I was immediately drawn to the “Called to Be” workshop held at Foothills in late September. I am recently retired and though I love hiking and biking, I have felt a need for something with more meaning. I hoped the day would give me some insight. When it came time for the intensive “Clearness Committee” […]
Envisioning Music Ministry at Foothills
A note from Our Music Visioning Team, submitted by member, Sue Sullivan Last January, we heard many requests from members of our choir to take the time and the opportunity to look deeply at what we could ask for and aspire to in the way of music ministry at Foothills. Our former music director had […]
We won the Bennett Award – the annual UUA Congregational Award for Justice!
If you were at the annual meeting, you already heard this great news that this year, our congregation was selected as the 2017 recipient for the UUA Bennett Award for Congregational Action on Human Justice and Social Action. This award recognizes congregations that has done exemplary social justice ministry. In the letter from the Bennett […]
Governance Update from Jody Anderson
This update is a part of a Governance Update being sent by email to all Foothills members. The Board of Trustees hopes all members are prepared to vote on governance changes at our upcoming annual meeting. Since the Governance Task Force formed about 18 months ago, we have received support and encouragement from members and […]
The power of presence
What can I do? When things feel off track in our lives or in our world, most of us ask ourselves this question. We want to help, to act – do something! Yet so often, there isn’t anything really obvious to do, which makes us feel helpless, confused, and even more distraught. One thing that is […]
We still don’t do shame, and there’s still no them
This past Sunday, we had 180% more of you than usual, and it was what writer Glennon Doyle Melton calls “brutiful,” a combination of beautiful, and brutal. Beautiful to gather, beautiful to sing, to breathe, to laugh and cry and simply come together after a week where, as I said on Sunday, we experienced a […]
The whole thing was a thin place – words and images from the Service of Installation
A few months ago I preached a sermon on “thin places,” that idea of a place where the holy is more accessible and where you feel in touch with beauty and mystery. In those places, transformation and healing are more possible – you have a sense of what Buddhism might call “equanimity.” Before we started the […]
On a Mission: Finding Focus for 2016-17
Last week I wrote on my blog about my search for a personal mission statement for the coming year, something that would ground and focus my ministry with you for the coming year. There are so many worthy things that might pull on our time and attention – but what are the right things for […]
Announcing Our New Assistant Minister!
We are thrilled to announce that the Assistant Minister Search Committee and the Rev. Gretchen Haley have enthusiastically selected Sean Neil-Barron to be our new Assistant Minister. Our Process In January, the Assistant Minister Search Committee (in its earliest form) held two congregational forums to consider together what we sought in a new Assistant Minister. […]