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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
Music Notes – Sunday, May 17th: This Sunday’s musician is UUCC Pianist Karin Tooley. Centering Music: Arabesque No. 1 – Debussy Joys and Concerns, Offertory, and Postlude: Selections from … Continue reading Musical Musings 05-17: Karin brings us the music of Claude Debussy this Sunday
The flaming chalice is a central symbol of Unitarian Universalism. Many UU congregations light a chalice at the beginning of worship and other gatherings. The symbol was first created during … Continue reading The Flaming Chalice
At UUCC, our life together is grounded in covenant—shared promises about how we will treat one another. In 2023, the congregation adopted the following covenant to guide our relationships: This … Continue reading Our Congregational Covenant
Unitarian Universalists find wisdom and inspiration from many places. Rather than relying on a single sacred text or authority, our tradition draws from a wide range of sources that speak … Continue reading Sources of Inspiration
