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  • Friday News – August 21, 2026

    August 21, 2026

    I have always been a lover of all creatures, and had a wide range of pets growing up. But even so, when I first adopted a cat as a young adult I immediately transformed into a full on cat person with cat swag! When the looming polar vortex threatened the livelihood of our conversational neighborhood Siamese, I leapt into action. And the rest is history! Kismet was so named because he was the cat of the moment, and his arrival in our lives was a moment of cosmic serendipity. He lived on the street for half a decade before enjoying his ...
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    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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  • Friday News – September 1, 2023

    September 1, 2023
    Happy September!   Water communion and our in gathering (i.e., official kick off to the church year) is a little over a week away! We are going to be incredibly busy this ...
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  • Friday News – August 25, 2023

    August 25, 2023
    Happy Friday!   We are so excited for the return of our annual All Ages Animal Blessing service this Sunday! We will be celebrating all of our animals, those still with us and ...
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  • Friday News – August 18, 2023

    August 18, 2023
    Happy Friday!   I hope you all had an absolutely wonderful week! We’re ramping up to a busy Fall here at First UU so be sure to check out all of the ...
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