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 month in worship together, we’re exploring what it means to be a people of

What a year this has been! We’ve been back in person for over a year now. We went through so many discussions around masking and finally went to mask-optional in January. We started singing together in March. With all of that, we are still dealing with the effects of the pandemic–mental health challenges from the

This week is my favorite time of the year–our Congregational Meeting. Yes, you read that right, I love the Congregational Meeting. It is the time in the year when we practice our democratic process in electing our leaders, approving the budget that reflects our values and looking at the ways that we collectively govern ourselves

On the first day of Pride Month, I offer you this reflection from Rev. Otto O’Connor, an openly transgender minister serving our congregation in Malden, MA.  On a Holy Night in 1969On a holy night in 1969,In an Inn, also known as a bar,Called the Stonewall Inn,A basement—which had no running running water,Nor safe fire

It is almost the beginning of Pride Month, and our Progress Pride Flag has been taken. I find it interesting that in these times, that the Black Lives Matter sign hasn’t been taken, when surely we are still seeing signs of rampant and institutionalized racism and people are still working adamantly against it. The No

Have you ever thought about attending the General Assembly? Did you know that it is free if you just want to be a delegate? Did you know that this year we’ll be voting on moving forward with the new UU Principles and Values? Do you know we’ll also be voting for the UUA’s next President–the