March 12, 2026
Welcome back, Allison!
Allison is returning to First U after parental leave!
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March 12, 2026
News from the Children, Youth, & Families Advisory Council
Lots is happening in our programs for Children, Youth, and Families! Read an update from Annie Holtzclaw, and find your way into community.
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February 12, 2026
Explore the world with our First U children
K-5th grade RE volunteers build upon each other’s strengths and share our collective wisdom to create a magical space for our children to learn, grow, evolve, and then to teach us what we did not know that we needed to know.
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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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December 11, 2025
A love so big
"It is our faith that each child born is one more redeemer. We celebrate the divine spark within each of us, at every age… A redeemer was born on that night long ago, and has been again every day and night since, whenever anyone brings their gifts to share and opens their heart to this world."
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December 10, 2025
Holiday Display in The Sanctuary | Bring A Stuffed Animal!
The Visual Arts Team has created a stunning winter scene in the sanctuary, and they invite you to lend a stuffed animal to the scene!
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November 20, 2025
A Tale of Two Churches
What would it be like for children, youth, and adults of all ages to feel truly woven into the fabric of congregational life?
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November 19, 2025
Children, Youth, & Families Advisory Council Update
I’m holding gratitude in my body, specifically my heart, as Reverend Ashley taught this past Sunday, before I seek connection with you and share the latest update on our Children, Youth and Families programming. In gratitude I hold the volunteers who continue to step up and volunteer for the first…
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November 6, 2025
“How we are at the small scale is how we are at the large scale.”
Author and activist adrienne maree brown compares fractals to change-making for a better world. She encourages us to “see our own lives and work and relationships as a front line, a first place we can practice justice, liberation, and alignment with each other and the Planet.”
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October 30, 2025
Weekly News for Families | October 30, 2025
See what's happening for children and youth at First Universalist Church of Minneapolis!
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