“What Shall I Cry?” Advent 2023
Since September, we’ve been working our way through the Narrative Lectionary. This series of readings roughly follows the chronology of the biblical story. We began with creation and have reached the Babylonian exile. One of the inherent features of the Narrative Lectionary is that we go nearly four months without…
Land Back and Land of the Freed
During our recent fall congregational meeting, we discussed money in our budget for reparative debt payments. Several years ago we made a commitment to step this amount up to $20,000 annually (currently at $15,000 for our 2023 budget). At the meeting, a strong majority affirmed we are ready to step…
Thank you South Dakota and Father Haire
One hundred and twenty five years ago, South Dakota did something no other state in the nation had done. They affirmed a process for people to have direct lawmaking powers. Soon other states followed in allowing for ballot initiatives and referendums. A key leader in this movement was Father Robert Haire, a…
Spooky Season
I hope you all had a happy Halloween, a blessed All Saints Day, and are enjoying a beautifully sunny All Souls Day. Or perhaps you celebrated Dia de los Muertos. Or maybe you know these holy days as Samhain. Regardless, I hope these days of transition from Fall to Winter…
Trust the Circle
Midweek Blog: Trust the Circle 25 October 2023 “Trust the circle” was a favorite phrase of Rubén Castilla Herrera, best known to our congregation as the organizer behind Edith Espinal’s sanctuary stay in our building. That phrase is also the name of a new book about Rubén’s life: Trust the…
