What is ethical eating? How do we want to engage this issue at UUCA? Ethical eating can mean many different things to us individually, and in a diverse spiritual community the topic is bound to engage us in different ways. The UUA 2008 General Assembly selected “Ethical Eating: Food and Environmental Justice” as the [...]
There are so many lessons that working with people can grant you. One of the biggest ones is that there is no perfect way to grant care. Every situation and every person has individual needs and timing – whether it is a time of grief or a joyful transition. In my ministerial internship here at [...]
The Elves And The Shoemaker: Exploring The Spirituality Of Work [3:30m]:
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The Elves and the Shoemaker: Exploring the Spirituality of Work
Rev. Anthony David
Feb. 8, 2009
Once upon a time, the country was in a recession, and a shoemaker and his wife fell upon hard times. One day, the cobbler found he had enough leather for only one more pair of shoes. The cobbler did not despair, but [...]
I love and greatly appreciate the spirit that animates our congregation. We are a creative community that challenges people to see the world with new perspectives. Here at UUCA, I’ve never yet heard this common objection to trying something new: “We’ve never done it like that before.”
To the end of being able to give the [...]
It’s time for our annual strengths and talents survey! This survey helps us connect you to volunteer opportunities at UUCA that match up with your own personal gifts. We’ll let you know over the course of the year whenever something pops up that we think you might be interested in.
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“As a pediatric intern,” says medical doctor and holistic health pioneer Rachel Naomi Remen, “I was a secret baby kisser. This was so flagrantly ‘unprofessional’ I was careful not to be discovered. Late at night under the guise of checking a surgical dressing or an I.V. I would make solo rounds on the ward and [...]