Posts by Julie Stoneberg

STONE SOUP – THE FINAL SERVING

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.…

Canadian UU response to Roe V Wade

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…

A COMMUNITY CELEBRATING BLESSINGS | June 2022

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…

WHOLE AND THRIVING FAMILIES FUND

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.

where i’m going…

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…

A MUrmuration of Unitarians

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.…

A COMMUNITY NURTURING BEAUTY | May 2022

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…

Musings

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…