Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships. ~ Stephen R. Covey Dear Folks, Welcome to February and to our monthly theme of Trust. If Stephen Covey was right in saying that trust is the glue of life, then it’s no […]

Each month, we seek to give back to our surrounding communities by partnering with agencies who are doing good work in various areas of social justice. For example, in 2018, we shared our offering plate (i.e., we gave away 50% and kept 50% for operations) with agencies that are working to address issues that range […]

The new calendar year has just begun and the Music Program at Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church is already hard at work preparing for the experiences that lay ahead. By now you have heard the choir kick off the year with a new song,  Avril Lavigne’s inspiring ballad Keep Holding On, as it was performed on […]

I dwell in possibility. ~ Emily Dickinson Dear Folks, Happy new year to you! The last month of the year held extra services for us at Piedmont. We had our candlelight Christmas Eve service (with no Yule Log fires this year) and a beautiful installation service on December 30th. My deepest gratitude to everyone who […]

On December 30th at 4 p.m., Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church will formalize your call to me to be your settled minister. An installation usually takes place within the first year of one’s ministry. It is different from an ordination. People are ordained into UU ministry after going through an extensive process, and ordination is permanent. […]

Dear Folks, Welcome to December and to our theme of Mystery. The denotation of this word directs us to things that are difficult or possibly even impossible to understand or “solve”–like certain aspects of astrophysics. A Black Hole is a mystery. Sometimes things far less substantial are mysteries–like the location of your keys or of […]

The Finance Committee along with our current and future board presidents and minister have now met on more than one occasion to construct a budget within our means for 2019 based on our current pledge amount. Soon, the board will meet to vote on the budget before presenting it in its final form to you […]

The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honor heroes after they’ve died. They’re like the pyramids that the Egyptians built to honor the pharaohs. Only instead of being made of stone, they’re made out of the memories people have of you. ~ R.J. Palacio, […]

The congregation celebrated the dedication of its sanctuary in September 1998, 20 years ago. Since then, many members have expressed the hope that we might have a memorial garden on our campus. That work has now officially begun! The Board of Trustees appointed an ad hoc committee several months ago to lead this effort, and […]

Love is sanctuary, a safe haven and place to rest. ~T. Volgoff Dear Folks, Welcome to October and to our monthly theme of Sanctuary. What does the word “sanctuary” mean to you? Does it conjure images of the places that offer you a sense of safety where you can truly be at peace? Perhaps sanctuary […]