November 6 Service at 10:30 AM in the Church and on Zoom
Carol Strecker, Interim Minister
The only thing that we can really count on is change. It’s just the way life is. We have no idea what’s coming, nor can we bend the future to our will. In truth, we live our lives in the interim, betwixt and between life and death.
What we can do is learn to navigate transitions; the inner process that accompanies change. Moving from endings through a liminal time when things that were no longer are and things that will be are not yet — and embracing the possibilities for new beginnings. Becoming more conscious of this process can help us let go of what was without grasping prematurely for something new.
Creating A Congregational Covenant – together!
Congregational Conversation
Nov. 6th at Noon
In person and on Zoom
Please plan to stay after the service for an important congregational conversation where we’ll continue the process of creating a congregational covenant; the promises we want to make to one another about how we want to be together.
During the Sunday Service on October 16th we began this process when I invited those attending to begin to think about those promises. They included:
- To listen and respect each other
- To engage with each other in the work of the church
- To be curious about each other
- To try to understand others more fully, without presumptions or rigid expectations
- To disagree with compassion and respect
- To be supportive and appreciative
- To seek creative solutions to difficulties*
- To have open eyes, minds and hearts
- To be open to new ideas and ways of doing things
- To welcome and embrace change as a way to learn and grow
- To forgive each other and ourselves
This is already an amazing list! Can you imagine what NSUU would be like if we all strived to keep these promises! They really say that the way we do things is just as important if not more so then what we do together.
We’ll review all your suggestions on the 6th. Those of you who haven’t had an opportunity to add your ideas will have an opportunity to do so. Together we’ll create a list of the most important promises we want to include in NSUU’s covenant. The Board will take that list, create a draft covenant and present it to you, the Congregation for feedback. My hope is that you’ll have an opportunity to affirm NSUU’s Congregational Covenant by the end of the year.
See you in church, Rev. Carol
