Greetings! Can you believe it is already time to think of summer . . . SUMMER RE that is! As you may know, the RE program switches into a multi-age model through summer Sundays. Taking inspiration from the creative, innovative, and visionary ideas of Steampunk and STEAM, the Tahoma UU RE Program is excited to announce … Continue reading Summer RE & STEAM punk Sundays!
On Sunday, the congregation was challenged to wear a Black Lives Matter button for a month. During a discussion in which we considered how to respond to people who may comment, one participant asked about resources for talking about race and this challenge with her child. As it is sometimes a difficult topic of conversation … Continue reading Resources for Talking to Your Children About Race
Those of you who were in the service this past Sunday (April 3), will remember that in the Time for All Ages, I told a story and forgot one of the elements. The story is a Nigerian Tale called “The Three Tasks” and for some reason I drew a blank in the service about what … Continue reading The Second Task
It’s the first Sunday to reflect upon Revelation as our theme, and you are invited to take up a challenge to open yourself to learning something about yourself and the state of racial justice in our community. For several years, Unitarian Universalists across the country have taken up the call to affirm that Black … Continue reading A Challenge to Connect: Black Lives Matter
Greetings and Welcome! As a history major in college I have always been fascinated with the process of reveal. The big historical events take decades, even centuries, to parse out and often we think we know what happened, understanding their implications, when new information arrives and BOOM, we scramble to re-arrange the pieces. Right now … Continue reading Connecting Through Technology
Last summer, I saw a note on Facebook that the author Brené Brown was coming to Seattle in the fall to promote her soon-to-be-released book, Rising Strong, and I put my name on the list to be notified when tickets went on sale for the event. Up early some months later, I opened my email to find … Continue reading This Sunday: Rising Strong
Recently I hopped into my little car, stopped at my favorite coffee kiosk near my home in Olympia, and turned onto I-5 North and headed towards Tacoma. I had plenty of time to get to the church for the session of Pathways to Membership. I was a little proud of myself for getting on the … Continue reading Hart to Hearts – March 2016
Every month I download the Soul Matters packet and read it quickly front to back to get a general overview. Inevitably, one thing will pop out at me. This month it was the quote from Elie Wiesel: “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of beauty is not ugliness, it’s indifference. … Continue reading What Does It Mean to Be a People of….Faith?
Are you ready for Sunday? We’ll be looking through the Lenses of Love as we explore our #fUUtureFaith. Join us on Sunday, February 14th at 10:30 a.m. for singing, creating and speaking, for dreaming and imagining, for lifting up what is beloved, so that we can plot our path to what comes next for our … Continue reading #fUUtureFAITH through the Lenses Of Love!
(Fair warning: there are entirely too many exclamation points in this column. It is worth noting that they are sincere exclamation points.) It’s exciting time around Tahoma UU Congregation! We’re going to have a busy, busy spring this year, and I hope you’re all going to come along and participate in the many activities and opportunities … Continue reading Hart to Hearts – February 2016
