If I were to wish for anything I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of what can be, for the eye, which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating as possibility? — Søren [...]
Dear Members and Friends of UUCWC, I am pleased to announce that Lynn Hanson has graciously agreed to be on call for Pastoral Emergencies during the month of July (while I will be on vacation) for UUCWC. Lynn graduated from Meadville Lombard Theological School this May receiving her Masters of Divinity degree. During that time [...]
I know that I surprised and disappointed many of you with my announcement that I would retire at the end of the next congregational year, June 30, 2012. It wasn’t an easy decision for me and Alison. My years of ministry have been filled with countless meaningful personal experiences and transitions. Together, Alison I have [...]
The church year we are concluding at UUCWC has been exciting. Office administrator Susan Irgang and Accompanist Wendy Feaver joined Director of Music Ministry Caryl Tipton, Director of Lifespan Religious Cducation Robin Pugh, and me to create a new and dynamic team. It has been a delight for me to work with all of them [...]
Members of the congregation are invited to an afternoon of Interfaith Conversations with Christians, Muslims, Jews and other faith traditions on Sunday, May 15th at 2PM at the Yardley Friends Meeting, located at 65 North Main Street, Yardley, PA. We will gather around tables to talk about our faith traditions and what moral or ethical [...]
“In my own life, as my winters segue into spring, I not only find it hard to cope with the mud but hard to credit the small harbingers of larger life to come, hard to hope until the outcome is secure.” So writes Parker Palmer about spring, in Seasons. It has been a long hard [...]
Not many local religious leaders are speaking out publically on our present state and national budget debates. Religious leaders should not have any more say in what the government does than any other citizens. But, we as religious leaders ought to remind the public that the ideals of our respective faiths expect us to respond [...]
As I write this, it is warming up to be a summerlike day, with temperatures in the 70s. It is hard to believe that April is around the corner, complete with leaves on trees and flowers at full bloom about our feet. The winter was hard on many people. The snow piled up and the cold [...]
Courage means facing fears and fighting wrongs. Courage means living a life that respects the inherent worth and dignity of all people. Courage means being a force for good in the world and standing on the side of love. Are you seeking a spiritual home where you can feel like you belong? A spiritual home [...]
Hope rises. It rises from the heart of life, beating with joy and sorrow. Hope longs. It longs for good to be affirmed, for justice and love to prevail, for suffering to be alleviated, and for life to flourish in peace. Hope requires a home. With a structure of community, meaning, and ritual, hope gains [...]
