Dear Friends,
I appreciated those who could attend my solo piano recital for my Doctor of Musical Arts program at UC’s College-Conservatory of Music. I invite all to enjoy this recording of my recital from April 9.
These are the pieces I performed:
Mozart’s Sonata No. 13 … read more.
St. John’s Leadership Committee is looking for interested individuals who may be willing to serve on the church board. The open positions for the upcoming election are:
Vice PresidentFinance DirectorProgram DirectorMember at Large
If Interested, please contact David Roth, Matthew Cowperthwait or Erna Olafson. (see People … read more.
As a Green Sanctuary Church, St. Johners hold in reverence the spirit of life that sustains us as members of the “interconnected web of all being.” Our pledge and our challenge is to integrate this 7th UU principle into the life of the congregation and to model stewardship of the Earth in our wider … read more.
Are you ready for the 2021 UU Online Easter Egg hunt?
St. John’s is one of 77 UU churches with a decorated egg hidden on one of their church web pages. Kids and grownups are invited to click from one site to the next in search … read more.
The last few months have been interesting. Many projects have been started, but few completed. See the following:
The roof over Krolfifer and Wells-still accepting bids. Initial estimate around $60,000Working on another way to access Krolfifer roof and the Wells roofAsbestos study-accepting bids. Initial estimate around … read more.
The Board is updating the St. John’s Policy Manual. Many changes are simple tweaks to match policy with current practice or to revise language. We recently revisited the Policy on Gifts and want to review longstanding policies and also to explain a change.
“Either Donations or … read more.
St. John’s launched its 2021 pledge campaign March 21. A first-ever professional video is a key element to the campaign message: With the challenge of a pandemic and quarantine keeping us apart, we were still able to show the events (outdoor and virtual) that kept … read more.
We’ve been livestreaming services on most Sundays since fall and realize virtual visitors may want to join us. If that’s you, please email programming@stjohnsuu.org to ask for the link to the upcoming Sunday service.
For the first 6 months of coronavirus quarantine, St. John’s UU … read more.
Dear Church,
I would like to invite you into a new experience with me. The next three sermons will be on a related theme. Sometimes we need to be very intentional in telling stories about racism here.
Let’s begin with song.
You may have noticed the song “Lift … read more.
A community learning to become conscious of its implicit biases is a community striving for understanding, equity and love of others.
But some implicit biases, those societally normative, may be harder to identify. Yet a person on the receiving end of that bias knows it hurts, … read more.
