<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"><p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone,<br>
Well, it’s been two weeks and I’m still not used to not having to write a
sermon or choose music for our Sunday services! I suppose, like many people who
retire, that will happen over time, but truthfully, I hope it doesn’t. Writing
and speaking, especially about spirituality and our shared UU liberal tradition
is what I think I enjoy most and what I think (or hope) I do best. So, I’m
going to continue writing and look forward at times to sharing some of it with all
of you.<br>
<br>
I also wanted to say thank you for the very generous gift you gave me on my
last day. Your kindness is greatly appreciated and I can assure you it has been
put to very good use. <br>
But more than that, the gift of friendship, trust, and love, and the honor of
being your minister for ten years are the gifts that I most appreciate and
which are the most enduring. Lisa and I are, and will always be grateful, to be
a part of the UUCP family.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Looking forward to seeing you in the not too distant future!<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Peace and Light,<br>
Paul<span></span></p></div><div>--<br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4">Rev. Paul S. Dodenhoff</font></div><div><a href="mailto:revpauld444@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font size="4">revpauld444@gmail.com</font></a></div><div><font size="4">551-427-2648<br></font><p style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="line-height:150%;color:rgb(50,50,50)">"God is not a Christian. God is not a Jew
or a Muslim or a HIndu or a Buddhist. All of those are human systems which
human systems have created to help us walk into the mystery of god. I honor my
tradition, I walk through my tradition, but I don't think my tradition defines
god, it only points me to god</span></b><b><span style="line-height:150%;color:rgb(50,50,50)">…</span></b><b><span style="line-height:150%;color:rgb(50,50,50)">You and I are not
fallen people. We are emerging people.</span></b><b><span style="line-height:150%;color:rgb(50,50,50)">”</span></b><b><span style="line-height:150%;color:rgb(50,50,50)"> ~~~ John Shelby Spong<span style="font-size:15pt"></span></span></b></p><p></p></div></div></div></div></div>