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Friday News – May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026
This Sunday, we will come together to officially welcome our newest members into community. When someone signs the membership book, they sign their name to our First UU covenant, committing to engage with this community responsibly, with care and compassion, embrace our diversity as a source of communal strength, and continue growing and learning in their Unitarian Universalist values. In this ceremony, we will renew our covenant together, welcoming our new members and celebrating the energy, ideas and spirit that they each bring to our community. It has been a great honor to get to know these new First UUers as ...Read Full Article
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Friday News – April 24, 2026
April 24, 2026
This weekend will be a great opportunity for us to learn more about organizing for Social Justice! UUs from across the state will gather to learn ways we can address ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – April 17, 2026
April 17, 2026
On Wednesday morning I learned that one of my colleagues, Rev. Dr. Natalie Fennimore, died quite suddenly after a very short illness. Those of you who attended General Assembly in ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – April 10, 2026
April 10, 2026
I’ve just returned from a glorious trip up the river Elbe from Prague to Berlin. It was a family trip to help celebrate my mother’s 90th birthday. We visited amazing ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – April 3, 2026
April 3, 2026
Springtime and Easter can be a time of celebrating the newness that the season brings. It can also be a struggle for some. For so long, I have had a ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – March 27, 2026
March 27, 2026
This Sunday, we’re going to explore the spiritual practice of paying attention to the little, often unseen, everyday moments in our lives. Poet Devin Kelly writes, “our attention is a ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – March 20, 2026
March 20, 2026
Spring flowers are blooming, and lots of special activities are coming into season at First UU! I hope that you will plan to join me for a joyful and colorful ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – March 13, 2026
March 13, 2026
It can often feel like we are surrounded by problems that we cannot possibly fix. Problems big (like an inexplicable war or systemic oppression) or problems small(er) (like how to ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – March 6, 2026
March 6, 2026
This Sunday we will engage in a time honored clergy practice: a pulpit exchange! I’m so thrilled that Rev. Dr. Susan Ritchie will be with you to share her experiences ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – Feb. 27, 2026
February 27, 2026
Dear friends, As the growing sunlight points towards spring, our hearts begin to thaw, and the earth grows ready for the quiet stirrings and re-emergence of plants and other living things. ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – Feb. 20, 2026
February 20, 2026
I often talk about the need for us to take care of our spirits in stressful times. But I also hear you tell me you’re not quite sure how to ...Read Full Article