Dear MDD Chalice Lighter, Thank you for your generous commitment to growing our faith by helping other UU Churches in the Mountain Desert District (MDD). The last of the three calls for 2018 is to assist the Namaqua Unitarian Universalist congregation in Loveland, Colorado with a building project.The Church Treasurer
2018 Dale Arnink Sermon Award Winner – Rev. Sean Neil-Barron
The winner of the 2018 Dale Arnink Sermon Award is the Rev. Sean Neil-Barron, Assistant Minister of the Foothills Unitarian Church in Fort Collins, CO. Sean became a Minister at Foothills in 2016 after four years in the New England area where he completed seminary at Harvard Divinity School. Originally
2018 Walk the Talk Award Recipient – Heide Cottam
The MDD “Walk the Talk” Award is given to a Unitarian Universalist lay person for living a life which best exemplifies Unitarian Universalist principles. For 2018, the award goes to Heide Cottam of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden, Utah. The award honors those who have lived a life that
MDD Spring 2017-18 Chalice Lighter Call
Dear MDD Chalice Lighter,Thank you for your generous commitment to growing our faith by helping other UU churches in the Mountain Desert District (MDD). The second of the three calls for 2018 is to assist the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder (UUCB) with a building project.On October 29, 2017, UUCB
MDD Winter 2017-18 Chalice Lighter Call
January 2018 Dear MDD Chalice Lighter, It is my pleasure to announce to you the recipient of the first MDD Chalice Lighter call of 2018. The award goes to the UU Fellowship of Sheridan, Wyoming. That congregation has taken the bold step of contracting with its first minister. In
Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons MDD Assembly – Keynote and Workshop
See the Notes from Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons’ Workshop. Keynote Address On Becoming a Grown Up: Spiritual Maturity With and Without God Good morning. What a pleasure and an honor it is to be with you today for this amazing program! Many thanks to my colleague and former student James
MDD Fall 2017-18 Chalice Lighters Call
Dear MDD Chalice Lighters Member, It is with great pleasure that I announce the 2017/18 Fall Chalice Lighters Call. Two congregations seeking to enhance RE programming will share this award. Two Rivers UU in Carbondale, CO is seeking to expand RE from one to three classes and establish a “children’s
2017 Walk the Talk Award Recipient – Joyce W. Nickols
The MDD “Walk the Talk” Award is given to a Unitarian Universalist lay person for living a life which best exemplifies Unitarian Universalist principles. For 2017, the award goes to Joyce Nickols of the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, New Mexico. The award honors those who have lived a life
Christine Robinson receives Dale Arnink Sermon Award
Christine Robinson is the winner of 2017 MDD’s Los Alamos Unitarian Church’s Award Honoring Dale Arnink, Minister Emeritus, for a Sermon exploring and promoting Humanist Teachings in Unitarian Universalism. Christine has been the minister of the First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque since November 1988. Her undergraduate degree was in music,
MDD Chalice Lighters – Spring call for the UU Fellowship of Durango
Make your contribution to the 2016/17 spring call now Dear MDD Chalice Lighters Member, I am happy to report that in response to our request our request the MDD Board received many applications for the spring call. Thanks to all congregations that submitted proposals! We won’t have a call this