From Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister In these times of pandemic exhaustion, when rest is necessary, we need the blessing of the dark. Also, as a community committed to anti-racism, we recognize the danger of equating light or white with...
From Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister Theme of the Month: STILLNESS “When the going gets tough may I be quiet. May I steep for a while in stillness…” ~ Kendra Kenison First – yes, this is Rev. Scott, writing about...
From Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-MinisterOur congregation’s Board of Trustees recently adopted their own Covenant which begins with this promise: We will work for equity and inclusion, countering systemic oppression in all we do for UUCM; we will work to...
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...
