Author: Linda Ganske
Care Team
The Care Team consists of compassionate lay people who support church members facing concerns such as illness, hospitalization, surgery, and more. Team members send cards, make phone calls and visits, provide transportation to medical appointments, and make referrals to other support services in Mankato. If you would like support of this kind, contact the church office … Continue reading Care Team
January 29, 2020 Minister’s Message
Dear Friends, There is an oak just outside my living room window. A big one. And it’s covered with Virginia Creeper, all the way to the top. Judging by the size, the vine has been growing a long time. And given enough time, that thin and fragile vine, that vine which would only be able … Continue reading January 29, 2020 Minister’s Message
January 15, 2020 Minister’s Message
Minister’s Message Dear Friends, Last year around this time, I selected a simple word around which to organize a spiritual practice. In 2019, my word was “pause,” and I went to the word and the action whenever I felt overwhelmed or perplexed by events cultural and political as well as congregational and personal. I took … Continue reading January 15, 2020 Minister’s Message
Beloved Community
What it Means to Side with Love
UUFM Book Discussion Group – January 23, 2020 You Can’t be Neutral on a Moving Train
UUFM Book Discussion Group “To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only … Continue reading UUFM Book Discussion Group – January 23, 2020 You Can’t be Neutral on a Moving Train
January 8, 2020 Minister’s Message
January 8, 2020 Minister’s Message Dear Friends, It is good to be back at the Fellowship, returned to ordinary time after holidays and travel for family visits. It is good to be home. On Sunday, the prairie winds quite rattled the Fellowship. Rattled me anyway. There was a lot of creaking. But the Fellowship building … Continue reading January 8, 2020 Minister’s Message
December 24, 2019 Minister’s Message
Dear Friends, The daylight is once more returning. The waiting is almost over. The New Year is nearly upon us. Everything is happening again. Everything is new again. Our seasonal and holiday milestones enable us to pause and reflect on how life has changed, how the world has changed, how we have each in large … Continue reading December 24, 2019 Minister’s Message
December 18, 2019 Minister’s Message
Minister’s Message Dear Friends, In the midst of the business and the busy-ness of this holiday season, I invite you into rest, into quiet contemplation and reverie, if only for a few minutes. I invite you to purpose toward a time, even a very brief time, of repose. To purpose toward repose as if it … Continue reading December 18, 2019 Minister’s Message