Shaping UUCF’s participation in the annual Weekend of Service takes lots of work. In this most unusual and turbulent year, it has been important to keep doing the things that draw us into community. It is also important to be adaptable. While in other years we would have had large numbers of people in the […]
In These Times, Transform
The news is overwhelming. From continued family separations to the continued lack of accountability when police kill Black people, soul-hurting injustice feels shockingly normal. We work as hard as we can to stay connected during social distancing but, in our country, the COVID-19 pandemic is unabated. This also means the economy is fragile and the […]
Something Transcendent, Beautiful and Larger Than Ourselves
Community, even from a distance, feels so precious right now. I find the time I spend with my wife is so valuable. Seeing rows of faces on a Zoom screen reminds me how much I appreciate the people who make up my life. With today’s dangers and uncertainty, we need community to care for us […]