My dear friends, There are no words to describe the depth of my gratitude for having been able to minister with y’all here in Nogojiwanong. It has been a joy. I am so very blessed. This post contains the words from my final message to you, but I also want to share a pastoral message.…
Posts by Julie Stoneberg
The decision by the US Supreme Court reversing Roe vs Wade sets us all back. As Rev. Anne Barker, President of the UU Ministers of Canada reminds us, “The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court does not change Canadian legislation, but that does not mean we are not impacted by it. Our collective liberation is bound…
Recently the Safe Gathering Committee provided the Board with a review of the decision making criteria we use when considering changes to our covid safety measures. Additional current covid-19 information was also provided and, as a result, the Board has decided to lift the Proof of Vaccination requirement for UFP services and events beginning this…
How could the monthly theme be any more appropriate for this time in the life of the Unitarian Fellowship of Peterborough? I celebrate how this theme has come along to bless us all!As I prepare to leave you, here’s just a bit of what I’m celebrating:• A long, trust-based, and shared ministry• The ongoing use…
Rev. Julie is leaving UFP a nest egg as her parting gift to thiscommunity. She challenges us to build a beautiful nest around that egg, and to nurture it into being…so that beautiful, creative, and lifechanging family programming can take flight!At her request, our contributions will be our parting gift to her. Read more HERE.
I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a city north of Chicago along the west bank of Lake Michigan. And it is to that area that I now return, as I have signed an agreement to serve as interim minister with UU Church West (UUCW) in Brookfield, a western suburb. Being there will put me within…
Look at what we can create together! Our voices, together, and skillfully organized by Ben Wolfe, wrote this poem! A MURMURATION OF UNITARIANS: A collective poem Sunday, May 8, 2022 Because of our connections,we know who to turn to in troubling times.To care for one another and extend kindnessand much needed help to the world.…
Isn’t beauty just one of those things? One of those things we recognize but can’t put in a box? Sort of like love, beauty is illusive and ever-present, known yet hard to define, taken for granted and blissfully indulged in. And, like love, beauty is something we seldom fully trust as inalienable, even though it…
When a minister leaves the congregation they have served, they commit to step back from their role completely, and including from social connections. As hard and strange as that can feel, this is to make room for what comes next, for both the minister and the congregation. This practice is part of the ministerial guidelines…
The committee would like to again direct folks to the new Peterborough Public Health Covid-19 Community Risk Index especially as everyone is making decisions around Easter gatherings both UFP related and family/friends related.Here is a link to the website that has the very easy to follow guidelines for the general population and for high risk…