With the apologies of staff, this item did not make it into the newsletter this month. Each summer, our program year at UUCG transitions to the next program year. In the thick of the heat and lushness of the season, as families lounge on pool chairs and beach blankets, or stay up late with the … Continue reading July Message From the Board
A Note From Rev. Nancy for the week of March 15, 2024 Growing up in Texas when I did, I was taught that cheerfulness held enormous value. In fact, as a young girl eager for friends and eventually sweethearts, I got the message that to be “attractive” I pretty much had to be cheerful (or … Continue reading Hope That Goes Deeper Than Cheer
This week’s Note From Rev. Nancy Feb. 16, 2024 In a beautiful reflection titled “Our Pathway to Equity and Justice,” which Worship Associate JoAnn Weiss will offer in UUCG’s worship service this Sunday, February 18, she has a line I especially love: “Together we are all part of a larger, more powerful whole.” Yes, we … Continue reading Being Part of a Larger Whole
A Note from Rev. Nancy, week of February 9th This Sunday afternoon, February 11, a group of us from UUCG will carpool into Atlanta to show the Abundant LUUv congregation our love. We will join them on their ceremonial walk from their original rental space to their new one. We will sing and worship and … Continue reading The Beauty and the Power in Simply Showing Up
Why Sundays Matter Dearly Loved Community of UUCG, This Sunday morning, February 4, 2024—ooh, look at that numerology: 02-04-2024! (and welcome to the workings of my mind and heart!) Ahem, anyway, as I was saying: This Sunday, February 4, we launch our real worship journey together, as this is the first Sunday in our new … Continue reading 2/2 – This Week’s Note from Rev. Nancy
With Love at the Center Dearly Loved Community of UUCG, It’s hard to pick a “favorite” quotation from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but surely at the very top of the list for me is the one where he spells out the relationship among power, justice, and love: “What is needed,” Dr. King writes … Continue reading 1/19 – Weekly Message from Rev. Nancy
It would be easy to see this as a month of niceness. After all, for many, the call of generosity is equated with the call to be kind. But that’s not the spiritual understanding, and certainly not the sort of gift our faith sees in generosity. Generosity is transformative. It doesn’t just brighten our days; … Continue reading The Gift of Generosity
It seems to go without saying – to be welcoming, we’ve got to think big.Notice how often we speak about “widening the circle” and “making more room.” We place a priority on expanding our minds by welcoming new experiences and new ideas. Those that help usher in love are “open-hearted.” Those who help us welcome … Continue reading The Gift of Welcome
On August 18, we held a gathering to explore what it means to live into our vision of being a Green Space at UU Gwinnett. We looked at what we are already doing to be green, and what we could accomplish within 1 year, 3 years, 5 years, and beyond. Great conversations took place, and … Continue reading It’s Not Hard Being Green!
WELCOME TO THE UUCG 2018-2019 FAITH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM YEAR: LET YOUR LIFE SPEAK! In Christiana McQuain’s recent installation as our Coordinator of Family Ministry, Rev. Taddeo referenced a quote from Connie Goodbread, a long-time UU religious educator: Faith development is all we do, Unitarian Universalism is all we teach, The congregation is the curriculum. Let … Continue reading Welcome to the 2018-2019 Program Year!
