Dear Foothills community, After last Sunday’s service, a member half-jokingly compared a sabbatical to pregnancy—there’s never a good time. While I’ve never been pregnant, I get it! Last year, I postponed my sabbatical to be here for our move into the new building. This year, with the world in such turmoil, I can hardly believe […]
Music Makes Belonging
When I tell people outside of Foothills about what happened in 2024 with our music ministry, most people are surprised, and also confused. Which I understand! It is surprising, and confusing, that after our prior music director Benjamin Hanson resigned last May, and then attempting a national search that didn’t result in a match, we […]
Celebrating Green Sanctuary
On Sunday January 26th, we celebrated our congregation’s affirmation as a Green Sanctuary through the UUA’s Green Sanctuary 2030 program. This was the culmination of three years of work by many, many people in our community, and an opportunity to reassert our commitment to the practices of green sanctuary throughout all of our ministries. This […]
The History Project Interviews
You may get a call!At Foothills we want to continue gathering information for future historians and to help the church better know and serve its congregants. The History Project team interviewed about 50 long time and senior members for the 2022 church history book, Seeking the Truth in Love. Not only did those stories add to the […]
Nomination Committee: Upcoming Board and Nominating Committee Vacancies
12/10/2024, Cheryl Hazlitt The Nominating Committee has begun its annual conversations with the Board of Trustees and with ministry to assess upcoming vacancies for elected positions. Diana Hutchinson and Sue Bloomfield will be leaving the Board of Trustees as their terms have been completed. Christine Engelen is rotating off the Nominating Committee leaving a vacancy […]