From the Dec. 31, 2024 issue of Circuits:

At the cusp of the turning year, may you and your loved ones choose some time to reflect on the year gone by. What have you learned? How did you bring more kindness and compassion into the world? What and who are you grateful for? And in that reflecting, perhaps you share them with others-in your family and in your radiating circles of connection.

As we head into a new year, at least by the Gregorian calendar, what do you hope for? What hope will you bring? What will you do when hope is hard to find? What are you willing to do to help UUSS thrive into the future, so it can be a beacon of hope in these uncertain times? We hope you’ll share your answers and your questions in response to these queries with your family, with your wider circles, including with us.

This year’s Annual Focus of Ministry is to celebrate who we are becoming through living our UU values in and beyond the congregation while we courageously embrace learning and growing to meet the needs of a changing world.

May your New Year celebrations bring you joy, peace, and hope in community, this community!

With love and hope,

Rev. Wendy and Rev. Lynn