August 30, 2026: There Are Groups, and Then There Are Groups…

Rev. Barbara Child

You just never know about groups. What was planned as a six-week series on “Writing as a Spiritual Practice,” complete with registration and commitment to attend in person at church, was converted by covid into a drop-in group on zoom that continued for 82 sessions. There are lots of different kinds of groups at UUCB, and then there are Chalice Circles….

Rev. Barbara Child is a retired Accredited Interim Minister who earlier served as Chair of the UU Interim Ministry Guild. She is the editor of The Spirit That Moves: Readings and Rituals for Times of Change and Transition. With Rev. Keith Kron, she edited In the Interim: Strategies for Interim Ministers and Congregations. Her memoir is titled Memories of a Vietnam Veteran: What I Have Remembered and What He Could Not Forget. In past years Rev. Barbara has served UUCB as Sabbatical Minister during three sabbatical periods. She currently serves as Ministerial Consultant to the Executive Team and facilitators of UUCB's Chalice Circles program.

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