What we are thankful for…
Last week we asked you to share what you are thankful for. We created a word cloud with your beautiful responses:
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Thanksgiving Meal Favorites (and a few thing you would rather not see again…)
Thank you to everyone who share your Thanksgiving favorites (and least favorites) with us! Here are your most and least favorite Thanksgiving dishes (keep scrolling to the end for a few shared stories as well): Most favorite: sweet potato casserole with SO MANY MARSHMALLOWS - Least favorite: dressing! Favorite Thanksgiving dish is fresh ham [...]
Whatever you’re feeling, it’s okay.
Dear Friends, I know, it’s not exactly news that Larimer County’s infection rates have been rising exponentially, or that we were headed for an increased degree of shutting down. Actually, many of us have been hoping for this sort of action for a while. And STILL, there was something about the reality of it all […]
The Building Bulletin: November 2020 | Congregational Meeting Update
After our pandemic break, the Building Expansion Team (BET) is back on the job. When we left you, the board had authorized going forward with our building project and the congregation approved the financing plan. Since then much has changed. The BET has been looking at our new world and identified some questions to address:
Here are some of the jokes you shared with us…
Here is a cross section of the jokes that you submitted this past week. Apologies if yours does not appear; we erred on the side of caution in not offending anyone. Children in heaven are in a line. Big, glorious, jucy apples await them. They are told that they may take ONE apple before [...]
Navigating Thanksgiving
I love Thanksgiving. And by that I mean - I don’t love the old stories that romanticized a relationship between settlers and indigenous peoples that resulted in their genocide! Obviously. I mean I love the gathering together with people I love and eating great food and focusing on gratitude. It is literally my favorite holiday. [...]
Notice of Congregational Meeting: November 15, 2020
Foothills’ Board of Trustees is convening a congregational meeting online between services on Sunday, Nov. 15th at 9:50 am, for the purposes of approving the regular 2020 church budget. The meeting will be held via Zoom in Zoom Room 1. Please register in advance. The agenda can be found. in the packet linked below. Unitarian Universalist churches are [...]
Four Years Later, Let’s Gather Again…
Four Years Later, Let's Gather Again... Four years ago, November 13th 2016, our sanctuary was more filled than I've ever seen it. People packed in, seeking solace and community, and a way to make sense of and respond to the election of Donald Trump. Many of you who will get this email will remember that [...]
What You Need for the Week Ahead
If the election of 2016 came as a shock, as you move through this next week, you will hold in your body and heart the sense memory of all you experienced that week. It may show up in surprising ways this week – all that grief, fear, pain you felt back then, coming up all over again.
At the Crossroads….
Last week we asked you, "This moment represents a crossroads. How would you name these crossroads for yourself personally? What personal commitments or values ground you?" Here are your responses: Are we there yet? Family grounds me, always. At A Crossroads, Contemplating The Year Ahead ... [😁In my typically verbose fashion ...] I see [...]