Category: News

Updates on our Interim DLRE Process

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 … read more.

Why is the church so special?

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 … read more.

January’s Theme: Resistance

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 … read more.

Stewardship Expectations

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 … read more.

UUs and Christmas

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 … read more.

Which Christmas Eve Service is right for me?

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 … read more.

December’s Theme: Expectation

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 … read more.

Ancestral Stewardship

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 … read more.