From the UUFM Board and the Minister The pandemic cloud is lifting, and brighter days are right around the corner. After two years of living & worshipping virtually, we are ready to the throw the doors open and welcome everyone in for Sunday services and coffee hour. Based on Board action taken March 3, since … Continue reading We Are Opening! 3.20.22
Dear Ones, UUFM is opening! I know for some of you, these are the words you have longed to hear. Opening means you don’t need to wear a mask, that you don’t need to keep a physical distance, that you can go downstairs to the Fellowship Hall and enjoy coffee hour with companions you love … Continue reading March 16, 2022 Minister’s Message
“…In almost every instance of our lives – our social lives – we are, if we pay attention, in the midst of an almost constant, if subtle, caretaking. Holding doors open, offering elbows at crosswalks, letting someone else go first, helping with the heavy bags, reaching what’s too high or what’s been dropped, pulling someone … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 3.16.22
Dear Ones, Our Soul Matters Sharing Circle packet, on the March theme of “Renewing Faith,” suggested the2016 Martin Scorsese film Silence. It documents the efforts of two Portuguese Jesuits in 1640 to find a lost padre in Japan after the Japanese government bans Christianity. The film explores sources of divinity and the challenges of keeping … Continue reading March 9, 2022 Minister’s Message
Dear Ones, Several times this week, I have come across this meme on Facebook. I have even re-posted it myself, because it speaks to part of the theology about living fully that I practice in this one life of which we are certain. It’s from writer and illustrator Mari Andrew: I am drawn to … Continue reading March 2, 2022 Minister’s Message
This month’s 2nd collection funds will be used for the ECHO Food Shelf. For the month of March Minnesota Food Share will proportionally match all donations to ECHO. That means that your donations during this time go further to provide food to our community. For more than 30 years, Minnesota Food Share has coordinated the March Campaign, the … Continue reading 2nd Collection for March 2023 ECHO Food Shelf
Welcoming the month of Renewing Faith… I have to admit, it’s felt like a heavy week to be beginning this monthly theme. Yet, that is part of the reason why it feels important to me. So many of the people in proximity to me and around the globe are feeling the weight of deep loss and … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message March 2, 2022
Today, I find myself reflecting on the ways people experience widening, following various forms of trauma. My own painful experiences have taken years to process, but they’ve grown me nonetheless. While I have struggled and stumbled at times, I give thanks for how it has humbled me, deepened my gratitude, and allowed me to know more … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message Feb. 23, 2022
Dear Ones, Though it is true that we all live in uncertainty these days have too many names. These day, we can too easily and too often put a precise name to the feelings of uncertainty shaping our lives. How much risk should we take entering a store or dwelling without a mask? How much … Continue reading Feb. 23, 2022 Minister’s Message
“Empathy isn’t just remembering to say ‘that must really be hard’—it’s figuring out how to bring difficulty into the light so it can be seen at all… Empathy means acknowledging a horizon of context that extends perpetually beyond what you can see.” -Leslie Jamison …I am here for you, just an email or a phone … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message Feb. 16, 2022
