Feb. 18, 2026
“ I want to dance with everybody who came through that door”
~Drew Holcomb & Ketch Secor, Dance with Everybody
Beloveds,
How are you this grey February day? I am all over the place, finding plenty of things about which to feel anxious, unsettled, and unhappy (to be honest, angry and dismayed are more accurate), but I am also settling into the reality that the members of GNUUC have called me to be their “settled minister”--which makes me want to dance!
I may have played the song linked above a few times before settling down to write. It’s a song that has always reminded me of our congregation, with its commitment to welcoming and and enjoying every person who walks in our doors, and this week I am celebrating having been invited on a more permanent basis into our dance of shared ministry. I may be imagining a big dance party with y’all.
I am grateful to all our members, and especially the members of the Contract to Call Task Force, for having undertaken the careful process of deciding to “call” me from my status as a contract (employed year-to-year) minister into the position of being a settled minister. This is one of those things that changes nothing and everything: our day to day life and work together will continue much as it has been, but the covenant between us has and will be deepened and strengthened.
Yours (along with all the people who walk through our door),
Rev. Denise
P.S. Our administrator, Kris, is on medical leave for the next two weeks. Please be aware that deposits of donation checks may be delayed during this time.
