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I am thinking of all of you. It is now three months into my term as UUA President, and it has been a time of repeated tragedies and traumas. These have included political traumas including the Transgender Military Ban and the rescinding of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. They have also included the devastating natural … Continue reading UUA President: ‘I cast my lot with you’
RVUUF’s first All-Committee Night for the new program year will take place this Thursday, Sept. 28, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. “under the balcony” at RVUUF.
Rev. Sean Parker Dennison’s first sermon with RVUUF as its new developmental minister will be on Sunday, Sept. 19. This coincides with the annual Water Communion, a Unitarian Universalist tradition.
On Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 the RVUUF Board met and unanimously approved the Search Committee’s unanimous decision to hire Rev. Sean Parker Dennison as RVUUF’s Developmental Minister. Board president Jim Meckel announced the decision during the Sunday, Aug. 13 service, and Rev. Sean will observe office hours at RVUUF, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 12.
RVUUF has received several inquiries from members asking if the Ministerial Discretionary Fund is being continued in the absence of an employed minister, and the answer is, “a resounding YES!”
This is my last Nan’s News. I want to share with you the standard expectations when a minster leaves a congregation. In an effort to make room for and respect the incoming minister (even when you don’t yet know when/who that will be) and to bring closure with the outgoing minister, the request is for … Continue reading Nan’s News: May you bless each other
Your generosity and gratitude expressed privately and collectively at the June 11 Sunday service touched Sam and me. We are grateful our paths crossed while in southern Oregon. Our memories and the meaning we gained will be with us for a long time. Thank you.
Rev. Nan L. White delivered this sermon on June 4, 2017.
In 2014 I was told by the search committee that what RVUUF was looking for in a minister was to help you move from an “I” church to a “We” church and to help you practice right relations and compassionate communication.
As I write this article for April, it’s the first day of spring and sunny outside. I feel a deep sense of gratitude for the earth and her turning seasons, especially the visible transformation from winter to spring. As long as the winter has remained with us this year, the reality of all the work … Continue reading Nan’s News: Change is only constant in our lives
