Since becoming the Lay Minister for Worship & Arts in August, I have had the privilege of being in many different Zoom rooms, with many different people, as people gather to do the work of the congregation. In those spaces, we strive to remember that this faith-based work is different from the work we might […]
Showing Up Across the Generations
One of the things I miss most about being at UUCF in person is simply seeing people, and in particular, seeing the young people in our congregation. As a sometimes Religious Exploration teacher and a parent who hangs out at the playground after services (and as someone who grew up in a Unitarian Universalist congregation), […]
Connecting Traditions, New and Old, to the Deeper Meaning of This Time
’Tis the season for traditions! This week, my family and I are putting up the Christmas tree, lighting Hanukkah candles, buying and wrapping presents, planning what cookies we are going to bake, driving around the neighborhood to look at holiday lights, sending and receiving holiday cards – carrying on years of holiday season traditions. This […]