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  • Friday 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 2021 would have heard her give the sermon at the Service of the Living Tradition. She was the Lead Minister of the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock. She began her career as a religious educator so it was quite remarkable for her to make that transition so successfully, and she was one of our foremost African American ministers. One of the things that Natalie taught me is that we need to ...
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  • Friday News – June 28, 2024

    June 29, 2024
    Happy Friday! I am just back from a vacation with family, and looking forward to a low key summer as we get prepared for the business of next fall. Questions, questions, who’s ...
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  • Friday News – June 21, 2024

    June 21, 2024
    As you may know, General Assembly is happening now! If you are interested in watching the public services including the business sessions, you can do so here. This Sunday, we will ...
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  • Friday News – June 14, 2024

    June 14, 2024
    As we approach the close of another church year (June 30th), we wanted to take a moment to thank our outgoing Board members who have served our congregation so well ...
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  • Friday News – June 7, 2024

    June 7, 2024
    Your Board looks forward to seeing you in person and online for the Annual Congregational Meeting this Sunday, June 9 after Worship. We will be hearing reports from Nominating committee and our Youth, taking questions related ...
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  • Friday News – May 31, 2024

    May 31, 2024
    In honor of Pride Sunday and the kickoff to Pride month, I wanted to share a blessing with you all, written by Cricket Hall. Rainbow Blessing May the drag stage rise to ...
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  • Friday News – May 24, 2024

    May 24, 2024
    Our Church Community is BUSY! Thanks to the 210 folks who attended the BREAD Nehemiah Action this week including our amazing choir. Showing up is 90% of the work and wow – ...
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  • Friday News – May 17, 2024

    May 17, 2024
    Happy Friday! We’re coming up to the end of our first year together in our Developmental Ministry. I thought it would be helpful for me to sum up my reflections on ...
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  • Friday News – May 10, 2024

    May 10, 2024
    Wow, this spring in our Sunday Services, I’ve been feeling great energy in the air! Our attendance is really up, and so as your staff team, we have been thinking ...
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  • Friday News – May 3, 2024

    May 3, 2024
    Dear friends and beloveds,  It is with great pleasure that I get to present this week’s Sunday service, highlighting family ministry! We have an exciting program planned, featuring: High school grad recognition! Puppets! Children acting ...
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  • Friday News – April 26, 2024

    April 29, 2024
    Happy Friday, everyone! I feel honored to have the opportunity to greet you today. Why should I feel honored to connect with you? Because human connection in these times is a ...
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