Guest Author: Julia Cochrane I was one of QUUF’s delegates to the Unitarian Universalist Association’s 2021 annual national meeting which is called the General Assembly. Besides attending all the business meetings as a delegate, I also attended a smattering of events and workshops, and am listening to more after the fact, which is a benefit … Continue reading Praxis in the Borderlands: Solidarity vs Charity
Guest Author: Maria Mendes So what happened? There were a wide range of workshops, educational sessions, worship services, entertainment, and lively chat rooms, as well as business meetings at the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) General Assembly (GA) available virtually from Milwaukee in June. This year, 622 congregations were represented, primarily from the US, but also … Continue reading What Happened at General Assembly…and Why It Matters
Guest Blog by Bobbie Hasselbring When Rev. Kate asked me if I’d write a guest blog, I thought, “Oh, I don’t have anything to talk about.” Then, dear friends started losing loved ones and I watched their deep pain. First, it was someone’s mother dying from COVID-19. Then it was a husband who lived in … Continue reading The Grief Marathon
Guest Blog by Doug Rodgers I woke up the other day with a message from God in my mind. It went something like this. Dear humans, You seem more troubled than usual these days, so let me try to help you find a way forward. First of all, I do love you, always have and … Continue reading A Message From God
Guest Blog by Colleen Johnson Dear Friends, I have been a member of QUUF since 2006. I have sung in the choir, organized food for the Women’s Retreat, served as Pledge Chair for six years. I have been on Endowments, taught and attended ALPs classes, meditated in the mornings, worked on the auction, and coordinated … Continue reading So long, Farewell, Auf Weider…Oh, No!
Guest Blog by Heidi Mattern I’m walking with a friend, and we’re discussing our writing projects. Suddenly I blurt out, “I just realized I’ve been keeping a journal for 45 years!” “Wow!” says my friend. “How has that affected your life?” “I know myself so much better. I can listen within and love myself more … Continue reading The Gift of Journal Writing
Guest Blog by Al Thompson Many of us today are in various degrees of awareness of racism. While suggesting people become “woke” by doing this or that, following some kind of regimen, I feel that many of us older white folks might take a moment to examine our personal history. Maybe having people become more … Continue reading Through the Eyes of a Child
Guest Blog by Karl Bach We are travelers. We meet for moment in this sacred place To love, to share, to serve. Let us use compassion, curiosity, reverence and respect While seeking our truths. In this way we will support a just and joyful community, And this moment shall endure. In 1997 when our Fellowship … Continue reading Our Covenant, Our Guide
Guest Blog by Better Oppenheimer and Irv Mortensen Being connected to QUUF virtually throughout the pandemic has been a gift. While it hasn’t felt much like “normal church,” the connection to everyone through Sunday services, weekly updates, chats and events has meant a lot to us, for the same reasons that QUUF means a lot … Continue reading Being Connected
Guest Blog by Colleen Johnson At our congregational meeting on January 10, we adopted a mission statement to guide our thinking and discussions, our programs, and our budget in the coming year. The mission statement is: “We come together to seek our truths, honor our diversity, serve with love, and work for justice in our … Continue reading How to Fulfill Our Mission?
