September has always meant the start of a new year for me. Since my birthday is in early September, that day of getting one year older has always coincided with the start of school when I was a student and continued as I became a public school music teacher.  Once I began attending FUSF in 1996, September also marked the beginning of a new church year as fellow congregants came back together at the traditional

May 2022The children and I have been watching Spring slowly bloom in our FUSF Grove over the course of the past month.  The trees in the parking lot are all in leaf now, but several weeks ago they were all white with blossoms.  I wish that you all could have seen them.  Despite all of the changes that the past several years have seen, our program has been able to reprise several annual traditions this season. 

Religious Education News for AprilThe forsythia is blooming in my neighbor’s yard, the grass is green, and I’ve packed most of my winter clothes away in the attic.  I know, you can blame me if we have a blizzard later this week.  But do you know what this means?  It means that life is just about to start zooming forward.  I’m seeing the end of summer in my rearview mirror already, and it is gaining on

Notes from the Grove – Religious Education NewsSpring is in the air!  Can you feel it coming?  The March wind is certainly blowing today!  We are back in the meetinghouse and back in our RE classes.  Here is an overview of what is going on…During the Sunday service, the children are meeting with their teachers to resume their curriculum classes in their Groves – Greenwood for children ages 3-6, Maplewood for children 7-11, and Pinewood

As we enter year three of this pandemic, I have spent time thinking about how much my role of Music Director has changed from when I was first hired. Some of my duties remain the same:  scheduling pianists, finding special music singers/instrumentalists, and working with the choir, though one that is much reduced in size. However, I can now add many technical skills to my musical bag of tricks which will come in useful moving