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...
Carol Cook
Nov 15, 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...
Sheila Sandow
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...
UUs of San Mateo
Nov 2, 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...
Kathy Kinner
Oct 12, 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...
Sheila Sandow
Oct 5, 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...
Carol Cook
Sep 28, 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...
Kathy Kinner
Sep 23, 2023