Thank you to all who made our recent Intergenerational Christmas Pageant Service and especially to those who brought along winter clothing items as donations! I was surprised how full my vehicle ended up being and am off to the Blue Earth County Library on this Tuesday to drop them off. I appreciate the willingness to … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 12.19.23
As we head into this week of holidays, with our Winter Solstice service Thursday evening at 7:00 and our Christmas Eve service Sunday evening at 8:00, I hope you are each finding time and space to tend to your spirits in whatever way best meets your needs. For some of you, that was attending our … Continue reading December 19, 2023 Minister’s Message
We are once again sponsoring a collection for the REACH Resource Center and CADA this holiday season. The collection will run from November 26th through January 7th. Tags describing needed donations can be found on a tree located in the entry. Donations can be placed by the tree located at the front of the Sanctuary. … Continue reading 2nd Collection for December 2023
“Life is not a problem to be solved, but an experience to be had.” – Alan Watts Today, I am celebrating 18 months of parenthood during quite the unseasonably warm December. Here in Minnesota, the temperatures in the forecast may be met with bittersweet feelings: joy, concern, relief, disappointment, ease, and anxiety, depending on a … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 12.13.23
“I beg you, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 12.6.23
Last week, I attended a gathering of the ministerial study group I have belonged to for several years. We meet twice a year (fall and spring) and each time we have a topic we focus on, with reading done in advance. This time, our topic was Disability Joy and Justice. The word “joy” may at … Continue reading December 6, 2023 Minister’s Message
From critically acclaimed, award-winning author Michelle Huneven, a sharp and funny novel of a congregational search committee, told as a memoir with recipes Dana Potowski is a restaurant critic and food writer and a longtime member of a progressive Unitarian Universalist congregation in Southern California. Under pressure to find her next book idea, she’s … Continue reading Book Discussion Group-January 24, 2024~ Search by Michelle Huneven
As we conclude the month of November, here is a Blessing of Generosity from Soul Matters: “When we have plenty, may generosity be our first thought, finding ways to share, to help, to reach out, to pay forward, knowing that all of us are bound together on the interconnected web of existence, and acts of giving create … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 11.29.23
“When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” – Toni Morrison On this Thanksgiving week, may we remember the … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 11.22.23
As we approach the busy winter season from Thanksgiving through the New Year, I want to draw your attention to some special worship events throughout December. (These will also be on the website under Upcoming Services.) On Wednesday, December 6th, I will hold a 4:30 pm “Blue Holiday” service. This is a service for anyone … Continue reading November 22, 2023 Minister’s Message
