Miriam Epskamp (she/her) served as UUCC’s Director of Religious Education (DRE) from 2006 to 2015 and rejoined our community in that role in 2019. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience working with young people from pre-school age to young adults and, as a nearly lifelong Unitarian Universalist (UU), a firm understanding of UU principles and theology. With the help of the youth, their parents, and other adults, Miriam strives to cultivate unique and engaging religious education programs that allow the children the ability to experience, explore and build their own personal religious frameworks and build community in a loving atmosphere. In her free time, Miriam enjoys cooking, gardening, canoeing, and spending time in the company of her grandsons Ethan and Eli. 
Please join us onsite, on YouTube, or on Zoom for a family-friendly Christmas Eve service on December 24 at 5 PM. Together, we’ll celebrate the spirit of the season with readings, carols, and the glow of candlelight. Stay afterwards for cookies, cocoa, and warm fellowship. To join on Zoom, visit tinyurl.com/uuccXmasEve2025
Our annual Bread Communion service falls on All Souls Day this year, so we will combine sharing bread and remembering our loved ones in one big interactive, family-friendly celebration of gratitude. You are encouraged to bring a loaf of bread (or similar food) that reminds you of a loved one to add to our communal … Continue reading Stories and Sustenance: A Bread Communion Service
As summer ends, we will celebrate our annual Water Communion, a ritual of welcome and homecoming to begin the new church year. We will hear a story about our Universalist ancestor, John Murray, and reflect on fresh starts and new beginnings. Be sure to bring a little water that represents a place or experience of … Continue reading Let the Water Carry Us Away
When Easter and Stewardship Sunday fall on the same date, it invites us to say “Yes!” to new beginnings. “Yes!” to a fresh start. “Yes!” to miracles. “Yes!” to recommitting ourselves again (and again) to what we hold most sacred. Put on your Easter bonnets and join us for a joy-filled Easter Sunday celebration! Join … Continue reading Easter at UUCC: Say YES!
Our annual Bread Communion is an interactive, family-friendly celebration of gratitude and community. You are encouraged to bring a loaf of bread (or similar food) to add to our communal table. Join us onsite or online! To register for the Zoom link visit tinyurl.com/uuccbreadcomm2024
The ritual of breaking bread together has been shared by the human family in various forms for millennia as a way to give thanks for the harvest, to pray that the Earth will continue to sustain life, and to celebrate the bonds of community. We will do all these things at our annual Bread Communion. … Continue reading The Secret Ingredient is Love
Our Director of Religious Education, Miriam Epskamp will help us kick off a new year and a new spiritual theme – Growing the Tree of Life – with an exploration of the challenges and benefits of growth and change. Please read through our Covid-19 Gathering Guidelines before joining us in person. For those who prefer to watch … Continue reading Growth and Change
Unitarian Universalists have two annual traditions that are celebrated this time of year: the Guest at Our Table offering and Bread Communion. Today, we’ll incorporate both into our celebration as we reflect on how we experience love through sharing in community and in sharing with others. If you attend this service in person, please bring … Continue reading At the Welcome Table
Miriam, our Director of Religious Education, will share what she learned at General Assembly about the work of the Article II Study Commission and their mission to propose revisions to our principles and purposes and how it might impact our congregation as we seek to accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our … Continue reading Principles and Purposes
All in-person Services and Religious Education Classes and Events have been CANCELED until further notice. Online Services will be live-streamed via Facebook on Sundays at 10:00 AM. Video recordings of services can be found on YouTube. As our church year comes to an end we take time to celebrate our young people and the volunteers who contribute their time … Continue reading Carry the Flame
