Season’s greetings from your Board President. Whatever and wherever you find yourselves celebrating this year, thank you for being a part of our CVUUF family. Hopefully you are not among those stressed out with shopping and planning and things to do lists. Of course, you need to do all that stuff, we all do. But … Continue reading President’s Message December

I love the mystery of miracles, don’t you? All range of miracles are worth cheering for, from the house spared from a wildfire, right down to that $5 bill you just found in the laundry. You’re not quite sure how it happened but feel gratitude, nonetheless. That house that was spared? The fire insurance lapsed … Continue reading Religious Education News December

“Listen to your life. See if for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness…because in the last analysis all moments are key moments and life itself is grace.” Frederick Buechner As our Soul Matters collective shares, Unitarian Universalists love puzzles. We … Continue reading Minister’s Message December

We can’t put November behind us or wish the bad things away. The shooting and the fires will have a continued impact on us. But I hope that you also experienced some healing, some renewal, some warmth and support from your families and friends through the little Thanksgiving holiday. Please continue to remember and use … Continue reading Social Action Updates

Breathe. Hold each other and breathe. You have all been on my mind and in my heart for the past week. I have seen your faces and heard your voices around every corner. I have sent out prayers, both silent and vocal. I have waited with bated breath to hear that we are all safe … Continue reading November Religious Education News

Our theme this month is memory, and this seems to be quite appropriate in the month of Thanksgiving. There are obviously many different family events, and different ways to celebrate or honor them. For me, Thanksgiving has always been my favorite. If there was ever any doubt that memories could be olfactory, and not just … Continue reading President’s Message Nov. 2018

Theme – Memory As I write this, I am preparing to head out the door to join more than 10,000 persons of faith and conscience from 80 nations and more than 200 unique spiritual traditions at The Parliament of World Religions.  The Parliament only gathers every 3 – 4 years in different parts of the world … Continue reading Minister’s Message November 2018