In the sanctuary, great room, youth room and office, those thermostats lose time on their “time of day” clock. This is shown in the upper left corner of the display.

This happens because the furnace shuts down after being on for about ten minutes and this also turns the thermostat off. When the furnace starts again (in about one minute) the clock resumes at the time when it shut down. Over time, with multiple shut-downs, the clock has “lost” the shut-down time.

Finally, the clock may be inaccurate by minutes or even hours.

Adjustment of the clock is very simple, following the instructions inside the door.

Additionally, when the above happens when the “Override” feature has been used, the furnace will go through only one cycle since shutting the thermostat down turns off the “Override”.

If you have questions on this, please talk with Bob Booth.

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Heritage UU Church (HUUC) uses a number of email “forwarder” addresses, whereby email sent to the forwarder address (“something@huuc.net”) gets forwarded automatically to one or more personal email addresses.

The Heritage Church webmaster / Heirloom editor is in the process of taking several steps to help prevent these forwarder email addresses from being collected from the website by unknown people through automated means.  The result will be new and different email forwarder addresses that are harder to collect.

The steps taken will improve email safety and security, but they will also mean that a person will no longer be able to click an Email link on the website or in the Heirloom and have it open their email application with a new email ready to go. In the present circumstance, it is felt that email safety and security outweigh the convenience of clickable email links.

You can find new email addresses here:

• Church Ministers and Staff
• Board of Trustees Officers
• Social Justice roles
• Committees, Teams, Groups, and Special Roles

It will take some time to implement this. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the webmaster at the email address below.

February 2019.

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Candles of Community is our weekly worship ritual for the public sharing of milestones in our personal lives – joys such as births, new jobs, visits from loved ones who live far away, successful surgery or good medical news, etc.; and sorrows such as deaths, illnesses, etc. As our worship leaders often say, “you are welcome to light a candle in silence as well” – which can include joys or sorrows that are too difficult or private to say aloud, or that perhaps would fit more into the categories of “concerns” or “announcements.”

This solemn worship ritual is not the appropriate place to make statements of opinion (particularly partisan opinion in this heated political season).

When you are sharing at the altar during Candles of Community (or any other time), it is important to use the microphone properly, so that everyone can hear you, and to state your name, enunciating clearly. The proper distance from the microphone to your mouth is much less than most people think (an inch or two only), and you should always hold the microphone near the top, leaving the bottom (where the wireless transmitter is located) open.

Remember that everyone is welcome at our Universalist altar. One does not need to be a church member or regular attendee to share during Candles of Community; much more important is the spirit in which we share. Thank you!

October, 2018.

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A new edition of the “What’s Happening at Heritage” catalog is now available, with detailed information on 57 distinct events, activities, groups, and meetings. You can pick up a paper copy in the foyer of the church. Or, on any webpage of the church’s website, look in the lower left under “Other Links” and click on the link for “What’s Happening at Heritage Catalog.” Or, right now, you can access it directly here.

September 2018.

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Would you consider “leaving a legacy” to Heritage Church? That legacy could be in the form of a bequest in your will or trust, naming Heritage as a beneficiary in your retirement account or life insurance policy, along with several other methods of planned giving. Making that pledge before June 30, 2020 may generate a match of 10% of the estimated value of that gift through a Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) program called Wake Now Our Vision Legacy Challenge.

The Wake Now Our Vision Legacy Challenge Campaign is a joint effort of the following UU institutions: the Unitarian Universalist Association, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, Meadville Lombard Theological School, Starr King School for the Ministry, the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association, and the Church of the Larger Fellowship. Gifts can be made to support these UUA institutions or to local congregations such as Heritage.

Over the next several months, you will be hearing more about planned giving and how Heritage Church might benefit for your generosity in a legacy gift. There are already over a dozen members who have named Heritage in their wills or as a beneficiary of their retirement program or life insurance.

For more information about planned giving to Heritage, contact Endowment Committee member Neal Watzman. For specifics about your situation, contact your financial or legal advisor.

August 2018.

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At Heritage Church, we encourage members and friends to participate musically in our worship services. We hope that many of you will consider joining the choir for the 2018-19 church year. Rehearsals for the choir, for the 2018-19 church year, will begin Thursday, August 16, 2018. Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Anyone who enjoys singing and helping to enhance the worship experience is very welcome! If interested, please email Steve McCamley at

In addition to the choir for adults, we also have a Youth Choir at Heritage. The target age range is for youth ages 8 to 14. The Youth Choir will sing at four services during the 2018-2019 church year. Rehearsals will take place a few minutes after church on designated Sundays, and last about 45 minutes. If interested, please email Steve McCamley at with the child’s name and age, and parent’s names. Email Steve at:

In addition to the adult and youth choirs, we are interested in those who want to provide solo, duet, or small group musical contributions. Did you know during the 2017-18 church year we had over 20 people contribute for over 25 total musical numbers during our worship services? We hope to continue with this participation for 2018-19. The weekly Offertory is one part of the service where special contributions fit nicely, but we also have opportunities for participation in other sections of our worship experience. If you are interested in participating in 2018-19, contact Les Tacy at the email address below:

August 2018.

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The Caring Circle uses Meal Baby (www.mealbaby.com) to schedule meals to be provided to Heritage UU Church members and friends in times of need. To maintain privacy, you can only access meal requests if you are sent an email invitation. If you would like to be emailed when there is a need for meals, please email Russ Araujo at the email at the end of this article, and ask him to add you. If you have already received a Meal Baby invitation from Russ, you do not need to contact him again. You can ask to be removed at any time. Thank you!

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Have you noticed that our sanctuary is often full on Sunday mornings, at least until the children leave for their religious education classes? We are trying an experiment on select Sundays in March — creating a “Soul Space” for children and youth in the area normally reserved for the choir. The space will have floor seating (on a rug) plus some fidgeting items such as pipe cleaners and stress balls. Most of all, it will provide an up-front view for our littlest UUs! Watch for more details coming soon or contact Rev. Leslie.

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Yes, our sanctuary is often quite full on Sunday mornings. With each passing month, more and more people are seeking out a new religious home, and are being drawn to Heritage by our unique blend of grounded spirituality, warm and welcoming community, and inclusive acceptance of diverse beliefs and backgrounds. Church membership is now 50 percent higher than it was 20 years ago. This is something to celebrate!

In order to make more room for everyone, our Worship Committee and Board of Trustees have instituted a few new procedures that you may have noticed already. On Sundays when the Choir is not singing, we are turning their chairs to face the pulpit; you are invited and encouraged to sit there. This frees up nearly two dozen more seats on those Sundays.

In addition, we recently purchased half a dozen new, armless chairs to make a new back row on the right side of the sanctuary, and moved some folding metal chairs into the sanctuary to go along the back walls. We continue to leave one or two “empty” spaces in rows, at the aisle, for those in wheelchairs or who otherwise require special seating accommodations. And you are always encouraged to “move to the middle” and “come to the front row” so that each row can fill in completely with folks who would like to experience our worship services.

We recognize these are short-term solutions. Conversations have resumed about more permanent possibilities to address our abundance of attendance and participation. You are invited to participate in those discussions as they unfold in the months ahead. But rest assured: There is room for you, at Heritage!

February, 2018.

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