As the COVID-19 pandemic intensified in March, Paul Taylor launched a collaborative writing project that was inspired by Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron. Boccaccio wrote his collection of one hundred stories in response to the devastation caused by the Black Death sweeping across Europe during the fourteenth century. The following story...
This week in Coping with COVID, UBC member Kris White shares some observations with us from Sunday. So last Sunday we got to meet in person for the first time in a long time. In my house, this meant weeks of planning had come to its end and the big day...
This week in Coping with COVID, Director of Hospitality Lily White welcomes us back for a one-time, in-person outdoor worship on Sunday, November 1, 2020! Let us know you’ll be attending by going to this website: https://bit.ly/rsvpNov1.
In this week’s Coping with COVID, our minister of music & outreach, Jonathan Castillo, plays Percy Grainger’s “Country Gardens” and provides a little history behind the music! Click the video below to watch!
Who let the Minister of Music back in the organ?! Jonathan Castillo found his way back and has some more information about the organ in the sanctuary. Take a look inside the Pedal and Great divisions!
On Sunday, September 27, 2020, UBC will celebrate our 112th birthday. In this time of pandemic, it’s not feasible to have the usual cake & punch fellowship in the back of the sanctuary. Instead, we’ll be celebrating with a UBC story emailed each day. So, grab a piece of cake, cookie...
On Sunday, September 13, 2020, Rev. Amelia Fulbright began her sermon with a poem. We thought we would include it in today’s Coping with COVID. Please enjoy. Breathing Under Water by Jared Mackey I built my house by the sea. Not on the sands, mind you; not on the shifting...
For today’s Coping with COVID message, the Benevolence Team would like to share the thank yous they’ve received for the financial help the church has given. Beverly Gavenda says, “Not everyone we’ve helped has sent a thank you, but those that did, the thanks belongs to the whole church. We...
As the COVID-19 pandemic intensified in March, Paul Taylor launched a collaborative writing project that was inspired by Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron. Boccaccio wrote his collection of one hundred stories in response to the devastation caused by the Black Death sweeping across Europe during the fourteenth century. The following poem...
This week’s Coping with COVID is the second video taking you on a tour of the mechanics of our pipe organ in the Sanctuary! You’ll see the turbine that generates the wind, how the wind gets to the organ, and how the organ knows which pipes should receive the wind...
