Dear Beloved Community, If you were to imagine one central location – one control room or operating center for all of creation – what would it be like? What if there were controls and switches operated by unseen forces controlling everything? I imagine that humans – though we have the most impact – would still … Continue reading May 2024
Dear Beloved Community, Our theme is Interdependence – another in our series of themes suggested by Soul Matters that are taken from the Article II Revision process. If you needed proof in recent years of the value of remembering our interdependence, you could easily start with the pandemic and the increasingly uncivil discourse of the … Continue reading April 2024
Dear Beloveds, A whiff of a whiff of spring is present in the air. In prior years, I would take pictures of snow drops and crocuses. This month, I am thinking about the processes of transformation, and how we fuel our own creativity and courage. An interesting article this past week in The New York … Continue reading March 2024
Dear Beloveds, A belated thank you for your end-of-year staff gift. It was very much appreciated. There are so many reasons why Martin Luther King’s words resonate so forcefully so many years after his death, aside from the monumental achievement that he was a part of. When we think of the language of justice and … Continue reading February 2024
Dear Beloveds, If we are going to start the New Year right, why not with liberating love? This month’s Soul Matters theme is liberating love. We can all think of various kinds of love – romantic love, familial love, love for your community, love for your sports team or favorite hobby, even. During the month … Continue reading January 2024
Members of our Social Action Committee braved the cold on Saturday, February 8th, to sponsor our annual Warm Hearts, Warm Feet sock drive for Maureen’s Haven. Members of the community stopped by to contribute to this much-needed effort. Our thanks to all for your support of our neighbors in need! Following Winterfest, from 5-7pm, … Continue reading Winterfest 2025
If you haven’t voted yet and it is before 9pm on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – GO VOTE and it’s not too late to GET OUT THE VOTE! Share the Plate (STP) collections were taken up for New York Unitarian Universalist Justice (NYUUJ) <nyuuj.org> on September 1st and October 13th to fulfill our member commitment (1/10th of 1% of our annual operating budget, which … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: November, 2024
REMINDER: the Board had approved two Share the Plate (STP) collections (one in September and a second in October) to fulfill our member commitment to New York UU Justice (NYUUJ) network. Our dues (1/10th of 1% of our annual operating budget) have increased and become a bit more difficult to reach in one month, though we are close to our goal. STP collections are usually held on the … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: October, 2024
We have two matters to bring to the Board this month: 1) As you remember, we decided, for this year, not to ask for monthly Share The Plate (STP) donations, EXCEPT for one in September (& maybe October) to fulfill our annual member commitment to New York UU Justice (NYUUJ) network. We request your approval to do so now. 2) Your next meeting of SAC / 8th Principle … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: September, 2024
We had no requests of the Board this month, EXCEPT for input and backing. As you remember, we decided not to ask for regular monthly Share The Plate (STP) donations, except for one in September (& maybe October) to fulfill our annual member commitment to New York UU Justice (NYUUJ) network. We became aware of requests for assistance from two UU congregations that have … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: August, 2024
