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Music Notes – Sunday, June 21st: This Sunday’s musician is UUCC Pianist Karin Tooley. Centering Music: A Change Is Gonna Come – Cooke Written and originally performed by Sam … Continue reading Musical Musings 06-21: A musical journey from Sam Cooke to Stephen Sondheim to Garth Brooks with Karin Tooley
As I mentioned on Sunday, some of the spiritual weed pulling that fosters meaningful (and covenantal) connection happens within ourselves in preparation for time with others. What does this look … Continue reading Bonus Track: Tending Garden
Music Notes – Sunday, June 14th: This Sunday’s musician is UUCC Music Director Mike Carney Centering Music: Love Is at the Center – Goldberg Emily Joy Goldberg (b. 1978, … Continue reading Musical Musings 06-14: Music of truth and justice with Mike, including two new songs from Sing Out Love
Come, Sing a Song with…the Multigen Choir this Sunday! Attention singers of all ages and experience levels (including those with no experience at all) – you’re invited to sing with … Continue reading Musical Musings 06-07: Come and sing with our Multigen Choir on the lawn this Sunday!
By now you’ve probably read the materials for our annual meeting, coming up on Sunday right after the service. Maybe you’ve read my brief Minister’s Report for the year. There’s … Continue reading Bonus Track: Being a Learning Congregation
Music Notes – Sunday, May 31st: This Sunday’s musicians are Becky Burns, Amy Collins, David Collins, Ian Nelson, Drew Watkins, Molly Watkins, Sophie Watkins, and UUCC Pianist Karin Tooley. … Continue reading Musical Musings 05-31: From Broadway to The Beatles to Blue Boat Home with our talented youth musicians, plus not one, but two ‘family acts’!
This week’s Bonus Track is a literal bonus track. On Sunday, I mentioned a song by Olivia Fern called In the End. I find it to be a beautiful reminder … Continue reading Bonus Track: In the End
I first heard the words from Connie Goodbread. I’ve heard them many times since. You’ve heard them, too: Everything we do is faith development. Everything we teach is Unitarian Universalism. … Continue reading Bonus Track: Faith Formation
Music Notes – Sunday, May 24th: This Sunday’s musicians are The Chancel Choir and UUCC Music Director Mike Carney Centering Music: Breaths – Barnwell/Diop “Breaths” (#1001 in Singing the … Continue reading Musical Musings 05-24: Music of Ysaye Barnwell, Dan Forrest and more with Mike and our Chancel Choir
So many of the messages we receive about being successful or worthy (or even just competent) imply that we should be able to take care of ourselves. That we should … Continue reading Bonus Track: Mutual Mothering
