Images of Mary and Joseph haunt me. Not the ones you find in most churches mind you, those ones that get commissioned to be placed in stained glass that feature the immaculately white and pure Mary looking all European and very definitely not pregnant or Palestinian. No, the images that haunt me this time […]
We Are A Sanctuary Congregation
Dear Foothills friends and members, The sanctuary was filled with an incredible energy on Sunday as 165 members and another 30 or so friends came together to discuss and ultimately vote on the question of becoming a sanctuary congregation. A few wondered if this was the best way to improve our broken immigration system, and others were […]
Becoming a Sanctuary Congregation – Vote on August 27th
Dear Foothills friends and members, While the blatant hatred and racism displayed in Charlottesville on Saturday left me feeling helpless and despairing, our time together yesterday morning engaging the questions of becoming a sanctuary congregation brought me to gratitude, and resolve. It is a privilege to serve a community that is engaging in such important […]
A Year of Courageous Love | 2016-17 Annual Report
Dear Members of Foothills Unitarian Church, The church year 2016-17 has been a momentous year for our world, and for our congregation. We have met the many unforeseen challenges with clarity and conviction and looking back together we truly have risen to answer the call of courageous love. Here are just a few of our […]
Following an Earth Based Path
by Libby, a member of Foothills I am a wildlife biologist and animist, which means I balance being a scientist with a belief that everything on our planet has a spirit. I also believe in the interconnectedness of these spirits in the web of life – whether at the molecular, physical, or metaphysical level – […]
Reflections on Foot Washing
Last Thursday, a group of about twenty or so, gathered in the evening for a Vespers service on what Christians call Maundy Thursday — or Footwashing Thursday. Church members Lenny Scovel and Karen Robinson reflect below about their experience at the first foot washing at Foothills in recent memory.
Chalk Angels
by Karen Harder This is a story about the power of prayer and sidewalk chalk. For the past six months, I’ve followed a spiritual practice of daily prayer. What I pray to has changed with each of the UU sources we’ve studied in our Wellspring small group. But my format remains roughly the same: name […]
Foodbank @ Foothills Serving Deep Need
From Rebecca Parish Apparently, the news is getting around — Foodbank @ Foothills serves 100 households! Volunteers Needed! It was a somewhat chilly, cloudy, rainy sort of Mobile Pantry that Foothills hosted on Sunday, March 26, but we had record attendance anyway. We had at least a dozen new households register with the Food Bank […]
A Presence of Love on the Streets of Fort Collins
From Foothills Member Anne Fisher I have been a volunteer for Homeless Gear for a little more than 4 years. I volunteer for two of their programs — Street Outreach and the One Village One Family program. When I first started coming to Foothills 2 years ago, I quickly became engaged as the Homeless Gear […]
One Village One Family (OVOF) Update
by Jane Everham and Anne Fisher The church’s seventh OVOF family will end participation in the mentoring portion of the OVOF program soon. This is always a bittersweet time for the Village – saying, “Good-bye.” This single mom and two teen girls are now securely housed in an apartment in Loveland. And they are in the process […]