Minister's Message

April 19, 2025, "Easter Sunday"
This Sunday will be quite a special day at church.  I hope you’ll dress “fancy” and join our Easter parade.  We will also welcome new members during the service and celebrate a few members who joined our community more than 50 years ago!  The choir has prepared a spectacular anthem, arranged by John Bergquist, including parts for bass soloist, violin, and organ.  All to be followed by an elevated “coffee hour” with treats just for Easter.  A great day at church.  And great fun.

April 12, 2025, "Passover/Holy Week'"
This week is Passover, beginning this evening and ending next Sunday.  This week is also Holy Week, in the Christian calendar, leading to Easter Sunday.  We will honor both holidays during our worship, through a UU lens.  In its essence, Passover is a holiday of liberation.  What is holding you down that you can break free from or leave behind?  And Easter is a promise that new life is always possible, even after the most difficult of challenges.  What are you hoping will emerge for you in the coming days?

April 5, 2025, "Join the Easter Parade"
Have you seen the notices for the Easter Bonnet workshops this Sunday and next (April 6 and 13) and wondered what that’s about?  The Worship Committee is organizing an Easter Parade for our Easter Sunday service on April 20.  Dress in your spring finery.  Put pastel colors together that have never gone together before.  Show off your spectacular hat creation.  Let’s celebrate spring and have some fun.  Don’t be left out. 

March 29, 2025, "Easter Bonnet Workshop'"
This year, UUCSC celebrates Easter with an Easter parade.  I invite you to join the display by preparing an Easter bonnet to show off during our worship service on April 20.  To get started, join the workshop hosted by a creative team of church members after worship on April 6.  Start with your own hat, or we can provide one for a small donation, and then decorate as extravagantly as your taste permits.  Think flowers, feathers, fantasy, and fun.