Posts from April 2023
A Letter & Survey, From Rev. Lee
Dear WellSprings, Last year, I read a short reflection from a congregation I got to know back when I lived in Washington, DC. The Church of the Saviour is a Christian community with a social mission: they’ve always been a small congregation, but they’ve birthed nearly a dozen community-based nonprofits in the city, in their 50-year history. I still follow their mailing list, and on this particular day last Fall, I read something about them that I didn’t know before.…
Celebrate Diversity in our Community & Congregation
Over the coming weeks, WellSpringers have several chances to add their voices to an important cause. Dozens of WellSpringers came out last year, for our 1st Annual “United in Diversity” weekend – a Friday night Shabbat service and Saturday afternoon Rally co-hosted by the member congregations of Interfaith Action Community, and the Lionville YMCA. This year, unfortunately, the need to affirm the value of diversity in all forms is just as strong – in our nation, and here in Chester County. You’re invited…
A New Member Welcome, and an Update from Our Stewardship Ministry
This past Sunday, we celebrated Belonging Sunday, where we welcome new members who have joined our congregation over the past year. We were happy to welcome five new families, as well as two individuals who joined us the prior year, in 2022. Each new member is given a gift bag with a few symbolic gifts: a little Energizer Bunny to represent our charged-full mission; and sunflower seeds, to represent how we hope our members will come to us on “rainy…
Meet Nick Sanchez, Our Next Beldon Intern
Our Intern, Beth Monhollen, has been an immeasurable gift to our community since her arrival in September 2021. Now approved for ministerial fellowship, Beth will be ordained by WellSprings on June 18th, and will then leave us, to begin her ministry within our wider Unitarian Universalist movement. And so, later this year, we’ll welcome another new face to the WellSprings’ Staff Team… Nick Sanchez, an Aspirant to the Unitarian Universalist ministry and a student at Iliff School of Theology, will…