by Jannina Ortiz | Mar 16, 2022 | Blog Posts
Videos from the Woodside Gardens Pantry After Hour Video 1 The Journey (9:39 mins)Video 2 Pantry Plans (18:39 mins)Video 3 Dynamics in the Community (5:07 mins)Video 4 How can we, UUCA, help? (4:26 mins) Rita Dorsey, Resident Services Coordinator for Woodside...
by John Crestwell | Mar 9, 2022 | Blog Posts
Is COVID the New Normal? Seeing the COVID numbers drop daily is a powerful thing to watch. So is the freedom to be found in traveling, in enjoying the arts, in seeing one’s friends, and going to my local shops. I had a powerful moment this week, when walking home from...
by John Crestwell | Mar 2, 2022 | Blog Posts
SERMON – CASTE Rev. John T. Crestwell, Jr. February 27, 2022 Readings are from the book Caste: Origins of Our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson Reading 1. Divine Will “Before the age of human awareness, according to the ancient...
by Jannina Ortiz | Mar 2, 2022 | Blog Posts
Woodside Gardens Food Pantry Update Rita Dorsey, Resident Services Coordinator for Woodside Gardens and its Food Pantry, was invited to church this past Sunday to share her journey and vision. She was raised in the Woodside Gardens...
by John Crestwell | Feb 23, 2022 | Blog Posts
Rev. John’s Sabbatical Plan April 1 – June 30 (sabbatical) / June 30 – July 31 (study leave) The overall goal for me during this sabbatical is to get a much-needed mental/spiritual break from ministry to rejuvenate, pray and meditate on my family, life...
by John Crestwell | Feb 23, 2022 | Blog Posts
Hacking the Brain & Race Reverend John T. Crestwell, Jr., Minister February 20, 2022 It will take a revolution of the mind to change this world. It will take a heart transformation to get us beyond race, systemic racism, and cultural...