reading Friday News – September 11, 2026

This weekend we honor workers and the labor movement with a church retreat and some well-earned moments of respite. In lieu of our usual tradition of screening a pre-recorded service, we will be showing a live, special youth-led service from the UU Church of Kent, Ohio! This worship will showcase the experiences of teens who … Continue reading Friday News

I can’t say that August has been my favorite month so far this year! I was one of the unfortunate ones to have lost power for four and a half days during the recent storms. And I managed to pick up a case of COVID at the memorial service for Paula Egbert (If you were … Continue reading Friday News – August 28, 2026

I have always been a lover of all creatures, and had a wide range of pets growing up. But even so, when I first adopted a cat as a young adult I immediately transformed into a full on cat person with cat swag! When the looming polar vortex threatened the livelihood of our conversational neighborhood … Continue reading Friday News – August 21, 2026

I know that several of you were (and maybe still are) affected by the storms this week. Please reach out and let us know if there is any support that you are needing while the clean-up efforts are underway. While several staff and the building itself are still without power as of this writing, I … Continue reading Friday News – August 14, 2026