Change is coming. Spring is on the way. The weather is beginning to change and we hope that it will steadily get warmer and brighter. Gary Emenitove, Second Unitarian’s Office Administrator of seven years will be leaving 2U on March 3. He has done such an excellent job for the church and helped all of … Continue reading In the Interim – March
Our Office Administrator of seven years, Gary Emenitove, is leaving his position at Second Unitarian on March 3. While we will hate to see him go, we also will think with gratitude for the work that he has given to the church these many years, and know that his decision is the right thing for … Continue reading In the Interim – February
Last week, a few of us at the church received an email from one of our regional UU offices to learn about our church and how things are going at Second Unitarian, and how the regional staff and volunteers could help. I offered some thoughts – which you can read by clicking the link below … Continue reading How is Second Unitarian Doing?
When I go to the grocery store, or a restaurant, I feel like I have the mini-angel and mini-devil sitting on my shoulders. Do you know what I’m talking about – those two versions of ourselves, advocating for “the right thing” vs “the thing we want”? This can happen with food, exercise, shopping, TV habits, … Continue reading Balancing Kale and Candy
When I was growing up, my family never participated in Lent. In various years, I have found it good (though hard) to give up something during Lent as a way of noticing the excess in my life and being intentional about developing the spiritual practice of sacrifice. It’s been a while since I’ve done anything … Continue reading To Form, not Forgo – a UU Lenten Spiritual Practice
Yesterday, a parishioner pointed me to comments about ministry from a colleague, The Rev. Dr. Victoria Weinstein. What interested me in the minister’s comments were, What would it look like if our congregations accepted that today’s church-goers are mostly looking for a ministry for a season in their life and not looking to sign up for … Continue reading The Middle Way
