Plans are moving forward for the Piedmont Memorial/Meditation Garden at the University Gathering! Landscape Architect Laurel Holtzapple successfully completed the conceptual design for the garden, which was approved unanimously by the garden committee and shared with the entire congregation.  Laurel is now preparing construction plans. When they are completed, we will have landscape contractors bid […]

Dear Folks, Welcome to February and to our monthly theme of RESILIENCE. Definitions of this word vary a bit from source to source. Some focus on the physical aspect of resilience or “elasticity,” i.e., the tendency of a thing or person to “spring back into shape.” Others mention our human ability to recover “easily” or […]

As you probably know, urban legends and ‘old wives’ tales’ gain steam during the winter months when it comes to the catching of colds and the spreading of germs. I am most definitely NOT a medical professional but I do know a few things about vocal health. I thought I’d share some info on how […]

The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you. ~L.R. Knost Dear Folks, Welcome to the new year, the month of January, and our monthly theme of Integrity. As the United States deploys thousands of troops to the Middle East, the world questions our integrity as a country, and many of our […]

I’m so excited to be starting this new group at PUUC in February! If you’re not familiar with the concept, you may have asked yourself “What exactly IS a Family Choir?” Here are some key components of how the group will come together. What exactly is a Family Choir? The great thing about it is […]

Dear Folks, Welcome to the final month of the year and to a Season of Advent. In the Christian church year, Advent includes the four weeks leading up to Christmas. Part of our heritage as Unitarian Universalists has its roots in Christianity. The word “advent” comes from the Latin, “advenire,” meaning “to come” or “adventus” […]

Christmas songs are a ubiquitous part of our culture during the holiday season, but how often do you stop to think about how they came to be? There are some fascinating stories behind the development of the most popular holiday songs in the world. Read on to see if you knew any of these interesting […]

Greetings, Beloved Community! In a recent sermon, I shared that we’ve begun the process of renewing our Welcoming Congregation status. The UUA has created benchmarks for congregations to complete for each year of renewal, and the renewal process will now be annual. Our aim as a denomination and as a church is “to be bolder […]

Much of the quality of your life depends not on fame or fortune, beauty or brains, fate or coincidence, but on what you choose to pay attention to. ~Winifred Gallagher (from Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life) Dear Folks, Welcome to November and to our monthly theme of Attention. Our question for November is: “What […]

Choose to belong, and then belong with all your heart. ~Rev. Mary Frances Comer Dear Folks, Welcome to fall and to the monthly theme of Belonging. Numerous questions came to mind as I pondered “belonging.” Each question led to another. To what or to whom do we belong? We belong to one another; we belong […]