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6/2/2019 This morning, Rev. Mike Adamek returned to begin our month of reflections on Beauty.  Beauty, he said, goes deeper than what appeals to our senses and to our particular tastes; it is also tied to the conceptual world when ideas come together, and to ethical standards of truth and goodness.  Mere prettiness without understanding,…

9/24/2018 This Sunday, we continued our month of exploring Vision with a sermon via video from our wider UU Community.  Rev. Wendy Williams, senior minister of Jefferson Unitarian Church in Golden, Colorado, explored the idea of “Long Hauls.”  It’s famously said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and that…

9/17/2018 This Sunday, Rev. Nancy TannerThies continued our monthly theme of Vision with reflections on our blind spots.  When we envision the world we believe in and want, how can we see our way into the little corner of it that’s ours to create — and out of the little corner of the current world…

9/10/2018 ​This Sunday, we celebrated our annual Water Communion with reflections from recently-joined member Rita Dockery.  Rita highlighted how water binds all of life together, whether in the view from the sky that reveals our blue, watery planet and renders borders invisible, or in the knowledge that water is elemental to all life, residing in…

9/3/2018 This week, Rev. Mike Adamek made his monthly visit to our Fellowship and introduced our theme for September: Vision.  He gave thoughts on vision as our focus in life; how do we keep our eyes on the proverbial ball when tasks and distractions are constantly grabbing for our attention?  Rev. Mike challenged us to…

2/26/2018 Our March Newsletter and Calendar are now ready to view or download: NewsletterCalendar

2/26/2018 This Sunday, our own Alexis Engelbrecht wrapped up our month of reflections on “Perseverance” with a message about the balance of perseverance and discernment.  Some of the paths we need to follow are indeed hard and uncomfortable and call for us to carry on in the face of adversity.  However, our desire for mission…

2/10/2018 For the sake of everyone’s safety in this wintry weather, we have canceled our services for this Sunday, February 11th.Please stay safe and warm!

2/19/2018 Sunday morning we gathered again after last week’s unfriendly weather, and we continued our monthly theme of Perseverance with a message from Rev. Nancy TannerThies.  Nancy reminded us how challenging Perseverance can be in our daily lives — those of us who do crafts may have embarrassing stashes of “UFOs” (UnFinished Objects), but most…

2/12/2018 This weekend offered us a reminder that our monthly theme, Perseverance, does not mean moving forward no matter what.  Sustainable perseverance requires us to use discernment and care to keep ourselves and others safe and well. With that in mind, Sunday’s services were canceled due to the wintry weather and dangerous road conditions.  We hope that…