Yes/And!
At our service on Sunday, July 2 we focused our service together around the idea of what it would be like to say Yes! to questions or ideas that others presented to us. Using the framework of Improv,...
View ArticleTrying, Learning, Trying Again
On July 2 UUCF tried a new thing: an intentional multigenerational service. We are planning on having one multigen service every month and one service a month with a Message for All Ages. The July 2nd...
View ArticleWhat is a UU congregation? Who is it for?
Rev. Karen Madrone, July 28, 2023 These are questions that long time UUers struggle explaining to visitors to UU congregations. People come to our congregations for many reasons. Sometimes it’s...
View ArticleBig, challenging questions!
Rev. Karen Madrone August 10, 2023 Last Sunday, August 6 we had a multigenerational service that introduced the proposed Article II changes. The focus was about the newly stated (they’ve always been...
View ArticleLiving this UU life
Rev. Karen Madrone, August 18, 2023 This week I’ve been working on my noticing skills, in particular noticing the ways we minister and support each other. The word “minister” is a verb as in, “we...
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Love Transforms
Rev. Karen Madrone, August 24, 2023 What does Love call us to do? This is the constant question we should be holding in front of us as Unitarian Universalists. I try to think of it in terms of these...
View ArticleWe Are a Caring Community
In my short time serving the people of UUCF, I have been very impressed with the caring I’ve seen between community members. The stories of folks checking in on each other after a crisis and stories...
View ArticleCongregational Life as Spiritual Practice
Rev. Karen Madrone, September 21, 2023 Recently one of my minister colleagues posted a question on Facebook that got me thinking about our congregation and the ministry we create together. My...
View ArticleA lesson from the birds
Dear UUCF Community, One of the things that my wife Michelle and I are loving about living in Michigan are the birds! In all the places we’ve lived before, we’ve never seen so many birds, especially...
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