CFD Director’s Weekly Articles
Slowly but surely, I have been making my way through Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book Braiding Sweetgrass, and this quote from it felt particularly relevant: “Weep! Weep!” calls a toad from the water’s edge. And I do. If grief can be a doorway to love, then let us all weep for the world we are breaking apart so … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 1.22.25
“The times are urgent. We must slow down. The times are urgent! We must slow down. The times are urgent. We must slow down.” “Slowing down is a function of deepening awareness, noticing the others in the room… Slowing down is not a function of privilege. It’s a function of intimacy with a world that … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 1.15.25
Consider the following events that are happening for people of all ages: Social Justice Book Study: Let This Radicalize You, January 8th, 2024, 6:30-8pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/404199 Intergenerational Hiking at Rasmussen Woods, Saturday, January 11th, 10am https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/2cf88a238459 Intergenerational Art Journaling, Sunday, January 12th, 11:30am-1pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/6482e99493845732867638 Family Fun: Values Vision Board, Wednesday, January 15th, 6:30-8pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/e25342 Youth … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 1.8.25
Aside from tonight’s cookie exchange, there isn’t anything out of the ordinary going on at UUFM for the remainder of the month aside from the extra services we have going on (Solstice and Christmas Eve). Friendly reminder that this Sunday’s service will also be an intergenerational, no-rehearse pageant service, so please let Macey know if … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 12.18.24
December’s theme of presence not only invites us to be with the joy and wonder of the season, as we gather with loved ones, tour the local lights, or play in the snow, it also asks that we consider the more difficult, uncomfortable emotions that arise. When we practice presence with grief, frustration, and anger, … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 12.11.24
Upcoming Activities: December Activities: Intergenerational Hiking at Rasmussen Woods, Saturday, December 14th, 10am https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/2cf88a23845 Youth Group – Crafts and charcuterie, December 11th, 6:30-8pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/49b057151612 UUFM Cookie Exchange, December 18th, 6:30-8pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/c5d68e To come in the new year: Social Justice Book Study: Let This Radicalize You, January 8th, 2024, 6:30-8pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/404199
As we close out the month of repair, I am reflecting on a practice that is new to me that I have just recently begun exploring, which is ancestral healing. As Unitarian Universalists, we come together with various beliefs about what might happen beyond this bodily life, and I appreciate that we humbly recognize the mystery … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 11.27.24
“The times are urgent. We must slow down.” – Bayo Akomolafe While it has been a turbulent, disturbing time following the election results, I’ve been considering the theme of repair. Sometimes, as counter intuitive as it may feel for those who feel the pressure to act fast in the face of injustice, a foundational preparation for that … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 11.13.24
November planned activities. Please sign up on the links below. Minneopa Group Hike, Saturday, November 16th, 10am RSVP: https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/2cf88a238 Youth Group, Wednesday, November 20th, 6:30-8pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/49b0571516 Art Journaling, Sunday, November 24th, 11:30am-1pm https://uufm.breezechms.com/form/6482e994938457328676
“It’s not the weight you carry but how you carry it– books, bricks, grief– it’s all in the way you embrace it, balance it, carry it when you cannot, and would not, put it down.” So I went practicing. Have you noticed? -excerpt from Heavy by Mary Oliver I’ve been spending time with these words as I … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 10.30.24
