FROM YOUR OUTGOING CHAIR: LET IT BE A DANCE To my dearly beloved UUFM Community, With this fiscal year coming to a close, the UUFM Board of Directors is now engaged in our annual game of “musical chairs:” (Sound cue: Let It Be A Dance) We are celebrating the service of three Board Members who … Continue reading June Board Update
From our friends at Soul Matters: We are renewed by so many things: nature, each other, memory, music, play, solitude, silence, and – of course – our faith. Through small groups, calls to justice work, worship, caring for one another, covenant and accountability, our faith breathes new life into us. But it also renews us … Continue reading The Gift of Renewal (June 2024)
Hello Beloved UUFM Community, Our Initiation of Called Ministry and Installation of Reverend Dr. Isabel Call Service is fast approaching. What a joyous and momentous occasion – and one that is inherently unfamiliar and special for our little Fellowship. We’ve received questions from a few – that we realize may be questions held by many … Continue reading May Board Update
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)
