Whew, we’ve had quite a few congregational meetings this spring! Thanks to each of you who attended and participated. Here’s a link to drafts of the most recent minutes, to be voted on at a future meeting. Congregational minutes, May 15 and May 22, 2022 It’s an exciting time for the Board, anticipating the upcoming […]
What kind of worship service speaks to your soul? Have you ever considered preaching, leading a service, or helping to plan a collaborative service such as a poetry Sunday? We would love you hear your ideas! As we move into the summer, I would like to invite folx to meet and participate in planning services. […]
Rev. Holly Brown and Robin Gray invite you to join in any or all of five sessions to inspire building the Beloved Community in our midst. Saturdays at 2:00 PM – May 7 to June 4, UUCT Campus Wednesdays at 6:30 PM – May 11 to June 8, Zoom Each session will require only about […]
It’s time to gather in person once again! For our next Food For Thought – A Healthier You, a Healthier Planet meeting we will gather in Room L on Thursday, May 12th at 6:00 PM. It’ll be great to see everyone again! Please bring your own dinner or a healthy snack to munch on. Along with striving to […]
The past few months have been great! I’ve seen so many people at the church that I am starting to feel normal again. Unfortunately, with so many people at church now, our bathrooms aren’t faring so well. First, we had problems flushing toilets in the bathrooms by the Sanctuary. We called the plumber out and […]
UUCT turned out 73 people for the CAJM Nehemiah Action on April 5, despite stormy weather: 52 in person and 21 via Zoom. The people power CAJM mustered, over 600 in person and another 100 or more on Zoom and YouTube, secured a clear win on our gun violence ask and elevated public discourse on […]
The proposed 8th Principle calls on us to: Dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions. I agree with adding such a Principle to the existing 7 and with taking action to implement it. What I don’t support is the lengthy wording proposed for adoption by our Congregation. That wording is: “We covenant […]
On May 14, at 3:30 p.m. we’ll meet via Zoom to discuss the Preface through Chapter 8 of “The 1619 Project”. Then, on June 11, again via Zoom, we will gather for a discussion of Chapters 9-18 to conclude our explorations. The book is available from Amazon in ebook, print and audio versions, as well […]
I’ve frequently said: while I care about many progressive issues, climate change is most important because we have to act now! However, I’ve begun to realize I can’t just choose to work on the Earth and let other issues take care of themselves. Taking care of the Earth means I must care for the lives […]
“The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way a person looks or people look at reality, then you can change the world.” James Baldwin Sometimes we change and the church has not kept pace with us. Many of us have been changed by […]
