Notes from June 11, 2024 BOT meeting:
We received a generous $1,000 donation to put toward our mortgage.
Rev. Diane confirmed with UUA that we can have our GA delegates vote as the congregation did.
The proposed Birch school contract for the 2024-25 school year is ready for
negotiation.
Sunday … read more.
What are we taking for granted?
I felt a special glow during and after a recent service, and in reflecting on it, I realize that amidst the routines and hustle and bustle of today’s life, I often overlook the gifts and blessings that surround us, … read more.
This summer Markly Wilson, Bill Domanico and myself attended the 2024 General Assembly. We look forward to discussing our impressions, and the results of all the voting on various subjects. If you look at uua.org you can see the results!
Attending online this year, it … read more.
Notes from April 29, 2024 Board of Trustees meeting:
Sunday Services ministry reports that Rose is learning about live streaming.
Welcoming ministry reports that a spring brunch is being planned for young
families with children.
Caring ministry suggested that a new men’s breakfast group be started.
Arts ministry reported that … read more.
Complaining and the Eyes of an Immigrant
There is something good about complaining. It feels nice to identify something unpleasant and its negative effect on us. Identifying it and talking about it gives us a
release and in some ways that process dampens its damaging effect. I … read more.
The Peace of Wild Things
By Wendell Berry
“When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
“I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in … read more.
Notes from April 9, 2024 BOT meeting: FYI – The minutes are posted on the bulletin
board across from the Quiet Room.
Steve Deutsch shared his report following the tour of the building with Bill Domanico, Jim Tarvin, and Ed Helbig, our Birch School maintenance provider. Several … read more.
There are numerous ways in which I benefit from interacting with our UUCRT
family and it is heartwarming to reflect on them. Here is one that I would like to share at this time.
About a year ago I had a conversation with a UUCRT friend during … read more.
Our beloved sanctuary and the community it holds has cycled through spring many times. I have fond
memories of many of our volunteer gardeners preparing for Spring, arriving before service or stopping by during the week to monitor the health of all flowers and plants as … read more.
March 12, 2024 BOT meeting:
Alan reported that we are ahead on budget income and endowments are doing
well.
We will need to budget for maintenance of the air conditioner condensers which have been neglected.
Our building security committee will soon meet with the Birch school to discuss mutual … read more.
