One of my favorite times of the week is Sunday before the service begins. I love greeting our multicultural, multigenerational crowd gathering for Sunday services and our Religious Exploration program. There is a lot of chatter, people who haven’t seen each other since last week and always someone returning who hasn’t been there for a […]
Much-Needed and Appreciated Time Off
Though there are variations, in general, UU ministers called by their congregations receive 1 month of sabbatical for every year worked. They are to take it between their 4th and 7th years of service to a congregation or congregations. This is my 8th year at UUCF but we have been a little busy the last […]
Gathering Up Versus Giving In
A friend of mine once said, “Don’t tell me to breathe when I’m anxious, it only makes me mad.” I won’t suggest you breathe this week although I know many of us have lots of feelings about tomorrow’s election and taking a few deep breaths might be helpful. No matter what the polls, prognosticators and […]