Minister’s Message
Dear friends,
I began my sermon on last Sunday telling you that I have taught myself (again) simple knitting. And I have been knitting furiously for a week. I’m knitting now (between typing!). No secret messages woven in. I am no Madame LaFarge from … read more.
“Worry is a misuse of imagination.” -Dan Zadra
I have noticed myself experiencing worrisome and anxious thoughts that creep up on me lately. I would imagine that many of us experience some level of concern at this point in our history. We are living through turbulent, … read more.
UUFM VIRTUAL SILENT AUCTION
Will the groundhog see his shadow? Will it matter, as we are hot, hot, hot and will celebrate ”virtually” on Saturday, February 6, 2021. The auction catalogue will be posted soon, there is still time to come up with donations.
This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity for … read more.
Our UUFM Book Discussion Group and our Green Sanctuary Working Group have teamed up to offer time for the entire congregation to read together this beautiful book, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, of restoring harmony with and bringing justice to the natural world. Two … read more.
Back in some January of the past, I posted a cartoon on Facebook. In the first of two panels, one character describes a hope imagined—”I am expecting flowers this year.” The other character asks: “How do you know you will get them.” And in the … read more.
Imagining Greater, Gentler Care
“Life is too transient to be cruel with one another;
It is too short for thoughtlessness,
Too brief for hurting.
Life is long enough for caring,
It is lasting enough for sharing,
Precious enough for love.
Be … read more.
Dear Friends,
January is the month of Imagination, and imagination is always a double-edged sword.
Our imaginations enable us to conceive alternative realities for ourselves and our world—possibilities of lives free of abuse or torment or restriction, possibilities of societies free of racism, war, and environmental devastation. … read more.
Construction has begun on Enbridge Line 3, a replacement pipeline that will transfer tar sands oil (915,000 barrels per day) from Alberta, Canada across Minnesota to Superior, Wisconsin. First proposed a decade ago, it has been challenged every step of the way by several tribes … read more.
