Members and friends, 

 

May this find you well. I am still smiling from a wonderful day with many of you at Ferry Beach on Saturday and a joyful Sunday morning both in worship and with a fabulous new group of A2U2’ers in our New to … read more.

Dear Church, 

 

I hope you enjoyed the sunshine the early week brought. We are gearing up for a rich and full weekend of A2U2 events and opportunities to connect and build community. 

 

Many will gather at our UU camp and conference center at Ferry Beach for … read more.

Dear friends,

 

I missed you last Sunday and hope you are well and enjoying this “Spring Break” week if you are someone for whom that is relevant! As I shared last week, I traveled both to NH for a boundaries and self-differentiated leadership class and … read more.

Dear Church,

 

This note is making its way to you as I wrap up an overnight in New Hampshire for the UU Minister’s Association Northern New England Chapter spring “retreat” – this year a workshop on boundaries and self-differentiated leadership. And time, too, to connect … read more.

Members and friends, 

 

Greetings to you on a beautiful sunny day! I am trying to hold onto the joy of small things, like sunshine, amidst the ongoing horror of All The Things, in particular this week the unfolding situation in Iran and Lebanon and the … read more.

A2U2 community- 

 

Best wishes to you each as we begin April! And can you believe that we are just days from Easter? It snuck up on me this year as it’s both early in the month and spring’s unfolding is slow. But the season of … read more.

Members and friends, 

 

May this note find you well on this Thursday morning!

I hope you were as uplifted and moved by our service last Sunday as I was – five rich reflections from members of our A2U2 community from each generation on how they each … read more.

Dear church,

 

In the coming day or so, based on the sighting of the new moon, Muslims in our Portland community and around the world will begin the celebration of Eid, marking the end to the holy season of Ramadan. As war unfolds in Iran … read more.

Friends, 

As always I hope this finds you healthy and well. Mud season has arrived here in southern Maine and it always has many lessons for us. What appears to be solid ground is not always so. We must endure some muck to get through … read more.

 

A2U2 community,

May this note find you well and enjoying the sunshine! These past few days of sun and the beauty of fresh snow have been a balm to my spirit as the heartbreak of our country and horrors of war abroad continue. There is … read more.