Some of you may know that I love watching the show, American Idol. For those of you who don’t know the show, it’s a music competition that has launched careers for people such as Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, Adam Lambert and Carrie Underwood. I enjoy hearing all the popular music.
Continue readingOn Sunday, February 10, I gave a sermon called: “The Garden Grows the Community.” The idea of creating a community garden was introduced in part as a response to what I saw happening in the Children’s Religious Education (RE) Program and in part as a way to live our mission:
Continue readingBy Joanne Dingus Director of Religious Education dre@uufp.org Summer is swiftly coming to a close so I wanted to thank those who helped with the summer RE program.
Continue readingThe Bridging Ceremony celebrates the transition of our youth from their high school experience into young adulthood. Celebrating the Bridging of Asher Meyer, our Fellowship received his reflection from UUFP’s pulpit on Sunday, June 9, 2019. By Asher Meyer Good Morning, My family has been a part of this church
Continue readingBy Joanne Dingus. UUFP Director of Religious Education If you didn’t make it to services on Sunday March 10, you missed hearing my Children’s Focus titled, “Letting Go of Dr. Seuss.” I started by reminding everyone that we are in the season of Lent. And for many people, Lent is
Continue readingI want to thank everyone for their positive feedback to my recent sermon, “The Garden Grows the Community.” I’ve received some of the “Seeds for Thought” sheets back and would love to receive more. Just drop them off in my office or on Sunday mornings. It feels like a
Continue readingBy Joanne Dingus, Director of Religious Education Kids Day In has been going strong! As you may remember, this program was launched in October 2018 after receiving a grant from the Endowment Fund. Once a month, children ages 4 – 12 have been coming to the Fellowship for crafts and
Continue readingBy Joanne Dingus, Director of Religious Education As we head towards the holiday season, I wanted to report some of the good news in our RE Program.
Continue readingOn Wednesday evenings throughout the month of August, Rev. Andrew Millard and I co-led a UU Parenting class. We used the curriculum, Being a UU Parent, created by Rev. David MacPherson and Rev. Makanah Morriss. Although the curriculum was published in 1991 the foundations of the program remain relevant today,
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