“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, There is a field. I’ll meet you there.” Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273) Translated by Coleman Barks and John Moyne Our theme for December is “Presence”. We are entering the holiday season, we are worrying about what the new year will bring, but Rumi invites us to join him out … Continue reading I Will Meet You There
“What does Justice and Equity look like in the courtrooms of Blue Earth County and our Surrounding area?” 02.11.24 OOS – What does Justice and Equity look like in our area 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. … Continue reading TBD
Haven’t we all planned the perfect events, just to have everything change? Hermann Hesse stated “Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” We will explore letting go, facing change head on. Join us after the service for in-person hospitality downstairs in the Fellowship Hall. Click this link to … Continue reading “Change”
“Resistance” is our UUFM theme for the month of April. In addition, April is National Poetry Month and National Poetry Month has a theme of “Joy” this year. The service will focus on Poetry of Resistance: a poetic call for tolerance, reflection, reconciliation and healing. We will share the joy of poets words to explore … Continue reading Poetry of Resistance
Haven’t we all planned the perfect holiday with family, just to have everything change? Sometimes it’s weather, sometimes it’s health. Why do we stress when things around us change? Hermann Hesse stated “some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” We will explore letting go facing change head … Continue reading LET GO
Who could say it better than Rumi? Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading. Take down a musical instrument. Let the beauty we love be what we do. there are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. This is … Continue reading “Laugh in astonishment and bow your head” –April is poetry month, so we look to the poets to help us Awaken
Each year we approach winter knowing there will be darkness and short days. Does it also have to be a time of sadness? No, we can open ourselves to joy, recognizing how everything around us, including time itself, is always transforming. Organized by Susan Stevens Chambers and Director of Children’s Faith Development Macey Forsyth. … Continue reading Transformation—Snow to Water, Dark to Light
“When you are present in this moment, you break the continuity of your story, of past and future. Then true intelligence arises, and also love” Eckhart Tolle As we continue to transition through COVID concerns, political uncertainty, concern over our environment, a certain craving comes over us to just have things go back to the … Continue reading Connections – UU Summer Services Collaborative – Susan Stevens Chambers, UUFM
Susan Stevens Chambers leads a service in celebration of Poetry Month. In his poem “Only Breath,” Rumi discusses what “being” can mean. The dictionary tries to point us in the right direction; poets tell us with songs of spring. We will explore being and celebrate the season, the words and the joy of being. Our space … Continue reading Breathing and Being
Lay-led Service organized by Susan Stevens Chambers. “ According to Chinese superstition, doing any of these on January 25th – the day Chinese New Year falls in 2020 – will lead to bad luck for the entire coming year. But it isn’t all doom and gloom: 2020 is the Year of the Rat, an animal that symbolizes wealth and the beginning of a new day.” … Continue reading Lay-led Service organized by Susan Stevens Chambers.
