Category: Personal & Spiritual Development
Inspiration at General Assembly 2025
General Assembly (GA) is the annual national gathering of Unitarian Universalists, where we conduct business of the Association, explore the… More >
Apply to Become a Worship Associate by March 31,2025
Do you love the Sunday morning stories our First Church Worship Associates tell? Do you love story-telling and meaning-making? Consider… More >
Getting Your Ducks in a Row 2025 Dates
End of Life Planning Program. Save the Dates! Many of us think that end-of-life planning is only a concern for… More >
Love of the Holy Is All-inclusive
Dear Ones, Our February theme is inclusion, and we mean it. Universalism was born in the United States in the… More >
Tell the Hard Stories
Do you know where your grandparents grew up? Do you know the story of something really terrible that happened in… More >
Be a Good Story for Each Other
am a story glutton. I love hearing people’s life stories, I love reading stories, I love telling made-up or real… More >
Stories Make Meaning
When I was a little girl, I loved gathering around the campfire to tell stories. The warm crackling fire against… More >
Small Ways to Keep Present
It is challenging to be present in the present moment when you are filled with anxiety or going through a… More >
Presence: Showing Up for What Is
December is a month of darkening skies and holiday lights. In the turn of the year, it invites us to… More >
Silent Retreat 2025, Save the Date
What’s there to do at a silent retreat? Relax, reflect, contemplate life changes, nurture the spirit, grieve what needs grieving,… More >
Is a QCD for Me in 2024?
As we look to the end of 2024, many of us start thinking about holidays, family gatherings, and year-end tax… More >
Pastoral Care Associate Commissioning
Sunday, November 10 at both services, we will “commission” our new Pastoral Care Associates (PCAs). In a religious community, to… More >
Repair Can Be Uncomfortable, Scary
Of all the words that focus on restoration and use the prefix “re“, (reconnect, recreate, relax, renovation, resurrect) it seems… More >
Retiring in June
By now, many of you will have read or heard the happy-sad news that I will be retiring on June… More >
Begin a Journey of Repair
This November, our theme for the month is Repair, and no matter what happens with the election, there will be… More >
Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
A group of 12 to 14 members of First Church is being organized to study Annie Dillard’s nonfiction book… More >