Carol Cook
- Nov 15, 2023
From You We Receive, To You We Give – The Gift of Partnership
In the Philippines, the Christmas season encompasses all of the “R” months at year end: SeptembeR, OctobeR, NovembeR, and DecembeR. Much...
Sheila Sandow
- Nov 2, 2023
The Gift of GENEROSITY
Before I began my deep dive into this month’s congregational theme, The Gift of GENEROSITY, I naively thought this topic would be about...
UUs of San Mateo
- Nov 2, 2023
Transition Team Plan to Engage Our Congregational Heritage
Back in December, after a series of meetings with the congregation, the Ministerial Transition Taskforce and the Board concluded that the...
Kathy Kinner
- Oct 12, 2023
A Prayer for Peace with Justice: A Pastoral Message from Rev. Tovis
Dear UUSM Community, My heart is heavy with the horror unfolding in Israel and Palestine and fear for what is yet to come. I know many of...
Sheila Sandow
- Oct 5, 2023
The Gift of HERITAGE
During the Oct. 1 worship service, our congregation sang “Rank by Rank,” a revered, old Unitarian hymn. Rev. Tovis talked about the...
Carol Cook
- Sep 28, 2023
The Spiritual Practice of Welcoming Accountability, by Rev. Tovis
On September 24th, our worship service focused on the spiritual practice of accountability: holding ourselves and one another...
Kathy Kinner
- Sep 23, 2023
"The Times They Are A-Changin”
A Letter From Rev. Tovis Dear UUSM Community, In September we bid farewell to our temporary worship space in Beck Hall, blessed the newly...