Dear Ones, Thanks to many wonderful workers, we have another virtual worship service to share with you. David Kew, Derek Herzer, Toben Cooney-Callnan, Stephanie Bernier, Jud Caswell, Marsey Caswell, Eleanor Caswell, and Sam Caswell all helped me bring this service to life. I hope you are all staying safe and well. Love, Sylvia
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Dear Ones, I write with the link to this week’s worship service. You can find the service here: (Please note: We have moved our virtual worship services to a new YouTube channel: UUCBAV. If you subscribed after watching our March 15 or March 22 service, you will need to resubscribe in this new location. Subscribing
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Dear Ones, I hope you are all doing well in these exceedingly strange times. I am attaching this week’s worship service, brought to you with considerable help from Jud Caswell, who edited all the a/v files so that we could include music this week. Jud, Marsey, Eleanor, and Sam Caswell all grace this service with
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I wrote this tune in 2014 for the dedication of the newly-rebuilt UU Church in Brunswick. The church bell has survived two fires now. When it was pulled from the destruction in 2011, an inscription was found on it that nobody knew about: “Ring Joy and Peace to the World.” A nice message of hope
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Dear Ones, Please know I am thinking of you and missing you during this strange and concerning time. While we are socially isolating ourselves, I will be in touch periodically electronically. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me via email or phone if you need to talk. For the time being, the church
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Dear Ones, This evening the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees made the very difficult decision to cancel church this coming Sunday, March 15. We have also canceled all church events, including the March 14 Concert for a Cause, until further notice. (Yes, we will refund ticket costs.) We hope to have a mechanism
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Dear Ones, UUCB is a warm, loving community. We often greet one another with handshakes and hugs. But concerns about the corona virus and the resulting COVID-19 illness require us, like religious institutions all over the world, to modify our habits for the time being. Even though it may be hard to think of changing,
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November 17, 2019 In June, I traveled to Richmond, Indiana, to help my son move to Maine. Over the years, I have visited there many times, and I have gotten to know the area a bit. Richmond is an economically depressed city that has lost its shine. But it has an interesting history. Read More
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