Rick Spradlin on the Fourth of July: “A Republic…If We Can Keep It”
We’re meeting in person again at Grace Fellowship Hall. Service Leader Rick Spradlin, who also is our lay leader, will talk about Independence Day.
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Join us at Grace Fellowship Hall at a special time: 11:45 a.m.
This Sunday we’ll gather together at Grace Fellowship Hall to watch a live-streamed service from the UUA* General Assembly in Minnesota. We’ll start at 11:45 a.m. The service will be broadcast at noon from the First Unitarian Church of Minneapolis.
Rick Spradlin on Father’s Day
We’re meeting in person again at Grace Fellowship Hall. Service Leader Rick Spradlin will talk about Father’s Day.
Poet Ray Rankin: “The Topology of Language, the Architecture of Mind”
Ray Rankin, author of the poetry collection The Rain After It’s Gone, explores how language shapes our experience. Services start at 11 a.m., in person, at Grace Fellowship Hall. We are 100 percent vaccinated for COVID-19. Guests are welcome. However, if you have not received a vaccination, please wear a mask and maintain social distancing.
Adela Duncan on how immigration changes affect Paz Amigos
Adela Duncan, a Paz Amigos volunteer and a founding member of the group, talks about how changes in U.S. immigration policy, events in Central America and the worldwide pandemic are affecting the work of this local group which helps people released from immigration detention. Join us this Sunday, June 6, at 11 a.m. at Grace … Continue reading Adela Duncan on how immigration changes affect Paz Amigos
John Nix on Memorial Day
This Sunday’s service, May 30 at 11 a.m., will salute those who gave their lives in service of our country. Fellowship member and veteran John Nix will speak. Connie Ussery will lead the service. We’ll meet indoors in the spacious Grace Fellowship Hall, with procedures to lessen risks from the waning pandemic. We’ll also offer … Continue reading John Nix on Memorial Day
A program on The Mountain, a UU Retreat, as we return to Grace Fellowship Hall
This Sunday’s service, May 23, at 11 a.m., marks are return to in-person services indoors at Grace Fellowship Hall. We’ll all be masked up, vaccinated and socially distanced, and we’ll provide extra ventilation. The pandemic isn’t over, but with these extraordinary measures, we think for vaccinated people the risk will be reasonable. But we’ll also offer … Continue reading A program on The Mountain, a UU Retreat, as we return to Grace Fellowship Hall
Joanie Andras on Mindfulness and the Seven Principles of UU (Zoom only)
Joanie Andras is a Buddhist nun, a certified teacher of mindfulness and a member of our Fellowship. She’ll offer valuable coaching on how to incorporate mindfulness and the Seven Principles of Unitarianism into our daily lives. Please note, due to a special private event at Grace Fellowship Hall, this service will be available only on … Continue reading Joanie Andras on Mindfulness and the Seven Principles of UU (Zoom only)
Danielle Neale on Mother’s Day (NOTE CHANGE: at 11 a.m. on Zoom only)
Our Mother’s Day speaker, Danielle Neale, will join us by video from a remote, special location. Pianist Whittaker Locke will participate by pre-recorded video for a different but excellent reason—he’ll be visiting his mother on Sunday. That’s why we’ve decided to do this service by Zoom videoconference only. To repeat, we will NOT hold an … Continue reading Danielle Neale on Mother’s Day (NOTE CHANGE: at 11 a.m. on Zoom only)
Rick Spradlin: “De-escalation: how not to make a problem worse”
The word “de-escalation” is much in the news today, mostly about encounters with police, but it’s a technique all of us could use. Lay Leader Rick Spradlin talks about it in a Unitarian Universalist context on Sunday, May 2, at a new time—10 a.m.— from our Meditation Garden. (Weather permitting.)