Category Weaving the Web

Weaving the Web: An exciting week

March 25th, 2023 by

Dear UUCPA folks,

I’ve had an exciting week here.

Several people joined the congregation, and several more asked for membership packets. We’ll be formally welcoming these new members on April 9, Easter. That service was already shaping up to be full of wonderful … read more.

A person wearing a backpack and climbing a rocky path. Their head is down and they appear focused on the ground.

Weaving the Web: Our past, our future

March 11th, 2023 by

Sayings about the past and the future are all over the map. Some exhort us not to dwell on the past (“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future”–John F. Kennedy) … read more.

Weaving the Web: Sabbatical

February 18th, 2023 by

Dear UUCPA folks,

You may have heard that I have a sabbatical coming up, so I want to make sure you know the details. First, it’s a ways off! I’ll be away from UUCPA from June 12, 2023. through January 1, 2024.

Many UU congregations fill in … read more.

Weaving the Web

February 11th, 2023 by

Dear UUCPA folks,

Can I be real a second?: I hate asking for money. I hate asking people for anything, really. What I love is real conversations with people who are being real–talking about things that matter to them, and inviting me to do the same.

That’s why I … read more.

Weaving the Web: Sharing Our Practices

January 14th, 2023 by

Dear UUCPA folks,

A few weeks back, I put out an email inviting people to participate in some of the ways we make spiritual connections at UUCPA. I noted that while “many people want to meet with others specifically in order to ask spiritual questions together, … read more.

Weaving the Web: It’s complicated

December 10th, 2022 by

Dear UUCPA folks,

Weaving the web of community can get messy. Sometimes it’s practically picture-perfect:

Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

That’s how we want our welcome to be on Sunday mornings. Our goal is to have everyone in place, welcoming each person with a … read more.

Weaving the Web: Top Ten List

November 5th, 2022 by

Ten things to love about the UUCPA Auction:

10. Grooving to live music by The Outer Half

9. Fabulous finger food

8. That moment when the ticket number is called and the raffle winner

jumps up with a big, incredulous … read more.

Weaving the Web: Real conversation

October 29th, 2022 by

Dear UUCPA folks,

Can I confess something? I think about 20% of my motivation in becoming a UU minister was to recreate a peak experience of my teenage years. Experiences, since it wasn’t one time but something that happened most Fridays during the school year. That’s … read more.

Weaving the Web: One service, at your service?

October 22nd, 2022 by

Two Town Halls have been held to gather people’s thoughts about switching to one Sunday service year round. About 20 people have weighed in, either by attending one of the Town Halls or by sending me an email, and the strong feeling is for one … read more.

Weaving the Web: Find your gladness (at the Volunteer Fair Oct 2)

October 1st, 2022 by

It’s here! One part of UUCPA’s mission is to help you transform yourself by doing whatever gives you deep gladness. Another part is to help transform the world by feeding its deep hungers. The Volunteer Fair this … read more.