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Friday 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 cities and went past our ancestral homeland and touched Luther’s theses on the door of his church in Wittenberg. But we also saw the still all-too apparent devastation from World War II and the Communist occupation. There are scars upon the land and emotional scars in the people who have lived through regime change and rebuilding. The costs of war are not just financial or short-term. Our current administration seems ...Read Full Article
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Friday News – Nov. 14, 2025
November 14, 2025
School for Young Children is an outreach program of First UU that began in 1969. For more than 55 years, SYC has promoted social and emotional development in our community, ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – Nov. 7, 2025
November 7, 2025
On Sunday, Dave Richter shared the incredible work that has been done on our building over the last few months, and the exciting changes that are still to come. All ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – Oct. 31, 2025
October 30, 2025
Happy Halloween! View full message in browser Submit Announcement Requests for the next edition by 9am Wednesday. The First UU Staff is sharing some of our favorite fall photos throughout this Halloween Issue of ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – Oct. 24, 2025
October 24, 2025
It was great to see that so many First UU folks attended the No Kings rally last week. I wasn’t able, unfortunately, as I’m still recovering from my hip surgery, ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – Oct 17, 2025
October 17, 2025
Dear friends, Rev. Terasa and I are so looking forward to seeing all of you tomorrow – at the RE Jump-Start, “Multi-Gen Dreams for the Future!” RSVP to let us know you’re coming, ...Read Full ArticleFriday’s News – Oct 10, 2025
October 10, 2025
Happy Friday! I hope you all are getting the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful fall weather, the changing leaves, and yes, even the pouring rain. We are excited for our Fall ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – October 3, 2025
October 3, 2025
Happy October! In the seven Octobers that Amber and I have worked together, we have joked that she is Team Halloween and I am Team Christmas. So each year, I try ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – September 26, 2025
September 26, 2025
This Sunday we will formally bid Rev. Amanda Hays a fond farewell and thank her for her service to the congregation as our Social Justice Minister. We will have a ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – September 19, 2025
September 19, 2025
As we say goodbye to summer and hello to fall, we have our own First UU hellos and goodbyes. This past Sunday we had a wonderful Pathways to Membership class, ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – September 12, 2025
September 12, 2025
Among the many new changes this year, We are excited to welcome Paisha Thomas as our new Justice and Equity Student Minister! Paisha is a student at the Methodist Theological ...Read Full Article