By Lisa Schilansky Ministerial Intern Over the holidays, I took a break. A break from work emails and a break from the news. Writing this on the 2nd of January, having just checked the Washington Post, I am humbled and bowled over by what awaited me. And I trust that future news updates will also … Continue reading So Now What?

By Lisa Schilansky, Ministerial Intern As poet and activist June Jordan said in her work, Poem for South African Women, “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.” Churches are a radical structure in a time of increased isolation. In our congregations, we show up to honor the joys and struggles inherent to life. In … Continue reading Caring For Ourselves in this Time

By Lisa Schilansky, Ministerial Intern As Unitarian Universalists, we believe in a full-week faith, living out our values every day of the week. One of the things that we deeply believe in is the power and importance of democracy. This fall, there are myriad ways to get involved with our national UU the Vote organization … Continue reading The Theological Call to Get Out the Vote

by Lisa Schilansky, Intern Minister I was having a conversation the other day about how Generation Z and those younger are growing up in a completely different world than Generation X, Baby Boomers, and the Silent Generation. The early 2000s brought the “Breaking News” panic crawl to every news story, and ten years later those … Continue reading Where to Start?

by Lisa Schilansky, Ministerial Intern Every year the Unitarian Universalist Association selects a book for the Common Read. The Association then produces a curriculum for UU adults to use in discussing the book. The UUA provides additional materials for folks who do not join a book discussion. This church year’s Common Read is On Repentance … Continue reading What Can Making Amends Look Like in Today’s World

by Lisa Schilansky, Ministerial Intern As the calendar inches toward February, the New Year celebrations can already feel far away. Resolutions can feel difficult for some, or clichéd, or perhaps the most life-giving tradition you look forward to each year. Rather than a suggestion of a resolution, of a “New Year, New You” mentality, I … Continue reading An Invitation to Pause in the New Year

by Lisa Schilansky, Ministerial Intern On Sunday November 19th, UUCWC came together to observe the International Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience. As Unitarian Universalists, our faith calls us to love, to love with our whole bodies, to love all people and to honor the beautiful individuality of all beings on this earth. When there … Continue reading Keeping Vigil on Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience

Hannah Gallo, Ministerial Intern Many of you were present for my Question Box sermon, where I briefly explained that I’ll be seeing the Ministerial Fellowship Committee at the end of March. But I figured that for those who weren’t there, it might be interesting to hear more about this process of becoming a professional minister … Continue reading Becoming a UU Minister

by Hannah Gallo, Ministerial Intern I entered the Crossings Room on Wednesday, November 28 at 6:30pm to hear a cacophony – screams of joy from Wesley Snyder, uproarious laughter from Elliott Dunner, and lots of chatter from Mary and Linda. The hall was alive and I remarked to a table, “You all really like to … Continue reading Being Myself at Welcome Table Wednesdays