UUYO VIRTUAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES JULY 9, 2020 Present; Louisa Berger, Rev. Joseph Boyd, Andy Crabb, Judy DeGenova, Marguerite Felice, Gene Pusateri, Tim Raridon, Diana Shaheen, Lisbet Searle White Absent : None Meeting called to order by facilitator, Tim Raridon , at 6:08 PM Consent Agenda ( Check –in , minister’s report, minutes & treasurer … Continue reading July 9th 2020 Board Minutes
Meeting Minutes – 8/13/2020 Present; Louisa Berger, Rev. Joseph Boyd, Andy Crabb, Judy DeGenova, Marguerite Felice, Gene Pusateri, Tim Raridon, Diana Shaheen, Lisbet Searle White Absent: Diana Meeting called to order by facilitator, Gene Pusateri, at 6:04 PM Check in completed Consent agenda – Minister’s report/Minutes/Treasurer’s Report – reviewed and approved Hiring RE Director/Renewing Interim … Continue reading August 13, 2020 Board Minutes
Submitted late, but with love, by Lisbet White Religious Education: Exciting news – our kids will be merging with the thriving Kent RE program starting mid-September. Two volunteer teachers are all they ask; no financial support is needed at this time. Kent has a thriving youth group, as well many children in the younger classes. … Continue reading Bits from the Board 9/20 UUYO Board Meeting
Rev. Joseph BoydWhat I love about a church like this is we don’t need to pretend to have the answers to all the problems we face. But we do have a perspective, and we do have a series of commitments, that when followed transform the way we see and live our life. It’s not self … Continue reading Sermon – Sept 27, 2020 – Inside Out
“Deep Listening” I’ve been pondering the difference between deep listening and plain old regular listening. My theory is that our plain usual way of listening usually puts ourselves front and center. We are usually listening to see how the information we receive impacts us: do we like it, do we not, does it make … Continue reading October Minister’s Writing
I was in Los Angeles a few years ago. I was living on the opposite coast at the time, and yearning to revisit the Pacific Ocean, the ocean I played in as a kid, an ocean that was grand, crashing, wild, next to jagged rocks. I like an ocean that is slightly terrifying, too big … Continue reading Sermon – Sept 20, 2020 – Renewing our Commitments
A vow is a promise that is taken in the presence of witnesses. Marriage is a vow, persons of authority usually take a public oath, and there is a long tradition of taking specific vows in every religious tradition. As we continue in 2020, which vows are important for us, and for our world to … Continue reading Renewal of Vows Saturday, Sept. 26th 11 am Facilitated by Rev. Joseph
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Hear from Anti-Militarist Feminist Voices on this International Day of Peace The increasing push for global militarization directly impacts billions of women and gender nonconforming folks around the world each day. These voices, experiences and perspectives are often silenced when approaching solutions to this crisis. On Monday, September 21st at 7pm EST/6pm CST, on the International Day … Continue reading “We Hold up Half of the Sky” Monday, September 21, 2020 7pm Eastern Time
The popular discussions on foreign policy led by Robert Seibold will resume on Sunday,September 20 at 3:00 p.m via Zoom. Robert will lead this talk on the topic of U.S. relations with Korea, an area of the world which he knows very well. Robert will give an overview and then respond to questions and comments … Continue reading Foreign Policy Discussion Sunday, Sept. 20th 3 pm
