For the UFP Annual General Meeting, May 7, 2023 Let me begin by thanking our dedicated departing 2021-22 members, Heather-Lynn Fraser, Guy Hanchet, Chris Risley and Meredith Hill. Each made major contributions to the Board and congregation during the difficult period of the pandemic. The Unitarian Fellowship of Peterborough 2022-23 Board of Directors included: President:…
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As many of you are aware, the Peterborough Police Service have issued a notice for public safety with regards to a 20-year old male who has just been released on probation and who was arrested last year for an incident on a Peterborough trail. Our community often uses trails in the Peterborough area and we wanted to…
With new air quality measures, in place (and in progress), masks are encouraged but not required. Dear UFP Members and Friends, We are so grateful for the love and care that our community has shown one another through three years of COVID-19, and since we returned to in-person Sunday gatherings. Our commitment to the safety…
At our meeting this week, the UFP Board approved the following COVID-19 and music policy, to enable Resonance, the Occasional Singers and any other small groups to rehearse and perform in the Sanctuary under these specific conditions: —- When the Local COVID-19 Risk Index is at Moderate: Resonance and other singing groups are welcome to meet…
Dear UFPers, It’s happened. Our beloved Rev. Julie Stoneberg has completed her time with us in ritual and thanks. And your Board, Transition Team and Creative Worship Team and others have been meeting, together and in our individual roles, to map out a plan for the coming transition year. We hope and expect to have…
It’s official — like about two dozen other congregations across North America, our Fellowship has completed the Interim Ministry search process this year without matching with an interim minister. This is not the outcome we wanted, and it is also not a major surprise. Interim Ministers are in unusually short supply this year due to…
On Wednesday, to our disappointment but not complete surprise in this COVID-complicated year, UFP learned from the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Transitions Office that we do not have a match for Interim Minister in the first round of the search process. A second round of matching congregations with Ministers begins Monday. About half of the…
Last Friday, UFP’s 2022-23 Board of Directors met for the first time in this unique transition year. Our formal business was to choose our Officers for 2022-23, as required by our Bylaws. And here they are: President: Ben WolfeVice-President: Aukje BykerTreasurer: Joan HigginsonSecretary: Scott DonovanPast President: Steph Wildheart Board Members: Tracy Galvin, Mundy McLaughlin, Julie…
On Sunday we held our first on-line service at the Fellowship. The uplifting feeling of being supported in our community was not diminished by the few tiny technical glitches. Nearly 60 devices were logged in to the meeting, quite a few from outside Peterborough. Many of these represented 2 or 3 people participating. In the…
Among the deepest reasons for belonging to a religious community — is the care, connection and community we offer each other. When has the Unitarian Fellowship of Peterborough met your need and longing for community and care? When have we fallen short? We often talk about outreach — and we do so much social justice…