Feb 20, 2026 | Pastor's Blog
By Rev. Joe Zarro, Interim Senior Minister It is a season of fasting right now – not only did Lent begin yesterday with Ash Wednesday, it’s also the beginning of Ramadan when more than 1 billion Muslims observe the yearly fast (based on a lunar calendar)....
Feb 4, 2026 | News, Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
By Rev. Racquel R. Ray Watching. Waves of worry wash over us. That will never happen here…Right?? Lurking, lingering… Stirring, recalling… hasn’t history seen this before? Why does this look...
Jan 22, 2026 | News, Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
By Rev. Joe Zarro, Interim Sr. Minister In worship the past 2 weeks, I’ve been asking for prayers for a dear friend of mine, Rev. Susan Hayward. Susie and I met at Harvard Divinity School, and not only did she invite me to parties and trips, she also invited me to...
Jan 8, 2026 | Pastor's Blog
By Rev. Racquel R. Ray, MDiv Associate Minister of Congregational Life As the new year breaks open but has yet to reveal her secrets, we wait with darkness for dawn to enlighten our days. We reflect on the past year and are surprised at our ‘year in review’ posts,...
Dec 12, 2025 | Pastor's Blog
Last year I was at Redlands UCC in Southern California, and I was officiating our first Blue Christmas service. I was carrying some grief and sadness in my own life but had a particular congregant in mind who had lost his wife to brain cancer earlier that week. I...
Nov 25, 2025 | Pastor's Blog
By Rev. Joe Zarro, Interim Senior Minister It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but I’m wishing you a “Happy New Year” because this Sunday marks the beginning of a new Christian liturgical year. Advent has many meanings, and one of them is “beginning.” It is the beginning...
