My wife and I just returned a few days ago from a trip to Mexico that had originally been scheduled for our wedding anniversary in October, but was postponed when I spent most of that month sick with COVID and then a slow recovery. We said even before we left that one of the silver … Continue reading December 11, 2024 Minister’s Message
December’s theme of presence not only invites us to be with the joy and wonder of the season, as we gather with loved ones, tour the local lights, or play in the snow, it also asks that we consider the more difficult, uncomfortable emotions that arise. When we practice presence with grief, frustration, and anger, … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 12.11.24
Upcoming Activities: December Activities: Intergenerational Hiking at Rasmussen Woods, Saturday, December 14th, 10am https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/2cf88a23845 Youth Group – Crafts and charcuterie, December 11th, 6:30-8pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/49b057151612 UUFM Cookie Exchange, December 18th, 6:30-8pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/c5d68e To come in the new year: Social Justice Book Study: Let This Radicalize You, January 8th, 2024, 6:30-8pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/404199
As we close out the month of repair, I am reflecting on a practice that is new to me that I have just recently begun exploring, which is ancestral healing. As Unitarian Universalists, we come together with various beliefs about what might happen beyond this bodily life, and I appreciate that we humbly recognize the mystery … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 11.27.24
This week, there are a wide range of ways we might be observing the Thanksgiving holiday. Some are celebrating with family or friends, either as hosts or as guests. Some are having a special meal in a restaurant. Some are not celebrating at all, for a variety of reasons including those who express solidarity with … Continue reading November 27, 2024 Minister’s Message
Our next book will be Less is More, by Cecile Andrews and Wanda Urbanska. We’ll meet on Wednesday January 22 at 5:45 pm. Here is one of the Amazon blurbs for the book: Less stuff, less stress – more freedom, more joy. Our obsessive pursuit of wealth isn’t working-people are afraid and anxious; we’re destroying the … Continue reading Book Discussion Group ~ Less is More, by Cecile Andrews and Wanda Urbanska on Wednesday, January 22nd at 5:45 pm
This week’s activities: Tonight! Youth Group, Wednesday, November 20th, 6:30-8pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/49b0571516 Art Journaling and Ornament Crafting, Sunday, November 24th, 11:30am-1pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/6482e994938457328676
As we move through this period between Election Day and Inauguration Day, a period which also includes a wide range of winter holidays in many faith traditions (and for some, time with extended family), I am aware that many of us are having lots of intense feelings. What those feelings are may change frequently, and … Continue reading November 20, 2024 Minister’s Message
“The times are urgent. We must slow down.” – Bayo Akomolafe While it has been a turbulent, disturbing time following the election results, I’ve been considering the theme of repair. Sometimes, as counter intuitive as it may feel for those who feel the pressure to act fast in the face of injustice, a foundational preparation for that … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 11.13.24
As I said on Sunday, I know we are in a wide variety of places emotionally after the election. One week out, some of us are still in shock, and needing comfort rather than a to-do list; others are itching to have something tangible to do; most of us are probably in each of those … Continue reading November 13, 2024 Minister’s Message
