Rev. Bethany’s New Schedule…

Rev. Bethany’s work schedule has changed…

• She will be taking Fridays as her day off, and Mondays as her writing day.
• She will be available for pastoral appointments and committee meetings — on Tuesday through Thursday from 10-3,
  • or in the evenings those same days.
    • She can meet in person or on Zoom.
• The easiest way to make an appointment with Rev. Bethany
  • is to use her Calendly: https://calendly.com/uurevbethany

About Rev. Bethany…

Rev. Bethany (she/her) became the settled minister at UUCT in August 2018.

• Rev. Bethany was raised Unitarian Universalist
  • in a historic congregation in Lexington, Massachusetts.
• She continues to find her spiritual home in Unitarian Universalism
  • because this is a faith that grows with us throughout our lives.
• Theologically, Rev. Bethany is a Universalist, meaning…
  • that she believes that all people are born with goodness in them,
    • and that they are capable of acting on that goodness throughout their lives.
  • She also believes that…
    • we humans are responsible for
      • co-creating moments and spaces of heaven
        • here on Earth.

Rev. Bethany moved to Tucson from Syracuse, New York…

• where she completed her collaborative ministerial internship
  • at the First UU Society of Syracuse
  • and May Memorial UU Congregation.
• While in upstate New York,
  • she also served as the minister
    • at the small but mighty UU Church of Cortland, New York.
• Prior to that,
  • she was the Social Action and Youth Programs Director
    • at First Parish in Concord, Massachusetts,
      • a large, historic congregation.
• In December 2016,
  • she earned her Master of Divinity
    • from Andover Newton Theological School in Newton, Massachusetts.

Rev. Bethany was the recipient of the Skinner Sermon Award in 2020

• for her sermon “Humanitarian Aid is Never a Crime” (initially preached at UUCT)
  • reflecting on Dr. Scott Warren’s acquittal
    • in federal court in November 2019

Rev. Bethany lives in midtown Tucson with her husband, one dog, two cats, and four chickens. She and her husband are due to welcome their first child in the spring of 2021. They are looking forward to raising their child in the warmth and love of the UUCT community.