by Jannina Ortiz | Apr 12, 2022 | Blog Posts
UUCA’s Sabbatical Plans Beloved Community, Rev. John will be on sabbatical from April 1 through June 30 and on study leave from July 1 through July 31. We are reaching the final stages of preparing to send Rev. John on his sabbatical leave with our blessings. We...
by John Crestwell | Apr 6, 2022 | Blog Posts
Easter and Earth Come Celebrate with Us April 17 Those new (and not-so-new) to Unitarian Universalism are sometimes surprised that it is one of the biggest Sundays of the year. More people come: young, old, and in-between. Some wear festive hats, floral prints,...
by John Crestwell | Mar 31, 2022 | Blog Posts
SERMON: SEE YA LATER Rev. John T. Crestwell, Jr. March 27, 2022 What is a sabbatical? It is an old word but comes from a wise tradition that universities and religious congregations still honor. Sabbath from the Hebrew Bible means rest. It is the day some Jewish...
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 | Feb 10, 2022 | Blog Posts
Hope: Relaxing Some COVID-practices Because of the rapidly dropping COVID-positivity rate and because the Anne Arundel Medical Center has deactivated their crisis standards of care, we also will be shifting some of our COVID-related practices. Here are our practices...
