BETWEEN SUNDAYS
From Rev. Dana
Between Sundays – Religious Education Program
Good People, This missive is to bring you up to date on efforts to rebuild and sustain our Religious Education program. UU Ventura is not alone in having a disruption in RE programs, not alone in having to rebuild or needing to re-envision what our programs for...
Between Sundays – Intern Minister Search
Hello UUCV Community, Exciting News: an Intern Minister Search (IMS) Team has formed, consisting of Gary Zinik, Jim Waldron, Krista Mendelsohn, and Rev. Dana! The opening sentence of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Internship Manual states,...
Between Sundays – Summer Services
Good People, Summer Services at the UU Church of Ventura will feature a number of familiar faces, though some in new roles. You’ll find more detail below, though I want to catch you up a bit on where I’ve been for the last couple of...
Between Sundays – Our Staff & Volunteers
Dear Members and Friends, As we approach the end of the church year, I want to share some thoughts about my tenure as your Board President and express thanks to all of you who have contributed to maintaining our church community over the past two...
Between Sundays – A New Normal
Dear Mrembers and Friends, This is a good time to look back over the church year and reflect on where we are. We have survived another challenging year. COVID fatigue was settling in when we entered the current church...
Between Sundays – June: A Very Busy Month
June will be a very busy month at the UU Church of Ventura.Lo many years ago, many Unitarian and Universalist churches would actually close down for the summer. UU Ventura has always been a ‘year-round’ church, yet every church year has its rhythms.Summer does tend to...
Between Sundays – The Voices of Our Elders: The Stories That Become Our Memories by Susan Franzblau
My mother lived a long and interesting life but I did not know very much of it. In fact, I have only parts of stories of my mother. Although she was living with me for the last two years of her life, she was fully in dementia. And because we had been estranged...
Between Sundays – As UUCV Reopens, What Should We Keep and What Should We Change?
Good People, As the pandemic is receding and/or we are learning to live with the changes it has wrought in our lives, we get to see what life will be like AC – After COVID. I will continue to resist speaking of anything as ‘normal’ again – neither in the sense of...