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The Blessing and the Curse

Rabbi Maralee Gordon speaks at our full online 10:45am service. What’s with these blessing and curse moments in the Book of Deuteronomy? It turns out there’s a beautiful, upbeat teaching message going on here. Speaker: Rabbi Maralee Gordon Worship Leader: Carol Alfus Chalice Lighter: Brenda Clark-Cox Special Music: Foothills UU Congregation Hymn Leader: Billy Seger … Continue reading The Blessing and the Curse

Letting Go

Shakespeare wrote, “Things are neither good nor bad, but thinking makes them so.” How can we use these wise words to help ourselves let go of the anger, shame, and judgements that hold us back? Today’s service will be offered two times. The first service is at 9:00am Sunday, August 15, 2021 and will be … Continue reading Letting Go

Holy Curiosity

Curiosity is an a driving force in human existence. Are there places that curiosity shouldn’t lead us? Today’s service will be offered two times. The first service is at 9:00am Sunday, August 8, 2021 and will be held outside on our church grounds. This will be a shortened service. We ask that all attending be … Continue reading Holy Curiosity

The Gift of Receiving

We are a compassionate, caring people. We help one another when help is needed. But how easy do we find it to ask for help when we are in need? We will bid a fond goodbye to Cassandra Vohs-Demann, Music Director, and Billy Seger, Accompanist, as they move ahead in their careers. Speaker: Rev. Jenn … Continue reading The Gift of Receiving

Sacred Disruptions

Do we see the people and things that interrupt our carefully ordered days as unwelcome irritations? Or can we see them as sacred disruptions? We are invited to look around us with new eyes, recognizing the holy in our midst. Our welcome back to our pulpit as a guest speaker this Sunday Rev. Mary Dicken. … Continue reading Sacred Disruptions

My Muzungu Eyes Are Improving

Liz James, member of the Saskatoon Unitarians, on theCanadian prairie and founder of the UU Hysterical Society, shares what shelearned on a recent trip to Kenya. With humility and humor, James recounts herexperience as part of a well building project to benefit a Masai village, andhow her “Muzungu (white people) eyes” are opened by the … Continue reading My Muzungu Eyes Are Improving

That’s Good News!

What is the good news of Unitarian Universalism? What should we do with it? Speaker: Rev. Jenn Gracen Worship Leader: Ron Relic Chalice Lighter: Beth Hoover Readers: Elizabeth Young & Irene Raven Special Music: Sheryl Bass Hymn: Billy Seger #318 We Would Be One We will took a special offering for Land Conservancy of McHenry … Continue reading That’s Good News!

Eggs or Sanctuary

What does it mean to offer sanctuary? And what might we give up to be a place of sanctuary? Speaker: Rev. Jenn Gracen Worship Leader: Carol Alfus Special Music: Cassandra Vohs-Demann Hymn: Bill Seger Chalice Lighter: Patrick Murfin Reader: Irene Raven Did you miss this service? You can watch it here.

General Assembly Sunday Morning Service

Our Sunday morning service was the service conducted for General Assembly 2021. Recognizing the importance of shared ministry and the many innovative approaches to worship created by congregations during the pandemic, UUA President, Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick Gray, selected the First Universalist Church of Minneapolis to serve as worship leaders for this year’s GA Sunday Morning Service. … Continue reading General Assembly Sunday Morning Service