Rev. Allison Palm is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist and a Minnesota native. She has served as the settled minister at the UU Church of Nashua since August 2015.
Join us every 2nd Sunday for Body and Soul an evening of food, fellowship, and worship 5:00-7:00pm 5pm Worship Service in the Chapel Feeding the SOUL – Explore our monthly theme in an experiential, participatory worship service weaving music, words and ritual. These services are led by Rev. Allison and the Worship Associates, and are … Continue reading Introducing Body & Soul
Written by the GA Delegation Your GA 2016 delegation— Rev. Allison Palm, Ellen Barr, Jeanne Hochstetler, Lori Lerude, Seth Bonvouloir, and Dave Hudson—is back from Columbus, OH and we wanted to share some of our excitement by giving you an update on what happened. In addition to this blog post, your GA delegation also has … Continue reading GA 2016 Highlights
Our country has been thrown into mourning once again this week with the shooting in Orlando. Once again the news is inundated with musings on motive, questions about how this could have been prevented, harrowing stories of survivors, and the names of too many dead. Once again we gather in vigils and rallies, hoping, praying … Continue reading Mourning. Once Again.
It was great to see so many of you at Annual Meeting on Sunday! It was a full and productive meeting. For those of you who did not attend, or had to leave in the middle, here are a few highlights: We passed a whole bunch of bylaws changes, which you can read about here. … Continue reading Annual Meeting Highlights
This five-year plan was created by a six member Strategic Advisory Team who were brought together in the late Fall of 2015. The Team consisted of four lay leaders: Gillian Hinkle, Gary Lerude, Mary Merkel, John Sanders; and two staff members: Sandra Greenfield and Rev. Allison Palm. The Team met several times over the course … Continue reading UUCN Strategic Plan
In the busy end-of-school year, end-of-church year, beginning of summer month of June, simplicity can seem like no more than a distant dream. And yet, that is the theme of the month for June. Together we’ll be exploring: What does it mean to be a people of simplicity? In our 21st century world, we often … Continue reading June’s Theme: Simplicity
We had a fabulous “Budget, Bylaws and Brownies” evening on Monday. Folks brought great questions and we had some thoughtful conversations about governance and finances. It reminded me of everything I love about our congregational polity. As members of a congregation like ours, each of you has a part in setting the course for our … Continue reading Governance as a Spiritual Act
In preparation for our Annual Meeting, the Board of Trustees and Rev. Allison will be hosting an information session at church on Monday, May 23 at 7 PM to review those bylaws changes and next year’s budget. We’ve affectionately called that meeting Budget, Bylaws, and Brownies, and we’ll be previewing some of the things you’ll see … Continue reading Proposed Budget and Bylaws Revisions
It is that time of year in church life when we are engaged in the task of both looking back at the year that has just gone by (writing Annual Reports, evaluations, etc.) and looking ahead to the year to come (filling in dates on the calendar and plans for programs and worship). It is … Continue reading 100 Blessings
This week, our T-UU-sday evening class created blessings, first for the whole group, and then for individuals in the group. Each person wrote on an envelope what they might need a blessing for at this particular moment, and then each other person present wrote a blessing on the card within for that person. It was … Continue reading Asking for a Blessing
