Author Archive | Ali

General Assembly Update The multiplatform UUA General Assembly was held in June, with onsite attendees in Pittsburgh, PA, and many others joining in online. Beth F. and Karen D. attended virtually as delegates for our church. Next year’s GA will be fully online, with plans to return to a multiplatform format in 2025 in Baltimore, […]

Meet Our New UUA President! The UUA put out the following press release introducing our new Association President: “Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt was elected to serve as President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) with the support of more than 2300 Unitarian Universalist (UU) delegates at the denomination’s annual General Assembly (GA) from June 21st […]

So, what’s it like being a delegate? Well, to start there were over 6,000 congregational delegates. As a first time delegate it was initially pretty overwhelming. Just learning how to use the tools to participate, such as a new to me app, was a large part of the process. Introductions to Article 11 Amendments, a […]

Our theme for April is Emergence. As the seasons are turning to springtime, this is also a time of emergence for our church family here at Piedmont UU church. We are beginning to emerge from the challenging time of the pandemic, as well as church and leadership transitions. The air of emergence fills the space […]

Bill R. has lived a long life. For the past twenty-three years, that has included his loving wife, Kelly. He has many educational and professional achievements. After graduating from Baylor University in 1961 with a bachelor’s degree, he served as an officer in the US Marine Corps from 1962 to 1965. He has two children, […]

During this coming month, we will focus on the theme of trust. As we all well know, trust is not easily attained. It is the very foundation of every form of relationship – whether vocational, personal, communal, financial, or spiritual. And once trust is lost, it can be so very difficult to regain, and sometimes […]

This is a special time of year for many people. Late October and early November are sacred times as it denotes the ending of a year. The Celtic tradition of Samhain ends the year at this time with people remembering all who have died, and reflecting on how they want to live their own lives. […]

Greetings beloved community, The only constant in life is change and we have had a lot of it recently. None of it bad, just different, which is to be expected with growth, exploration, and this new season we all find ourselves well into a pandemic. Piedmont UU is poised and ready to continue to both […]

In September the Board of Trustees approved the Meditation/ Memorial Garden Committee to renew the work to plan, fundraise and build a garden behind the sanctuary for the church. The committee, led by Jeff Blum and Anne Laukaitis, reached the point of a final approved plan in 2020 and were interviewing possible contractors when the […]

Greetings members and friends, It’s finally Fall Y’all!!! I love October, when the weather begins to cool, the colors begin to change, and there seems to be a new excitement in my house as Halloween and Christmas begin to approach. I hope this month greets you with time to savor this season of awe that […]