June 25, 2026
It is always the right time to do what is right
You are invited and encouraged to attend two upcoming trainings to help us deepen and strengthen our community and our skill sets for the moment we are in.
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April 2, 2026
Ramadan and Easter: Caring for the body and soul of another
Watching out for your neighbor can be a spiritual practice. Claire shares about keeping watch over a local mosque during Ramadan, and the ways spiritual practice can be identified in everyday acts.
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February 12, 2026
February 14: Wear Red & Join the MMIR March
Beloveds, Relatives – I hope this message finds you as spiritually well as we can all be during these times. As we continue to witness the kidnapping of our relatives across the cities, it seems appropriate to recognize the Minneapolis Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and…
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January 31, 2026
Rev. Ashley in Mother Jones news video
Rev. Ashley Harness, Assistant Minister at First U, along with Rev. Ashley Horan, a First U member and Vice President for Programs and Ministries at the Unitarian Universalist Association, were interviewed by Mother Jones Magazine while offering chaplaincy at the Whipple Building.
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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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December 23, 2025
Announcing: First U Foundation Seeking Nominations
Submit a nomination before January 31!
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November 19, 2025
Don’t throw out those holiday lights!
Bring your old or broken holiday lights to church before mid-January and the EJ Team will recycle them!
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November 13, 2025
This is who we are, not simply what we do.
The Sanctuary and Resistance Team began during John Cummins’ ministry at First Universalist, focused then on asylum seekers and immigration. The threat is higher now, and we’re experiencing trans refugees seeking shelter and services across state lines in Minnesota.
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October 3, 2025
First Universalist Climate Conversation Report: Spring 2025
Learn what the Environmental Justice Team heard from the Climate Conversations earlier this year, and their invitation to all of you this Fall.
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