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Sunday Worship
November 24: How Do We Dismantle the Structures of Oppression?
Sunday, November 24
Services at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
What role does each of us play in creating a community rooted in justice and equity?
We’ll reaffirm our commitment to anti-oppression work and explore what it means to actively build a community of accountability, compassion, and shared purpose.
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Give to the Max 2024
| In this time of uncertainty, build up a place you can count on. |
| The Stewardship Team’s goal is to raise $10,000 on Give to the Max, with a match from the Board of Trustees and generous congregants of $3,300! Can you help us meet that match with a donation today? |
Coming up at First Universalist
All in!
December Community Dinner
Dinner: 6 p.m.
Optional Breakout Groups: 7 – 8:15 p.m.
December Menu: To Come
We always offer vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, nut free, and kid-friendly options.
Every second Wednesday of the month, swing by church for a delicious home-cooked meal at 6 p.m. in the Social Hall. After dinner, from 7-8:15 p.m. there are drop-in breakout groups for all ages (including childcare for the youngest folks). Breakout groups listed at RSVP form.
All are welcome and there is no charge. All church events are alcohol-free.
Celebrate The Holiday Season at First U
There Is Another Way
In a time of deep uncertainty and division, as our country faces pivotal choices about its future, we gather to reaffirm a different vision of community and hope. The holidays offer not just respite but a chance to root ourselves in what we hold most sacred: the belief that justice, love, and shared humanity can guide us through even the darkest nights. At First Universalist, we do not turn away from the world’s troubles; instead, we create spaces to hold them together and imagine something better.
Our holiday services this year are both a celebration and a call. They invite us to pause, to reflect, and to find strength in one another as we prepare to meet the challenges ahead. In these gatherings, we embody the truth that even now, there is another way.
Latest Updates
The Weekly Liberal, Nov. 14, 2024
November 14, 2024
What We Do Next, Somatic Practice, Finance Update
It`s a packed house to see Mark Ritchie at Daytime Connections this morning to find some hope in this political moment.
From the First U Stewardship Team:
Dear Beloved Congregation,
Wow, we did it! You all showed how much this community means to you and how much you want it to mean something to the wider world. We met our $10,000 goal for Give to the Max AND unlocked our matching funds from the board and a group of congregants. Thank you so very much for your generosity.
Thursday, November 21 is official Give to The Max Day, so you can help us go beyond our goal by giving today—see LinkTree in bio.
Every dollar we raise is helping to support a place where you can be your authentic self, and know that you are valued, whole, holy, and worthy.
Our Senior High Youth Group will be selling homemade pies after both services on Sunday, Nov. 24!
Pies will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis and will be on sale in the Social Hall during coffee hour between services and after the 11 a.m. service. Bring cash or donate day-of via the church website.
This bake sale is a fundraiser for the Senior High Youth Group. All proceeds raised will support their youth-led community-building and spiritual growth throughout the coming year and beyond.
Members of the youth group and adult Advisors will bake the pies themselves at church the night before, so they will be fresh for you and your families to take home in the morning. These pies will be a great addition to your Thanksgiving table, or a great treat in the week leading up to the big feast.
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
November 28 at 10 a.m.
Hosted by Hennepin Ave. United Methodist Church
511 Groveland Ave, Minneapolis
Each year, Rev. Jen Crow joins with colleagues in the Minneapolis Downtown Interfaith Senior Clergy group for this service. There will be leaders from Muslim, Jewish, UU, and Christian communities. We hope you`ll begin your Thanksgiving day with this morning of interfaith grounding and connection. Rev. Jen hopes to see you there!
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