Letters from Leadership

With November underway, Thanksgiving is just around the corner. While I try to practice gratitude year-round, this season always brings my blessings into clearer focus. I find myself extra grateful for my family and friends, our church community, and the everyday comforts that I can, at times, too easily take for granted: good food, a warm morning cup of tea, my work, and even Wi-Fi.   I am particularly grateful for Tuesday’s election results, and for everyone who voted and worked…

Greetings, UUCE Friends!  I hope you are doing well and enjoying the lovely autumn weather we’ve been having. Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain to All!  Just a few updates to share this week:  Important Dates: 

I hope you are doing well!  I’ve been thinking about our Spiritual Home service from a few weeks ago. That service continues to resonate with me. Our Prairie Cathedral felt so alive as people of all ages mingled, chatted, and got acquainted or reacquainted with each other and our Home. We are fortunate to have our beloved community.  Each Sunday when we light the chalice in Church, someone shares what that flame represents: justice, equity, interdependence, transformation and more. We…

Greetings, UUCE Friends! I hope you are doing well! This Sunday we will kick off our first Religious Exploration (RE) classes. If you have not registered your child(ren)/youth, please take a moment to do so. Registration must be completed for all children and youth planning to attend RE and/or Child Care (CC). Here is the registration information for RE & CC: https://forms.gle/jAE7yPTVCpWfJLL97 or scan the code We are excited to offer Religious Exploration across the lifespan at UUCE. Thanks to…

Greetings, UU Friends!  I hope you are doing well.   This coming Sunday our service will focus on “Getting to Know Our Spiritual Home.” Littles and Youth will stay with their families for the entirety of the service. There will be time Sunday morning for families to visit RE classrooms, along with the other wonderful spaces within our spiritual home.   As you explore our Church as part of the service, please make sure to grab a ‘passport’ so you can have it…

If your child plans to attend Religious Exploration and/or Childcare during the 26-27 school year, it is required that parents review and complete the registration below with their children. No child will be permitted to attend either program until completed either online or in person. Please reach out to our Director of Religious Exploration, Michele Ramsey with any questions or concerns. Thank you! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5YaYxwAeGMnXxkRU4J2FHzwTRHfS7l4rNzvs_tFwWbSwXrg/viewform

Greetings UUCE Friends! I hope you are doing well! Over this past week, I’ve seen leaves changing colors and drifting slowly to the ground, signaling the coming of autumn. I’ve noticed the squirrels in my yard stowing away more of the birdseed and nuts they snatch from the feeders. My gardens and flower beds are entering the last of their blooming and food production cycles. And, like clockwork, my dog is starting to shed more than usual. It’s really kicked…

Greetings UUCE Friends! I hope you are doing well and enjoying the summer months.  Being recently retired from my career as a school principal, this time of year still rings true to me as the start of a ‘new year’. Having lived the school year life for the past 30 years, old habits die hard. I have always felt fortunate to have two ‘new years’ to celebrate, January 1st of course, and then whatever day school started in August. The…