From Our Minister: Imagination
We tend to consider imagination too lightly, forgetting that the life we make, for ourselves individually and for the world as a whole, is shaped and limited only by the […]
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From our Minister: Holiday Blessings
Happy Holidays! “With mounds of greenery, the brightest ornaments, we bring high summer to our rooms, as if to spite the somberness of winter come. In time of want, when
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From our Minister: Hope is on the Horizon
“A cheerful heart is good medicine…” — Proverbs 17:22 Dear Ones, There is much to be cheerful about in this season of giving thanks. The Lakers won their 17th NBA
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8 Elements of Effective Congregational Ministries
UUSM’s Board of Directors has adopted a model of effective congregational ministries in our beloved community that empowers everyone in the church to take responsibility for creating a beloved community together.
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From Our Minister: Warm Holiday Greetings!
Let us all take a collective breath as the winter holidays approach. Let us dwell in the serenity of the season and cultivate more of it for ourselves and our neighbors.
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“Eight Commands in Times of Uncertainty”
I share with you the important and helpful wisdom of eight commandments for navigating through these times of uncertainty. Stay soft, my dear ones, and we will make it through this stumbling.
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Pastoral Care in Our Congregation
Pastoral care is provided to members of the congregation by networks of pastoral support and care under the supervision of the minister. In a congregation of nearly three hundred members, the minister helps the congregation to take ownership for providing support to our members.
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From Our Minister: Deep Listening
Our congregation is alive with so much activity at the beginning of the new church year. Our congregational theme for October is “deep listening.” Deep listening invites us to dive beneath the noise of pundits and politicians, 24-hour news cycles on television, and doom scrolling on social media, to listen more deeply to the sacred within our lives and in the world.
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Thank You for the Warm Welcome!
Beloved Community, Thank you for the warm welcome to this beloved community. I have been blessed to meet so many members of the community, who are deeply committed to the
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Greetings from our Minister
The compelling ministry before us will touch upon the very heart of congregational life. We will explore mission, vision, and the covenants that bind us to each other and to the larger world. This is truly a time for a holistic reflection on the essence of beloved community and what is required of each of us to be transformed by liberal religious community.
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