Beneath the surFACE (BTS) is a powerful and creative health education program developed by the Upstate Cancer Center, in collaboration with students from Nottingham High School. The program combines health and art to raise awareness about head and neck cancers—and how they can be prevented. Head and neck cancer is one of the most physically … Continue reading Beneath the surFACE: Art, Awareness & Action Against Head and Neck Cancer

It’s FINALLY spring! Which means, it’s also the time of year when we take a moment to check in about how we’re doing as a community and how my ministry is serving our congregation. A few years ago the board did a comprehensive evaluation of my ministry and all our shared ministries at MMUUS and, … Continue reading Review Time!

Over the past five months the number one question people asked me has been, “What are you doing on your sabbatical?” And for the most part my answer has simply been, “I’m resting.” It doesn’t sound glamorous at all, and I’m sure it didn’t look glamorous. I didn’t go travel to distant lands or change … Continue reading Sabbatical Musings: Rest

UPDATE: The Kingston, Ontario, congregation will not be joining us at Unirondack in September due to the majority of the members not wanting to visit the U.S. while the trade and culture war and threats to Canada’s sovereignty are happening. To me, it is understandable, and so sad since we were beginning a lovely relationship … Continue reading Unirondack Updates

Yes, we are reviving the photo feature of our member directory! Photos are an immense help to newer members to integrate with our community and a great way for all members to get to know more people. Participation is optional, but we strongly encourage everyone to submit photos for this project. The Board of Trustees … Continue reading Please Submit Photos for the May Memorial Picture Directory

The poet J. Drew Lanham recently posted the following piece: “It is like watching a house burn down with friends and family within. We feel helpless as water sprayed — no matter how much — does not save the innocent from being consumed, nor keep smoke inhaled and scarring burns from maiming those somehow surviving … Continue reading Joy Is the Strength to Fight the Flames

Our March artists are Janyth Bonney, Vanessa Johnson and Sharon Bottle Souva. Although they each work with fabric, their materials, techniques and expressions vary greatly, ranging from traditional quilts to storytelling wall hangings. Janyth Bonney’s mother taught her to sew in early childhood, and she has been quilting since the 1990s. She donates many of … Continue reading Quilts & Fabric Arts: Three Traditions

Remember what Baha Hilo teaches us: “Oppression has failed to turn us into someone or something we are not.” In these complicated times, let us put our arms around one another. Let us look for those who need to be held or lifted or loved into existence, loved into being, loved into a world full … Continue reading March into the Revolution

A few years ago I was out grocery shopping and, a woman, about my age, was looking at me rather perplexed. As I got closer to her, she got right in front of me and asked, “Are you a real priest?” I don’t remember the context of why I was wearing my clerical collar, many … Continue reading Existing As Love

My husband, Isaac, and I moved to the east coast from Seattle in 2008. We had done some research and were surprised to find a UU church near our new home in PA. We saw that they had an upcoming camping trip planned for the weekend after we would arrive. We contacted them to sign … Continue reading Let’s Get Together!