From our friends at Soul Matters: I wonder how the moonflower feelsabout its sweet sister, the morning glory.What it must be to know that world longingly awaits anotherwhile you must seek solace hidden under a night sky. When the world has told you to hide,it is only the shadows that welcome you in.And while blooming … Continue reading The Gift of Pluralism (May 2024)
Dearly Beloved UUFM Community, Springtime is upon us; a time of renewal and growth. Energy that was held within through the winter months now begins to spiral outward, reaching out enthusiastically for connection and engagement in the more creative and life-giving processes that this season nurtures and supports for all living things. ANNUAL … Continue reading April Board Update
From our friends at Soul Matters: “Talk of interdependence immediately calls up the work of saving the planet, rightly so. But what if the first step toward saving the planet is learning to speak to it? And hear it? Could our collective failure to confront the climate crisis be rooted in our lost ability to … Continue reading The Gift of Interdependence (April 2024)
From our friends at Soul Matters: Let mystery have its place in you; do not be always turning up your whole soil with the plowshare of self-examination, but leave a little fallow corner in your heart ready for any seed the winds may bring, and reserve a nook of shadow for the passing bird; keep … Continue reading The Gift of Transformation (March 2024)
Beloved UUFM Community, It is an exciting and dynamic time to be serving on the UUFM Board of Directors! Whether it’s reviewing and updating our organizational structure; drafting proposed changes and updates to our Bylaws, Handbook and Process Guide to support and reflect our growth into called ministry; or hiring new staff members – the … Continue reading February Board and Community Team Update
UUFM is a part of the Soul Matters Sharing Circle, which provides resources for our Sunday Services, children’s Religious Education, and Chalice Circles. Check out our year of themes here and read below for the thoughtful introduction to this month’s theme, Justice & Equity. “Here we go again.Another injustice.Even more inequity exposed. So much pain.So many issues.So little … Continue reading The Gifts of Justice & Equity (February 2024)
From our friends at Soul Matters: “Love, it sits in the chest,at least at the start.It’s what makes our heart beat again after being broken,and our lungs breathe again after being closed off in the dark for far too long. For some, it came in the form of our grandfather’s eyeswhich saw us as carriers … Continue reading The Gift of Liberating Love (January 2024)
From our friends at Soul Matters: “We live in a culture that loves to conquer mysteries. For us modern folks, the unexplainable is simply a lock to be picked, a code to be cracked, a puzzle to be figured out. But what if mystery isn’t just something to solve? What if it’s also something to … Continue reading The Gift of Mystery (December 2023)
On the mystery of who we are We are the holy troublemakers…We embody the eternal unknown, the stubborn mysteries, the uncontrollable forces of nature.…We are the mischievous seekers who demand to know “Why?” “How come?” and “What’s the point?” Our only doctrine is that no truth is the whole truth, no way is the one … Continue reading A Note from Pastor Isa – December 2023
From our friends at Soul Matters:“It would be easy to see this as a month of niceness. After all, for many, the call of generosity is equated with the call to be kind. But that’s not the spiritual understanding, and certainly not the sort of gift our faith sees in generosity. First of all, it’s … Continue reading The Gift of Generosity (November 2023)
