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.
Once upon a time, there was a quaint Unitarian Universalist Congregation nestled in a little village on the outskirts of a city and amidst many trees, a small field with a labyrinth, and blooming gardens.
In the sanctuary lived a majestic old jade tree named … read more.
It is wonderful to be back after my long trip and see the garden flowers just beginning to bloom. The change of winter to spring brings me out of my own winter shell, curious to see how spring is arriving, even though we are still … read more.
February 6, 2024 BOT Meeting
Ed Helbig, our Birch maintenance man, and Steve Deutsch will tour the building to insure better maintenance.
Alan thanked Linda Mangelsdorf for her help in sending out tax information to pledgers.
The lack of a Religious Education Ministry was discussed. The Board … read more.
ORIGIN
One of our wonderful principles is the responsible search for truth and meaning. I’ve just discovered an astounding reward from doing this by following the work of a particular author’s responsible search for truth and meaning.
The discovery helps anyone who is not Jewish to better … read more.
These winter days, with or without the cold and ice, are an invitation to move inward, to rest. To be still. This is our season to move indoors and discover what the stillness of winter will reveal.
Let us move through this time and make a … read more.
Notes from the December 5, 2023 BOT Meeting
• Sullivan Fire Protection Co. was called to inspect and repair system as there was water in the basement after the Dec.11 storm.
• Jim Tarvin agreed to contact Mike’s handyman to clean gutters.
• Nan reported that we have … read more.
Hi!
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE
ELEPHANT.
It’s your living room and
with your most precious
furniture and china on
display, the grandkids are
on the floor, you are in
the room and so is your guest which
happens to be a live elephant. You want to
be hospitable but are very nervous. You
don’t want to … read more.
A Recipe for Hope: Adjust Accordingly.
It’s a question we all wrestle with: How do you hold on to hope in a world so overrun with injustice and inequity?
2023 was such a tumultuous year that I have heard from many that they feel almost frightened or … read more.
Notes from the December 5, 2023 BOT Meeting
*Markly and Bill will decide if there is a need for a weather-related closing. Sunday Services ministry will determine if Zoom services are possible and John Kinney will send out an eBlast informing the congregation. *Some details expanded … read more.
