Last Sunday, celebrating Gay Pride Day (and month), I quoted from Glen Thomas Rideout, a young gay African American who wrote about his experience of being hired by the UU church in Ann Arbor, Michigan to be their music director. The first song he had … read more.
Unitarian Church North is a proud Silver Life member of the NAACP, through the Ozaukee Co. Branch, since 2004. We are one the only churches in Oz Co displaying a Black Lives Matter banner and our members have supported and participated in many NAACP events. … read more.
Doctors generally don’t make house calls anymore, but some ministers do. And actually, it’s a hallowed tradition going back 450 years to John Calvin. (Remember him? He’s the Protestant reformer who gave us predestination and puritanism. In other words, lots of sin. He also gave … read more.
Last Sunday I delivered my sermon from Sanibel Island (off the Florida coast) while on vacation there. My sermon was on teardrops–and their place in many world religions–but it occurred to me when I got back that there was one example of a tear story that I … read more.
I will be leaving for Sanibel Island (off the coast of Florida) this coming Wednesday (May 19th) for a week of vacation (though I will still be leading the May 23rd service, through Zoom, as I normally do). Often when I go somewhere on vacation … read more.
This Sunday is Mother’s Day–a time that can be either heart-warming or heart-breaking (and sometimes both). That’s because some of us may feel gratitude for the parents we had; some of us feel a little empty, wishing we had had what it seems everyone else … read more.
Deciding when is the right time to start attending in-person events, including church services, is an important one and an individual one. Each of us has our own unique set of factors to consider. Below are links to several resources that can help guide your … read more.
Last Sunday I gave a sermon on the Rev. Hosea Ballou (considered the “father” of Universalism). Of course, I often find I don’t have the time to include all the stories I would like to share in the service time we have available, and this … read more.
As you can see in the description of the upcoming Sunday service (“Getting the Hell Out of Religion: Part II”), we will be celebrating the 250th birthday of Hosea Ballou (often called the “father” of Universalism in America) this coming Sunday.
So, what do you call … read more.
On May 16, we are holding a combination service-and-business meeting to ratify our bylaws changes and present other important items to the congregation for approval as required by our bylaws. In order to do that, we need a quorum of at least 35 voting members … read more.
