For the next three weeks in my column, I want to talk about the three words that the staff and I have chosen as our mantras for the 2023-2024 Program Year. “It turns out that the only thing harder than doing ministry during the pandemic was doing it in the year following the pandemic.” This

Another one of our banners has been cut down again. This time it is our “No Human Is Illegal” sign. It was taken late at night on Saturday evening before worship on Sunday. We have them on camera, but they parked around the corner so as not to be identified. We have already ordered another

This heat is something, isn’t it? This is about the time–late August or early September–when I am just over it. I find that I’m tired of being cooped up in my house and that I’ve gotten a little bit into a “heat rut.” I don’t go out to look at the sunset, or I don’t

“I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give’em yours!” – Dolly Parton. Summer at UUCP reinvigorated joyspotting as a spiritual practice for me. The creative Sunday Services led by our Worship Associates & Worship Staff reminded me that joy is not only ours to keep, it is also ours to give—from

I’m BAAAACCCCKKKKKKK (said in my best Terminator voice). I’m so grateful for a congregation that understands that ministry is more than just a job and that gives me ample vacation and study time to regroup, recharge, and plan. My summer was filled with some wonderful family time at a lake in Indiana and a great

ED: Note. For the summer, our Ministerial intern Brigitta Vieyra will be taking over Reverend Christine’s Notes From Your Dance Partner column, and as per her request, the column name has temporarily changed to Field Notes From Your Ministerial Intern. This week, our column goes on a much needed and mindful break. Notes from your