February 9, 2022 – From an airport. Once again I am writing from an airport. Today I am going back to MI to support Wendy. Things are going as well as could be expected, but that is still far from usual. She has gotten her cancer tonsure these past two weeks. For centuries those entering monastic…
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February 2, 2022 – From AZ February 2 is one of those days people think is special. Why? GroundHog Day for one, a Germanic custom that wandered into America. Among Catholics it is the feast of Candlemas, which was layered on top of the Roman Lupercalia. Many holidays are like that, stacking up on old…
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Greetings to the VUU Family,January was a busy month for the committee. Our preparations for candidate interviews completed in December, we waited for the UUA to open up the formal candidating process by letting candidates and congregations “see” each other in the beginning of the month. At that point candidates had a window to select…
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January 26, 2021 – From AZ It finally happened. I got overwhelmed. Throughout all the drama and turmoil of the last two years, my equanimity was pretty solid. There were tough days, of course, but I never felt ‘underwater.’ That was then. This is now. Managing all the pieces became officially too much this…
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January 19, 2022 From Michigan Mostly, I try to be meaningful and spiritual in this weekly column, but today I need to be practical. This is not my strength so bear with me. There have been challenges with our ‘hybrid’ Sunday services, something I mentioned in my Facebook video a week or two back.…
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