Rev. Dan’s Writing
From the Associate Minister of RE – Rev. Dan Harper
Coming of Age
8th and 9th graders at UUCPA are invited to join Coming of Age, a year-long curriculum helping them to learn more about Unitarian Universalism and articulate their own beliefs. Unitarian Universalist teenagers usually join their congregations with a special “Coming of Age” ceremony. The Coming of Age ceremony features the youth reading their statements of ...Minister’s Column: Sunflowers as the Symbol of Religious Education at UUCPA
When I was eight years old, we planted sunflowers in the garden. This was our first time. Normally we’d grow pumpkins or pansies but I had asked my mother if we could try these flowers. Their giant sunny heads and huge stakes fascinated me. I didn’t understand how a mere flower could be taller than ...Campus Work Day and Lunch Potluck • Sat, Sept 3
Campus Work Day and Lunch Potluck • Sat, Sept 3Choral workshop – Sept 3, 1-4pm
Choral workshop - Sept 3, 1-4pmIn Sacred Text Reading this week (Sept 3 & 7)
In Sacred Text Reading, we take a small snippet of writing and explore how it illuminates other ideas and writings we’ve encountered, and most importantly, how it illuminates our own experiences. As a result, the people in the “room” (Zoom) leave knowing each other more deeply than they would from a casual, chatty conversation. So if ...