Faith Development For All: Soul Matters What Does It Mean To Be A People of Wisdom? Find Your Packet Here: https://bbuuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SM_2020-03_SG_Wisdom-1.pdf When the topic of wisdom comes up, so do the usual images. Walls and walls filled with dusty old books. Elders with the wisdom of many years carved into the wrinkles on their faces. … Continue reading Faith Development For All: Soul Matters
Mystery Pals is a multi-Sunday event in which children and youth are anonymously (it’s a Mystery!) paired up with an older person (a youth or adult) as pen pals. Pairings are based on shared interests, and participants learn who their Mystery Pals are only on the final Sunday. Each Sunday, starting April 5th and ending … Continue reading Mystery Pals
In some Christian traditions, in preparation for the celebration of Easter, the faithful make a personal sacrifice as a way of bringing them closer to G*d and reminding them of the sacrifices that Jesus and his followers made. #UULent is a way for Unitarian Universalists to engage in a shared spiritual practice alongside siblings in … Continue reading #UULent
What about a Minister? (continued) The Board is beginning the process of thoughtfully completing our UUA Ministerial Search Application form. Initial Search Committee members are Kris Kines (President), Eileen Morrison (Secretary), Pam Richards (Treasurer) and Dale Crawford (Trustee). The application is designed to give a thorough description of our congregation and what we are seeking … Continue reading What about a Minister?
Caring Committee, Caring Congregation!! Cards & Emails A little story. Two months after I joined the UU in Vero Beach, I had a pretty bad accident, nearly killing my husband and my aunt. I was unscathed physically but of course, quite a mess emotionally. I could only identity 6 or 7 of my fellow congregants, … Continue reading Caring Committee Cards
Soulful Home: Finding the Sacred in Everyday Spaces. What does it mean to be a family of Resilience? Find your packet here: https://bbuuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SM_2020-02_SH_Resilience-2.pdf “God doesn’t give you more than you can handle.” Have you heard or seen this adage? How do you feel about it? What about this one: “Whatever doesn’t kill you, makes you … Continue reading Soulful Home: Finding the Sacred in Everyday Spaces
Faith Development For All Soul Matters: What Does It Mean To Be A People of Resilience? Find Your Packet Here: https://bbuuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SM_2020-02_SG_Resilience.pdf When did we decide that resilience was a solo project? It’s not that we consciously defined it that way. It’s just what we were taught, from the time we were little until, well, today. The … Continue reading Faith Development For All: Soul Matters: What Does It Mean To Be A People of Resilience?
What About a Minister? (continued) On January 17 the Board, along with DLRE Chris Jarman and Healthy Congregations Team lead Linda Mowers, held a video conference call with Christine Purcell, the UUA Transitions Program Manager, to further understand the process for seeking a minister. We learned more about the different types of fully fellowshipped UUA … Continue reading What About a Minister? (continued)
BBUUC’s Membership Committee Welcoming Visitors & Helping Initiate New Members How does BBUUC incorporate new people into our congregation? After a bit of retooling, research, and trial and error, the Membership Committee now has a process that works smoothly, makes visitors welcome, and helps shepherd new members into our church. How do we do this? … Continue reading BBUUC’s Membership Committee: Welcoming Visitors & Helping Initiate New Members
Soul Matters What Does It Mean To Be A People of Integrity? Find Your Packet Here: https://www.soulmatterssharingcircle.com/uploads/9/4/5/0/94501751/sm_2020-01_sg_integrity.pdf Wholeness is never lost; it is only forgotten. Integrity rarely means that we need to add something to ourselves: it is more an undoing than a doing, a freeing ourselves from beliefs we have about who we are … Continue reading Soul Matters: What Does It Mean To Be A People of Integrity?
