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 A Tale of Two Cities, one of my favorite … Continue reading January 13, 2021 Minister’s Message
“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, divisive, changing times with so much that is yet … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 1/13/2021
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 the whole family to participate on line. You will … Continue reading UUFM Virtual Silent Auction
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 discussion session are scheduled, limited to twelve participants each. Copies … Continue reading UUFM Book Discussion Group – January 27, 2021 Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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 second panel, “Because I am planting seeds.” I can’t find … Continue reading January 6, 2021 Minister’s Message
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 gentle with one another.” – Richard S. Gilbert, Gentleness in Living When reflecting on how … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 1/6/2021
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. Our imaginations prepare the way for the solutions … Continue reading December 30, 2020 Minister’s Message
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 along with a number of environmentally related organizations. History … Continue reading Green Sanctuary News: Stop the Line 3 Pipeline by Bob Finley
