Category: Religious Explorations

Resurrecting Religious Exploration

Religious Education is coming back to TUUC! We are thrilled to be welcoming back children to our RE program this spring. Elementary and middle-school children will be able to join a multi-age RE class led by Scott Redman and Staci Kopcha.

Saturday, April 1 To prepare, … read more.

A Faith Vote for Sex Education

This fall, voters in the State of Washington are being asked to vote on Referendum Measure 90. This Referendum was created in response to Senate Bill 5395 which was recently passed by our Legislature that changes the law about sexual health education. It requires … read more.

Kayak Lessons

One of my very favorite activities is paddling a kayak. When I was growing up, my family had a cottage on a lake in Vermont. We had a clunky rowboat and a fluorescent green canoe and I spent a lot of time out on … read more.

Meeting My Ancestors

Several years ago, I participated in a “Diversity Event” at work. It was a celebration of the many different cultures represented by the staff in our agency. Many of my co-workers were immigrants or first-generation Americans, hired, in part, because they were bilingual and could … read more.

Changes Ahead

Dear Friends,

I want to let you know that I have made the decision to welcome the unexpected guest of change into my life by accepting a full-time position as the Director of Lifespan Religious Education at the Mount Diablo UU Congregation in Walnut Creek, CA, … read more.

Talking About a Gender Revolution


O Wonder!

How many goodly creatures are there here!

How beauteous mankind is!  O brave new world

That has such people in’t!

The Tempest, Act 5, Scene 1, Lines 181-184

 

There is a cultural push and pull over these famous lines. Written from the perspective of the naive … read more.