We live in volatile times. Never before in the geological history of this planet has CO2 in our atmosphere increased this rapidly. There have been times when the carbon released into the atmosphere was far greater than it is now, but it took millennia to get to that level. We are returning to an atmosphere […]
by Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse - Senior Minister
A Minister’s Message – Responsible Theology – February 16, 2021
When I was growing up in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Croton, NY, I spent many restless hours in our “Sunday School” as we called it back then. I can remember learning about bible stories, famous Unitarian Universalists, and the holidays of other world religions. I never really learned what it meant to be a […]
by Kim Warman
A Minister’s Message – Endurance of Place, Of People – February 9, 2021
I woke up to find the flakes falling again this morning, this time fresh snow upon layers already fallen. When it snowed here in November, my heart was too heavy to carry me outside. I remembered a childhood of snow in Pennsylvania, saw three winters in Boston with none, then I lived in Montreal for seven […]
by Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse - Senior Minister
A Minister’s Message – The Long Winter – February 2, 2021
This last snowstorm was frightening and beautiful. I loved watching the snow twirl and dance with the wind, leaving snowdrifts and a blanket over everything. But I was also wary of Nature’s might: I prayed for the creatures human and otherwise that were trying to shelter from the storm. I thought of all those good […]
by Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse - Senior Minister
A Minister’s Message – Being Heard – January 26, 2021
There is so much that needs to be fixed right now, even with a hopeful new administration in Washington. The pandemic is still raging, vaccines seem to be slow to arrive, the economic impact of the virus has been devastating, racial injustice continues to live in our country, and there appears to be a lunatic […]
by Rev. Ed Thompson - Minister of Music
A Minister’s Message – Two Hymns, Same Melody – January 19, 2021
In our much-loved hymnal, Singing the Living Tradition, I couldn’t help but notice that the tune for #211, “We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder,” is the same for #212, “We Are Dancing Sarah’s Circle.” Mistake? Not at all. Here we have the concept of the masculine and feminine having equal representation. So, what are those differences? […]
by Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse - Senior Minister
A Minister’s Message – Now What? – January 12, 2021
It seems amazing to me that it has been less than a week since the attack on the Capitol. Less than a week for us to see the raw ugliness that comes from spewing lies and hatred over years, perhaps even decades. Less than a week for many of us to come to grips with […]
by Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse - Senior Minister
A Minister’s Message – New Year, New Habits – January 5, 2021
While January 1 is just a date on a calendar, it represents an opportunity for us to take notice of where we are and where we hope to go. Like many of you, I have tried and failed at resolutions over the years. I have achieved several, the most notable was to stop making resolutions […]
by Kim Warman
A Minister’s Message – Reminders of Hope and Resilience – December 29, 2020
My Christmas cactus bloomed between Thanksgiving and Solstice this year, at the end of a long fall semester, weighted down by pandemic and paper writing. Each summer, I take Amtrak overnight from Chicago to New York state, and spend time with the childhood friend who introduced me to Unitarian Universalism. She and her husband live […]
by Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse - Senior Minister
A Minister’s Message – ‘Twas – December 15, 2020
I offer this little verse from a friend of mine shared widely on the internet. Enjoy! T’was a month before Christmas, and all through the town, People wore masks, that covered their frown. The frown had begun way back in the Spring, When a global pandemic changed everything. They called it corona, but unlike the […]
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