Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Peninsula From Buffy Boke
A Letter from our Minister
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”
What a privilege and pleasure it has been to walk with this
Fellowship on its path from “Small” to “Mid-Sized” and from dreaming
to doing! I offer the following observations for your consideration,
in the hope that you will see yourselves as the strong and healthy
congregation you are and wish to be:
This is a warm and welcoming place to come to, and that will only be
enhanced by your declaration that the Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of the
You’re about to decide the way in which to enlarge the space you own
in order to make this Fellowship available to more people. When I
arrived in 2005, you had voted to move in order to provide the
additional space the Fellowship needs. Now it appears that moving is
one of several options. Whatever you decide, it’s clear that you’re
committed to offering a liberal religious community to all who seek
one.
You’ve made a commitment to full-time professional ministry. This
began in 1999 and has not flagged. An interim minister will see you
through the coming year and next year you’ll call a new minister.
There are many highly qualified, smart, compassionate, deeply
committed UU ministers and I know one of them will come to serve you
here in
Many of you have made the decision to be
generous with your faith. An increase in membership along with a
deepened commitment to the future of this congregation bode well.
Your pledging has increased in each of the three years I’ve been
here, and I know those of you who haven’t yet been able to give at
the Fair Share level give what you can. I encourage you to put your
money where your faith is, so that there can continue to be a
vibrant center for Unitarian Universalism on the
I am sad to leave you. Our work together has been gratifying. I hold
you in my heart as I go. You can’t know the depth of the gifts you
have given me; you made me a better minister and a better person,
and I am thankful for the years we have had together. May all your
dreams come true!
With Great Affection, Buffy
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