“Community is the place where the person you least want to live with always lives…That person is always in your community somewhere; in the eyes of others, you might be that person.” – Henri Nouwen “…this is the reality of being human, that we have the capacity to love people–family, friends, and strangers–even if we … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 2/3/2021
This Tender Land, written by award-winning Minnesotan William Kent Krueger is the subject of our Book Discussion meeting March 24, 2021. Zoom check-in 6:45-7:00 pm. Discussion begins at 7:00 and ends at 8:30. All are welcome. Book Discussion Group’s Zoom ID 91900847278 For information: Karen Knox (507) 387-6599 or kareneknox@gmail.com, Barbara Keating at 779–5380 or bkeating@hickorytech.net or Liz … Continue reading UUFM Book Discussion Group – March 24, 2021 This Tender Land, written by award-winning Minnesotan William Kent Krueger
Speaker: Karen Knox 2021-0131 OOS 01 31 21 A Blessing of the Animals
Minister’s Message Dear friends, All we human beings experience pain and sorrow, and each of us moves into that reality in our own ways. We all share the experience of loss, and we all bear different burdens as we experience it. I have come to realize that I need some time away to mourn my … Continue reading January 27, 2021 Minister’s Message
“May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke I love getting to know children for the brilliant, present, and imaginative beings that they are. It is my belief that we have just as much to learn from them … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 01/27/2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Rita Capezzi 1 24 21 OOS 1 24 21 Homily–Imagining Our Future
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Rita Capezzi speaking at Tri-Sate UU 1 17 21 TriUU OOS 1 17 21 Homily–Artful Imagination
Minister’s Message Dear friends, I work today glued to the TV, watching the departure of the 45th and the Inauguration of the 46th President of the United States. I feel strangely calm in my body. It’s a sensation of letting my shoulders drop, of tension in my abdomen releasing, of my jittery feet stilled. I … Continue reading January 20, 2021 Minister’s Message
This Saturday, Jan 23 at 10 AM, open to all UU’s and friends, is the regional UU immigration justice forum, with Ma Elena Gutierrez of Fe y Justicia and Katia Hansen, J.D., the CEO of UURISE, and UU congregational immigration justice leaders from metro, suburban, and greater Minnesota. See you Saturday! To register, sign up … Continue reading MUUSJA UU Immigration Justice Forum
“You can either think that the world is getting better or that the future will be much better than it is now, or you can think that the world is getting worse. But that continuum isn’t as important to me as this idea of: Do you think you have agency in this world that is either … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 1/20/2021
