Heads up: The UUFD campus will be closed all day on Friday, February 2 and Saturday, February 3 for Ministerial Search Committee deliberations. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work with these confidential personnel matters.
TURN IN YOUR “GUEST AT YOUR TABLE” DONATION BOXES: Please return your boxes to us in January. All donations go to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. SOUP DRIVE! Manna Soup Kitchen is collecting cans of soup to stock its free market. Please drop off cans in the collection box as you enter the sanctuary on Jan 21, … Continue reading Notes from the Social Justice & Responsibility Team
Love pulls us toward positive action! Hoo Could Be an OWL (Our Whole Lives) Facilitator? You! Faith Formation aspires to offer OWL every year, rotating between the elementary and middle school age kids. All teachers for this program must be trained and certified. For more information about OWL, click here. Contact Sharon Mignerey if you’d like to … Continue reading This week’s news from Faith Formation
Rev. Barbara Coeyman looks forward to once again leading “Circle of Trust,” a spiritual practice program inspired by the writing of Quaker Parker Palmer. This year’s four-session series will focus on Habits of the Heart, a curriculum based on Palmer’s 2011 book Healing the Heart of Democracy¸ where he applies his principles to the public arena. This book … Continue reading Looking ahead: “Circles of Trust” starting January 27
For this one moment Know only that you are loved That you are safe, and whole and loved Know that you belong here Here among us, here upon this earth ~ Rev. Gretchen Haley This month’s focus is on the gifts of liberating love. Our own direct experiences and any thought experiment confirms that deepest … Continue reading January news from Faith Formation
Please join us for our Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service at 4 pm on Dec. 24 that will include music and readings for all ages. Everyone is invited to bring food and drink for a reception after the service in Bowman Hall. Please be reminded that on December 24, there is no worship service at … Continue reading Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service: Sunday December 24: 4:00 p.m.
December Note on Climate Action From the Environmental Justice Team Think your small efforts at fighting climate change don’t make a difference? Check out this article: Fight Climate Change with Taco Tuesday. Our small conscious decisions DO make a difference. Keep it up! Durango Palestine Solidarity Rally and Peace Vigil Every Sunday at 4pm at Buckley Park … Continue reading News from UUFD Social Responsibility & Justice Team
The Congregational Record that was created for our ministerial search has been approved and is now live for potential candidates to review. This document captures the answers by the Ministerial Search Team to a series of questions in the UUA Ministry Search System about our congregation. We thought many of you would be interested in … Continue reading Congregational Record now available for viewing
O come all ye faithful, and doubtful, and joyful, and blue, Mary and Joseph, Rudolph and Frosty, and me and you, To hear Christmas stories, some old and some new, Reminding us that love, hope, and mystery are true. ~ Rev. Sarah C. Richards I love this quote for the season because it perfectly captures … Continue reading December News from Faith Formation
Deep Listening and Deep Speaking Mid-winter holiday time is upon us. Perhaps the coming weeks will be marked by “busy-ness” for you: attending holiday gatherings and celebrations, planning your own events, shopping for those special people in your life. In the face of busy times, even as we connect with more people, we can easily … Continue reading December Message from Rev. Barbara
