May 10, 2023

May 10, 2023

Faith development is all we do.
Unitarian Universalism is the faith we teach.
The congregation is the curriculum.
~ Connie Goodbread

Friends,

I don’t know about you, but it feels to me that this week/month is a huge exercise in faith development. The curriculum is packed! (Translation: lots going on church for our congregation)

I hope you will join me this weekend for a number of chances to learn together: 

-On Saturday at 2 pm, we will gather to celebrate the life of David Frese, one of our founding members, with music, pictures, and lots of memories. Reception to follow. 

-On Sunday morning, immediately following our regular (learning-packed!) service, we will be treated by the Belfiglio family to a Mother’s Day luncheon in honor of the anniversary of the death of another GNUUC founding member, Barbara Belfiglio. 

-But wait, there’s more! Right after lunch, at 1 pm, we will gather for our Annual Congregational Meeting, during which we exercise democracy, voting to approve the slate of Board members and officers and the proposed budget for next church year, and conducting other important shared business.

It matters that we gather to mark loss and support each other, celebrate beloved lives that have been and continue to be well-lived, and attend to the health of our congregation, which relies upon both the relationships among us and the institutional structures which support our being together. It matters that we practice Unitarian Universalism, commit to living our values, and continue (over and over) the creation of our shared life. I hope we will see you this weekend.

Yours in faith development,
Rev. Denise
RevDenise@gnuuc.org