COMPASS ROSE: THE UU SAN MATEO BLOG

by The Committee on Ministry The Committee on Ministry (COM) is a team comprised of UUSM’s professional minister(s) and individuals selected jointly by UUSM’s Board of Trustees and the minister. In addition to our new contract minister, Rev. Laura Thompson, serving on the Committee on Ministry are Richard Davis, Kathy Kinner, and Kathy van Leuwen. Combined, the lay members have been active at UUSM for a century and served the congregation intensively in the areas of governanc

By Rev. Laura Thompson Beloveds, Having spent the last couple of months settling in and getting to know you, I am now ready to begin leading us on our shared Developmental Ministry journey. What is Developmental Ministry? Developmental ministry is a time of intentional reflection and action — a sacred period in which a congregation takes stock of its life, renews its sense of purpose, and strengthens the structures that support its mission in ways that are meaningful and sust

Greetings from the UU Church of the Philippines. May this message find you all well and in good spirits! As you may have seen on the...

As I began to explore Nurturing Gratitude, our congregational theme for the month of November, I wondered about the pairing of those two words. "Gratitude is essential," says Rev. Scott Tayler, founder of the Soul Matters Sharing Circle. "We aren't built for constant striving and the pursuit of more. Instead, we need moments of pause in which we are filled and replenished by the large and small wonders of the world." Practicing gratitude passively may not be sufficient, howev

I thought it would be easy to create a reflection about Cultivating Compassion, our congregational theme for the month of October. After...

Our congregational theme for the month of September is BUILDING BELONGING . To speak of our theme as being simply belonging would miss...

(Originally published almost three years ago, this [lightly-edited] Reflection reviews the many changes that had happened in our...