Dear Ones,
Cicadas have always been for me the ultimate sound of summer. I learned recently that the buzz we generally hear is comprised of the mating calls of three different species. A simple and familiar thing more complex than at first thought. Like the end … read more.
Dear Ones,
In just one month and one day, the 2022-2023 program year begins anew at UUFM. Though COVID lingers, and its effects continue to devastate vulnerable populations and individual families, we begin to return more securely to in-person gatherings. Many of us have reason to … read more.
Dear Ones,
I am so grateful for the respite of breezy days in the 80s after the intensity of humid days in the 90s. Today, I notice the flowers encouraged to more thriving, the leaves no longer wilting, after hours of dedicated deadheading and watering. I … read more.
Our next non-fiction book will be With Custer’s Cavalry by Katherine Gibson Fourgera. We’ll meet on Wednesday, September 28th at 7:00 PM with check in at 6:45 PM. We very much hope to meet in person at UUFM! Gil Hanson recommends this as an easy, interesting … read more.
Dear Ones,
It is good to be home. My trip east to see friends and family, to experience still-beloved landscapes in Buffalo and Pittsburgh and Elk County, PA, was all that I could have wished for. And much like when I am here in Mankato, I … read more.
Rev. Rita is on study leave July 5-17 and on vacation from July 18-24. She returns to Fellowship responsibilities on July 25. When Rev. Rita is away, contact Shelly Storm, Communications and Office Administrator at uumankato@gmail.com and 507-388-5022 or Board President Bob Finley at … read more.
Dear Ones,
I want you to remember first: You are loved, every one of you. You are worthy, every one of you. May these truths hold you and comfort you. May you remember. The majority of the Supreme Court is trying to tell you this … read more.
Rev. Rita continues her time in Portland, OR at General Assembly. She returns to Fellowship responsibilities on June 27. When Rev. Rita is away, contact Shelly Storm, Communications and Office Administrator at uumankato@gmail.com and 507-388-5022 or Board President Bob Finley at finbob@charter.net and 507- 380-1869.
Rev. Rita continues her vacation on the Olympic Peninsula, before traveling to Portland, OR for General Assembly June 20-26. When Rev. Rita is away, contact Shelly Storm, Communications and Office Administrator at uumankato@gmail.com and 507-388-5022 or Board President Bob Finley at finbob@charter.net and … read more.
Our Soul Matters theme for the month of June, indeed for the summer months, is “Celebrating Blessings,” and this I encourage you to do. Blessings are a way of widening our view, of seeing that all is not lost, that human beings are resilient and … read more.
