Message by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman I’d like to share a piece by Rev. Dr. David Breeden, entitled The Solstice Teaches Us. The Solstices teach usthat darkness comes,that darkness goes. The Solstices teach usthat light comes,that light goes. The Solstices teach us,calmly, silently, to becalm, silent. Learning. The Solstices teach usas we circle the sunthat everything … Continue reading A Moonlit Path to Wonder

“May We Hear the Melody of Life,” by Joseph Cleveland. May we hear the melody of Life and find ourselves singing harmony.May we be open to the dissonances in the Song of the Land and Its People,that we might be part of the World’s urging toward Justice, Peace, and Love.May we feel in our bones … Continue reading Winterfest: 2022

Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Moment of Perspective – Farrow Carson – Blessing of Wonder I’d like to share an excerpt from Mary Oliver’s poem, The Pond Still, what I want in my lifeis to be willingto be dazzled —to cast aside the weight of facts and maybe evento float a littleabove this difficult world.I want to … Continue reading The Wonder of it All

Message by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman This month, we’ve talked a lot about change and that can be unsettling. This morning we offer our gratitude for the community that faces all of that change with us. Katie Kandarian-Morris writes: Here we have come into this sacred space—quieter now with our readinessHushed voices, hoping, trusting for so … Continue reading A Body at Rest: Exploring the Forces that May Overcome Resistance to Change

Message by Eva Riebold and AJ Fox Trans(gender) Day of Remembrance (TDoR) 2022 – Laura Parsons We Remember ThemMusic by Susan LaBarrText by Sylvan Kamens and Rabbi Jack RiemerPermission GrantedPerformed by the First UU Choir Blessing of Gratitude, Celebration, and Support, by Gwen Matthews. Today, we’re thankful for you and what you bring to our … Continue reading Gratitude: Learning from Indigenous Voices, Then and Now

Message by Colleen Appel and Michelle Scott-Huffman Moment of Perspective – Proposed Changes to Article 2/The Seven Principles – AJ Fox and Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Our opening words were written by Ma Theresa “Tet” Gustilo Gallardo. This piece is called “When We Change.” Leader: We are here to derive meaning in our actionsAll: When I … Continue reading Buy Nothing, Change the World

Message by Sherry Buchanan Moment of Perspective – Blessing of Change – AJ Fox The opening words are The Heart of Both-And, by Lyn Cox. Spirit of Life, ever adapting and renewing, we come together this morning with yearnings that do not match: We yearn for stability, for even one moment of feeling like we … Continue reading Be the Change

Message by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Moment of Perspective – TikTok Do It Scared – AJ Fox The opening words are United by Story and Bound by Love, by Andrea Hawkins-Kamper. Gather we now into this space, this time when the Wheel turns and the Veil shatters.Gather we now to remember, to grieve, to prophesy, to … Continue reading Courage to Face the Scary Stuff

Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Moment of Perspective – TrUUnk or Treat at Springfield UU – Babs Garcia and Farrow Carson The opening words are Map of the Journey in Progress, by Victoria E Safford. Here is where I found my voice and chose to be brave.Here’s a place where I forgave someone, against my better judgment, … Continue reading Wholehearted Courage

Message by Holly Madden Moment of Perspective – The Courage of Love and Trust – AJ Fox The Opening Words are Witnesses of this World, by Tania Marquez. It is now, when we are called as witnesses of the world.To mend it, to change its course, to restore it.It is now, when we are called … Continue reading Personal Courage – Supporting Families with Children in Foster Care