Rev. Molly will be away from all UUCC work for her sabbatical from May 4 through Aug. 3, and Intern Minister Monica Clark-Robinson will help keep everything running smoothly as Sabbatical Minister.

Monica can be contacted either through her Intern Minister email or her Sabbatical Minister email. Call the church office at 573-442-5764 if you need Monica’s phone number.

Rev. Molly’s email address will not be monitored during her sabbatical. An auto-responder will provide information about how to reach appropriate people, and all messages sent to her email address during sabbatical will be deleted upon her return. Rev. Molly asks that any messages just for her be sent after she returns.

Rev. Molly’s plan is to spend the first two months of sabbatical working on a writing project that has been tugging at her spirit. The third month she and her family will travel to Ireland to visit some thin places, including the garden of Brigid, Celtic saint of blacksmithing, midwifery and poetry.

In August Rev. Molly will return – bringing the inspiration she has found – to launch another church year of blossoming and creating together. She plans an all-day, all-congregation retreat to kick off the church year together with spiritual practices, shared art and more mapping work with Rev. Jordinn Nelson Long on Sept. 19.

Monica is delighted to have the opportunity to fill in as Sabbatical Minister. She will be working part-time, preaching two Sundays a month, and doing meetings, pastoral care, and staff supervision both in-person and virtually. She will have time for hospital and pastoral care visits during her in-person weeks. She will also be available for phone or Zoom call pastoral care during the weeks she is back in Arkansas.

Here are the dates Monica will be present in Columbia:

• May 9-17 (and her ordination is on May 16 – she hopes you can come!)
• June 13-21
• July 4-12

Monica’s office hours will be on Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. She will hold them at church when she is in Columbia and on Zoom when she is back home. And on Fridays when she is in Columbia, she will hold community office hours from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Nourish Café.