My thanks...
No minister can enter this vocation - or sustain the rewarding and demanding work of parish ministry over time - without support from many people. I am grateful to:
* First Unitarian Church of Omaha, NE, for calling me as their minister, and partnering with me in carrying out the church's mission and vision.
* Westside UU Church in Fort Worth, TX. Westside will always be special to me as the first congregation I served as a called minister.
* UU Church of Bloomington, IN, for being my UU home of 20 years, sponsoring me as a Candidate, employing me in an interim position during my first search, and ordaining me.
* The UU Congregation of Columbus, IN, including the board for supporting my internship and hiring me as Summer Minister, and the Intern Team for going above and beyond in their dedication and support.
* The institutions and donors who invested in my preparation for ministry, through Meadville Lombard Theological School, the UUA and others, and fabulous faculty like Nicole Kirk, Lee Barker, and Darrick Jackson who nurtured my calling.
* Mentors & colleagues including the reverends Mary Ann Macklin, Dennis McCarty, Frank Ciampa, Forrest Gilmore, Bill Breeden, Barbara Carlson, Phil Lund, Sue Sinnamon, Emily Manvel Leite, Mary Grigolia, Barbara Child, Doug Wadkins, Barbara Hoag Gadon, and Dawn Cooley.
* Sri Eknath Easwaran and the community at the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation. EE's teachings and method of meditation have influenced me deeply in my own spiritual journey, and have indelibly shaped my sense of ministerial calling.
* Peers who journeyed with me through the strange land of ministerial formation, especially my Wayfinders group, plus those and other colleagues who offer mutual support in this continuing adventure.
* Friends at home who cheered me on despite my long absences from their lives during seminary, and who continue to offer support from afar now that I am serving in another state.
* My husband for instantly recognizing ministry as the right path for me... for regular periods of single parenting while I was in seminary, for various and sundry tech support, and for going fearlessly on this journey.
* My child, who shared Mommy with a long-distance seminary during the delicate ages of 2-5, and who seems to enjoy being a preacher's kid (more or less) and adapts to the strange schedule of ministry.
* My awesome parents, who loved me into being and have supported every new adventure.
* First Unitarian Church of Omaha, NE, for calling me as their minister, and partnering with me in carrying out the church's mission and vision.
* Westside UU Church in Fort Worth, TX. Westside will always be special to me as the first congregation I served as a called minister.
* UU Church of Bloomington, IN, for being my UU home of 20 years, sponsoring me as a Candidate, employing me in an interim position during my first search, and ordaining me.
* The UU Congregation of Columbus, IN, including the board for supporting my internship and hiring me as Summer Minister, and the Intern Team for going above and beyond in their dedication and support.
* The institutions and donors who invested in my preparation for ministry, through Meadville Lombard Theological School, the UUA and others, and fabulous faculty like Nicole Kirk, Lee Barker, and Darrick Jackson who nurtured my calling.
* Mentors & colleagues including the reverends Mary Ann Macklin, Dennis McCarty, Frank Ciampa, Forrest Gilmore, Bill Breeden, Barbara Carlson, Phil Lund, Sue Sinnamon, Emily Manvel Leite, Mary Grigolia, Barbara Child, Doug Wadkins, Barbara Hoag Gadon, and Dawn Cooley.
* Sri Eknath Easwaran and the community at the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation. EE's teachings and method of meditation have influenced me deeply in my own spiritual journey, and have indelibly shaped my sense of ministerial calling.
* Peers who journeyed with me through the strange land of ministerial formation, especially my Wayfinders group, plus those and other colleagues who offer mutual support in this continuing adventure.
* Friends at home who cheered me on despite my long absences from their lives during seminary, and who continue to offer support from afar now that I am serving in another state.
* My husband for instantly recognizing ministry as the right path for me... for regular periods of single parenting while I was in seminary, for various and sundry tech support, and for going fearlessly on this journey.
* My child, who shared Mommy with a long-distance seminary during the delicate ages of 2-5, and who seems to enjoy being a preacher's kid (more or less) and adapts to the strange schedule of ministry.
* My awesome parents, who loved me into being and have supported every new adventure.
The lay committee (aka Intern Team) from my congregational internship
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With my family at my ordination in 2016
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