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3 days ago
Passion and Patience
By Rev. Carol Bodeau Dear Friends, It seems like every conversation I get into these days is intense. We are all, it seems, feeling...
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Feb 3
Rats and Squirrels and Skunks, Oh My!
By Rev. Carol Bodeau Dear Friends, This week, I would like to tell you a story (a totally true story) of perseverance, interdependence,...
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Dec 31, 2024
Memory and Imagination
By Rev. Carol Bodeau Dear Friends, This last Sunday, Chris Edkins gave our annual Janus service at Westside. This is a New Year’s...
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Dec 2, 2024
Happy Holidays
By Rev. Carol Bodeau Dear Friends, The last few weeks have been an emotional roller-coaster for many of us, from both a personal and a...
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Nov 6, 2024
Election Day
By Rev. Carol Bodeau Dear Friends, It is currently the late afternoon of November 5th, 2024. I considered waiting until the polls close,...
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Oct 9, 2024
In the Wake of Hurricane Helene
By Rev. Carol Bodeau Dear Friends, It has been just one week since hurricane Helene moved through the southeast and brought catastrophic...
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Sep 3, 2024
To Be One With the Sea
By Rev. Carol Bodeau Dear Friends, Many of you participated in our annual Water Communion this last week, in which we use a ritual of...
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Aug 6, 2024
Building Our Own Theologies
By Rev. Carol Bodeau Dear Friends, As a UU congregation, many of our newest visitors and members come from religious experiences that...
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Jun 3, 2024
Giving Big Thanks
Rev. Carol Bodeau Dear Friends, I am writing this note to you the day after we as a congregation celebrated 10 years of service to...
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Apr 30, 2024
The Citizen Shift
By Rev. Carol Bodeau Dear Friends, This message finds us nearing the end of another congregational year. In UU churches, we follow what...
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Feb 5, 2024
What's Your Story?
By Rev. Carol Bodeau Hello dear friends, This month, we’re kicking off a new theme at Westside. It’s called “What’s Your Story?” and...
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Jan 1, 2024
Being Present in the New Year
By Rev. Carol Bodeau Happy New Year! You know, I cannot believe it is 2024. I still think of myself as a “1980’s” person (my high school...
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