The quiet of the summer months is upon us again – a time to reflect on the past year before the new congregational year comes (which is always sooner than we think). We did a lot of good work this year, and had a lot of fun doing it. Our first-time spring fundraiser, the FUUn...
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On That Note… – Summer 2013
Greetings from the West! I am spending a month in Helena, Montana, where I am conducting a production of the musical “Big River.” It’s my second time here, and no less magical than last summer. At the end of July, I’ll be headed to the annual UU Musicians Network conference in Dallas,Texas (I sure hope...
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On That Note…- June 2013
“We must meet one another doing good. ‘But I don’t believe, Father, I’m an atheist!’ But do good: we will meet one another there.” –Pope Francis Recently I told a friend about my work at UU Montclair and how much I was enjoying it. He seemed surprised. “You’re not particularly religious, are you?” he asked. Of...
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President’s Message – May 2013
I left my full-time job in October 2012 in order to focus on starting a new business. I have a very good friend who I confided in (who also happens to be a fellow UU) and she has been in a position to keep me employed since then, in one way or another. She is...
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On That Note… – May 2013
Let’s try a mental experiment: think of your monthly salary. Now double it. Then double it again and imagine what your life would be like. And then double it one more time (you could just take the original amount and multiply it by 8, but it’s more fun to go in increments). Now, how do...
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On That Note… – April 2013
“This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.” –Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) When I was younger, I struggled with my professional identity. Here I was – composing songs, playing piano, conducting ensembles – while the news were full of war, pollution, people living in horrible...