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Deadline for submissions: Tuesday at 10 a.m. the week of desired publication. The Weekly Liberal is typically published on Thursdays.

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A message from Jeff Snyder Chair, Board of Trustees
May 13, 2025

We are SO close.

We are only $25,000 from our pledge goal. There is no one to backstop us: can you give, or increase your pledge, today?

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A message from Rev. Jen Crow, Senior Minister
May 8, 2025

There are no hands but ours

Some of you gardeners out there may already know the answer to this question…When is the best time to plant a tree? Ten years ago.  When is the next best time to plant a tree? Today.  One hundred and sixty-five years ago, our religious ancestors planted a tree in Minneapolis.

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