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Home / Archives for Ian Stephan

Ian Stephan

Mar 15 2021

Toward a More Anti-Racist OUUC

Last year an important report was published from the Commission on Institutional Change, a commission the Unitarian Universalist Association formed to explore how we as an association are doing with diversity, equity, and inclusion. The report, titled “Widening the Circle of Concern” is available to read online: Widening the Circle of Concern | Widening the […]

Written by Ian Stephan · Categorized: Religious Education

Mar 14 2021

Memorial Service for Brad Gupta

Please join us for a service honoring how Brad inspired us. Friday, March 19, at 7:00 pm on Zoom. Family members and friends will speak during the service and the chat feature will be opened to allow everyone to share their memories of how this special man inspired them. At the close of the service, […]

Written by Ian Stephan · Categorized: OUUC Community · Tagged: celebration of life, memorial service

Mar 11 2021

It’s All Connected

I often say that everything is connected. It’s not only my theology, but also the 7th Unitarian Universalist principle. The thing is, the interconnection of everything means that both good and evil can travel throughout the interconnected web of all existence.   That is how I view the evil of racism. I believe that racism underlies […]

Written by Ian Stephan · Categorized: Minister

Mar 09 2021

A Message from our VME Consultant

Dear Friends, It takes a lot of trust to enter into a community process. So many of us can be attached to getting our own way—or at least trying to! To engage in conversation, in listening, in collaborative discovery is a mark of spiritual maturity. In that light, I’m grateful to the dozens of OUUC […]

Written by Ian Stephan · Categorized: Board

Mar 09 2021

A Few Words from OUUC’s Parish Nurse

Our Parish Nurse, Ann Yeo, is keeping watch on the growing database of knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic, treatments, and especially preventive measures – including the vaccines that are rolling out. By this time, probably most of us over 65 (and some others) have started, maybe completed, our vaccinations. Commonly, we talk together about life […]

Written by Ian Stephan · Categorized: Parish Nurse

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