April 24 Dear friends, Once again, people have been attacked in their places of worship, those places of uttermost vulnerability where we connect to ultimate sources of love, acceptance, comfort, affirmation, and struggles to be fully and openly human in history and in the vast universe. Once again, fear about personal safety and security rise … Continue reading April 24, 2019 Minister’s Message
April 17 Dear Friends. Our Installation Ceremony was beautiful and deeply moving. May the love and joy we shared last Sunday move us to greater and deeper ministry amongst both us attending our Fellowship and those with whom we seek to partner for the work of justice in a hurting world. Among the many meaningful … Continue reading April 17, 2019 Minister’s Message
April 10 Dear Friends, I am with you in spirit while physically in Boston at the First Year Ministers Seminar. I came here directly from Regional Assembly in St. Louis, where I confirmed proudly that our Fellowship is a long-time Fair Share supporter of the UUA and the MidAmerica Region. These several weeks have been … Continue reading April 10, 2019 Minister’s Message
Minister’s Message Poet T. S. Eliot tells us that “April is the cruelest month,” and here we are at the beginning of it again. Is spring actually here, or will winter return in a blizzardy blast like last year? Will the stone roll away once more from our dark tombs of self-regard and guardedness, from … Continue reading April 3, 2019 Minister’s Message
Minister’s Message Dear Friends, my trip to Buffalo has been very refreshing—it’s been cool and sunny, with signs of spring everywhere. I’ve read Louise Erdrich’s “The Plague of Doves,” which I highly recommend. Erdrich’s novel focuses on the tangled strands of Native and Euro families intersecting on a patch of land both claim as their … Continue reading March 27, 2019 Minister’s Message
Minister’s Message Dear Friends, I prepare to be away from the Fellowship for both personal and professional reasons much of the next three weeks. Family birthdays, visits with my ageing parents, and sorting cubbyholes and crawlspaces in preparation for selling our house in Buffalo will occupy the space between the next two weekends. I’ll be … Continue reading March 20, 2019 Minister’s Message
Installation News On April 14, 2019 at 4:00, this Fellowship will install Rev. Rita Capezzi. This installation marks the first time our Fellowship has called a full-time minister. We look forward on this occasion to affirm a covenant of shared ministry; to uphold our partnerships with those in the Greater Mankato area seeking with us … Continue reading Reverend Rita’s Installation
