I love Stewardship time. Like a little bit unusually much. I love it because it inherently is a time when we can dream, scheme and plan. It is the time we consider what this congregation means to us. While it is about financial support, it has never been JUST about financial support to me. Instead,

What constitutes a Mass Shooting anymore? When do we drop stones in the vase? How do we commemorate the horrific, ever-increasing death toll by guns in this country? How do we respond as a faith community? My second week with UUCP in 2019, there were two mass shootings in a row. At the time, these

This weekend, in addition to leading worship with you all (our Pet Blessing–outside–with animals and lots of joy!) I also get the sad but great privilege on Saturday of officiating a Memorial Service for the grandson of our beloved Dale Fisher and brother of our beloved Sage Fisher. On Sunday, I get another honor to

We got the most delightful note placed on the Joys and Sorrows table this past week from someone who was visiting for the first time: “I am a teacher and I just came here today to hear my friend sing. What a joy to have found this church! What beauty, joy, peace, love… I have

UUCP is so lucky to be getting a Ministerial Intern! Read here to learn more about Brigitta, if you haven’t heard the good news. I remember my Ministerial Internship so well as it was a transformative experience in building my ministerial identity. The congregation took so much pride in creating an environment where I could

I got so much reaction on this past Sunday’s service on ableism and disability theology. It seemed to resonate with so many of you with your personal stories of disability AND your stories about what you were taught in your early religious days. Like racism, misogyny, heteronormativity, ageism, and all the other isms that separate