From Pastor John Martin

Spirituality Class

Jan 4th, 2010 | By admin | Category: From Pastor John Martin

Just a reminder about the Spirituality Class… it starts on Wednesday night, January 27th at 7pm.
It’s designed to explore the nature and meaning of spirituality in our lives, based on an adult RE curriculum authored by Wayne Arnason. It’s appropriate for groups of 15-18 year-old youths, college-age people, and adults, so let’s get some of you [...]



Yom Kippur, Pregnancy and the Process of Transformation

Nov 1st, 2009 | By admin | Category: From Pastor John Martin

As Unitarian Universalists, we draw upon many sources for our spiritual and ethical sustenance. Among the teachings that lead us to live lives of justice and peace are those of the Jewish faith. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement begins the time set aside in the Jewish calendar for reconnecting ourselves to others, to the [...]



“Living on an Island Planet: Musings on 350”

Oct 9th, 2009 | By admin | Category: From Pastor John Martin

As a teenager, I remember watching in fascination as Neil Armstrong walked on the moon in 1969. The images were broadcast on television to millions of people around the world. I still remember the picture of the earth as seen from the moon, a beautiful blue and white ball suspended in space. For once, we [...]



Thoughts on Memorial Day

May 23rd, 2009 | By admin | Category: From Pastor John Martin

For those of you who claim the title “pacifist,” I salute you. It takes great courage of one’s convictions to make such a statement and it takes a commitment that most of us are either unwilling or unable to make. It’s not easy to be a pacifist, but I’m glad there are those people who [...]



Grandma's Gift of Love

May 12th, 2009 | By admin | Category: From Pastor John Martin

Grandma's Gift of Love by Joanne Wilke
My cousin made a wreck out of his life. But my grandmother never stopped believing in him.
 
I guess it doesn't sound so unique to say that my grandmother, of blessed memory, really loved her grandchildren. She could always be counted on for the perfect card in honor of every [...]