From Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister Perhaps you were present for the “Experiment!” service on March 18, 2018. If not, I encourage you to listen to the sermon podcast (https://uumontclair.wordpress.com/2018/03/18/experiment-03-18-2018/). As senior co-minister with accountability for Worship at UUCM, I am excited to announce some new experiments: Our Music Director Markus Grae-Hauck had the bold...
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Hope: It Looks to Me Like a Community
From Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister I’ve begun to receive holiday cards. One of the notes came, as it does every year, from an intentional community where I lived for a year and a half, while studying for the ministry at Meadville Lombard Theological School. The Sophia Community, an intentionally interfaith home, nourishes the lives of their residents...
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A Language of Reverence
From Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister The vocabulary of reverence allows us “to speak of that which is sacred, holy, of ultimate importance to us, the language which would allow us to enter into critical dialogue with the rest of the religious community.” – Rev. Dr. David Bumbaugh, Unitarian Universalist Minister and Professor In the mid...
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Branding at UUCM – What’s in a Brand?
From Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister A brand is “a particular identity or image.” Our Congregation has a particular identity but is not always communicated with clarity and consistency. This means that we have an identity, but we don’t showcase a consistent brand. You may notice when you see our various communication platforms – Website,...