June 12
Dear Friends,
This week, I am reminded to celebrate all the remarkable change I have been privileged to undergo in the last year: In 2018, you called me to share ministry with you on April 22. I graduated from seminary on May 20. I was … read more.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mankato (UUFM)
Director of Children’s Faith Development (CFD) Description
This is a 12-month half-time salaried position reporting to the Minister.
Our Children’s Faith Development mission is to teach our children the values, heritage, and … read more.
June 5
Dear Friends,
There are many reasons I love the Soul Matters theme of Beauty. Celebrating our communal loveliness with flowers is certainly one reason. But there is more, much more, to it. Process theology, a way of thinking about the sacred that deeply influences … read more.
May 29
Dear Friends,
On June 1, we begin exploration of the Soul Matters theme of “Beauty.” And a fitting way to begin is with our Flower Communion worship on Sunday, June 2. The Flower Communion binds us to Unitarians all across our country and … read more.
In Memory, 2019 – Tony Filipovitch
Prelude: Aretha Franklin, “Nessun Dorma” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF4tWLAW3lY) 0:37-4:25)
At the 1998 Grammys, Luciano Pavarotti was scheduled to sing the aria “Nessun Dorma” from the opera Turandot. As the show was on the air, his doctors cancelled his performance.
A quick note on … read more.
Dear Friends,
It is once again a time for me to take a short “pause” (my intentional word for the year). I’ll be traveling to Buffalo and then to Pennsylvania for the Memorial Day weekend. It may rain the entire time I am away. Still, it will … read more.
May 15
Dear Friends,
One of the blessings of engaging life with curiosity is that when an opportunity to learn something new arises, you act on it. And so, I have accepted with excitement and gratitude an invitation to an open house this Saturday at the Islamic … read more.
May 8
Dear Friends,
Though it is Hallmark calling us in to action this week (gotta get just the right Mother’s Day card this year to honor Mom), it was one of our Unitarian ancestors who began the practice of calling … read more.
The Miracle of the Loaves & Fishes
Tony Filipovitch (4/28/19)
Synopsis: A mindset of abundance flows from a sense of personal worth and security. It is the confidence that there is plenty out there and enough to spare for everybody. It reaches out to possibilities, options, creativity. … read more.
Dear Friends,
Everywhere, the Fellowship is brighter—in the entryway, in the sanctuary, in the Faith Development spaces, in the fellowship hall, in the kitchen, even in the restrooms. Your leadership made a commitment and contracted for this energy efficient lighting. The next phase of this … read more.
