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Soul Matters will meet Fri April 12 at 2.30pm.
April topic: Transformation
UPDATE: Our Soul Matters group is full. We will be starting a new group in the fall, 2024.
Please let Rev. Diane know of your interest this spring.
Children's Religious Exploration: The Gift of Independence
Religious Exploration lessons for Children in April will include the Gift of Interdependence, Web of Community, Caring For The Web of Community and How The Web of Community Cares For Us.
New tradition beginning this month: One Sunday of each month will be a free play day within UU structure to include indoor and outdoor games.
--Bernadette McGinn, RE Teacher
Rev. Diane Diachishin to Offer Pastoral Care
available to offer pastoral care for people who are struggling with loss, grief, or other challenges. Pastoral care differs from therapy or counseling in that it does not attempt to fix problems or address mental health issues. Rather, it provides a loving, accepting, hopeful presence, and, in doing so, makes it easier for people to get in touch with their own inner wisdom and strength. Most of all, pastoral care is simply being
present
for you. It brings the love and care of our entire congregation to those in need.
You can contact Rev. Diane to inquire about pastoral care using this link: https://forms.gle/Accessing Zoom and Order of Service
Virtual Sunday services are exclusively through Zoom. You can access the online and call-in link through Zoom by opening the UUCRT email alert now being sent out on Fridays and clicking on the Zoom link there or dialing the listed phone number and entering listed access code.
A message from the Unitarian Universalist Association:
"Unitarian Universalism is a living tradition that learns and adapts to meet the needs of each generation. It’s been nearly 40 years since a comprehensive review of our principles. The digital age has shifted our interactions with community and truth. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted our interdependence, and where individualism falls short. There is a rise in global autocracies and attacks on democratic institutions, and climate catastrophe and mass extinctions threaten the delicate balance of the web of life. These are just a few of the major struggles our living tradition must face today and in our future. With the articulation of our shared UU values, we can be better equipped to make values-based decisions in facing these new and evolving realities."
Below are a few links to explore how our values and principles might be reframed. The UUCRT delegates to the GA Summit will be voting on the proposed revisions this summer. All UUCRT members and friends will have a chance to voice their opinions, and members will be able to cast their vote, before we send our delegates to the UUA General Assembly this June.
-Rev. Diane
Resources: A short video
https://youtu.be/iOeXxSi5snU?si=cl0qS2fvAARnpNuw
Proposed Revisions:
Questions and Answers:
https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/committees/article-ii-study-commission/blog/faq
Proposed new graphics:
https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/committees/article-ii-studycommission/article-ii-flower-graphic
Celebrating Earth Day on Sunday, April 21, 1-4 pm
Winter Weather Cancellation Policy
If weather forces the UUCRT to cancel services, a notice will be sent via eBlast Sunday morning. No notice will be posted on the website.
Monthly Newsletter
Click here to read our latest Newsletter - the UUCRT Chalice Light