Today was our annual Thanksgiving Service with Cornbread and Cider Communion, led by our deacons. It was a treat, and great to see so many kids today! Later tonight we will participate in the Littleton Council of Churches Thanksgiving Interfaith Service. I’m looking forward to it! I’m feeling grateful for community today. I’m also feeling… Read More »
Sermons going up… and LCOC
I said I’d give a heads-up when we started adding my sermons. The process has begun, so check back at this page if you’re interested. I’m enjoying the Littleton Council of Churches very much. Recently, we held a Vigil for Peace and Civility (hosted at First Baptist Church on the Common, photo to the left).… Read More »
Can I just say… I love this congregation!
This photo was taken on August 1, 2018, when I began my time as the minister of First Church Unitarian in Littleton. I was as excited as I look. And you know what? I still am. I just love this congregation! The people here are warm and so engaged with the world and each other.… Read More »
My “other” blog… and Yes on 3!
I can’t believe I’m three months into my settled ministry at First Church Unitarian, Littleton. It is so great to be here! I have a blog on this church website — you’re looking at it! I will mostly post here about FCU-specific things. I do have my own “private” blog, which you are welcome to… Read More »
Women’s March in Washington
From Your Interim Minister, I haven’t done much blogging of late, but did want to get out a note here following the Women’s March in Washington, DC last Saturday. As many of you know, several members and friends (eight, including yours truly) of FCU made the trip on a bus—one of two—chartered via the UU… Read More »
From Our Gathering on November 9, 2016
For my latest blog entry I’m going to reprise some of the parts of the post-election gathering held in the sanctuary on the evening of November 9. They speak as well as anything else I might have to offer at this time. Gathering Music Opening Reading: (Excerpts from a statement by UUA President Rev. Peter… Read More »
As We Move Into the Third Quarter
As the past summer now moves into fall, I can’t help but draw some comparisons with last August and September of 2015. I recall a lot of meetings with any number number of committees and groups, as well as numerous personal appointments—all of which I welcomed. I was an “unknown quantity” at that time; you… Read More »
I’m looking to the summer.
From Steve…. Although I still have a few “churchy” things to attend to as our first interim ministry year winds down, I’m looking to the summer. While I’ll spend much of it in the Nashua/Littleton/Lowell area a couple of trips are on tap. Later this month Michele and I will be making a long anticipated,… Read More »
