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UUCC will be closed for Summer Sabbatical for the month of July. There will be no services this month and the office will be closed. Services will resume on Sunday, August 2 at 10:00am.
| Aug 2 |
Spirituality and Activism in Changing Times, Sam Bullington and Angela Galik
At a time when old categories of "us" and "them" seem to be breaking down at an accelerating rate, those of us committed to creating a better world must look instead to models of inclusiveness and fluidity. Sam and Angie will share their ideas about what socially engaged, spiritually inspired, heart-ful activism can look like in the 21st century.
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and welcoming community of seekers we offer to southwest Michigan surrounding Kalamazoo and Portage. We are
a diverse and interesting group of adults and children who celebrate the
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Minister's Message
The church year has passed quickly and my tenure with you will soon end. I will be moving to the UU Church of Jacksonville (FL) as it’s Interim Minister. I have enjoyed meeting with and working with all of you this year.
This congregation will continue next year to be in transition as it continues to adapt to the financial reality that means that full-time ministry in not affordable. There have been added burdens on many of you this year with only having a half-time minister and these burdens will continue. If there will not even be a half-time minister the burdens on the other staff will also grow.
Our early years were often dominated by our mothers and the lives of any who have been close to war are equally dominated by that experience. As with a number of celebrations and commemorations that we often take for granted today early Unitarians and Universalists had a deeply religious motive in establishing these May holidays.
There are many congregations that have survived without ministerial leadership for the last half century so there are many resources and much wisdom that can be obtained from the Heartland District as well as other congregations. It will require not only more work but also more dedication from all of the members if this congregation wishes to not just survive but to grow and mature and prosper.
I have been impressed with the dedication and commitment of many members this year so I know that you will, indeed, prosper I look forward to hearing of great deeds by this congregation in the years to come. The soul of the congregation is to be found in the collective souls of its members and that soul is a treasure.
I wish you all the best.
--Reverend Gary |
