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 filled the bird feeders, and the yard is once-again … Continue reading August 3, 2022 Minister’s Message
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 spend my time cultivating relationships and practicing, in the … Continue reading July 27, 2022 Minister’s Message
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 finbob@charter.net and 507-380-1869.
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 is not true. The overturning of Roe v. Wade is … Continue reading June 29, 2022 Minister’s Message
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 507-380-1869
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 have always found a way through hard times. Blessings are … Continue reading June 8, 2022 Minister’s Message
Dear Ones, It’s the time of year when our Fellowship program year changes. Summer is often a time for travel or family visits, with less time for regular Sunday attendance. But we still have much happening in June. I hope you can make time for our Flower Communion and New Member Welcome on June 5. … Continue reading June 1, 2022 Minister’s Message
Dear Ones, May is winding down, and the shifted schedule of summer is upon us. I look forward to seeing all of you in June, before my own departure for vacation, General Assembly, and study leave. We celebrate our own beautiful diversity at our Flower Communion/New Members on June 5, Radical Welcome with Queer activist … Continue reading May 24, 2022 Minister’s Message
Dear Ones, My family continues to feel the horrible effects of the killing in Buffalo, NY of innocents, targeted because of the hatred and violence of white supremacy. Our friends of color suffer more profoundly than we do, and they need our loving response and action. My daughter, Helen Lowry, wrote this on her Facebook … Continue reading May 18, 2022 Minister’s Message
