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September and October are my favorite months, not because September happens to be my birthday month and Samhain happens to be my favorite holiday, but to me it is the start of true “New Year.” I love the Fall: the crispness in the air (which admittedly doesn’t happen until twilight in California) and the feeling … Continue reading The Start of “True” New Year
The framework for our activities and reflections in the Children’s Sunday Morning Community this year is the Practices of Our Faith. That means doing things to make meaning. So what will we be doing in October? Listening–hearing our inner voices and marginalized voices, immersing ourselves in the soundscape of the natural world, even lending an … Continue reading Deep Listening
On July 18, 2024 the world, for the most part, grounded to a halt. Any computer running Microsoft Windows displayed “the blue screen of death.” Air Travel, hospitals, and law enforcement were greatly affected. I myself, along with several other flight crews, were stuck in Vancouver, B.C. for 13 hours! Tensions were high and folks … Continue reading Interdependence
Dear Families and Congregants, Back-to-school season is a time for new beginnings at church, too. The summer months offered Ms Leah and me an opportunity to design a 2024-2025 calendar of experiences and activities for children to learn about themselves and others and the world we share. This will be our second year implementing the … Continue reading Invitation
Dear Families and Congregants, I am happy to report on recent successful endeavors in RE that UUFS folks will be able to participate in again this month. On a lovely Tuesday evening in June, Cora and Julianna Walker, their mom Clara, and myself, along with another local parent and his son, lent a hand in … Continue reading Heritage
What does it mean to have liberty vs. freedom? I always thought the two words were interchangeable synonyms of one another, but that’s not necessarily true. “Liberty emphasizes the importance of individual rights and the limitations of government power, while freedom is more focused on the ability of individuals to pursue their own interests.” (from … Continue reading Liberty vs. Freedom
