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Are You Used to Writing 2024 Yet?

Yes, the new year is really on us now. How does it feel wearing this new year as you shimmy into its new outfit? Well, the first month of this new year has blown by and on February 11th we’ll be having our second meeting this year for our Food for Thought discussion group. First, […]

Message from the Minister: January 2024

Love is the spirit of this church, and service its law.This is our great covenant:To dwell together in peace,  To seek the truth in love, And to help one another.  – James Vila Blake As we enter into this new year, it feels fitting to return to Blake’s familiar UU covenant. At least in my […]

Board Minutes for November 2023

Board minutes for the October 26, 2023 UUCT board meeting were approved at the November meeting. Those minutes, along with the December 2023 Minister’s Report and November 2023 Financial Reports can be viewed using the links below: November 2023 Board Minutes Minister’s December 2023 Report November 2023 Financial Reports The Executive Board meets the fourth […]

Treasurer’s November 2023 Report to the Congregation

November’s pledge income of $7,395 was about $13,000 short of our monthly budgeted amount. Again this month, no prior year pledges were received. The total of current year pledges received this fiscal year is 29.0% of budgeted amount, or 44.6% of budget when prepaid pledges are included. The November target was 41.7%. Other recurring income […]

Generosity Supporting Community

UUCT’s Share the Plate program demonstrates one of our treasured spiritual values: generosity. Each Sunday, we give half of our collection plate to local organizations that promote justice, equity, and compassion. This past year, recipients have included food distribution centers like Manna on Meridian, homeless services like the Kearney Center, and racial justice proponents like […]

Food for Thought: A Happy and Healthy New Year

Planning to have a healthy and happy 2024? Come join Georgia Ackerman and Dana West at this month’s Food for Thought – a Healthier You, a Healthier Planet meeting on Sunday, January 14th, at 12:30 in Room L where they will lead you in a discussion on how to get healthy and stay healthy this […]

The Green Sanctuary Team (GST) is on a Mission

Yes indeed, the GST is on a mission, and that mission is to repair or replace four malfunctioning solar panels and associated wiring in our 10Kw solar array. Toward that end the GST had requested $300 in the upcoming fy 24-25 budget to be combined with the $1,200 some dollars that currently reside in the […]

Message from the Music Director: Mystery

How do you relate to mystery? Is it a place of magic? Does it contain unknown elements that may trigger fears? Does it stop you from living or does it encourage you to be curious? Is your main response trying to conceptualize it and understand it? Or are you more interested in the feelings that […]