Barnaby Feder is the settled minister at CVUUS. Before becoming a minister Barnaby worked for twenty-seven years as a reporter for the New York Times. Barnaby’s wife, Michele Lowy, is an elementary school teacher. They have three children, two sons and a daughter.
We gathered for a short Labor Day Worship Service in the Sanctuary, followed by a picnic on our grounds that will became part of the Zoom Coffee Hour. Rev. Barnaby and Ronnie Romano collected our thoughts in Zoom Picnic interviews and our choir sang outside. We made picnic bags for families that couldn’t attend. Sorry, … Continue reading The No-Rehearsal Pop-Up Sunday Worship Picnic
Rev. Barnaby reflected on how the arts help us understand what it means to be staging a beginning. He will introduced us to Ronnie Romano, our new music director. Our recording started late and leads with Poppy Rees, our religious exploration director, addressing us about her beginning back in the sanctuary delivering Time for All … Continue reading Something Wonderful — In the Beginning
Rev. Barnaby shared five poems, assisted by Becky Strum and Chris Murphy. Dr. Francois S. Clemmons sang Lift Every Voice and Sing. Links to recorded portions of this service to come at a later date. Order of Service Preservice & Prelude: Chuck Miller Bell: Recognition of Abenaki Land Becky Strum Welcome & Pathways to Connection: … Continue reading Five Poems that Made My Day
Flower Communion is a traditional Unitarian celebration of the way our unique identities weave together to form a beautiful community. This will be our first on site multi-access meeting.
Many years ago, Steve Maier suggested to Rev. Barnaby that this title be used continuously to describe the upcoming worship services. On the occasion of our annual meeting following worship, Rev. Barnaby reflected on what kind of relationships among us might make that truth in advertising. Preceded by our Rhubarb Festival Sat. June 5 (10-12).
When we relocate, willingly or not, we often find ourselves freer to recenter our lives, whether we want to or not. Rev. Barnaby reflected on how our UU values can help us make good choices. Special testimonials from Laurie Borden on her family’s upcoming move to Montana and Dr. Morris Earle on Native American wisdom … Continue reading Finding Our Bearings
Rev. Barnaby reflected on who gets left out, kept out, and thrown out of our efforts to build Beloved Community, where that leaves them, and where that leaves us. We introduced our May donee, Sandy Hook Promise.
Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It celebrated the usefulness of adversity in reacquainting us with the uplifting lessons to be learned from Nature. But how do UU’s address a future where our home planet is increasingly likely to become horrifically hostile at times? Our choir sang Justice and Joy by Amanda Udis-Kessler. Followed by our … Continue reading The Uses of Catastrophe
Rev. Barnaby discussed what recent information about the nature of our planet and the health of life on it should matter most to us as UU’s.
Rev. Barnaby reflected on what has become an important annual UU spiritual test — naming what we celebrate at Easter. Connor Timmons introduced our April donee Common Ground located in Starksboro, VT. He’s its executive director. The Easter Exam on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHGjfL0EX14). Order of Service Preservice slideshow Otter Creek’s Spring Break Liam Greenwood Bell: Recognition … Continue reading The Easter Exam
