The Rev. Christina joins us from Portland, Maine. She served First Parish Church in Portland for eleven years as their settled minister. Contact her at: .
Trusting Our Struggles
Our society tells us that to be successful we have to hide our flaws and failures. Is that really the way to success?
Speaker: Rev. Ms. Pamela M. Barz
Pamela Barz began her ministry serving the UU Church of Saco-Biddeford and now has returned to Maine where she offers coaching to help clergy and others get “unstuck” and live from deep gladness. In between, she served churches in Massachusetts – most recently as the minister of the First Parish in Scituate. She has also served as the UU Chaplain at Wellesley College from which she was graduated with a degree in Mathematics. She and her husband live in Bath and are the parents of twin sons, one a sophomore at UMaine Orono, the other a Lance Corporal in the US Marines.
The Strength of our Song
Singing together is an important part of our time together each week. Singing unites us, expresses our beliefs and theology, encourages, consoles, and strengthens us individually and as a community. But the songs we sing can also divide or alienate us. As we prepare for the next four years, how can we draw on our … Continue reading The Strength of our Song
The Way You Shine
Are the shiny tinsel, lights, and colored globes we see around us merely seasonal decorations, or do they remind us of a deeper truth?
Fear: A Survival Skill
There is much to scare us these days, and not just the Halloween figures lurking on our streets. Do you acknowledge your fears or try to ignore them?
Spiritual or Religious? How ‘bout Both?
Unitarian Universalists sometimes say we are spiritual but not religious. What does this mean? And how do spirituality and religion fit in with what it means to be human?