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  • Friday News – May 22, 2026

    May 22, 2026
    Reminder: Summer Schedule Change! Worship Service begins at 10am from May 24 until September 6 This week has brought yet another horrific act of violence in the name of religion: the attack upon ...
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  • Friday News – May 15, 2026

    May 15, 2026
    This Sunday we’ll be digging into the story of Henry David Thoreau, one of our most famous Unitarian ancestors. He was an ecologist, an explorer, a prolific writer, and a ...
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  • Friday News – May 8, 2026

    May 8, 2026
    This Sunday, we will come together to officially welcome our newest members into community. When someone signs the membership book, they sign their name to our First UU covenant, committing ...
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  • Friday News – April 24, 2026

    April 24, 2026
    This weekend will be a great opportunity for us to learn more about organizing for Social Justice! UUs from across the state will gather to learn ways we can address ...
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  • Friday News – April 17, 2026

    April 17, 2026
    On Wednesday morning I learned that one of my colleagues, Rev. Dr. Natalie Fennimore, died quite suddenly after a very short illness. Those of you who attended General Assembly in ...
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  • Friday News – April 10, 2026

    April 10, 2026
    I’ve just returned from a glorious trip up the river Elbe from Prague to Berlin. It was a family trip to help celebrate my mother’s 90th birthday. We visited amazing ...
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  • Friday News – April 3, 2026

    April 3, 2026
    Springtime and Easter can be a time of celebrating the newness that the season brings. It can also be a struggle for some. For so long, I have had a ...
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  • Friday News – March 27, 2026

    March 27, 2026
    This Sunday, we’re going to explore the spiritual practice of paying attention to the little, often unseen, everyday moments in our lives. Poet Devin Kelly writes, “our attention is a ...
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  • Friday News – March 20, 2026

    March 20, 2026
    Spring flowers are blooming, and lots of special activities are coming into season at First UU! I hope that you will plan to join me for a joyful and colorful ...
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  • Friday News – March 13, 2026

    March 13, 2026
    It can often feel like we are surrounded by problems that we cannot possibly fix. Problems big (like an inexplicable war or systemic oppression) or problems small(er) (like how to ...
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