I love the religious festivals of spring. I love the Easter promise that new life can emerge from seeming death.… Read more Earth Day
Author: Rick
My life-long passion is in the arts: music, theater, visual arts, and literature. I graduated from Cal Arts in 1985 with a degree in music composition. After a career in Human Resources with the AIDS Project Los Angeles and as a parish minister for Unitarian Universalist churches in the Los Angeles area, I retired in 2025 and pursued my artistic work: drawing, painting, composing, and creative writing.
Fellowship Hopes and Dreams
During our Grand Opening worship service on April 3, we spent some time meditating about what we hope to see… Read more Fellowship Hopes and Dreams
Food Pantry Donations
Now that we have returned to meeting in-person at Huber Chapel, we also want to re-start our Fellowship’s regular weekly collection… Read more Food Pantry Donations
Grand Opening
Our Fellowship never closed, but after two long years of meeting remotely (and one month of a “soft opening”) we are happy… Read more Grand Opening
When Values Conflict
As ethical people, we strive to act in accordance with our values. But what do we do when honoring one… Read more When Values Conflict
Don’t Miss This!
Two events coming up this week and next deserve your attention. Both are mentioned elsewhere in this newsletter but here’s… Read more Don’t Miss This!
Washington Square
Washington Square by Henry James Washington Square is a very tight story pulled out like taffy to 175 pages and… Read more Washington Square
Spring Starting
Our return to in person worship at Huber Chapel has been very successful, and very exciting. What a joy to… Read more Spring Starting
Daisy Miller
Daisy Miller by Henry James Daisy Miller is a novella from James’ early period, published in 1879, after Roderick Hudson… Read more Daisy Miller
Unpublished Novel
A friend of a friend wrote a novel and was looking for readers to give her feedback. My friend thought… Read more Unpublished Novel