Author: s.turner

Social Action – November 2022

UUFM Sponsors a Blessing Box and Little Free Library at Wonder Workshop

Doug Walter, who has led our effort to provide community support by stocking and maintaining UUFM’s Blessing Box outside Wonder Workshop is currently recovering from injuries received in a biking accident.  We … read more.

Note From Pastor Isa – November 2022

Grief and Growth

 

Love grants us 

serenity to accept the things we cannot change,

courage to change the things we can, and

wisdom to know the difference.

            — A version of the Serenity Prayer

If someone had told us three years ago that there would be a global … read more.

Path of Change (Nov 2022)

This month’s Soul Matters theme welcomes us to The Path of Change

 

I wonder, particularly in a time where everything seems urgent, what the role of pause and breath is, in this season, to help us gear up for whatever this transformational moment we find … read more.

Note From Pastor Isa – October 2022

Courage and Faith

Courage is a remarkable trait–something we notice and celebrate.  The way it’s typically talked about, we don’t really expect everybody to have it.  But maybe we should.  Maybe instead of practicing reverence for the demigods and superheroes who exhibit feats of extraordinary bravery … read more.

Path of Courage (Oct 2022)

This month’s Soul Matters theme explores The Path of Courage

 

“Courage doesn’t always roar.” –– Mary Anne Radmacher

Courageous people change the world.  So many examples of that this month.  October’s celebration of LGBTQ+ history month reminds us of the many who bravely moved (and continue … read more.

Note From Pastor Isa – September 2022

Committing to Belonging

I was so shocked to learn that the opposite of belonging is fitting in. Because fitting in is assessing a group of people and changing who you are. But true belonging never asks us to change who we are. It demands we be … read more.

Path of Belonging (Sept 2022)

This month’s Soul Matters theme explores The Path of Belonging

 

You hardly knew

how hungry you were

to be gathered in,

to receive the welcome

that invited you to enter

entirely…

You began to breathe again…

… read more.

Note From Pastor Isa – August 2022

Endings and Beginnings

Summer is lovely for many of us who get a break from regular school-year obligations.  The days are longer and there are more opportunities to do things for pure fun. We’re as far away as possible from the “winter blues.”  And yet even … read more.