Back in the day, it seemed every other UU minister I knew had a sermon (or more) about major league baseball. (We’ve since come to preach about women’s softball, a game just as engaging and filled with unpredictability.) Back to the major leagues, even those preachers who rooted for perennial, last-place “basement-dwellers” couldn’t resist the … Continue reading From the Interim
From the Interim More than the other three seasons, autumn has a way of reminding us nothing and no one lasts forever. It’s nature’s way of telling us the Eastern traditions have it right: Everything has a beginning, a middle and an end. Just ask the falling leaves. Impermanence may be our lot, but … Continue reading From the Interim
From the Interim 9-11-26 “Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum…can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.” – Saul Alinsky There is an unease within your congregation right now. For some, that’s a mild description of what you’re experiencing. For those who are just learning about this … Continue reading From the Interim
From the Interim Minister 9/4/2026 Many of you may know by now that the QUUF Board and I made the hard decision to change course with your music program leadership. (Note that newsletters are not the right place to be specific with names. We’ll share in somewhat more detail at the town hall meeting following … Continue reading From the Interim
It takes a lot to maintain a Unitarian Universalist in the 21st century. Many of the practices we thought would always work, just don’t. Or at least not as well. Part of our interim ministry is about naming some of those habits, but we don’t stop there. We look at what vital religious traditions and … Continue reading From the Interim
By Zoe Ann Lamp Have you ever wanted to have a conversation with someone at QUUF that goes deeper than coffee hour? That’s why I joined a Covenant Group. I like deep conversations and feel most comfortable in small groups. When I joined QUUF in 2015, I knew many people, but I wanted to really … Continue reading A Place for Deeper Connection
By Mike Morrisey When was the last time you were in a group where you were clearly heard and could deeply listen? Back in 2022, the UUA Magazine published an article titled “Thick Stories” that explores this question. In the opening paragraph it states, “There are few places in people’s lives where they are invited … Continue reading On Our need for Covenant Groups at QUUF
This is a reposting of the Monday Board Report that went out on July 27, 2026, as there were some key details that didn’t make it in when copied over. Happy Summer to our beloved UU Fellowship! At our June 14 Annual Meeting, we joined hearts and minds for staff presentations, volunteer recognition, Board … Continue reading Monday Board Report 7/27/26
On the turning away From the pale and downtrodden And the words that they say Which we won’t understand Don’t accept that what’s happening Is just a case of others’suffering Or you’ll find that you’re joining in The turning away Pink Floyd fans will recognize these lyrics from one of their most socially aware songs. … Continue reading From the Interim
Upon his retirement, Anglican Archbishop David Hope noted, “I have always hoped that it might be possible to conclude my ministry as I had begun it, as a parish priest…” You have heard by now that your board and I reached an agreement to extend my interim ministry through July 1, 2027. Three points guided … Continue reading From the Interim
