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Desert Notes June 15, 2023

Rev. Sarah is traveling with the Coming of Age youth from June 10-14 and then attending our denomination’s General Assembly in Pittsburgh from June 18-25 and will be on study leave after that until July 29. In lieu of her weekly words, we share some information about her leave. Ministers receive four weeks of study leave and…
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Desert Notes June 8, 2023

Last weekend I held a new participant class for eight people, all of whom have joined!  We’ll celebrate them a little later this summer.  Some of them were lifelong UU’s, some totally new to UU, some had been UU’s elsewhere.  We’ll start a new round of welcome lunches and classes in August. Stay tuned! We also…
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Desert Notes June 1, 2023

On June 10, 2023 I will travel with the Coming of Age participants, joining Faith Formation Director Marci Beaudoin and Carl Anderson in Boston.  On June 16 (my birthday!) I will be hosting a FUUNd event game night.  From June 18-25 I will be in Pittsburg, PA for our annual UUA general assembly.  After that…
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Desert Notes May 25, 2023

This weekend’s luncheon welcomed 6 new participants at VUU and I was joined by a team of four VUU members in welcoming them.  It was wonderful to hear their questions and observations and to open some windows into the life of this congregation.  It was a busy weekend–I also joined the baby shower for one…
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Desert Notes May 18, 2023

This time of year I begin to prepare for strategic planning processes–its a time to review the year, our shared work, and to plan how we will make adjustments for next year.  Because I have a Masters Degree in Public Administration (with an emphasis in Strategic planning/assessment) I like to wrap up by getting feedback…
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