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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 ...Read Full Article
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Friday News – March 17, 2023
March 17, 2023
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! It is such a busy time for First UU! With the coming spring and hints of warmer weather, the grounds around the building are starting to show ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023
Happy Friday! Last weekend, I got the opportunity to preach in the morning and to be a part of my friend Rev. Walter Clark’s Installation up in Wooster, later that afternoon. ...Read Full ArticleFriday News 3-11-2022
March 11, 2022
It was wonderful to see so many of you back in the building in person this past Sunday, building community and advocating for peace! I look forward to reconnecting with ...Read Full ArticleFriday News 12-10-2021
December 10, 2021
Happy Friday! I am so very excited for the return of Music Sunday and our Annual Cookie Fair this Sunday! I hope you can join us as we get to hear ...Read Full ArticleFriday News 10-22-2021
October 22, 2021
Happy Friday! I hope you all are having an absolutely wonderful Friday morning. I know I said last week that the Friday News was full….you can consider this one jumbo sized! ...Read Full ArticleFriday News 10-8-2021
October 8, 2021
October 8, 2021 Happy Friday! Sorry for the late arrival to your inboxes! You can find lots of good information about upcoming events and classes below, so be sure to scroll all ...Read Full ArticleFriday News 10-1-2021
October 4, 2021
Wow, I cannot believe that it is already October! Time for changing leaves, s’mores around the fire, and visits to the pumpkin patch. My personally, my favorite part of fall ...Read Full ArticleFriday News 8-20-2021
August 20, 2021
Happy Friday! I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to Isabel for filling in for me last week with Friday News, and thank you to all of the ...Read Full ArticleFriday News 8-13-21
August 19, 2021
Happy Friday! I’m excited to have the opportunity to write a guest column this week. Our Director of Congregational Life Kelli McNeal is taking some well deserved time off this week, visiting with ...Read Full ArticleFriday News 8-6-21
August 6, 2021
Happy Friday! I hope you all are enjoying this first week of August! This is one of my favorite months of the whole year, because it’s simultaneously the final opportunities to ...Read Full Article