Welcome Back! Fall program of CYRE at UUCH! Children, youth, and leaders will meet in their RE rooms beginning this Sunday, September 4th, for our annual BIG, FUN RE Clean-up Day in which they will set up their rooms for the year. The first day of fall curricula will be September 18th. As always, children and … Continue reading A New Year in Children and Youth Religious Education (CYRE)
We Share the Plate with Free2Be GLBT Advocacy and Youth Services Free2Be Mission Free2Be is dedicated to engaging in effective advocacy for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. We are committed to ensuring the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of youth and young adults struggling due to sexual orientation or gender identity issues. Description … Continue reading Sharing the Plate
Sabbatical Time Again? Yes. It is sabbatical time again. The offer of sabbatical is a tradition in Unitarian Universalist congregations. Recognition of the need for renewal and reflection by ministers is acknowledged in the process of calling a minister. Here are some words from the Department of Ministry of the Unitarian Universalist Association. “The Sabbatical, … Continue reading From Our Minister
Last spring I learned about Ray and Frances Johnson, former members of UUCH, who were considering making a generous donation to this church they helped found over 50 years ago. Although the Johnsons moved away, they remained Unitarian Universalist. First, though, it appears they wanted to find out how we were doing as a congregation. … Continue reading From Our Minister
Pam Siegler, UUCH Choir Director As part of my music leadership credentialing program, one of the articles I get to write for our newsletter focuses on the importance of congregational singing. Remember when we sang “Go Now in Peace” for Anne Rutledge’s going-away party and we spontaneously held hands around her and gave her our … Continue reading The Importance of Congregational Singing
Pam Siegler, UUCH Choir Director Hi all! As part of our UUCH music ministry mission to enrich congregational life and worship through music, I’d like to let you know more about the UU music professional organization I belong to and my professional credentialing process that supports vibrant and soulful music ministry in our congregation. The … Continue reading Music Notes
Last week, as agreed upon by the Unitarian Universalist ministers and our congregations in the Alabama and Gulf Coast Cluster, I preached at the UU Fellowship in Auburn while their minister is on sabbatical. Amanda Schuber graciously accepted my invitation to fill the pulpit here, introducing our theme for February, Desire. The question to ponder … Continue reading From Our Minister
Using the new WordPress Theme created by the UUA, we are delighted to have launched our new site. We hope you like it! We have worked hard to minimize the inevitable glitches and errors that will occur with such a big transition. If you find a broken link, misspelled word, or other similar issue with … Continue reading We Have a New Website!
As the need to address global climate change becomes increasingly urgent, UU’s have responded by launching the Commit2Respond initiative. Through Commit2Respond, individuals, congregations, and organizations are being asked to commit to take action in the next two years in each of three ways.
