My column for this Unigram is a short and direct message:

The UUCM Ministerial Search Committee is going to be holding Cottage Meetings in February. These will offer a chance for every UUCM person to share his/her thoughts about the future of UUCM, its mission and vision, and also about what are the some of the things which the MSC should look for in a good new settled minister candidate for UUCM.

It is very important to have as many people as possible participating in these Cottage Meetings. Your thoughts and comments at these Cottage Meetings will be very valuable input for the members of the MSC as they write an accurate description of this congregation and what it is seeking in a minister candidate.

Please read the article about these Cottage Meetings elsewhere in the January 18 Unigram issue and be sure to sign up for a Cottage Meeting. Your doing so is important to the success of the search process for a new settled minister and to the future of your congregation.

With the warmest regards, as always,
Your interim minister,
Mary

I live out my spirituality in a number of ways. I'm a Unitarian Universalist whose practice and belief are strongly influenced by the Buddhist tradition. I'm a religious humanist. I'm an agnostic about many things religious and spiritual, preferring to acknowledge mystery rather than claiming to know things I really cannot know. What all this means is that the "Jesus Story" which is being celebrated this time of year, isn't fully my story. Nor can I get into the commercial aspects of the holiday. I often feel like the entire culture is throwing a huge party to which I haven't been invited. Which means that I spend a lot of time every December trying to figure out what this season means, or can mean, to me. So come along as I reflect on the December dilemma again this year.