Stewardship: What Fewer Pledges Mean Those who have pledged are sharing even more generously. But we have many people who have yet to make a financial commitment. If you are one of the 140 people or households we have not [...]
A message from Pam Beattie, UUCW Board of Trustees Member The Board of Trustees is the link between the MInister, staff, and Congregation. One of the Board’s goals for 2021-22 is to be mindful of the health and spiritual well-being [...]
How Do We Best Cultivate a Quiet Inner Spirit? In a world that encourages the idolatry of acquisition of material wealth and influence, how do we find the Divine within us? In a culture that places so much value on [...]
From the Board of Trustees: Some things will remain the same for the time being, but some things will start to feel more like they used to feel. However, we have a smaller staff, and this is your congregation. Please [...]
Split the Plate is one of UUCW’s programs of outreach and generosity. Each month we give half of all undesignated offering monies to a non-profit organization as a way to help us live our Unitarian Universalist values and serve our [...]
I have had a sinus infection this past week. I canceled my in-person meetings. Two of you found out about it and dropped soup off this week. I can’t tell you how amazing it was, to sip soup, that I [...]
Friends: There are a few things on my mind, that the worship schedule hasn’t had space to address yet. I invite you to consider how you can act with these in mind. Please do your spiritual practices. Then you will [...]
Did you know most people cannot name the seven principles? Most know the first and last. Can you name them? What’s up with the official 8th Principle? "Article 2 Study Commission" It's a boring title, but it actually describes the [...]
Dear Fellow UUCW Members and Friends, In our last message to you, the congregation, we asked those of you who had previously served on the Board of Trustees to consider serving again. We are thankful to all who considered it [...]
A greeting from Kathy Lake, our Community Connections coordinator for December. I have been a member of UUCW for over 35 years. I have been fortunate to be involved in many different ways, including teaching RE, social action, UU Diversity, [...]
In Matthew 5, the author of the gospel has Jesus delivering the Beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount. Strangely, these blessings begin with “Blessed are the poor in spirit; the reign of God is theirs”. Who wants to be [...]
by Dave Cicero, DLRE Sunday Religious Education (RE) Even before the COVID pandemic, RE leaders in many UU communities were seeing a decrease in regular participation. This has led congregations – especially smaller ones – to reimagine their typical programs. [...]
Over 25 years ago I began going to church at UUCW. I attended services, my kids went to RE classes, which I sometimes taught, and we participated in various service opportunities. Over time I started getting involved in more church [...]
We all know how awesome our worship band, Kaleidoscope, is. Now, the rest of our denomination will discover their amazing talents as well. The UUA put out a call for music submissions for an upcoming online service on March 21 [...]
Having just celebrated the third holiday season in my home in Kalamazoo, MI it seems natural to reflect on how I feel about the move. Given the circumstances, it was a good choice, and I am quite happy living next [...]