Messages from Rev. Nan L. White, RVUUF Developmental Minister from 2014 to 2017
As Unitarian Universalists we promote and affirm everyone’s search for truth and meaning. That’s one of our 7 principles we proudly claim. This month and into March we can practice this principle, especially when an affinity group will focus on Easter at the March 27 Sunday service, with the help of Worship Associate, Diane Werich.
I must admit, the Jan. 31 Sunday service was a little strange in format. Although many members and guests found the experience to be very meaningful – others, not so much. Yet, as stories were being shared in groups of three the essence of connection was witnessed and experienced by many. Connections to each other, … Continue reading Essence of connection experienced by many
A very important date for you to make is Sunday, Jan. 31. RVUUF needs YOUR response to three important questions based on the model of Appreciative Inquiry. That Sunday service will be a “working” experience unlike all other Sunday services. Our children will be working at the same time in their R.E. classes answering the … Continue reading Nan’s News: Your input needed on Jan. 31
My colleague and good friend Cheryl Walker has written about the very thing I spoke about last Sunday in terms of RVUUF moving from an “I” church to a “We” church. This same article was in the latest UU World magazine that you received if you are a member of RVUUF. Rev. Nan L. White … Continue reading From ‘I’ to ‘We,’ addressed in UU World
I found a very interesting article from an online magazine I subscribe to, Spirituality & Health. Today it led me to Rabbi Rami, a free-lance Theologian and graduate from Hebrew Union College and ordained a Rabbi, a management consultant for Fortune 500 companies, and author of 30+ books. His response to questions about ISIS are … Continue reading Answers to questions about ISIS
In November RVUUF celebrated its 14 Founders during a Sunday service. An important annual ritual to help new members, and remind longer term members, to understand and answer the question “Where do we come from?”. This is only the first of three very important questions for a congregation to address more than once during its … Continue reading The winds of time are blowing for RVUUF: who are you and where are you going?
The Unitarian Universalist holy days/holidays ritual, known as Chalica, begins Dec. 1. In your home for seven days, light a chalice, read one of the seven UU principles and then reflect throughout the day how that particular principle was manifested in your life. At the end of the day you would then share your thoughts … Continue reading “Chalica” begins Dec. 1
As we welcome the day of Thanksgiving tomorrow, the plight of the Syrian refugees and the rhetoric of fear that cries out from those who live comfortably in the land of the free will continue on, unfortunately. The Syrian crisis easily reminds us of our American Thanksgiving story of a people longing for religious freedom … Continue reading A Thanksgiving filled with gratitude not fear!
Last year on a Sunday in December, I introduced a Unitarian Universalist ritual called Chalica. It begins on the first day of December and concludes on the seventh. Each day a chalice is lit, reading one of the seven principles and then reflecting throughout the day how that particular principle is manifested in your life. … Continue reading Chalica focuses on UU Principles
GRATITUDE ABOUNDS! The month of November is filled with opportunities to say “thank you” as we approach Thanksgiving Day. How do we begin to say “thank you’ to all who were involved in planning this years auction? And how do we say a “thank you” to all who participated in the auction, whether you offered … Continue reading Gratitude Abounds!
