Cinco de Mayo makes me uneasy. It came into existence to honor a community within the US and is more popular in America than in Mexico. In recent years the Mexican community has been critical of folks dressing up in so-called Mexican clothes and drinking cerveza and tequila the way we down Guinness and Jameson…
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I should tell you about my work week, the stuff that happens between Sundays. This one is busier than usual but we hold a (virtual) staff meeting every Monday, followed by a worship planning meeting. This week I also met with the chair of the LDC on Monday to bring me up to date on…
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It was a gimmick, but sometimes they work! I offered a free mask with the VUU logo for those who raised their pledge by $10 a month over last year. Over 100 folks did so and now they are here. (We have a few extras, by the way. Feel free to ask. Price? We’ll talk.) …
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General Assembly (GA) is the Unitarian Universalist Association’s annual meeting. For more information on this year’s GA, click here. At each GA, member congregations are able to appoint delegates to vote on national initiatives; VUU is allocated six delegates. If you would like to represent VUU at GA, please contact DeeAnne McClenahan at deeannemcc@gmail.com. If you haven’t registered…
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Can you help? VUU has as many needs while virtual as ever … in fact, perhaps more! All safely, socially distant, and many from home. Thank you for how many of you have responded so far. We still have some positions to fill. Happenings – Volunteer wanted to help from home with weekly newsletter. We are currently using mailchimp. …
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April 15 is tax day, right? We all hate it, even if we get a refund. And all that work! Hating taxes is an American tradition, of course. Gideon Tucker, a mid 19th century lawyer, famously said, “No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session.” This was back before…
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