Minister’s Musings

Dear Ones- Our theme for the month of November is “Abundance”. Bart Frost, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at the Unitarian Universalist Association wrote: “In a world where almost everything is based on a transactional “fee-for-service” system, church…

Dear Ones- Our theme for October is “courage”. As I write this, I can hear Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion from the Wizard of Oz: “Courage!” It truly does take a great deal of courage to live in our…

Dear Ones- Can you believe it- it’s September already! How the Summer has flown by! I hope yours was wonderful! Every year I find myself wondering, “Where has the Summer gone?”   I admit to being a “summer person”. I love…

Dear Ones- Welcome to May! May is so beautiful here on Delmarva, isn’t it? The Spring days are longer, the temperature nearly perfect, Spring flowers are in full bloom, and the trees and grass are lush and green. (And, OK…yes…the…

Dear Ones- Welcome to April! I DO love Spring- the warmer weather, the first blooming flowers, the warming earth- all seem to conspire to bring a sense of hope. Life is not always easy, we know. But Spring WILL come,…

Dear Ones- Welcome to March! The Principle we’re highlighting this month is our 3rd: “Acceptance of One Another and Encouragement to Spiritual Growth”. Have you noticed that, of our Seven Principles, this is the only one that uses the word…

Dear Ones- February’s theme here at UUFS will be our 6th Unitarian Universalist Principle, “The Goal of world community, with peace, justice, and liberty for all”. If ever there was an indication of our faith’s positive attitude, it is this…

Dear Ones- HAPPY NEW YEAR! This month we will be exploring our 4th Unitarian Universalist Principle, “The free and responsible search for truth and meaning”. Honestly, I find this Principle to be one of the more challenging (although, I admit…

Dear Ones- This month we will be highlighting our second UU Principle which compels us to “Justice, Equity, and Compassion”. The Rev Emily Gage, of Unity Temple in Chicago writes: “Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations points us toward…

Dear Ones- This month we’ll be exploring the 5th of the seven Principles we, as a Unitarian Universalist congregation, affirm and promote: The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at…