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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 – November 10, 2023

    November 10, 2023
    Happy Friday! Wow, it is so good to write that again! This is my first week back in the office after taking two months off for my mental health, to begin ...
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  • Friday News – November 3, 2023

    November 3, 2023
    This Week “Cycles of Change” 11/5  with Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley Join us in person or online at 10am! Our monthly theme for October is Generosity, and our Share-the-Plate recipients are Native American ...
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  • Friday News – October 27, 2023

    October 30, 2023
    This Week Annual Remembrance Service 10/29 (All Ages)   Gather in community to honor the memory of those who have passed, and whose impact lives on. Please bring photos of your loved ones to ...
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  • Friday News
    October 20, 2023

    October 24, 2023
    It’s Auction Time – Online Bidding CLOSES TONIGHT TODAY October 20th at 11:59 PM – Online bidding for Fun, Food and Frolic CLOSES! This is your LAST CHANCE to Bid on all of the ...
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  • Friday News
    October 13, 2023

    October 15, 2023
    This Week Sunday Service October 15   “Collaborative Leadership” Is leadership a noun or a verb? We think of certain people as ‘natural’ leaders, but that concept can get in the way of giving everyone ...
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  • Friday News – October 6, 2023

    October 6, 2023
    This Week Sunday Service October 8th   “The Blessings of Conflict” Conflict is often thought of as something to avoid or that will cause rupture, but what if we thought about it in terms of ...
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  • Friday News – September 29, 2023

    September 29, 2023
    This Week Sunday Service October 1st   “Our Liberation is Fractal” The headlines and looming environmental crisis can overwhelm us with worry for our world. It can be easy to despair, to feel like ...
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  • Friday News – September 22, 2023

    September 22, 2023
    Happy Friday! How wonderful to see so many people on Sunday, as well as to know many were joining us online! Many people signed up for new opportunities in our Engagement ...
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  • Friday News – September 15, 2023

    September 15, 2023
    A note from Rev. Terasa It’s been great to see many of you as we move into the regular church year. SO MUCH is happening, and I love seeing an active ...
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  • Friday News – September 8, 2023

    September 8, 2023
    Happy Friday! We have two important staffing pieces of news to share with you all this morning. First – huge congratulations to Rev. Kathleen Fowler who is officially retiring from her service ...
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