I’ve been thinking about stories. In part because I’ve been reading stories and essays about stories. (Thank you John Barth and Wendell Berry.) But also because I’m part of the team of Tahoma UU Congregation members who will be sharing from the pulpit during our (fairly) annual “What I Read This Summer” worship service on … Continue reading Sharing Stories
Greetings! As a parent I always start to get a little anxious by mid-August. I know the summer is starting to wind down and, as much as I love my children, I begin to look forward to the routines of the school year. This week school calendars were coordinated, supply lists considered, and too-small clothes … Continue reading Introducing Labyrinth Learning!
Taking a role on TUUC’s Board of Trustees beginning in early 2014 and growing into the role as the board’s President, I have been anxious about dealing too much with the administration of the congregation and not enough with the programs and mission of my spiritual community. A small book I read last winter and … Continue reading Serve and Grow
Summer is quickly winding down almost as soon as it got started. I can’t believe we are almost halfway through August already. I wanted to let you know about six Adult Religious Exploration events that we have been planning this summer for the start of our new church year next month, and one “save the … Continue reading Looking Forward . . .
Greetings, On Sunday, July 10th, the RE Committee and I met, as we do monthly. We chose to postpone business as usual for a moment and start our time together with a personal check-in. It had been a devastating week with the deaths of Alton Sterling on Tuesday, Philando Castile on Wednesday, and the five … Continue reading Raising Race Conscious Children
Our Soul Matters overarching concept for our 2016-2017 themes will be: “A Community of…” UU religious community is a precious gift. Within it, we find values and questions that are rarely encountered elsewhere in our lives. Values and questions that push us, ground us, and remind us who we most deeply are. This program year our … Continue reading Our Soul Matters Themes for 2016-2017
June’s word is Revelry, defined as a wild and noisy celebration. How fitting that word is to where we are as a church, and where I am. First the church, and why the term revelry is, to me, so fitting. Normally, for there to be wild and noisy celebrations, there must be a great deal … Continue reading Board of Trustees President’s Message for June 2016
Stream sessions from the UUA General Assembly 2016 in Columbus, OH to your home! Check out the schedule of streaming events at this link, and join UUs from around the globe as they gather in fellowship in Columbus, OH this week! Then join us on Sunday, June 26 at 10:30 a.m. in our Tacoma sanctuary when … Continue reading Stream UUA General Assembly in Columbus, OH to Your Home!
It is the end of our church program year and we are in a time of Revelry. Our Chalice Circles are drawing to a close after another successful year and we are celebrating with potlucks as we say goodbye to our fellow group members. We reveled in the experience of being heard and being able … Continue reading What does it mean to be a people of Revelry?
Greetings, It feels good to be wrapping up my first year with Tahoma UU Congregation! It seems that I now recognize more people in the congregation than not, know most families, can call nearly all the children and youth by name, and have a grasp on what elements, rituals, and traditions are an important part … Continue reading Religious Exploration, Looking Back and Looking Forward!
