Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its affirmation, by each of us claiming the identities and cultural legacies that shape who we are and […]
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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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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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“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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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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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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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 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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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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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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