Weekly worship returns on September 13. Details are on the online calendar. Child care will be available for young children.

Wednesday Evening Potlucks return on September 16, 5:30 PM. Details are on the online calendar and at the News & Events tab above.

Sing for Unity: Sunday, September 20, 2 PM. Details are on the online calendar and at the News & Events tab above.

Get-out-the-vote Postcard Writing campaign in conjunction with the Center for Common Ground: Take postcards home to write, or write them after the Sunday, September 20 worship service (lunch provided). Details are at the News & Events tab above.

Learn about upcoming events on the online calendar.

Beginners are alive in beautiful ways. They notice more. They ask better questions. They remain open to what is emerging rather than getting sidelined by what they “already know.” There is humility in being a beginner. And there is freedom.
— Julie Bauch

What’ll ya have?  What’ll ya have?

I recently became aware of a restaurant in a college town that has a fascinating approach to their customers. All they serve are the standard issue: hot dogs, hamburgers, fries, and milkshakes. You walk in, look at the menu, and you’d better know exactly what you want. At the beginning of the line, a very large, aggressive woman yells: “What’ll ya have? What’ll ya have?!” If you hesitate, you lose your place in line and have to go back and start again. As frustrating as this sounds, the entire operation runs like a Swiss watch.

It got me to thinking: How many of us can really identify what we really need/want?

Most of us only engage in wishful thinking. In order to make our needs/wants a meaningful reality, I think we have to force ourselves to be better focused and devoted to our “cause.”

This month is the beginning of our church year. Do you have needs and expectations of what we can accomplish together? I know I do. I really want us to laser focus on our Covenant of Right Relations, specifically holding each other’s dignity. I want us to really strive for greater empathy for our community and to lead by example in actions of useful service. Lastly, I want us to seek and manifest greater joy.

In these dangerous and depressing times, I think these are good goals. As always, I can’t work in a vacuum. I need your input, contradictions, and loving support. Please, let us have a true meeting of the minds, as we demonstrate our unity through diversity, our Unitarian Universalism.

At Your Service,
Rev. Ron Skowronski