Rev 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. Contact her at: .
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.
“Rooted Like Cottonwoods” Cottonwood trees grow in the desert because their deep taproots allow them to reach water sources inaccessible to other species of trees. How can we develop such strong root systems? Where can we find the water we need? So what would replenish you? What do you need to feed your spirit? We’ll … Continue reading Ingathering
e.e. cummings wrote, “We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust… Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” How do we create space for that to occur?
Our society tells us that to be successful we have to hide our flaws and failures. Is that really the way to success?
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
Are the shiny tinsel, lights, and colored globes we see around us merely seasonal decorations, or do they remind us of a deeper truth?
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?
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?
