In Care Update

Dear In Care, In Covenant,

I hope this email finds you well as our early spring weather roller coaster continues. It is a turbulent time in the world, and our hearts are with the people of Japan struggling to make sense of their lives as they mourn the dead and begin to think about recovery. Some of you are returning from Spring Break and settling back in for the remainder of the semester. Some are beginning to think about spring liturgies and holidays

just around the corner. Many of you are taking up the Lenten practice of reflection, prayer and intentionality. For some, just on the other side of Easter lies graduation, and a new life after seminary.

I'm still buzzing from the Preaching Retreat--many of you joined myself, Jan Nolte and Rev. Galen Guengerich Saturday, March 12th. I know that the time was transformative for many of you. We thank you for your willingness to dive in, take risks, and lean into the support of the In Care community. Jan Nolte described your openness to receive coaching and ability to synthesize and apply what you learned as remarkable. Rev. Galen Guengerich also very much enjoyed meeting with the group. We all firmly believe that the future of Unitarian Universalism is in good hands with preachers like you! Jan and I are still committed to following up with more resources from the day, so stay tuned. For those of you who were not able to join, Jan is interested in continuing to do work with In Care, In Covenant so hopefully you will get to experience her work.

Thursday's "Getting Professional; Interviews and Resumes" event will be rescheduled. This is to strengthen this event with support from the Rev. Julie Taylor, last year's ICIC coordinator who is adept at using an online portfolio to manage preparatory information. I feel her knowledge will improve the quality of this event. I am also in dialogue with Rev. David Pettee and Rev. Sarah Lammert from the UUA about best practices and will be able to bring this information to our rescheduled event. I'll send a new date asap, but it will most likely be on or around April 14th.

Also, mark your calendars for the following events:

March 31st--Explore Chaplaincy with Megan Joiner, Rm. A-34 at Union Theological, 7-9 pm

April 3rd: Lissa Gundlach's Ordination by the Unitarian Church of All Souls

April 14th: Worship and Fellowship with Lissa (Or possibly rescheduled Getting Professional with Rev. Julie Taylor)

April 29th: 2-5 pm Communications and Listening Skills Workshop with Jeff Levy-Lyons

May 6-7th: UU Metro NY District Annual Meeting Morristown, NJ

Thanks! See you at our next event, or feel free to call or email me for some time to connect soon.

Be well, and be a blessing!

Lissa

In Care, In Covenant Coordinator