My paternal grandmother, my Babcia, was one of fourteen. Two of the youngest children died early into their toddler years but the other twelve grew into a robust clan of Polish farmers. My grandfather, my Dziadzie, was a year older,…
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Mar
05
Reflections
Feb
07
Tools For The Family Journey
In order to deepen our understanding of Sabbath, the theme for January, our worship services on January 27th focused on the subject of family, both the family you inherit and the family you choose. We asked members of the congregation to share…
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Feb
06
A Revolution of Yellow T-Shirts
“Are you coming to the Rally for Standing on the Side of Love?” a friend asked me at General Assembly a few years ago. “What is Standing on the Side of Love?” I asked. I always feel ten steps behind…
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Feb
05
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The following column was written by Claire Anderson in The Massachusetts Daily Collegian where she is a journalist. Claire grew up in our congregation, and her parents are both active members. Roger serves on the Board of Trustees; Linda sings…
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Feb
05
The Unitarian Church Is My Family
In order to deepen our understanding of Sabbath, the theme for January, our worship services on January 27th focused on the subject of family, both the family you inherit and the family you choose. We asked members of the congregation to share…
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Feb
01
Generosity and Gratitude
Do you remember your first pay check? What did you do with it? I “had” to give mine away. It was the mid nineteen eighties, and I was in my first real full-time job, teaching at a school in Bombay…
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Feb
01
The Generous Work of Shared Ministry
This past October in a sermon on “Shared Ministry” I said, Shared ministry is an interesting phrase, one that we sort of throw out there from time to time, encourage and recognize people for their leadership, by. It is filled…
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