Ministerial Search Update: The Search Committee held 21 Cottage Meetings over the past couple months. Thank you to all who took time to share feedback in these sessions and to learn more about our process in search for a new settled minister. We met with many groups that have been regularly meeting for many years – mostly over Zoom. It…
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Welcome, Todd Sirrine! VUU has a new Congregation Administrator, and we could not be more pleased to have Todd on our staff. Todd will be the voice on the phone, the greeting in the office, and the keeper of all things VUU. He comes to us with a variety of skills and experiences, and most importantly…
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Some years ago, a member of my former church had a medical catastrophe that resulted in a stroke. She was in her fifties and has recovered 98% since, but several of the times I visited she was relearning how to speak and walk. I thought of her as we resume activity that has been dormant…
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CHECK IT OUT! We have a new Pride flag! It’s called the Progress Pride flag. Designed by Daniel Quasar in 2018, it’s a reboot of the LGBTQ Pride flag with an emphasis on inclusion and progression. The background of the flag includes the traditional 6 stripe rainbow LGBTQ flag as well as the Transgender blue white and pink…
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A dear and smart colleague, who was a consultant for the UUA for some years, told me once that progress is rarely visible as it happens. We see progress only in retrospect. I think this is worth keeping in mind as we continue to deal with the ever evolving pandemic, the search for a new…
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