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I wrote about our then-new benediction on my blog about a month after we adopted it. This past Sunday, I alluded to the line about beauty, and promised to fill you in on the background. Here it is.
We began ending our services with … read more.
I’d like to share with you…Why I am a member of this congregation
I originally belonged to UUCPA from 1972-1990 during which time I raised my son in the church. I returned after the death of my second husband of 25 years more recently. I was looking … read more.
What about UUCPA is important to me?
Our family found UUCPA in 2005And when I think about UUCPA, my thoughts are almost always through the lens of familyCelebrating our children’s dedications with their godparentsGoing on a visit with the middle school neighboring faiths class of my … read more.
I can’t wait to see the new Murder on the Orient Express. Some might find that surprising. I’ve seen the Sidney Lumet version with Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot at least once or twice, and I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve read the … read more.
Several months ago I was rehearsing with the choir, which generously welcomes sporadic participants like me, when we turned to a piece I knew I’d sung before. It turned out that the choir had sung it at my installation here, 13 years earlier, and then … read more.
There are lots of hymns that express my religion. And there are lots of popular-genre songs that express my thoughts on various and sundry secular matters. But what’s rare is a song that sings like a pop song while also getting right to the heart … read more.
We come to UUCPA to transform ourselves, each other, and the world. What I love most about this church right now is that all of you are helping me work on transforming myself.
It’s all because of the election. In recent years, I’ve pretty much avoided … read more.
Where did our benediction come from? Dan and I were talking one day about different ways to end the service. For a long time it has ended with applause, which feels like a strange sound to have ringing in our ears as we leave—as if … read more.
What do we do when we have children in our Sunday school classes who don’t fit neatly into the common patterns of development? How do we accommodate and embrace children with different language and social skills? In this podcast, Rev. Dan Harper and Joe Chee discuss these questions and more.