As I am writing this, we are anxiously watching Hurricane Milton as it heads to Florida. My Mother-in-law lives in the Tampa Bay/Sarasota area in a mobile home. She is sheltering with Karen’s brother, who has a block house, but we are very worried about that whole bay area, and we have about a dozen

We are in the middle of a Sermon Series on Hope In Anxious Times. As we approach this election season, the anxiety many of us feel is palpable. With threats of fascism, authoritarianism, rampant misinformation, and deepening political discord, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, even hopeless. Our challenge with this series is how we can,

Dear ones, I am away this week. To go with our sermon series on Hope In Anxious Times, I have a poem for you from one of my ministerial colleagues, Rev. Mellisa Carvill Ziemer, the co-Executive Director of the UU Ministers Association.   A Prayer For These Times Beloved,help us to remember youespecially when fear and

Oh it’s been so fun to walk around to the different classrooms during our Exploration Hour from 12-1 after service. This past week, we had 7 people at our Get To Know UUCP gathering. But, the most fun for me is going around to the Children’s Ministries classrooms and seeing the excitement of the new

It can sometimes be a challenge to meet the needs of everyone in every generation. Everybody has different needs to feel safe and also to feel like they are in sacred space, some of which include: hearing issues, mobility issues, security issues, to feeling like they can settle into sacred space.   It is no secret

As we gather this Sunday for our beloved Water Communion, I am reminded of why this ritual holds such a special place in our hearts as Unitarian Universalists. The Water Communion symbolizes the coming together of our diverse and unique journeys. Each droplet of water we share represents our personal stories, our travels, and the