UUFM joins the Unitarian Universalist Church of Eau Claire (WI) for worship this morning. Awe: Walking with Thoreau: Henry David Thoreau wrote in his journal on February 2nd, 1841: “A child asked his father what became of the old moon, and he said it was cut up into stars.” This service will explore inspirations from science, … Continue reading Awe: Walking with Thoreau
We gather in the Charles Avenue Sanctuary beginning Sunday mornings at 10:10am, with informational slides at 10:20am and worship starting at 10:30. We also broadcast through Zoom: There are three ways to access the meeting: 1. Click this link https://zoom.us/j/99358411229?pwd=eGU2RUNiS0lFNjdyZlFMOVZITEhCdz09 2. Dial in by calling 312-626-6799, then enter Meeting ID 993 5841 1229 followed by #. … Continue reading What might this world look like if “beauty” where not confined to prettiness but rather signified a world made harmonious and wholesome? How can we foster such beauty-making?
We gather in the Charles Avenue Sanctuary beginning Sunday mornings at 10:10am, with informational slides at 10:20am and worship starting at 10:30. We also broadcast through Zoom: There are three ways to access the meeting: 1. Click this link https://zoom.us/j/99358411229?pwd=eGU2RUNiS0lFNjdyZlFMOVZITEhCdz09 2. Dial in by calling 312-626-6799, then enter Meeting ID 993 5841 1229 followed by #. … Continue reading Nature makes for some wonderful and amazing bodies, so why do we have such a hard time loving them? Rev. Rita explores limited views of beauty and how they hurt all of us.
We gather in the Charles Avenue Sanctuary beginning Sunday mornings at 10:10am, with informational slides at 10:20am and worship starting at 10:30. We also broadcast through Zoom: There are three ways to access the meeting: 1. Click this link https://zoom.us/j/99358411229?pwd=eGU2RUNiS0lFNjdyZlFMOVZITEhCdz09 2. Dial in by calling 312-626-6799, then enter Meeting ID 993 5841 1229 followed by #. … Continue reading Beauty is all around us, if we know how to see it. We explore today a beauty mindset.
Zoom Service with Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship10:30 am on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/3953901346 My Big FAT Sermon; Fat phobia and sizeism remain as one of the more widely spread and accepted forms of discrimination in our culture. How does body size prevent us from affirming the worth and dignity of every person and how can we move … Continue reading Nurturing Beauty
Despite pain and anguish, despite injustice and turmoil, love grows and thrives in a harmful and hurting world. Commemorating the birth of Jesus in the quiet dark of night reminds us of an abiding mystery—that love grows and even thrives in a harmful and hurting world. Join us for an evening service of reflection and … Continue reading Stories of Wonder and Awe
How does beauty fuel the building of a better world? Could it be that appreciation of beauty is the very thing that makes us human? This Sunday, via the use of technology, we will listen to a sermon given by Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd who serves at River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Bethsaida, … Continue reading “Beauty, Justice, and Grace”
Politics, History, Spirituality, and the Bicycle Lee Ganske, UUFM member and founding member of the Greater Mankato Bike and Walk Advocates Soul Matters Monthly Theme: what does it mean to be a community of BEAUTY?
Where have we come from, in this last year of shared ministry? And where are we going? We have plans! And still much will unfold in ways mysterious and beyond our attempts to control. How can together we grow evermore trusting and confident that our companionship in spiritual growth and action for justice is good … Continue reading What’s Next?
While, as we are told, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” our Euro-centric culture has some pretty specific definitions, including a dominant one—that what is pretty is beautiful. Process theology, however, defines beauty as “a diversity of forms.” We’ll explore beauty by considering the three-stranded braid at the foundation of these United States—freedom, … Continue reading Braided Beauty
