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
“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
“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
Dear Friends, I am grateful to be back in Mankato after two and a half weeks away, grateful for the necessary rest that this congregation granted to me in the form of professional study leave and personal vacation. And grateful because I am so tired, so very tired. I am tired of Covid-19. I am … Continue reading February 16, 2022 Minister’s Message
“In a true community we will not choose our companions, for our choices are so often limited by self-serving motives. Instead, our companions will be given to us by grace. Often, they will be persons who will upset our settled view of self and world. In fact, we might define true community as the place … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 2.9.22
As we recognize both Black History month and our new monthly theme of Widening the Circle, I would like to share some words from writer, activist, and Zen priest, angel Kyodo Williams, as well as a quick video for you to enjoy: “It’s the community’s job to figure out how we can stretch into the so-called … Continue reading February 2, 2022
