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Friday News – April 10, 2026
April 10, 2026
I’ve just returned from a glorious trip up the river Elbe from Prague to Berlin. It was a family trip to help celebrate my mother’s 90th birthday. We visited amazing cities and went past our ancestral homeland and touched Luther’s theses on the door of his church in Wittenberg. But we also saw the still all-too apparent devastation from World War II and the Communist occupation. There are scars upon the land and emotional scars in the people who have lived through regime change and rebuilding. The costs of war are not just financial or short-term. Our current administration seems ...Read Full Article
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Friday News – January 31, 2025
January 31, 2025
One of the great privileges of my ministry has been to serve at the UUA, our denominational headquarters, in a variety of positions. In that capacity I had the opportunity ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – January 24, 2025
January 24, 2025
As we celebrate this Sunday all the ways in which we support one another as a community, we are very aware that so many of us are concerned about what’s ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – January 17, 2025
January 17, 2025
Governance and financial stability are hardly the most spine-tingling spiritual words. But they are the building blocks that make congregations function in transparent and healthy and sustainable ways. These are ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – January 10, 2025
January 10, 2025
It’s a new year, with all sorts of things to be grateful for, excited about, angry about, worried about, and hopeful for! I know some questions that have been on ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – January 3, 2025
January 3, 2025
It was so lovely seeing so many of you during our holiday services. Despite everything else in the world, we still have a loving, joyful community in which we can ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – December 20, 2024
December 20, 2024
December 20th, 2024 Please note: the church office will be closed December 23rd–January 1st. We will resume regular business hours starting January 2nd. There will be no Friday News on December 27th. Announcement Requests ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – December 13, 2024
December 13, 2024
Whether or not you espouse any kind of December holiday, it is pretty widely held that there is something special about this time of year. People seem to be a ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – December 6, 2024
December 6, 2024
On November 27, the Washington Post published an opinion piece by Perry Bacon Jr. making suggestions for what to do instead of getting lost in doom. #2 on the list ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – November 29, 2024
December 1, 2024
Happy Friday Wednesday! Most of the leaves are off the trees, and there is a wintry chill in the air. Whether you are spending today with loved ones, doing some holiday ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – November 22, 2024
November 22, 2024
In the service on November 10, Rev. Dr. Eric Dawson spoke to us of the benefit of taking the long view, recognizing that real change takes many lifetimes to achieve. ...Read Full Article