Letter from Rev. Jon
Dear Members and Friends: Once again our annual pledge drive is upon us. It launched last weekend and will continue over the next six weeks. Our theme this year is The Courage to Hope....
Category: Minister’s Reflections
Letter from Rev. Jon
Dear Members and Friends: When the pandemic arrived and we were not able to gather in groups, we had to postpone the Dedication Services for our newly renovated church complex. Now that we have been...
Reflections on Returning From Sabbatical
Rev. Beth Chronister To the Members and Friends of UUC, It is good to return to UUC and be among you once more. I returned from a four month sabbatical just in time for...
Message from Jon
Dear Members and Friends: A ministerial colleague of mine chose to wind out his long tenure in ministry by doing a couple of interim assignments. The title of the first sermon he delivered in each...
Sabbatical Reflections and Plans
Rev. Beth Chronister [Notes: This is an excerpt from my January 23 Sermon. Questions about sabbatical coverage while I am away? Look for information at the end of this article.] “Faith is not the...
Message from Jon
Unitarian Universalist organizations led by People of Color have endorsed the proposed 8th UU Principle. They have asked individual UU congregations to adopt it as a way of demonstrating a commitment to anti-racism. ON...
Message from Jon – November 2021
Dear Members and Friends: Last December we prerecorded the Christmas Eve service for you because we were not yet back to meeting in the building. This year we will have one in-person Christmas Eve service...
Not for Ourselves Alone: Welcoming the Trans Day of Remembrance Service to UUC
A note from Rev. Beth Chronister Embedded in the redesign of our building there has been a hope that we might share our beautiful church home in support of the wider community. On the...
Letter from Rev. Jon
Dear Members and Friends: In a congregation as large and vibrant as ours it takes many volunteers, staff and lay leaders to maintain the quality of excellence we have come to expect of ourselves....
A Message from Our Ministers—Fall, 2021
August 31, 2021 – The Rev. Jon Luopa, UUC Senior Minister, and the Rev. Beth Chronister, UUC’s Minister of Justice and Care, provide messages for reconnecting in times of prolonged and continuing transition. Rev....
Message from Jon – May 2021
Dear Members and Friends: Our congregation has long understood that the ministry of this church goes beyond our four walls. In addition to our settled ministers, we have also had the tradition of distinctly...
Message from Jon – April 2021
Ordination of Justin Almeida Dear Members and Friends: The right to ordain, or appoint ministerial responsibilities to, a person in our religious community belongs to the local congregation. This right is central in our...
What Are We Reading?
Rev. Beth Chronister This past church year, UUC leadership teams have been engaging in shared reads about multiculturalism, racial equity, and transformation within Unitarian Universalism. The Board of Trustees has joined with the Equity...
Message from Jon – December 2020
Dear Members and Friends: When our girls were little my father used to dress up as Santa Claus and visit us on Christmas Day. Everyone in the family looked forward to his visit. The...
Message from Jon – October 2020
Dear Members and Friends: How are you coping with the many challenges we are facing today? Have you found something that helps you maintain your balance? As a child I had a special bond...
Message from Jon – September 2020
Dear Members and Friends: When I went into my office last week I noticed that the desk calendar read March. I had to catch my breath! While I have been in and out of the office...
Message from Jon – July 2020
Dear Members and Friends: Much to our disappointment, the Governor has hit the pause button on his reopening plan. It seems as if we have been doing a dance between the pleasure principle and...
Letter from UUC’s Ministers
Vigil tonight, Thursday, June 4, 7 p.m. at UUC Dear UUC Family, In the midst of a pandemic that has already laid bare the structural inequalities and racial disparities that run deep in this...
Message from Jon – May 2020
Dear Members and Friends, It is now the end of May and in my last communication with you I said that our building would be closed through this month. Just a little over two...
Message from Jon – Late-April 2020
Dear Members and Friends: I have been thinking about you. It has been two months since I have seen most of you face to face. Our virtual encounters through Zoom, WebEx and FaceTime have...
Earth Day 2020: Multi-faith Perspectives
Rev. Beth joined with other religious leaders to share what in their tradition calls them to act for environmental justice in this short video organized by Earth Ministry and Washington Interfaith Power and Light.
Message from Jon – April 2020
Dear Members and Friends: The pandemic has affected all of us in some way. Keeping safe and sane is a real challenge these days. But for some of us these challenges may be exacerbated...
Message from Jon
Dear Members and Friends: Even though we decided to close our new building for the month of March, church activities continued in lively form over these weeks through the virtual channels of Zoom, Facebook...
Message from Beth
“We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.” ~Gwendolyn Brooks Dear UUC community, How is it with your spirits? Collectively, we are in uncertain and vulnerable times....