Previously known to the congregation as Mary Beth, Mel Lasseter, the daughter of Mary Ann Lasseter, has spent the last ten years of her life getting educated. She received her Master of Arts in Southern Studies from the University of Mississippi, working on a Ph.D. and finishing all but the dissertation in American Studies from … Continue reading Member Spotlight :: Mary Beth (Mel) Lasseter
We invite all members who weren’t able to participate after Sunday service previously to join us for one of these sessions. The Settled Minister Search Committee is hosting 2 additional 45 minute small-group Zoom discussions: Click for Zoom Details: Tuesday September 8 @ 9a.m. Thursday September 17 @ 7p.m. We will assign participants to break-out … Continue reading New Settled Minister Search – Join the Discussion!
By Rus Ervin Funk I was an activist for gender and racial justice long before I became a father. Perhaps because of that, becoming a father (rather late in life – I was 46 when my child was born) was an experience that I found to be mutual influencing: becoming a dad has influenced my activism, … Continue reading Fathering and Activism: How Being a Dad Impacts my Efforts for Gender Justice (and Vice Versa)
Introduction to Havening What is Havening? Havening Techniques are a healing modality that uses gentle self touch (on either face, arms or hands) to delink negative emotional reactions from distressing memories and events. Havening techniques was developed by Dr Ronald Ruden, a neuroscientist. In this workshop we will use a protocol for self soothing and … Continue reading Havening :: Comfort During Chaos
The following is a summary of a Board of Trustees discussion held at the 3/8 meeting. Cost of changing our name: The Board’s best estimate for costs associated with the change of our name is less than $1,000. Between a grant from our UUA Midwest region and a possible crowd-sourced “Faithify” campaign for the remaining … Continue reading Name Change Project :: Board of Trustees Discussion
