“To listen is very hard, because it asks of us so much interior stability that we no longer need to prove ourselves by speeches, arguments, statements, or declarations. True listeners no longer have an inner need to make their presence known. They are free to receive, to welcome, to accept.” -Henri Nouwen Deep listening has … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 10.2.24
For next book we are reading is: Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City … Continue reading UUFM Book Discussion Group ~ Tuesday, November 19th at 5:45, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Tonight: Youth Group – Games and Pizza with Barb and Macey, Wednesday, September 25th, 6:30-8pm. Click here to register: https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/49b05744 As an fyi, CFD Director, Macey Forsyth, will be away this Thursday-Sunday. Keep an eye on next week’s update to see what is happening in October!
Next week, I will be away from Monday through Wednesday, attending the annual gathering of the Prairie Star Chapter of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association. We meet at a retreat center in Iowa, where we share worship, learning, spiritual practices, collegial support and connection, and more, as well as holding a business meeting of our … Continue reading September 25, 2024 Minister’s Message
I wrote this prayer from my heart on Sunday evening after getting to gather in a sacred way at a farm with some of my dearest friends. I hope it resonates with yours: I give thanks for how well-nurtured I am by this Earth and for the intuitive, cyclical guidance I sense from the moon … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 9.18.24
Last night, my friend Cindy texted me to go outside and look at the moon—we had clear skies for a partial lunar eclipse during the full moon. My cell phone (at least with my basic skill level) didn’t get great pictures, but I took a few anyway. This one is from the peak of the … Continue reading September 18, 2024 Minister’s Message
I am excited to host some new and familiar activities this September! Please note that we have adapted the hours for Art Journaling to be held after church on Sundays as of this month. The following activities are subject to change or cancellation in the case of no RSVPs, so please go the links below … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 9.11.24
Although my second year here officially began on August 6th, this past weekend really felt like the beginning of year two. It was my second time representing UUFM at PrideFest, and my second time leading our ingathering worship with a backpack blessing and water ceremony. I’m very excited to see what we do together in … Continue reading September 11, 2024 Minister’s Message
The September Soul Matters theme is Invitation. As we begin a new congregational year together, I’m thinking about the invitations we offer each other, and those we offer to people beyond our congregation. I don’t just mean literal invitations, like to attend worship together, go out for coffee or lunch, or attend a concert or … Continue reading September 4, 2024 Minister’s Message
“Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.” -Rumi Something that the toddler I am raising recently got in the habit of is clinging to handfuls of small items (for example, fall leaves, apple slices, miniature toys, various household items, etc.) to the point where he has much more than he can hold … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 9.4.24
