In one of my preaching classes, a teacher said it was important to give members of the congregation a little bit of a chuckle in every sermon. It was a lesson I took to heart, and I continue to be mindful of creating opportunity to laugh on Sundays. Some of you will remember that on … Continue reading From the Minister for April 12, 2022
Beloved friends, I’m waiting for a time to arrive that doesn’t feel like it’s in between or not yet. I don’t have a lot of confidence that we’ll be there any time, soon, but I do find that I’m craving something that resembles certainty or at least probability. Watching the numbers on COVIDActNow.com has been … Continue reading From the Minister for April 5, 2022
Beloved friends, Spring is slowly coming into itself. The ornamental cherry trees that line our street are in full flower and it’s raining pink petals. The fluffy trees encourage my shoulders to relax and encourage a full breath every time I drive somewhere. I hope your spring is coming along, too. This coming Sunday I’ll … Continue reading From the Minister for March 29, 2022
Beloved friends, So happy we were able to gather last Sunday both in-person and online for our multiplatform service. We will have multiplatform options again this Sunday, March 27 for our “Safe Shelter for All” worship service with guest speakers, Theresa Power-Drutis and Rosemary Powers from the Tacoma-Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness. A reminder that … Continue reading From the Minister for March 22, 2022 – Multiplatform Worship Service & Inaugural John Biddle Lecture
Beloved friends, This Sunday, March 20 we will move to a multiplatform service, with people in attendance in our sanctuary. I cannot express how excited that I am to be gathering in person again. I’ll remind you that our policies call for everyone to be wearing a high quality mask, and we’ll continue to have … Continue reading From the Minister for March 15, 2022 – Multiplatform Worship Service and Inaugural John Biddle Lecture
Beloved Friends, This spring is starting out much more antsy than most I can remember. I’m ready to SPRING FORWARD this weekend, to have more light at the end of the day. Even with that promise of longer evenings, the rain seems more lingering, the sunny skies not as present as I want them to be, and … Continue reading From the Minister for March 9, 2022 and #UULent Practice
Beloved Friends, The Board and I continue to monitor the risk level for Pierce County on CovidActNow.org, and I admit that I’m frustrated that the numbers remain high. On the other hand, I am hopeful that we’ll be able to be back in the building for worship service before the end of March. I’ve got … Continue reading From the Minister for March 2, 2022
Beloved friends, On Sunday we will bid farewell to Nancy Slocum who has served as our Director of Religious Explorations for Children and Youth for the past 4-1/2 years. You’ll have chance to say goodbye face-to-face this Sunday, February 27 between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. at the church. You will be able to drive through the … Continue reading From the Minister: Celebrating Nancy Slocum
Dear friends, The Omicron Surge is relenting, but not yet gone. I am looking forward to getting back to multi-platform worship as the risk level determined by CovidActNow.org moves from Extreme Risk (what was called Severe Risk in our policies) to High Risk, the level at which we can begin our multiplatform worship again. Keep … Continue reading From the Minister: Worship Update
On Wednesday night, a group of peaceful protesters gathered outside the LeMay car museum in downtown Tacoma. A “business summit” was being held to air concerns that business leaders have about crime and other issues affecting them. On the agenda was instituting “sweeps” encampments of unhomed people. Members and friends of TUUC took part in … Continue reading Hit and Run
