For this week and the next, I am reading about the history of congregational polity in one of my seminary classes. It’s more interesting than it might sound! Here’s the link to one of the readings: https://www.uua.org/files/documents/wrightconrad/congregationalpolity.pdf You could say that this history is much a history of belonging! One of the topics addressed in … Continued

Love and connection were with us once again at last Wednesday night’s Dinner Worship. It is always a pleasure to get together over a meal and share our different perspectives. I wanted to place here, in the newsletter, the topic of conversation, for those of you who might be wondering just what it is we … Continued

I am home from Chicago, where Meadville Lombard Theological School is located. I am feeling refreshed and energized! It was great to see the other seminarians again and I am taking two awesome classes this semester– UU History and Polity and Faith Formation in a Changing World. They are both required courses but I can … Continued

Heather- and Helen- are in Chicago attending Meadville Lombard Theological School!  They are very busy with classes, homework, and connecting with other future ministers.  They look forward to sharing more with the congregation when they return. Have a great week!

You may possess only a small light but uncover it, let it shine, use it in order to bring more light and understanding to the hearts and minds of men. Give them, not Hell, but hope and courage. Do not push them deeper into their theological despair, but preach the kindness and everlasting love of … Continued