I hope you’re planning to attend our congregation’s Annual Business meeting on May 23, immediately after service. We gather to review the past year’s challenges and accomplishments and evaluate the path forward. I’m proud of the internal work the Fellowship has accomplished this year. The Board has sought to strengthening UUFM’s resilience by engaging with … Continue reading Board President Notes 05.12.2021
“Storytelling is our obligation to the next generation. If all we are doing is marketing, we are doing a disservice, and not only to our profession, but to our children, and their children. Give something of meaning to your audience by inspiring, engaging, and educating them with story. Stop marketing. Start storytelling.” – Laura Holloway … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 05.12.21
Dear Friends, Have you been told a story of what you could not do or could not be? A story that belittled you, that diminished you, that tried to stifle your dreams? There are stories that would kill us in our cocoons—stories told by unkind or oblivious caretakers, stories written by the cultures that we … Continue reading May 12, 2021 Minister’s Message
The Stories We Receive I just spent a little time listening to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Ted Talk, titled The Danger of a Single Story. It sparked some thoughts for me about how distorted one’s view can become both because of a single story, but also because of the confusion that results from an information overload. … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 05.05.21
Dear Friends, “I can only answer the question ‘What am I to do?’ if I can answer the question ‘Of what story or stories do I find myself a part?’”—Scottish-American philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre (b. 1929) Since December, I haven’t devoted much time to working with interfaith partners in Mankato and so I was surprised to … Continue reading May 5, 2021 Minister’s Message
Homily – Overcoming the Disconnect Speaker: Rev Dr Rita Capezzi 2021-0502 OOS 5 2 21 Homily–Overcoming the Disconnect
“There is a you telling yourself another story of you. Listen to her.” Pádraig Ó Tuama When I come to this month’s theme, one big question comes to mind for me: What story am I telling myself, about myself? Because I have come to realize how powerful the conversations that we have with ourselves … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 04.28.21
Dear Friends, This is what we are looking forward to, isn’t it? If not a group hug, a personal one with someone you have not seen or touched in far too long. You may or may not wish for a real hug, and a hug is a metaphor for the comfort all of us seek … Continue reading April 28, 2021 Minister’s Message
Homily – A Queer Conversation Speaker: Rev. Joel Miller 2021-0425 OOS 04.25.21 Homily – A Queer Conversation (link coming soon)
I have a lot on my mind today, as many events collide this week: the Derek Chauvin trial verdict, Earth Day, the GLSEN Day of Silence + Breaking the Silence events, and more, after a week of much violence and unrest in the world. We have witnessed police killing more young people of color, on … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 04.21.21
