How do you relate to mystery? Do you experience paradox, or perhaps challenge, in experiences that are mysterious? Do you stay grounded in everyday necessities as you explore mystery? If you are limited in experiences of mystery, what might expand your possibilities for more mystery in your life? Are you more open to mystery as … Continue reading Mid-Winter Mystery
Today in our multi-generational Thanksgiving service we are reminded of the importance of sharing, not only at Thanksgiving but all the year through. We will hold a Bread Communion to remember the earliest rituals of Giving Thanks in colonial American history. Bring in your favorite bread for the communion table, which will be shared by … Continue reading Remembering the Meaning of Thanksgiving
I will share some personal thoughts on how Native people feel about expressing gratitude, not necessarily in terms of the Thanksgiving holiday but in a deeper private way — one that is part of daily life, part of seasonal change, part of being in ceremony in harmony with the natural world. As part of my … Continue reading What Mvto/Ahéheeʼ/Pilamaya Mean to Me
I love the poem that begins, “When someone deeply listens to you, it is like holding out a dented cup you have had since childhood and watching it fill up with cold fresh water.” Deep listening is rewarding not only for the speaker but also for the listener. Deep, active listening creates gratitude in a … Continue reading Gratitude in Deeply Listening
The state of gratitude results from demonstrating compassion for one another: being connected to others, we respond with gratitude for this process of being alive and being connected with other humans. Being grateful is a process of showing ourselves — letting ourselves be known to others — as we realize the meaning of relationships. To … Continue reading Gratitude: The Easiest Way to be Happy
Come, join with UUFD’s Faith Formation staff and children in observing Day of the Dead. Come in costume to participate in the joyous Halloween Parade at the end of the service.
Following the workshop of the same name, “Beyond Categorical Thinking,” on Saturday October 21, come hear more from Rev. Keith Kron, Director of the Transitions Office of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Rev. Kron will continue to challenge how we often unknowingly carry biases and what we might do to transform these habits.
The recent survey from the Ministerial Search Committee included conversations about “shared ministry.” How do you understand this concept? Even if UUs haven’t always labeled laity and professional staff working together with “Shared ministry,” our ancestors in liberal faith have been practicing such collaboration for a long time. Sharing the ministry is an integral part … Continue reading Our Liberal Heritage of Shared Ministry
During this month focused on “the gift of heritage,” let’s consider how “heritage” differs from “history.” We choose what we regard as our heritage by the activities, social groups, and congregations we voluntarily associate through common values. Because heritage can be a matter of choice, we also come by the “ancestors” in that heritage by … Continue reading You Can’t Choose Your Relatives, But You Can Choose Your Ancestors
What calls you to work for justice in the world? How does our understanding of theology ground our justice work? This sermon will explore both the historical and contemporary call to justice that arises from our Unitarian Universalist theological heritage. Rev. Dr. Andrea Johnson is a community minister affiliated with First Universalist Church in Minneapolis, … Continue reading The Call to Racial Justice from our Theological Heritage
