Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

It is KUUF’s Stewardship Season, the time to make your annual financial pledge to KUUF for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.

This year we will look back to the courage of KUUF members of 25 years ago. It’s quite a story! With fewer than 40 members, they decided that we needed a new sanctuary, space for a strong religious education program, and a full-time minister in order to grow and thrive.

Inspired by their commitment, we will again gather our collective gifts to accomplish together what none of us could do alone.

Look for your pledge packet in the mail this month, or pick one up in the KUUF foyer. Reflect on your personal and spiritual connection with the Fellowship. How have the relationships you’ve made here enriched your life? How has your presence here enriched the lives of others? How have you grown and what have you learned?

These questions draw us deeper into grateful appreciation for the generosity of those who came before us to make our community a place that is sacred beyond measure. Our sense of appreciation, in turn, draws us deeper into thinking about the ways we can make a difference.

Please generously support our fellowship for the coming year and for those who will follow us.

I’ve come to the conclusion that my children are the most sacred part of my life. Now this may seem a bit strange, given how much consternation kids can cause. And yet, they also are a source of much wonder and joy. Being a good Dad brings a huge dose of meaningful purpose to my life. And that’s the key part to why my kids are so sacred to me. How did I come to this conclusion? On February 7, 2010, Dr. David Owen-O’Quill and his wife Jennifer served as guest Ministers. Part of David’s sermon was about our Mission as Unitarian Universalists. His view is that each person has a deep need to find meaningful purpose in their lives, and to become part of a larger community.

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It's time to thank the garden staff, remembering all that great flavorful, nutritious produce that came from Nancy Jo's Garden last year. The breezeway Farmer's Market brought in more than $1800 dollars to the Fellowship, the garden contributing a fair share of that produce. Nancy Jo's Garden also donated over 500 lbs. of fresh produce to the Bremerton Food Line. Thanks goes to Chalice Circles 3 & 11 for staffing the farmer's market and being such cheerleaders of our efforts. Great work was done by Chalice Circle 2 starting 462 plants for the garden, painstaking work by any measure.

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