- November 2023
“No Love Dying Here”
Oppression, human rights, violence, racism, antisemitism,
Judaism, Unitarian Universalism, and all the other ism’s that come to mind.
Important words for sure, but not in this place and not in this moment.
In this place and in this moment, let us hold the child’s eye.
Let it be crystal clear that there will be no love ...
- October 2023
Autumn is upon us, the red rocks glimmer as beautiful as ever, as the summer temperatures give way to the cooler breezes of the fall. October 21st will mark a day of celebration, as I am installed as the Settled Minister at SUUF, I am both honored and excited. Our upcoming SUUF October sermons will ...
- September 2023
We come to a new Fellowship year, beginning afresh as we flow like smaller streams, bringing our gifts and our uniqueness into the great river of our Beloved Community. From the many, joining as one, we celebrate the strength, love and joy we find together. Each year we come together at summer’s end, together again ...
- May 2023 (from Minister & President)
It’s been quite a year, and we have much to reflect upon, to celebrate, and to look forward to. Our reflections on our past year will be in the Annual Report. This message is a glimpse into the upcoming year which looks so bright, we’re “gonna hafta to wear shades!”
- April 2023
“Nine More”
- March 2023
March 21st marks the third gathering of our UU History Class. In this episode we encounter Unitarian Universalism as it arrives on American shores. Maybe that’s why the following poem showed up, inspired by Francis Ellington Abbot, Cyrus Augustus Bartol, and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
- February 2023
We celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of African-Americans during this month recognized as” Black History Month” with a salute to The Ancestors.
- January 2023
Welcome to the Year 2023! Let us greet this year with open Arms and Hearts! We celebrated the Winter Season of 2022 by recognizing the Holidays of Christmas, Hanukah, and Kwanzaa. We Unitarian Universalists recognize and honor these Holidays and Holy Days in a Living Tradition that calls us to be aware of changes …
- December 2022
Greetings and Blessings All,
Welcome to our season of Winter Holidays for all and Holy Days for many. During this month we will share messages concerning “Widening The Circle,” an embracing of those who have been systemically excluded. We will remind ourselves of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and reaffirm our belief in and ...
- November 2022 – A Sinner in Winter
Let this be a message of Gratitude and Appreciation for all that has come so far, and all that is to come, to this Fellowship in our upcoming future. May we defy the esteemed Mr. Eliot and continue to learn from and about one another. In the mean-time and in between time… Be More Than ...
- October 2022 – Laps Have No Gender
The concerns, the confusion and the chatter around the issue of Gender reverberates in my head this morning.
I recall the message of the famous Persian poet Hafiz, who when asked “How does it feel to be a man?” replied “I view Gender as a beautiful animal that people often take for a walk on a ...
- September 2022 – Welcome Forth
Normally, at the beginning of a new SUUF year we would say Welcome Back! These are not normal times, so I say, Welcome Forth! These are times that, I believe, we are being called forth, not back.