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  • Friday News – Oct 16, 2026

    October 16, 2026

    Happy Friday First UU! I recently read a blogpost from Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg reflecting on wisdom gained from participating in an organizer’s collective. She boils down the lessons learned to: We don’t need a handful of perfect leaders – we need many more people willing to take responsibility for the work. Strong movements are built through relationships, trust, and consistent practice, not moments of individual heroism. Sustainable organizing requires community care, curiosity, humility, and a willingness to keep learning and growing. None of us can do everything, but each of us has a role to play. Solidarity is the only way home. It strikes me that these are excellent words of advice ...
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  • Friday News – May 23, 2025

    May 23, 2025
    Summer Schedule is here! Summer is a time that First UU staff uses to try new ideas and prepare for the coming church year, so you may notice some changes ...
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  • Friday News – May 16, 2025

    May 16, 2025
    Last Friday we hosted a wonderful public listening project Sidewalk Talk. The founder led us in a two hour training about effective listening. As a minister and someone who specializes ...
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  • Friday News – May 9, 2025

    May 9, 2025
    One of the things I admire so much about this congregation is the ongoing commitment to social change through the BREAD organization. Working with other congregations across the city to ...
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  • Friday News – May 2, 2025

    May 2, 2025
    Spring has finally sprung, and summer is just around the corner! I am excited to see everyone again this Sunday. Our church’s Youth Group will be presenting the 11am service, ...
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  • Friday News – April 25, 2025

    April 24, 2025
    From Monday Noon to Wednesday evening, I attended, via Zoom, a conference of retired UU ministers, well over 200 of us from all parts of the US and Canada. I served with ...
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  • Friday News – April 18, 2025

    April 18, 2025
    When I first began my work with you as Developmental Minister it was a rather rushed decision due to the transitional matching process. My contract stipulated that each year we ...
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  • Friday News – April 11, 2025

    April 11, 2025
    Whenever I write those chirpy words I wonder how happy we really are! I’m sure there is a lot that we are grateful for and even happy about, but my ...
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  • Friday News – April 4, 2025

    April 4, 2025
        I am so excited to announce that we have hired Robin Lawson as our new Congregational Life and Bookkeeping Assistant! Robin is a life-long Unitarian Universalist who has been incredibly ...
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  • Friday News – March 28, 2025

    March 28, 2025
    Happy Friday! I’ve just learned that for the first time in history, Columbus ranks among the 200 happiest cities in the world! It may be hard to think “happy” is the ...
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  • Friday News – March 21, 2025

    March 21, 2025
    Happy Friday! I have been grateful to see the plants starting to poke up from the ground and grow again around the church building, and to enjoy some sunshine these past ...
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