A Sanctuary for Every Season: From Women’s Retreats to LGBTQ+ Youth Camp, Murray Grove Opens Its Heart

By Jessica Alaimo, Executive Director, Murray Grove & Parker Cohen, Murray Grove Board Secretary Spring has been in full bloom here at Murray Grove, and we’re thrilled to share the latest from our sacred grounds—your home away from home for reflection, connection, and community. We recently had the joy of hosting a vibrant and spirit-filled … Continue reading A Sanctuary for Every Season: From Women’s Retreats to LGBTQ+ Youth Camp, Murray Grove Opens Its Heart

Finalizing Our 2025-26 Budget: Next Steps for Committee Chairs

By Sandee Steinberg, Finance Committee Chair The Finance Committee will contact Committee chairs via email during March to finalize their budget proposals for the 2025-26 fiscal year. This year we changed the timing of the budget process and asked for budget requests back in November.  These initial requests allowed the Board and Stewardship committees to … Continue reading Finalizing Our 2025-26 Budget: Next Steps for Committee Chairs

Finding Joy Together: Top 10 Reasons to Participate in UUCWC’s 2025 Auction

By Barbara Drew, Lori O’Neil, Jayme Trott, and Marcia Wittmann, Co-chairs Auction Team 2025 We invite you to explore the many reasons to contribute an item, event, service, craft, or gift card to support our community and participate in bidding and purchasing during our annual auction. Some examples of the items you could offer, bid … Continue reading Finding Joy Together: Top 10 Reasons to Participate in UUCWC’s 2025 Auction

Envisioning Our Future: Insights from Our Congregation’s Strategic Planning Workshop

By Michelle Zechner for the Strategic Visioning Task Force On February 2nd, members of our congregation gathered with Rev. Kim and the Strategic Visioning Task Force (Loren McAlister, Mike Hanson, and Jo Weidman) for a transformative Strategic Planning Workshop. The Task force members sent out surveys to the congregation and reminder emails, analyzed the survey results, presented … Continue reading Envisioning Our Future: Insights from Our Congregation’s Strategic Planning Workshop

UUCWC Continues to Support Our Communities Even During Tough Times

By Holly Bussey, Facilitator, Faith in Funding Despite unprecedented challenges, UUCWC remains steadfast, generously supporting justice-seeking missions of community groups. We continue to aid vital initiatives, including the Food Ministry, HomeFront, Earth Climate, and the upcoming Climate/Justice Revival on March 22—don’t forget to register! Now past the halfway mark in our church year, the Faith Expression Funding … Continue reading UUCWC Continues to Support Our Communities Even During Tough Times

Climate & Social Justice Dialogues: Opportunities to Change the World Together

By Leslie McGeorge, Barbara Drew, and Sandee Steinberg, Earth and Climate Ministry The Council for Faith in Action (CFA) invites you to participate in our church’s Climate & Social Justice Congregational Dialogues on Saturday, March 22nd at UUCWC. UUs in over 400 congregations throughout the country have held these workshops at their places of worship … Continue reading Climate & Social Justice Dialogues: Opportunities to Change the World Together