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Rev. Kevin Message – December 29, 2022

Thank you, everyone, for your kind expressions of concern. I am feeling much better and I am also aware that I’ve had it so much easier than many. Today is day 10 for me in COVID terms, and I look forward to returning to the land of interaction. Masked interaction for me for a while.  

Happy New Year! Just as the sugar buzz begins to ease, we arrive at the entrance to a new year. January 1 always seems such an arbitrary date for a beginning, at least in the non-calendar scheme of things, but there is some rhyme to inviting introspection and renewed resolve immediately after the intense expectations and interactions of Christmas, which tend to be clarifying. And, of course, the extended length of the nights helps one turn inward. […]

Rev. Kevin Message – December 22, 2022

Dear ones, near and far,  here’s to wish you a holiday time that illuminates what it will most help you to see, to know, to realize, to experience.   May you know connection and caring, even if you are physically solitary this year, and especially if you are grieving.   May you know courage and compassion […]

January 2023 Share the Plate – Sierra Roots

Our January Share the Plate recipient is Sierra Roots. Sierra Roots serves chronically homeless individuals by building personal relationships and providing immediate needs of nutritious hot meals, clothing, and shelter especially during severe weather events in the communities of Nevada City and Grass Valley. UUCM member Alice Johnson serves as the Weather Shelter Coordinator. […]

Profile of Jesse Wightman

“He is a good kid…”

These words from Jennifer, Jesse’s mother, are based on what a great kid Jesse is and not “motherly bias.”

Many remember the little boy running up and down the aisle in the UUCM sanctuary, racing with Norah Wiley close on his heels, indifferent to the solemnity of the service.

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2023 Book Group News

Get Ready to Read and Join Us for Discussion Our book group will be reading an exciting variety of fiction and non-fiction in 2023. Join us for any or all of these discussions. We will have our meetings at UUCM after church on second Sundays at 12:30, in the Channing Room. The exception will be […]

December Share the Plate News

UUCM’s October Share the Plate recipient, Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release, will receive $1,132.76, thanks to generous UUCM members, friends, and visitors. These weekly donations add up! Thank you all. Our December Share the Plate recipient is Hospitality House, whose mission statement is to bring homeless people in Nevada County into a circle of community caring […]