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“Embodying Resilience” Dear TPUUF Members and Friends, Resilience is more than endurance. It is not simply the ability to “get through” hard times, but the practice of staying rooted in our deepest values while the winds around us shift, howl, and sometimes threaten to uproot us entirely. To embody resilience is to live it in … Continue reading President’s Message – February 2026
EMBODYING RESILIENCE February 2026 For me, the task of embodying resilience brings to mind hard work, attacking adversity and pushing past difficulties. Resilience is all of those things, but it also making sure that we have the time to mentally and physically rest. More important than pushing our endurance is making sure that we can … Continue reading Minister’s Message – February 2026
Thank you for stepping up to feed the homeless at the Lansdale Code Blue Men’s Shelter!! We will be doing this again on February 22nd!
Dear TPUUF Community, As we enter the new year at Thomas Paine Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, our Soul Matters theme of Practicing Resistance calls us to reflect not only on what we stand for, but how we live our values in a world that often contradicts them. Unitarian Universalism has long affirmed the worth and dignity … Continue reading President’s Message – January 2026
PRACTICING RESISTANCE Religions in general tend to be counter-cultural, asking us to love people we don’t know, forgive people who wrong us and believe in the power of goodness and grace despite all evidence to the contrary. Unitarian Universalism is at its heart an extremely counter-cultural faith. We are called to recognize the dignity of … Continue reading Minister’s Message – January 2026
President’s Message December, 2025 Dear TPUUF Community, In today’s tumultuous times—when uncertainty can feel relentless—choosing hope becomes an act of courage and of community. Within the Unitarian Universalist tradition, hope is not passive optimism but a lived commitment to the inherent worth and dignity of every person, the interdependence of all life, and the ongoing … Continue reading President’s Message – December, 2025
CHOOSING HOPE December 2025 In my monthly Newsletter articles I am leaning more and more into applied theology. That is, I’m doing less written reflecting on our monthly ministry themes and instead providing tangible practices which can help us grow spiritually. I hope that these concrete exercises are helpful and engaging. December’s ministry theme is … Continue reading Minister’s Message – December 2025
Dear Beloved Community, As we gather together this month under the theme of “Building Belonging,” I invite you to reflect on the significance of this concept within our Unitarian Universalist faith. At its heart, building belonging means fostering connections that honor every person’s worth and dignity, aligning beautifully with our principles of justice, equity, and … Continue reading President’s Message – September 2025
Welcome to a new church and academic year! This is often a time of re-starting yearly schedules after a summer break. We might be restarting school or coming back to work after a vacation. At TPUUF it means that I will be leading worship more often, and that we will be once again using ministry … Continue reading Minister’s Message – September 2025
The Social Action Committee project for September was to donate backpacks to a local school. We donated 48 backpacks filled with school supplies and 26 lunchboxes to Marshall Street Elementary School. Thank you to all who generously contributed by donating the needed items and filling the backpacks. The school secretary and guidance counselor were happy … Continue reading Social Action – Backpack Donation
