The “Time for All Ages” (a special time during services before children are released to their classes) resumes this Sunday with RVUUF’s observance of the Water Communion. Children will be invited to add water that they collected into a large bowl. Water will be provided for those who do not bring their own. The children … Continue reading ‘Time for All Ages’ resumes Sunday
Registration for Soul Matters will be open from Sunday, Aug. 30, through Sunday, Sept. 20. Here are the three ways to participate in the program. Choose only one: Register to be part of a Soul Matters Sharing Circle. (With this option, RVUUF recommends that you have a calendar handy so that you can be clear … Continue reading Soul Matters registration now open
Summer seems to have flown by, so the summer winds (and smoke) brings me to the first Nan’s News for the new church year in News to Note. I feel rested, refueled, and ready to continue on our path together in this second Developmental Ministry relationship with RVUUF.
James C. (Jim) Key, moderator of the Unitarian Universalist Association, will speak at RVUUF on Sunday, Sept. 27. The title of his sermon is, “On Being Brave, Bold, and Bodacious.” Jim will reflect on the promises we make as a covenantal, liberal faith and the prophetic voice it requires of us. Jim will also lead … Continue reading Sept. 27, 2015: On Being Brave, Bold, and Bodacious
“News to Note,” RVUUF’s weekly eBulletin, will not be emailed during the week of Sept. 4 as the RVUUF administrator will be on vacation from Aug. 31 to Sept. 8. The next “News to Note” will be emailed during the week of Sept. 11.
Exactly one year ago I began filling RVUUF’s free pulpit on the Sunday of the annual Water Ceremony. This second year of Developmental Ministry, I return from study and vacation time on the very same Sunday as we gather-in from the summer months and share our stories with each other while pouring water into the … Continue reading September, a month for in-gathering
The Board wants to recreate a Pastoral Care or Caring Team for RVUUF. If you are interested in learning about this kind of ministry, please plan to stay for a brief meeting on Sunday, Sept. 13 after the luncheon. The meeting will be in the conference room. See Rev. White, Nadine Kanim or Rosalie Caffrey … Continue reading Pastoral Care Team discussion on Sept. 13
Rev. Cathleen Cox, a UU community minister, will speak about The Power of Conflict Resilience.
The Sept. 13 service offers a time to transition from summer to the beginning of an exciting new year in the life of RVUUF. Rev. Nan White will lead us through a ritual we know as our annual Water Ceremony. Interwoven with this ritual will be music, message and meaning as we join in worship … Continue reading Sept. 13, 2015: Promising to Re-connect
Religious Explorations classes for middle-school and older resume on Sept. 6. Bob Cogliser will teach the middle- to high-school group in Emerson House, located next door to RVUUF. Use RVUUF’s Contact Form if you have questions about Religious Explorations.
