Dear First UU, I am so excited for tomorrow! Over a year ago at the annual meeting, you voted to ordain me as a Unitarian Universalist minister, and tomorrow, at 2pm at First UU (and online) it is finally happening! The theme of the service will be “Cracking Open.” In our tradition, only congregations have … Continue reading Friday News – November 1, 2024

We will be talking a lot about remembering this Sunday, both during the Remembrance service and in the history workshop following the service. We will remember loved ones whom we have lost, and remember key events in the history of the congregation. This is about memory, of course, because that is where our loved ones … Continue reading Friday News – October 25, 2024

  As I talked about in last Sunday’s sermon, our emotions are all over the place now and anxiety is high as we draw closer to Election Day. I hope you all have voted! Doing something concrete helps, especially in the presence of our sibling citizens. We will be holding an Election Night Watch party … Continue reading Friday News – October 18, 2024

Friday’s News & Announcements October 11, 2024 Submit your Announcement Requests by 9am Wednesday to be included in Friday’s News. Happy Friday! First UU is remarkable in the number of people who have been inspired from here to serve Unitarian Universalism, whether in the ministry, UUA staff or volunteer positions. We will hear from two … Continue reading Friday News – October 11, 2024

Friday’s News & Announcements October 04, 2024 Submit your Announcement Requests by 9am Wednesday to be included in Friday’s News. Happy October! I hope you all have been enjoying the nice autumn weather we have been having. This month, we turn our attention to the theme of Deep Listening. May we enter the season with … Continue reading Friday News – October 4, 2024

An integral part of doing transitional ministry work is taking a deeper look at the history of the congregation. Sometimes this can involve pretty complicated gatherings, but we have come up with a new way of doing this that we hope will be a bit simpler. The Archives Committee has done extraordinary work over the … Continue reading Friday News – September 27, 2024

Friday’s News & Announcements September 20, 2024 Submit your Announcement Requests by 9am Wednesday to be included in Friday’s News. Happy Friday! This week we’re going to be exploring the new Article 2 of the UUA bylaws and how they invite us to live out our values in this world, holding Love at the center … Continue reading Friday News – September 20, 2024

What’s happening at First UU Friday’s News & Announcements September 13, 2024 Submit your Announcement Requests by 9am Wednesday to be included in Friday’s News. Happy Friday! It was so wonderful to see so many people and such great energy last Sunday! Our Nouurish service is off to a great start and the traditional service … Continue reading Friday News – September 13, 2024

Happy Friday! We are so excited to be welcoming everyone to our new church year this Sunday! Our new Sunday format gives you lots of options to choose from – read more about them below. If you will be coming in person, please bring a small sample of water that symbolizes something that was meaningful … Continue reading Friday News – Sept 6, 2024

[category Friday]   Friday’s News & Announcements August 30, 2024 Submit your Announcement Requests by 9am Wednesday to be included in Friday’s News.  Happy Friday! At the Neighborhood UU Church in Pasadena, where I previously served as Interim Minister, we adopted a motto: “Connection over Perfection.” This was in response to the pandemic, of course, as we made up our … Continue reading Friday’s News and Announcements