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.
It’s budgeting season here at UUCN. Over the past few weeks, the folks who lead our committees and teams have been sending me their requests for next year’s budget. It’s a joy to see all that you’ve been dreaming up for next year! I can tell that some of you took on my challenge to … Continue reading Dreaming and Budgeting for our Future
Last week’s T-UU-sday session was a conversation about our monthly theme, liberation. We read a poem together and explored the question “What does it mean to be free?” Since I know you can’t all make it on Tuesday evenings, I’m using my post this week to invite you all into the conversation. Our poem and … Continue reading What does it mean to be free?
It’s another installment of our question box questions today! This week, the question is: How can I stop worrying about life? My first reaction to this is “when you figure it out, can you let me know?” I have always been a worrier. Sometimes it has served me well; more often it gets in the … Continue reading How can I stop worrying about life?
This month we are exploring different aspects of liberation in our worship services. Together, we’ll be thinking about how we might answer the question: What does it mean to be a people of liberation? Liberation is often equated with freedom, but I always think of the two as slightly different from one another. The notion … Continue reading March’s Theme: Liberation
Welcome to another installment in my Question Box series! One of you asked “What are we here for?” There are multiple ways this could be interpreted. Since I get to choose, I am going to give you my answer to this version: What are we (UUCN) here for? Why does this congregation exist? What are … Continue reading What are we here for?
One of the challenging things about having a new minister (or being new to the church) is that you don’t always know when it’s worth reaching out. I am always happy to hear from you! As a reminder, I am available for appointments Sunday-Wednesday. I typically schedule at least a week out, unless it is … Continue reading When to Reach Out to your Minister
Happy Ash Wednesday! I know that’s probably not the correct salutation for Ash Wednesday – a solemn day when Christians remember that “from dust we come, and to dust we shall return.” But I have grown to appreciate Lent (the season that begins today) over the past few years, and this year I feel almost … Continue reading #UULent
You can’t miss the fact that we are just a few days away from the primary here in New Hampshire. I have to admit that I’ve been a bit removed from all the primary craziness. Our lack of a land line and TV at home have sheltered me from the worst of it. Add to … Continue reading Voting as an Act of Faith
written by Stewardship Team Member Rick Spitz The 2015-2016 stewardship campaign raised $290,000 from 166 pledge units (individual and family pledges), or about 262 people. Who Is Giving? Our most recent Member and Friends Directory lists over 260 potential pledging units comprising 420 adults and over 75 children. Since only 166 pledges were received we … Continue reading Stewardship: Last Year’s Giving Profile
In February, we’ll be looking at the theme of desire in our worship services. What does it mean to be a people of desire? It struck me as I was contemplating this next theme, that it is a curious theme for a month during which we also begin the Christian season of Lent, which begins … Continue reading February’s Theme: Desire
