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UU the Vote for LGBTQ+ Equity
March 25, 2020 Minister’s Message
March 25, 2020 Dear Friends, Most of us are physically-distancing, staying at home and venturing out only if we really need to. The inter-webs told me earlier today that Minnesotans get an “A” for this behavior! Big stretches of land, farmer-thinking, and Scandinavian heritage may all play a role in keeping us ahead of COVID-19’s … Continue reading March 25, 2020 Minister’s Message
Special Announcement from the UUA
Special Announcement Unitarian Universalist Association March 2020 As we navigate these incredibly difficult times for our country and the global community, I continue to hold you and our wider UU community in my heart. I am so grateful for the ministry and care you offer and the example we, as Unitarian Universalists, … Continue reading Special Announcement from the UUA
March 18, 2020 Minister’s Message
Minister’s Message When my children were young, we had a strict screen time of one hour on computer and one on TV. TV time could be expanded if someone wanted to watch a pre-approved movie, which we played on a VCR. So easy to impose at the time—one TV with no cable hook-up and one … Continue reading March 18, 2020 Minister’s Message
UUFM Closure Due to COVID-19
March 13, 2020 To all the beloved people of UUFM— We find ourselves in uncertain times, when a tiny virus reveals just how interconnected we are with each other and the entire world. Yet the virus is not itself our interdependence; it is not the measure of our connection. The virus is nothing like the … Continue reading UUFM Closure Due to COVID-19
March 11, 2020 Minister’s Message
Dear Friends, Here is a little song circulated in the UU-niverse ( to the tune of #346): “Come wash your hands with me, Come wash your hands with me, Come wash your hands with me, So we can have peace of mind. And I’ll bring you soap, When soap is hard to find! And I’ll … Continue reading March 11, 2020 Minister’s Message
March 4, 2020 Minister’s Message
Minister’s Message Dear Friends, Our Soul Matters theme for the month of March is “Wisdom,” and I approach it with no little trepidation. I am, as most of us are, well-acquainted with the close cousin of wisdom—knowledge. I know what a body of knowledge looks like. I know what research looks like. I know what … Continue reading March 4, 2020 Minister’s Message
UUA News Letter – Act Globally Winter 2020
February 26, 2020 Minister’s Message
Minister’s Message Dear Friends, How do you build resilience? How do you find the strength to bear the burdens of living and find grace and beauty in life alongside the sorrow and pain? How do you face with hope and grace the systemic oppression and climate crisis that is out of any one person’s control? … Continue reading February 26, 2020 Minister’s Message