Safe Cookware

Avoid nonstick cookware coated with Teflon made with the chemicals PFOA and PFC.  In 2013, PFOA was found to be dangerous  and replaced with PFCs which have not proven to be any safer.  Better options are cast iron, stainless steel, carbon steel and ceramic coated...

Bending the Arc Toward Better Elections

When I mention to people that before entering the ministry I spent 25 years in newspaper journalism, they often ask what I miss from that former life. The truth is: not much. At about the time I was leaving for ministry, the newspaper world was changing dramatically....

Interested in Composting!

Check out Green America’s article “Pick a Composter, Any Composter” on its website that provides details on some of the most popular options. Green Tip brought to you by Earth Community Circle action group. Click here for more ideas/

Testing, Testing 1-2-3

One of the qualities of our congregation I admire is your willingness to experiment. We have been experimenting with The Wednesday Thing (this is year three!) and with multigenerational worship. These are two of the programs that generated excitement when I...

UUCA Is S-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g!

Last Sunday after Melissa Murphy’s call to action to get out the vote and advocate for electoral justice, the congregation joined in “Social Justice Stretching.” We touched our toes reaching down to get the power of the grassroots. We reached our arms up to the sky...