Good People,   I write to bring you up to date about reopening and risk factors and where we stand.  Scientists have discovered over the course of the last 21 months that Covid-19 spreads most through aerosols, which are even tinier than sneeze droplets....

Dear Members and Friends,     Recently, I’ve been hearing that some UUCV folks using the building are no longer wearing masks or social distancing consistently in their small group activities.   I think I get it.  The...

The Voices of Our Elders: The Stories That Become Our Memories      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 for many...

Good People, After leading worship this past Sunday, I hopped onto Zoom and joined our Coffee Hour Breakout Rooms to chat with folks. Any number of people asked, ‘What’s the plan for services?’ and ‘Is there a process?’ My answers were:‘Yes, we’re planning as...

Dear People, Our theme for the month of September is Embracing Possibility.  It is a fine theme, with many, um…possibilities.  And really?  Really?  Are you as weary as I am about all the new and different possibilities that these Wild...

Good People, As I said on Sunday, it feels like we’ve been running a marathon and the finish line keeps getting moved. I’m starting to realize that metaphors of races and lights at the end of tunnels do not apply.  Is this a matter of managing...

Dear Ones,     I am excited to share some news with you. From the time I began as the Music Director at UUCV, it has been my passion and love to find places that music and ministry intersect. Through worship, working with Rev. Dana, collaboration with...

Good People,   Covid Time continues to disrupt church year rhythms. This church year is gliding toward summer, winding down more slowly. It the BC times (as in Before Covid), I would already be done and gone away to Ministry Days and General...