This Sunday, our service will be interactive, with opportunities to experience a range of spiritual practices that you can then do beyond the walls of the fellowship. Come find out what nourishes your spirit! 06.30.24 OOS – Spiritual Practice Sampler Join us after the service for an in-person hospitality downstairs in the Fellowship Hall. Children’s … Continue reading Spiritual Practice Sampler
The Flower Service is one of the uniquely Unitarian (and now Unitarian Universalist) rituals we observe as a congregation and a denomination. Come celebrate our beautiful community through this ritual–bring a flower if you are able, but if not, know that there will be plenty available! 06.16.24 OOS – Flower Service Join us after … Continue reading Flower Service
Although SCMN Pridefest doesn’t happen until September, June is Pride Month. Come celebrate our LGBTQIA+ members, friends, family, and neighbors. Our community is richer because of our diversity! 06.02.24 OOS – Pride Celebration Join us after the service for an in-person hospitality downstairs in the Fellowship Hall. Children’s programs (Nursery and Children’s Chapel) are … Continue reading Pride Celebration
Did you know that one of the origins of Mother’s Day is in peace activism? Unitarian Julia Ward Howe wrote her Mother’s Day Proclamation in 1870, calling for peace. Her words are still timely over 150 years later. 05.12.2024 OOS – The Activist Roots of Mother’s Day Join us after the service for an in-person … Continue reading The Activist Roots of Mother’s Day
Revs. Diana and Shay followed very different paths to Unitarian Universalist ministry, beginning with the fact that Shay was raised Catholic and Diana was raised UU. They’ll share their journeys, and explore what this means about the stories each of us brings to our Unitarian Universalist identity. 05.07.24 OOS – The Paths That Brought Us Here Join us after … Continue reading The Paths That Brought Us Here
This Sunday, as we wrap up our April theme of Interdependence, we will celebrate all the ways we, individually and collectively, are connected in an interdependent web of organizations working for justice and for a better world, in Mankato and beyond. 04.28.24 OOS – Reaching Out in Love and Justice Join us after the service … Continue reading Reaching Out in Love and Justice
April is National Poetry Month, and this Sunday we will explore how poetry can help us deepen our spirituality. Come enjoy lots of poetry! 04.10.24 OOS – Poetry as Spiritual Practice Join us after the service for an in-person hospitality downstairs for a luncheon in the Fellowship Hall. Children’s programs (Nursery and Children’s Chapel) are … Continue reading Poetry as Spiritual Practice
The work of creating justice in the world is not done in a day, and not done alone. One of many reasons we gather as a faith community is to do that work together. Come explore what that means in this crucial time. Join us after the service in-person hospitality downstairs in the Fellowship … Continue reading In It for the Long Haul
Come celebrate the Easter story’s message of renewal and hope, as we explore what it offers to us today. 3.31.24 OOS – We, Too, Rise Again Join us after the service for an in-person hospitality downstairs in the Fellowship Hall. Children’s programs (Nursery and Children’s Chapel) are up and running. Click this link to join … Continue reading “We, Too, Rise Again” (Easter Sunday)
This Tuesday will be the spring equinox, which is also the first official day of spring. What messages does the Earth have for us as she awakens at this time of year? 03.17.24 OOS – The Earth Awakes Again Join us after the service for an in-person luncheon downstairs in the Fellowship Hall. Children’s programs … Continue reading The Earth Awakes Again
