Please welcome our new teachers!
Preschool: Chelsea Craine
“Soul Matters” K-5 Grades: Mary Jean Ewing, LuAnne Macy, and Lori Thorn
“Popcorn Theology” Middle/High School: Omar Gomez
HUGE thanks to each of you for joining our great team of volunteer teachers!
Do you love being around kids? We … read more.
Si! Committee (Strategic Initiatives)
Did you know that the greatest source of UU faith development comes from PARENTS? But most parents feel unprepared to fulfill this role. Did you know that, around the country, Unitarian Universalism is growing, but our religious educations programs continue to lose … read more.
Did you know that the greatest source of UU faith development comes from PARENTS? But most parents feel unprepared to fulfill this role. Did you know that 88% of children who grow up UU leave the faith never to return? Do you want to do … read more.
Our Preschool Class
In November, the RE preschool lessons, activities and books will highlight things we are glad for (thankful for): changing seasons, light/dark, and family celebrations (Thanksgiving). The children will make a “thank you” to share, learn the song, “The Little Leaves are Whirling ‘Round…,” … read more.
“What does it mean to be a people of SANCTUARY?” This is our theme for October.
The theme of sanctuary brings up notions of safety, and also reverence. It is a place where one can explore their inner life in a place that supports their growth. … read more.
Hello Parents and Families!
Welcome to UUCB’s Sunday Morning 2018-19 Religious Education program! My name is Rev. Dana Lightsey and I am your Acting Assistant Minister in charge of Religious Education. Amy Szen is our Office Administrator and is assisting with our program. We are excited … read more.
We are getting excited for the new church year.
Preschool: Our preschool teachers, Tim and Susan Bailey, return to lead this age group
Kindergarten through 5th Grade will be together this year, using a Montessori style of learning where the older children teach and learn. The … read more.
We are thrilled to announce we have made an offer to Rev. Dana Lightsey, and she has accepted the role of UUCB’s Acting Assistant Minister.
This is a two year ministry with the potential to become long-term.
During the first year, she will focus on … read more.
“What is joy without sorrow? What is success without failure? What is a win without a loss? What is health without illness? You have to experience each if you are to appreciate the other. ” Mark Twain
If there is one concept I truly love in … read more.
We see the achievements of perseverance everywhere we look. We can see it when a river cuts through rock- not because of its power but because of its persistence. We can see it in the story of the stonecutter who hammers at a rock one … read more.
We start out the new year with the interesting theme of intention. Intention is an awareness of purpose that guides our words and actions. The arabic word for intention is “seed” because it is the starting place for all our thoughts and actions. And yet … read more.
The hope that is alive in me this holiday season is that we, together as a congregation, can become a stronger multicultural community.- and I’m not just saying that to get brownie points as a Director of Faith Formation! This is a hope renewed in … read more.
Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes abundance. Epicurus
Since Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher who live 341 BC, we can see that the above wisdom has been around for a very long time and that the beauty of its truth doesn’t diminish. … read more.
October’s theme is courage. In the past year or so I have thought about courage in a different way, that has been helpful to me, so I thought I’d try to share that here. A while back Rev. Kelly mentioned in one of her sermons … read more.
At our All Church Camp this year I got to offer a workshop with Kelly on spiritual practices. This is the definition of spirituality from Parker Palmer and William Murray that Rev. Kelly shared. “Spirituality is the human yearning to connect to something larger than … read more.
I didn’t make it to General Assembly this year so I went on the UUA website to meet our new (and first woman) UUA President, Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray. I was very impressed with some things she said and what I learned about her. I then … read more.
One of the highlights of this past spring was getting to lead a parenting class on material that has hugely influenced the way I parent from Brene’ Brown. The course was audio so we took notes while we listened and paused the CD for lively … read more.
I have always greatly admired people who have an unquenchable zest for life. They are the much-needed spice in what can be the bland humdrum of the day in and day out. Who pops into your mind when you think of someone who embodies this … read more.
Mother’s day is just around the corner, a day when we honor all of the women who have blessed our lives. This is good, but I can’t help but think that the world owes more to mothers, more to women, than thank you. Women have … read more.
As Unitarian Universalist we are in the business of transformation. When I first joined the church I was impressed that the mission of the UUA is to transform people who will transform the world.
The word “transformation” carries the prefix “trans” which means “beyond,” so … read more.
