A picture of Reverend Christine at the pulpit during her installation ceremony

Notes From Your Dance Partner

I’ve been reflecting on the events of the last two weeks A LOT lately. And–me being me–one of the waysI like to reflect is in a theological way.   I’ve been thinking about Paul from the Christian Bible. Paul spent a lot of his letters talking about how the Christian church should be set up. He

A picture of Reverend Christine at the pulpit during her installation ceremony

Notes From Your Dance Partner

Several years ago, a TED talk by novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie went viral, about the danger of a single story. While people have evolved even in their thinking around this, it has stuck with me. The video of it is here. One week after we shared the news about the misconduct, I am finding myself

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Our Garden Still Needs Tending!

Thanks to a strong push in the last week, we have come close to our goal for the 2024-2025 Pledge Campaign. We now have 136 pledges for a total of $437,681.20. I am truly moved by the collective generosity of our community.

A group of Navigator kids with Jezz and a board of posters behind them.

April Navigators Update

Our Navigators group has been meeting on Sundays this year and it has been going phenomenally well. Our classes have been working on social justice and outdoor learning. In January, our group learned about accessibility in the outdoors and practiced safe hiking practices. Also our group also learned how to use different types of identification

A picture of Reverend Christine at the pulpit during her installation ceremony

Notes From Your Dance Partner

This week in my column, I just want to tell you how much I care for and appreciate you all. I think in the day-to-day operations of the congregation, the worship services that come and go, and the tough times in our lives, we don’t stop and smell the flowers and have gratitude for everything

A picture of Reverend Christine at the pulpit during her installation ceremony

Notes From Your Dance Partner

Greetings everyone, This week, Reverend Christine is off, tending to her wife Karen, during Karen’s knee surgery. Reverend Christine will return next week to resume her column as usual. Hope you all have fantastic week. Be good humans, ~NickCommunications coordinator