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by Michael Howe-Smith, Pastoral Care Ministry I’m sure you’d agree with the sentiment in my headline. The words are taken from one of our UU covenants. This one continues: Love is the spirit of this church and service is its law. This is our great covenant: to dwell together in peace, to seek the truth … Continue reading Love Is The Spirit Of This Church
Rev. Kim’s sabbatical began in late December with a wonderful send-off, and will continue until May 3, when we celebrate her return. During her journey of Rediscovery, the Sabbatical Team is available to you for questions or assistance about the day-to-day operations of the church, a big project, a concern or a celebration. You can … Continue reading The Sabbatical Team Welcomes Questions
by Dianne Ross, Trustee, UUCWC Board of Trustees Typically UUCWC’s Board of Trustees has two retreats a year, one in late summer and one in winter, to dive deeper into strategic topics. The Board continues to work on transparency, engagement, and clarifying policy-based governance in terms of its relationship to UUCWC’s committees and ministries. One … Continue reading Capturing Institutional Wisdom
by Wendy Stasolla, Fundraising Committee Chair Thanks to all who attended the fundraising brainstorming meeting on January 15, and also to those who emailed their ideas and suggestions. We had solid discussions and will be looking into promising ideas that surfaced. One thing we identified to support and expand on is the Cosmic Concert series. … Continue reading Fundraising Meeting Follow-up
2020 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by Chris Piatek Each Sunday, we light five Candles of Fellowship to actively affirm our commitments to five core UUCWC principles. One of these candles affirms UUCWC’s commitment to caring for our earth and, more locally, our church building and grounds as a Green Sanctuary. UUCWC was … Continue reading Earth Ministry Update and Calendar for 2020
Here are some sneak peeks from our Capital Campaign Committee. Questions? Contact them at capitalcampaign@uucwc.org or learn more here.
We collected $19,124 in total! That’s very close to our $20,000 goal! A huge thank you to the 95 people who gave during our campaign. Your support keeps our congregation and our important efforts going. On behalf of the Stewardship Committee (Bob Alt, Andrew Kidd, Joan McCloughan, David Schumann, John Unger, Laura Wall), we thank … Continue reading Holiday House Gift – Thank You For Your Support
We are also happy to share with you our “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs) brochure, below, or download it as a pdf. The Sabbatical Team can be contacted at sabbatical@uucwc.org.
By Susan Irgang, Congregational Administrator As we head into the winter weather season, it seems like a good time to review the Inclement Weather policy at UUCWC. The primary consideration in any decision to close is the safety of members, friends, and visitors who participate in church events as well as the staff. Below are … Continue reading When the Weather Outside is Frightful
by Erika A. Hewitt, UU Minister “At a recent ministers’ meeting I attended, the culture was such that when someone starting to speak didn’t have a mic, multiple people would say, ‘Please use the mic.’ I can’t tell you how much that meant to me, not to be the one complaining about not being able … Continue reading What You’re Saying When You Say “I Don’t Need a Mic”
