VUU would like to invite all members and friends to a forum with the COVID team to discuss current protocols, reasoning behind it, and answer any questions/concerns you may have as we methodically move forward with in-person gatherings. This is in lieu of a formal presentation by the COVID team at the Congregational Conversation on…
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In case you did not know, my personal spiritual life is as a non Jewish member of a synagogue. This has been part of my life for 22 years now, both in Grand Rapids and Brooklyn. That’s why I know so much (for a non Jew) about the holidays, which by the way are still…
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VUU’s Ministerial Search Committee Invites YOU to an Important Workshop and Sunday Service BEYOND CATEGORICAL THINKING “Will the new minister hear me? Will my concerns and needs be met? Will theminister understand what I’m living with? How will the community respond to our minister?” In answering these questions, a picture of the “ideal minister” (categorized…
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Good news! We are on track to resume in person activity by October 17. More good news. Our Covid team says we can welcome 50-75 overall in the sanctuary now. Even more good news. You need not ask to be invited now. However… If you are not immunized, or are in close contact with…
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Long ago I came across this observation from the French theologian Alfred Loisy, “Jesus came proclaiming the Kingdom of God; what we got was the Church.” All clergy come to the calling because they heard the romantic promise of “the Kingdom” and discovered that making it happen involves rather unromantic work. I spoke about…
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Remember, “Man plans, God laughs.” The Delta surge, or spike or whatever it’s called, seems to be nearing its peak. But our benchmark of 2 weeks decline has not yet begun. That means September 12 is not going to be when we resume in-person worship and faith formation. Judging by past surges, we are hoping…
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