Newsletter, July 27, 2023
In this week’s What’s Up: important news from the Directors Circle, Choir Rehearsal resumes August 13, and Speak UUp focuses on election protection.
Snippets of Growing Up in the Heart of ‘Little Dixie’ (Columbia) Missouri
Message by Scoop Peery Moment of Perspective – Racism: Past and Present – AJ Fox The opening reading is For All That Is Our Life, by Liz Weber Spirit of Life,help us to be present with all that is our life,both our deepest sorrows and our greatest joys,so that we Read more…
Newsletter July 20, 2023
In this week’s What’s Up: the upstairs bathroom remodel begins soon and you can help, the 2024 pledge drive, and the Ice Cream Social is August 19.
Blessing of the Animals
By Leslie Sawyer (Founder/Shelter Director at Eden Animal Haven) The opening reading is Blessing of the Animals, by Thomas Rhodes. You Birds of the Air,Hawk, Sparrow, and laughing JayYou embody freedom itself,delight us with your song, astound us with feats of migrationGrant us your perspective,for too often our horizon is Read more…
Newsletter July 13, 2023
In this week’s What’s Up: Speak UUp returns with a focus on Healthy Families and Fair Wages, Book Group meets July 17, and “Blessing of the Animals” this Sunday with a Donate the Plate for Eden Animal Haven.
Vulnerability and Aging
Message by Dr. Bradley Fisher The opening reading is by Gary Kowalski. We gather here to worship:to seek the truth, to grow in love, to join in service;to celebrate life’s beauty and find healing for its pain;to honor our kinship with each other and with the earth;to create a more Read more…
Newsletter July 6, 2023
In this week’s What’s Up: Sunday’s message is Vulnerability and Aging, Humanist Group discusses Neoludditism, and the upcoming General Circle meeting.
Liberty Denied: The Rising Tide of Educational Gag Orders
By AJ Fox How to Survive the Apocalypse by Rev. Sean Parker Dennison from their collection “Breaking and Blessing”. First, learn to listen.Not for enemies aroundcorners in hidden places,but for the faint footstepsof hope and the whisper of resistance.Hone your skills, aim yourheart toward kindness andstockpile second chances.Under the weight Read more…