The Rev. Jim Grant says, "I am writing this three weeks before the national election, trying to envision a sermon to be given a little over three weeks af ter that election; imagine my confusion! At any rate, without regard to winners and losers in the election, Advent begins on the Sunday I will be your guest preacher. The proposed UUA Article II, Identity talks about our Universalist heritage " . . . ever affirming the power of hope." If Advent is anything it is an affirmation of hope, seen in all of the traditional Christmas characters to say nothing of the hopeful fires of Winter Solstice. Druids, Shepherds, Magi, Emily Dickinson, and you and I all have in common the power of hope."

Don't Park on Street; You Could Win a Raffle Ticket

The Building Committee met with neighbors of our church on March 13 to answer any questions about our building project. We blanketed the neighborhood with invitations, and had six neighbors attend, all of them residents of 17th, 18th or 19th Streets. We soon learned that they had three issues on their minds: parking, parking and parking.