Author: Jamie Ross

Excerpts from July 1st Service

Two poems Rev. Erica Richmond used in her service on 1 July. Please experience and enjoy them again. Rich Stockton   —– Forwarded Message —– Here is the poem eleven by Sandra Cisneros. And then here is the link to the poem from the meditation: http://www.auroralevinsmorales.com/main-blog/vahavta Eleven by Sandra Cisneros “What they don’t understand about birthdays … Continue reading Excerpts from July 1st Service

Sermon: Proud

Sermon: Proud Unitarian Society of New Haven June 24, 2018 10:30 AM Proud, written by Deborah Pascale   I’d like to begin by reading a poem written by my 8 year old granddaughter, Isabella Marie Sullivan Go in my shoes See the world differently Be Me See Me I’m different in ways I can’t even … Continue reading Sermon: Proud

Sermon: Never Forget: Re-Membering on Memorial Day Weekend

Unitarian Society of New Haven Jim Peters May 27, 2018 USNH Sermon: Never Forget:  Re-Membering on Memorial Day Weekend Reading: An excerpt from “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom  (©️1997, Doubleday)   I look back sometimes at the person I was before I rediscovered my old professor.  I want to talk to that person. I … Continue reading Sermon: Never Forget: Re-Membering on Memorial Day Weekend

Procedures for Accepting Gifts

PURPOSE:   Procedures for USNH personnel involved in accepting gifts. Guidelines for outside advisors who assist in the gift planning process. Guidelines for prospective donors considering gifts to USNH. For Tracking gifts to Endowment and Legacy refer to SOP-0004. USNH actively seeks gifts to enable it to fulfill its mission and is grateful for generosity … Continue reading Procedures for Accepting Gifts

Sermon: Spirituality That Surprises Us

Unitarian Society of New Haven April 29, 2018 Rev. Megan Lloyd Joiner   Reading: Untitled by Jason Shinder (http://claviclecollective-blog.tumblr.com/post/3366402801/untitled-by-jason-shinder)   Sermon:   Accounts vary, but some say that Joan of Arc was 13 years old when she first began hearing voices and seeing visions that she believed carried messages from God telling her, first, to … Continue reading Sermon: Spirituality That Surprises Us

Reflections: Balancing Act

March 25, 2018  USNH Lay-led Service “Balancing Acts” Homily: In Praise of Imbalance Sue Linsley Reading In Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There,  Syvia Boorstein writes   “Equanimity doesn’t mean keeping things even; it is the capacity to return to balance in the midst of an alert, responsive life.  I don’t want to be constantly … Continue reading Reflections: Balancing Act