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Friday News – August 14, 2026
August 14, 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 wanted to express my gratitude for your patience as it is slowing us down from being able to respond to you all in as timely a manner as we would like. But, the work to prepare for the official start of the church year goes on! We ...Read Full Article
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Friday 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 ArticleFriday News – Feb 13, 2026
February 14, 2026
Last Sunday’s Gospel Service was incredibly moving and inspirational to me. One of the things that struck me was how joy is intrinsic to how the soul can sustain itself ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – Feb. 6th, 2026
February 6, 2026
Happy Friday! Soul Food originated in the American south, when enslaved West and Central Africans adapted their culinary traditions to the harsh limitations of slavery. They took ‘the worst’ foods they were ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – Jan 30, 2026
January 30, 2026
It seems rather ironic that the title of the service I was going to do last week and will now do this Sunday is “Turned to Stone.” It might as ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – Jan 23, 2026
January 23, 2026
Last week a call went out to religious leaders from around the country to gather in Minneapolis this weekend to protest the ICE violence and occupation. Thousands are heeding the ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – Jan 16, 2026
January 16, 2026
This Sunday we’ll be hearing from Paisha Thomas, our Justice and Equity Student Minister, as she reflects upon Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” While there have ...Read Full Article