Sharing our liberal religious tradition with the next generation is an important component of this congregation. Check out Religious Education classes for children and youth each Sunday at 10am!

My parents came down to help with some projects–especially replacing the oversized patio door in my kitchen. We got the new door, pulled out the old one… and realized the opening was just a tad too small. Dad sent me to the hardware store for the right tool…and I returned home to complete and utter chaos. Dad was attacking studs with his big sawzall, and pieces of my wall littered the ground inside and out. Mom quickly jumped in, “There was a change in plan. You’re going to have to have faith.” “Mom, if there is one thing I have faith in, it’s that you guys will not leave me in a lurch,” I blurted out, giving her a hug. That isn’t to say that the next day and a half didn’t come with some cringes as more of the newly painted wall was sawed off, or me having to leave the room a few times as Dad levered an entire wall with a wrecking bar and a big hammer. But I knew that before we went to bed, there’d be something keeping the cold out, and my parents wouldn’t leave before the project was entirely finished. I thank my lucky stars every day for my folks, and am awed by the love they have given me. I work every day to live up to their example, to be that warm and steadying force in the lives of my children, and of all those I meet. In what do you have such deep faith? Put another way, what in your life has given you reason to believe that it will always be true? What can we do as a congregation to give people faith? What can we teach to help each other go out into the world and be pillars of love? Come to the Fellowship at 10 AM this (and every!) week to strengthen your soul and widen your skill set. To learn more about faith development opportunities, come to our circle any Sunday, or speak with Bob Wiener or me! Our next committee meeting will be 7pm, April 8th in the workroom. In faith, Katy Carpman Director of Religious Education ufhdre@comcast.net