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The Weekly Liberal, January 29, 2026
"Turning toward one another as an act of resistance." | Rev. Jen's television interview | Sign-Up Sunday
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January 29, 2026
Turning Toward One Another as an Act of Resistance
Sign-Up Sunday is this Sunday! Find your connection points in community this Winter and Spring at church.
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January 29, 2026
Watch Rev. Jen’s interview on MS NOW
"Perseverance is hope:" Rev. Jen's interview with MS NOW
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January 29, 2026
First Universalist Plastic-Free February Challenge
The First U Environmental Justice Team invites you to join the wider community in the Plastic-Free February Challenge.
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January 29, 2026
Engaging with children’s fear and anxiety about I.C.E. in healthy ways
A parent or caregiver's instinct may be to minimize a child's fear about I.C.E. in the community. Claire Tralle offers resources that are more suited to connecting authentically with kids and validating their feelings.
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January 22, 2026
“We act free to get free.” Ways to show up this week.
We draw strength from the long lineage of faithful resistance—from the civil rights movement to liberation struggles across the globe—that teaches us that freedom is embodied before it is secured.
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January 16, 2026
The Weekly Liberal, January 15, 2026
"We will make a new way forward together." | Middle School Overnight | Senior High OWL | Common Ground Sunday
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January 15, 2026
We will make a new way forward together.
We remember. We imagine. We dream. We know. Another way is possible. A way built on mutual respect and thriving.
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