Our New Minister
I’m extremely grateful to the board and the ministerial search committee for the warm welcome. I have already some of you. My first Sunday leading worship at Emerson will be on September 8th for our water communion.I invite everyone to make an appointment to get to know me and to tell me more about yourself and your history at Emerson. I want to hear what you love about your church and how I can help that spirit thrive.
I am available in person 2 to 3 days a week on Thursdays, Sundays, and some Tuesdays. I am also happy to talk via phone or Zoom on other days. My sabbath is on Mondays. You can make an appointment via my Google Appointment Link. (Some people had trouble with the link last week! It should work this week.)
I am also starting a meditation series on Thursday nights, both in person and on Zoom, in the lead-up to the election. I believe we could all use a quiet space of reflection away from the news and anxiety. There is more information below.
I am so happy and honored to begin serving as your minister.
Warmly, Rev. Chloë Briedé
Emerson Ministerial Search: MINISTER FOUND! For the past several months, Emerson has been in the process of looking for a new minister, who will be with us for at least the next year. I am pleased to announce that our search is completed, and I am incredibly excited to introduce to my fellow Emersonians the Reverend Chloë Briedé. Rev. Chloë joins us most recently from Pacific Unitarian Church in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, where she served as interim minister. She has previously served congregations in Augusta, ME; Hingham, MA; and Arlington, MA. You can read more about her here.
Though I have not known her for much longer than any of you, I have been impressed by both the breadth and specificity in Rev. Chloë’s experiences, especially in relation to our desires as a congregation. She has been involved in community organizing, and we have long wanted to increase our involvement within our wider community. She has been involved with environmental justice groups, and I cannot wait for us to show her the passion Emerson has for climate justice. She completed a post-seminary residency in pastoral care, and has also worked in disaster relief.
Ok, ok, I do hope the last bit is never directly applicable to her time with us!
Rev. Chloë’s first service in the pulpit at Emerson will be our annual ingathering and water communion on Sunday, September 8th, and she will start in the office next week, with office hours on Tuesday, September 20th from 2:00 to 6:00p and Thursday, September 22nd from 11:00a to 7:00p. In the weeks until her first service, Rev. Chloë will be getting to know our congregation and familiarizing herself with the administrative side of our church. We are also planning a more formal get-to-know-you event; those details will be shared soon.
If you’d like to get in touch with Rev. Chloë, you can reach her via phone at (424) 430-0455 and via email at minister@emersonuuc.org.
In faith,
the Emerson Board of Trustees: Aimee Noel, House Dow, Louise Rovner, Philip Kuretski, and Tracy Watson
____________________