[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou. Share a moment when someone had a powerful and perhaps unexpected positive emotional impact on you. A friend told me, years later, that I was the reason she didn’t kill […]
Congregational Meeting Summary & How We’re Moving Forward
There was a moment in Architect Peter Ewer’s presentation at Sunday’s congregational meeting when he showed a rendering of the new sanctuary from the perspective of Drake Road. He said that the building during construction would draw attention from folks driving by and raise our profile. I silently wondered if this was a benefit more […]
Heartfelt Messages
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Embarking on a Common Conversation
When we talked earlier this year about what we wanted to hold on to from 2020, many of us noted our deeper understanding of racism and a growing commitment to dismantling white supremacy. This understanding and commitment was born of grief and outrage after seeing George Floyd and Breonna Taylor murdered. And then intensified when […]
Turn to Gratefulness
There have been a few really hard moments in the last few weeks, pieces of news, and losses to bear. Some in the church, some things personally, and of course, some things nationally. If you’ve been watching the impeachment hearings, the footage is difficult to take in, to put it mildly. These challenges are why […]
Simple Rules
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What simple rules do you have (or aspire to have) that help maintain a sense of order or purpose in your life? Always choose kindness- to self, to others, to the planet. Always make the bed – last one up has to make it. Avoid arguments. Be kind and look for ways to help others. […]
Notice of Congregational Meeting
NOTICE OF CONGREGATIONAL MEETING: Foothills’ Board of Trustees will convene a congregational meeting online on Sunday, Feb. 21st at 10:15 am, to vote on the revised building expansion project and authorize the debt that will allow us to complete the project. The meeting will be held via Zoom in Zoom Room 7. Unitarian Universalist churches […]
Rev. Bill Sinkford’s Sermon “Something Far More Deeply Interfused”
Blessed Spirit of My Life. Have you sensed that presence? Did you feel it in that beautiful hymn? A presence? Moving? An energy that is yours…but not yours alone? Spirit of Great Mystery. Have you felt that quality of presence before? Do you come here in search of it? Do you fell it now? We’ve been so […]
Letter from the Nominating Committee
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Nominating Committee (Nom Com) is made up of three church members and a Board liaison. Members serve for staggered three-year terms and are tasked with developing a slate of candidates for the elected positions at Foothills. The committee meets monthly starting in November to develop a slate of candidates for the annual Spring congregational […]
Lowering Your Bar
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Where in your life would you like to “lower your bar”? Or, if you prefer, where have you already “lowered your bar” and felt OK about it? A couple of years ago I found an Enneagram book by Fr. Richard Rohr. I began to read the 9 personality types. Well, I didn’t get very far. […]