Hello to all from the Standing Committee. We want you to know that we are busy working on making a number of very important decisions involving reopening the church, the budget and hiring, to name a few. There is a lot to consider and we realize that we probably can’t do it all alone. We… Read More »
Re-Imagining Church in an Era of Covid-19
Here we are in the middle of a pandemic and it is certainly not what any of us have envisioned for this church year. Who would ever have guessed that we would be doing virtual services? Kudos to Rev Lara for putting so much creative effort into our online services even when the technology does… Read More »
Update on FCU church closure
Dear Members and Friends of FCU: The Executive Team (Deacons and Standing Committee) and I have discussed the issue of continuing with our church closure in this time of pandemic. We are in unanimous agreement that our building will remain closed until the end of the “church year” (through June). The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)… Read More »
April Connections
Dear friends and neighbors, This is a difficult time for everyone but we are learning and growing as we make adjustments. Each week we worship together via YouTube on Sunday morning. This includes a Time for All Ages near the beginning of the service. If you would like to view worship services, you can find… Read More »
Remaining Socially Connected While Physically Distant
Dear FCU Members and Friends: FCU leadership (the Standing Committee and Deacons, with some Committee on Ministries input as well as staff) has continued to think about how FCU should respond to the COVID-19 Coronavirus. We have decided that our building will stay closed to church gatherings and renters through May 4th, which is the… Read More »
FCU response to COVID-19: “Love in the Time of Coronavirus”
Dear FCU Members and Friends: FCU leadership (the Standing Committee and Deacons, with some Committee on Ministries input as well as staff) has been actively talking about how FCU should respond to the COVID-19 Coronavirus. I have been in touch with many colleagues about their plans, particularly colleagues in our general area. Part of our… Read More »
March – Wisdom
“The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.” Alden Nowlan “The value of the average conversation could be enormously improved by the constant use of four simple words: ‘I do not know.’”… Read More »
February – Resilience
“While resilience has a lot to do with what is inside us, it equally depends on what is between us…the web of connections that surround us. Resilient people arise from resilient relationships!” Soul Matters Of the many positive human traits, resilience is of upmost significance and value. It enables us to move forward from hard-times… Read More »
January – Integrity
“Integrity goes beyond speaking the truth to include taking responsibility for how one thinks and feels and what one does.” Ben Dean Integrity may be one of the hardest of personal ideals to maintain. It can be easier to slip into one’s usual patterns, forgetting to check in with what is at the core of… Read More »
December – Awe
“When we are stunned to the place beyond words, we’re finally starting to get somewhere. It is so much more comfortable to think that we know what it all means, what to expect and how it all hangs together. When we are stunned to a place beyond words…when all we can say in response is… Read More »
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