From Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister No really, as I am writing this article, all I can hear is leaf blowers. There is one a good two blocks west and another just east. I have gotten to the place in...
From Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister Theme of the Month: Renewal One hundred years ago, in 1920, our congregation was emerging from a World War, a pandemic, and a fire that ravaged our Sanctuary. The good folks of UUCM dug...
From Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister “It was my conviction and determination that the church would be a resource for activists — a mission fundamentally perceived. To me it was important that individuals who were in the thick of the...
From Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister Compassion looks like bold Black Lives Matter signs and direct action in accordance. Compassion looks like your faces in a Zoom meeting. Compassion looks like love in action. Compassion also looks like the making...
From Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister There are many jokes about Unitarian Universalists and some of them are even funny. Many revolve around our comfort with uncertainty. Here are two: Visitors on a tour of Heaven noticed a group of...
From Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister You have been telling me how you are sleeping. Some are up the night long. Some are resting for many more hours than usual. You have been telling me how you are breaking down. Some are...
From Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister In listing the sources for the living tradition of Unitarian Universalism we claim that “wisdom from the world’s religions inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life” – with the understanding that “the world’s religions” here...
From Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister While pondering resilience I often think of the word “plastic.” Before “plastic” was a noun denoting materials we should recycle (or perhaps not use in the first place), the word “plastic” was an adjective. It means...
