Our MINISTER

The Reverend Benjamin Maucere, (pronounced Ma-chair-a) is a native of California and a graduate of the Starr King School for the Ministry, our UU seminary in Berkeley, CA.

He was ordained in 1992 at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Philadelphia, PA. He served there from 1992 to 2005, as solo minister for five years and for nine years as co-minister with his wife, the Rev. Dr. Holly Horn.

From January 2007 through July of 2008 he served as Interim minister at Northwoods Unitarian Universalist Church in The Woodlands, a suburb of Houston Texas. During that time he completed his coursework for the Accredited Interim Minister designation.

Minister’s Column September 2008

 

In the Interim . . .

 

Hello, I must be going. (Always wanted to use Groucho’s old line.) I’m here during this transitional period to help you prepare for your next settled ministry; to improve the odds that it will be long and successful.

This is a time to look back on what the church has been, to come to terms with your history, both good and bad. It is a chance to assess where you are now, and to take steps to address your particular challenges. And it is an opportunity to look ahead, to what you want the church to be.

As someone outside the system, I will see some things that you don’t. As someone with experience in several different UU congregations I have a sense of how others do some things, so we’ll be making some changes and trying some new approaches.

Most of all, I want to help UUSIC be the best congregation it can be. During our two years together, the work of the church will go on: to nurture our spirits, to deepen our connections, and to reach out to help heal our world.

Faithfully,
Benjamin

 

 

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