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UCOM facing a crisis

September 21st, 2023

UCOM is currently facing the most significant financial hurdles of our nearly 40-year history. For the first time, the future of the organization, and the support you help provide to those in need, is in jeopardy.

Serious challenges lie ahead for UCOM and our neighbors and only you...

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David's Healthy Adventure

August 1st, 2023

Taken from UCOM's Summer Newsletter

“It’s not just a handout but a friendship thing. You’re sharing something with someone.” This is what David had to say about the important place UCOM holds...

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All Is Not Well

June 1st, 2023

No one appreciates the sentiments of Julian of Norwich better than I. “All shall be well, and all shall be well. And all manner of things shall be well.”

I appreciate the positive sense of this proverb especially when I need to remind myself that whatever...

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Two Ways You Can Help to Eradicate Poverty

May 1st, 2023

Like many of our neighbors, Brenda works for less than $9 an hour, not enough to pay for childcare for her two pre-schoolers. If her 70-year-old mother-in-law were unwilling to watch the children for free, Brenda would lose money if she worked.

Food-service workers are, if anything,...

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Benefits of recurring giving

April 1st, 2023

Look around you. So many of your neighbors never had the privileges that we have.

I urge you to experience these questions.

What would you do if you were abruptly unemployed? 

What if this unemployment came on the heels of medical bills that depleted your savings? 

How...

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Thoughts on Freedom

March 1st, 2023

From Bishop Yvette Flunder (she, her)

These were some of my takeaways from a message by the bishop on MLK Day.  She used the story of the Israelites' escape from Egypt and their growth during their wilderness wandering as a starting point.

There are so many thoughts here...

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3 Things to Know About UCOM's Faith

February 1st, 2023

1. Faith is not a static nebulous noun. It is an action verb.

It is not what we think or feel or even believe. It is the activity that reveals our essence.

This kind of faith is not orthodoxy (saying or believing prescribed doctrines). It is orthopraxis...

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Respect is a UCOM core value

November 1st, 2022

Here are 7 simple ways you can be more respectful today:

  1. Listen and be present.
    If someone else is speaking, give them the courtesy of listening to and thinking about what they’ve said before responding, forming your own opinions, or dismissing theirs....

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Pandemic Perspectives - Part Four

August 10th, 2020

 

Executive Director Dr. Bruce Roller shares his thoughts on living during a time of pandemic in this four-part series.

The...

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Pandemic Perspective - Part Three

June 22nd, 2020

Executive Director Dr. Bruce Roller shares his thoughts on living during a time of pandemic in this four-part series of short, two minute videos. 

Seeing What We Didn’t Want to Admit

When I wrote the preceding two parts of this four-part series seeking to bring new...

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