October 24, 2018 “Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.”—Joseph Campbell I do a fair amount of weight training. It has been part of my normal physical activity since January 2015. In my everyday life, I alternate between weightlifting and sitting in front of a computer or a book. I … Continue reading October 24, 2018 Minister’s Message
Since 2006 UUFM has been an open and Welcoming Congregation. Using publicity funds from their Education and Justice budget, the EdJ committee has signed up UUFM to be part of an online marketing campaign organized by MyOutSpirit and GLAAD to celebrate LGBTQ-affirming spiritual communities from Oct. 18-21. This turns GLADD’s Spirit Day (Oct. 18) into a week-long celebration of … Continue reading Spirit Day 2018
“It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.”—Irish Proverb It’s good to be back in Mankato after a week of travel. One of the blessings of driving at this time of year is the chance to see the foliage changing color. Shades of green give way to golds and reds, to … Continue reading October 17, 2018 Minister’s Message
“Our listening creates a sanctuary for the homeless parts within another person.”—Rachel Naomi Remen I’ve been on retreat, friends, taking refreshment that I might remain open, and increasingly so, to what needs to be heard, to what you are speaking in your various ways. Tomorrow evening, I depart for a visit with my family and friends … Continue reading October 10, 2018 Minister’s Message
Stewardship Notes: Table Conversations On Sunday,October 7, 2018 we had 8 table conversations around the questions “What do we do together?” and “What do we do well together?” One table was heavily populated by children, who had plenty to say for themselves. And the results are in. I have lumped the responses in categories of … Continue reading Table Conversations – “What do we do together?” and “What do we do well together?”
Notes on the Start-Up Workshop Last Friday and Saturday, Rev. Phil Lund (Congregational Life Consultant for the MidAmerica Region of the UUA) came down to Mankato to help us get off on the right foot with our new minister. Friday evening was a congregational potluck, with a discussion of our hopes and visions for … Continue reading Start-up Workshop
Congratulations, One and All, from MUUSJA! Our Fellowship has been selected as the recipient of the Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance’s 2018 Beacon of Justice Award! The award honors a congregation that has made significant efforts to embody our Unitarian Universalist values through justice-making within its own walls and in deep partnership with movements for … Continue reading We Received the 2018 Beacon of Justice Award!
Message from Reverend Rita Well, dear friends, I’ve spent a good first week unpacking and acclimating. After celebrating our wedding anniversary together, my husband has returned to Buffalo, and so I grow used to a long-distance relationship. Not trusting my sense of direction, the GPS has taken me on many different routes between my new … Continue reading August 8, 2018 Minister’s Message
Five Smooth Stones Carrie Rice July 22, 2018 Readings Paul Rasor on definition of theology Faith Without Certainty, ppxvii-xviii The term theology is often associated with arcane and academic or technical concepts that focus on abstract doctrines. But the purpose of theology is really quite simple. If religion is about the large-scale world pictures that … Continue reading Five Smooth Stones
