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

We are half-way through our second  interim  year in Religious Education, an important milestone in the discernment of our progress so far and what work still lies ahead to prepare for a settled Religious Educator. At the December Board meeting, Sandra provided a status report on the interim work completed thus far, and recommended that … Continue reading Updates on our Interim DLRE Process

I promised I would answer some of the unanswered Question Box questions (from January 3) here on our church blog. I’d like to start with one from one of our younger members (age 7). She asks: “Why is the church so special?” There are a lot of reasons that our church is a special place, but … Continue reading Why is the church so special?

Happy New Year and welcome to our month of resistance! Throughout January, we’ll be exploring together the question: What does it mean to be a people of resistance? It is a rich topic for a month in which we often both make and break our New Year’s Resolutions—first committing to resisting temptation, and often ending … Continue reading January’s Theme: Resistance

Guest Post by David Hudson, Board of Trustees President There’s a great quote from basketball legend Michael Jordan about expectations. He says, “You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” Well, as I’ve listened to you, I have heard a lot of your expectations for this church. As your President, I have the … Continue reading Stewardship Expectations

People often ask me about whether or not Unitarian Universalists celebrate Christmas—and if so, what exactly do we celebrate? My standard answer is that we do celebrate it (we were once Christian, after all), and that what we celebrate most is the birth of hope into the world. If I have a little extra time, … Continue reading UUs and Christmas

Christmas Eve is right around the corner and we’ll be celebrating in style here at UUCN. We’ll have two Christmas Eve Services this year, one at 7pm and one at 10pm. The 7pm service will be a traditional Christmas Eve service, with a no-rehearsal pageant (contact Sandra if your child wants to participate!) and music … Continue reading Which Christmas Eve Service is right for me?

Our theme for December is Expectation. All month, we’ll be answering the question: “What does it mean to be a people of expectation?” Expectation can have both positive and negative connotations. There are those expectations that we must seek to live up to – the expectations of parents, friends, society, ourselves, that seem too high … Continue reading December’s Theme: Expectation

Guest Post by Harry Purkhiser, Stewardship Team Chair I’m Harry Purkhiser and as leader of the Stewardship Team this year, I’d like to spend just a couple of minutes talking to you about stewardship. At it’s core stewardship is the acceptance of responsibility to shepherd and safeguard the valuables of others. We meet here in … Continue reading Ancestral Stewardship