As Russia continues to advance troops into Ukraine against the clear wishes of the Ukrainian people, we find it imperative to offer a statement of faith as a congregation. Let us state clearly that what is happening in Ukraine is wrong. This invasion is immoral and unjustified. The destruction of Read more…
It’s the new year, a time of renewed goals, new possibilities, celebrations of survival for another year. It is also, often, the time when we make far too many resolutions. Then those all overwhelm us until we abandon them, settling back into the ruts of our usual lives… Maybe that’s Read more…
This month is a season of joy. We are bounded by the eight nights of Hanukkah and New Year’s Eve, with a little Christmas joy, a Yule log, some Diwali, and perhaps even Festivus or Saturnalia thrown in. We offer to each, joy and blessings depending on their preferences and Read more…
Nearly all of us know someone in service. Most people know a person or several who volunteered for military service or who the government drafted at one point. For many of us, our grandparents, parents, or other elders in our families were a part of the draft. Our government conscripted Read more…
Each month, our community shapes itself around a different aspect of our world. So far this Fall, we’ve embraced possibility and cultivated relationship. This month, we will be Holding History in our worship and spiritual lives. I recently visited family, and got to “hold history” in our relationship during a visit Read more…
Dear friends of all ages, it’s October, a month in which we will be Cultivating Relationship as our focus for worship and community. When I first began to work in ministry, I was coming from an activist background. I wanted to get things done. I wondered why we couldn’t hurry Read more…
Beloved Community, we’re BACK!! Summer is ending, and schools have started up. There’s the excitement of new things, and our theme for the month is Embracing Possibility! I know that returning to school has brought worry instead of the usual excitement, and that for many of the parents and students Read more…
I am so glad and grateful to have returned from vacation and Study Leave. I have had time with my family and in the mountains of Colorado to rest and renew my spirit. Already in the past week, I have visited with several of you and we have begun to Read more…
In our community of playful friends, we are once again experimenting with new things. We have tried outdoors and inside, online and in person. Regardless of location, it has been lovely to move back into new ways of being together! I am grateful each week for flexibility and the fun Read more…
As April begins, many of us are thinking toward the celebration of Easter. It’s the time when the Earth renews itself (barring a quick snowstorm here and there), and the greening of the grass, the crocuses, the budding trees remind us that life is everlasting and always returning. This weekend, Read more…
My dear glittering sparklesouls, This week, the Trans Day of Visibility approaches. Like the sighting of a leprechaun, this is the one and only day of the year when you can actually SEE your minister. Tomorrow, I fade into the shadows once again… No, I’m kidding. It is, in fact, a Read more…
It is nearly the season of springtime, and the sun is beginning to reawaken the world. Roots stir and the sap runs upward in the trees, awakening buds not yet ready to send forth leaves. Beneath the ground, shoots begin to raise their heads. Seeds and bulbs uncurl, nearing the Read more…
This month’s theme of Beloved Community invites us to think about the places where there is connection, justice, love, equity, and generosity of spirit. It invites us to think of ourselves as a part of a greater web. We are asked to notice relationships between all those who make up Read more…
So perhaps, today, this week, finally in this month, we find ourselves with space to imagine. As a result, we wonder about the changes in our country, and in our local communities. We ask ourselves what will shift in the coming months and what will endure. What shifts in our Read more…
These past two weeks, we find ourselves in the midst of what is hard to bear. Both nationally and close to home, we ponder what responsible leadership looks like and mourn the loss of innocence. A sense of safety is denied to us when those who were meant to be Read more…
We have had a year unlike any other, and we have managed to behave ourselves and support one another. In this time, we chose to act in ways that are impressive and fundamental to the functioning of this community. We are not perfect, but we are healthy as a community. Read more…
Here we are, hopefully with a little more room to breathe. There is a little less anxiety and uncertainty in the world now that we imagine an end to this pandemic may be in sight. With elections behind us and vaccinations on the way, winter becomes a time to pause Read more…
As the leaves fall from the trees and the weather turns cold, my attention turns inward. Every year, for me, this time of year reminds me to pay attention to home, family, community. The winter is a long and chilly time, and we need each other’s company in the cold Read more…
As I complete one month with this congregation, I have been thinking a lot about our expectations of one another. It’s been fortunate to have such an appropriate Soul Matters theme in September to jump-start conversations with one another about the hopes and dreams that you have for our years Read more…