Pat began her relationship with UUCR by attending Joann Anderson’s weekly
Tai Chi class in the Parish Hall beginning in 1985. In 1991, she joined a dream group of UUCR women that met weekly for about 20 years. In the mid-nineties she joined UUCR, and loved the community.
Pat has been Church Treasurer, and she has taught in Religious Education programs. She is currently a Board member, head of Women’s Federation, holds a weekly meditation group, and organizes the monthly Supper Club. Her education includes a BA and MS in Mathematics, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. She worked as a licensed clinical psychologist at Patton State Hospital for 24 years and retired in 2009.
This sermon was adapted from an article, published in UU World, the magazine of the Unitarian Universalist Association, which can be read online at uuworld.org.
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