On July 26, seven members participated in the UUFH Habitat/Thrivent workday. Rich DeSimone our coordinator, noted, “We acquitted ourselves admirably, and accomplished a very respectable amount of work.” The workers included (l to r) Liam Baer, Susan Kuehn, Joan Shields, Ron Partin, Joe Robustelli, Rich DeSimone, and Maze Swicord. The construction of a home in […]
Each month, we send an email newsletter called The Beacon. If you’d like to download a copy, here’s our July 2018 Beacon. (PDF) If you’d like to subscribe, please contact us! Please share: on Twitter on Facebook
Members of SJOT (Social Justice Outreach Team) met on June 13 in an offsite Retreat to plan our focus and activities for the coming year. Attendees included Carole Repici and Charlotte Corrigan (co-chairs), members Donna Gatnarek, Barbara Yates, Judy Lutzenberger, Jan Partin, Kate Potter, Mays and Kay Swicord, and Daniel Benavides. Minister Jim McKinley and Family Ministry Director, […]
Uh-Oh! No book donations accepted at the yard sale this year! What will we do with our used books? Books For Good, that’s what! Beginning this Sunday, you’ll notice a bin by the back door to FH, next to the IAM’s donation box, clearly marked Books for Good. This all volunteer organization sells used books, CD’s and DVD’s to benefit […]
If Bill Elder’s past assessments are any predictor of future performance, I’m making a big mistake to write this in my out loud voice. Any time I mention straightening and organizing my office, Bill just looks at me, smiles and shakes his head. His unspoken thought comes through loud and clear: yeah, that ain’t happening. […]
Have you been to our website lately? Or our Facebook page? Before most new visitors come through our church doors, they visit us online. Church seekers use the Internet to research and narrow down choices long before we get to meet them in person. The Membership Committee asked me (in my role as webmaster for […]
There is a wonderful moment in a worship service when the choir is singing. There’s a brief pause, when the music director turns toward the choir and raises her hands. For listeners, there’s a moment of anticipation. People prepare for what poet Billy Collins described as the “pleasure of meaning.” The composer intends for the […]
The Fellowship’s Bylaws call for a Committee on Ministries (COM), whose mission is to educate the congregation about working with a professional ordained minister. The Committee serves as a liaison with the congregation, dealing with questions or thoughts about ministry in general. This Committee also meets regularly with the ordained ministers who serve the congregation […]
Cheryl Snyder, a member of UUFH since the summer of 2016, has been a part of the Membership Committee for over a year. The committee has reorganized itself, and Cheryl is now one of three cochairpersons. (The other two are Susan Harris and Susan Maybin.) Four years ago, she and her husband, Walt, moved here from […]
We live in Hendersonville with our rescue dogs, Brady and Lucy. After 18 years of marriage, we are so grateful for the gift of a blended family: four adult children living across the U.S. from San Francisco to Michigan, Illinois, and Asheville. We have eight grandchildren ages 16 years to 15 months. We are retired […]