Reverend Ed Proulx serves the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches as our Interim Minister from 2020 through 2023.
He comes to us after a 29 year career in pension services, working mostly for banks in CT, NY and most recently in SC.
He is married to Francine and has two college-aged daughters who both still reside in SC.
His call to ministry is to “walk with you as you experience the mysteries of being human.”
This weekend is a celebration of the working class, and the way we and they chose to celebrate was to simply get a day off…which we later filled with so many activities as to need a subsequent day off to recover. Self-care, rest and community … read more.
From a young age, we are conditioned to be responsive to the opinions of others…teachers…mentors…peers. It makes us feel good when they like us or say nice things about us, but it can throw us when they disparage us or talk badly to us. Their … read more.
How much of what you think about the way the world works is not yours? How much of it was put there by someone else? How much influence does their baggage influence you and your spiritual and religious journeys?
Our Father’s Day service this year will be a Question Box Sunday. This means that we welcome all generations to send in your questions in advance (minister@1stuupb.org) and our minister will answer them. If you prefer to remain anonymous, we have set up a form … read more.
Our calendar is a mess! The holidays are all thrown in there based on when they happened, rather than their meanings. The organizer in me wants them to be in some reasonable order that can actually benefit us, so that’s what I’m going to do: … read more.
Trusting others leaves us vulnerable. We give over a small bit of ourselves when we trust. So, why would anyone ever do it?
Mothers’ Day. It’s one of the more complex holidays. Our relationships with our mothers’ cover a wide range, sometimes concurrently. And our feelings of being a mother cover the same, complex range. We will look into this range, celebrate, grieve, love, … read more.
Since 1889, International Workers’ Day , or “May Day” shares its date with the traditional annual celebration of first day of summer. The traditional holiday was chosen as the date for International Workers’ Day by socialists, communists, anarchists, labor activists, and other leftists, to commemorate … read more.
This year, Easter falls on the second day of Passover. We will look at Passover and what it means for the Jewish community.
