Author: Linda Ganske
January 16, 2019 Minister’s Message
January 16 Friends, it’s another one of those weeks when I venture back to Buffalo. This time, I fly with some trepidation and some guilt. I’ll leave a bit earlier than usual to get to Minneapolis because of the chance that TSA workers and air traffic controllers—both groups required to work without pay during this … Continue reading January 16, 2019 Minister’s Message
UUFM Mid-Year Meeting Agenda January 27, 2019 @ 12:00PM
Here is the agenda for this year’s mid-year meeting: UUFM Mid-Year Meeting Agenda January 27, 2019 @ 12:00PM 12:00 Greeting and Quorum Count 12:05 Chalice Lighting and Congregational Covenant: We are a welcoming people of diverse beliefs who commit to nourish the spirit, broaden the mind, nurture the earth, and build community. May this … Continue reading UUFM Mid-Year Meeting Agenda January 27, 2019 @ 12:00PM
January 9, 2019 Minister’s Message
Dear Friends, It is good to be back in Mankato, back to the work and the warmth of the Fellowship. As I described in my December 26 message, I’ve entered a spiritual practice of picking a word to help me remain open to the possibilities that life presents to me. I appreciate how many of … Continue reading January 9, 2019 Minister’s Message
January 2, 2019 Minister’s Message
“Somewhere, a signal has arrived. Now. Now. Now, it says. Stop waiting. Begin. Move despite the trembling. Don’t wait for any of it to be perfect. Just move.” Julia Fehrenbacher Dear Friends, I continue for one additional day my “pause,” from the daily tasks of ministry. “Pause” is my 2019 word to orient myself. I … Continue reading January 2, 2019 Minister’s Message
December 26, 2018 Minister’s Message
As you receive this message, I am away in Buffalo, NY, spending time with beloved friends and family for the holidays. I can’t speak to the current weather conditions in either New York or Minnesota, since I penned this text last week! Then, the weather was chilly but not cold, the skies uniformly light gray, … Continue reading December 26, 2018 Minister’s Message
December 19, 2018 Minister’s Message
Life coach and Zen Master David Rynick reminds us that, “In a true encounter with another human being, we come face to face with the mystery of life. In some way, every other person, no matter how well we know them, will remain as mysterious to us as a country across the ocean we only … Continue reading December 19, 2018 Minister’s Message
December 12, 2018 Minister’s Message
December 12 So, did you take a moment last week? Did you pause to consider how an ordinary moment can suddenly unfold and offer a chance to consider deeper meaning? Or is everything just too busy—with shopping and wrapping, with re-calculating the costs and fretting the outcomes? Are you living amid grief, rather than joy, … Continue reading December 12, 2018 Minister’s Message
Weekly Report of Board Actions
The Board took several votes online this month (when issues arise between meetings that require prompt attention, the Board has a procedure for addressing it). The first was a fairly straightforward request from Personnel to permit childcare applicants to start working- and only when with another person- pending completion of their background checks. This request … Continue reading Weekly Report of Board Actions
December 5, 2018 Minister’s Message
Friends, it’s another one of those weeks when I venture back to Buffalo. Gift shopping, Christmas tree chopping and decorating, symphony tickets, and friend-filled meals are what await me, and I am ever-grateful for this time away. One of you jokingly referred to me as your “flying minister,” which I guess I am. Oh that … Continue reading December 5, 2018 Minister’s Message