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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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We are creating a team of Building Hosts, church members who can offer a welcoming presence and be a first point of contact to support group leaders and church staff should any urgent situations arise.
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"When Your Joy Meets Your Power" | Winter/Spring Program Guide Launch | Mid-Year Congregational Meeting Feb. 8
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Beloveds, Where do your joy and your power meet the needs of our communities right now? It’s a question many of us at First Universalist are quietly holding—especially as so many in our congregation are showing up again and again in resistance to state violence, surveillance, and occupation. The work…
Read MoreRev. 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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"Turning toward one another as an act of resistance." | Rev. Jen's television interview | Sign-Up Sunday
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Sign-Up Sunday is this Sunday! Find your connection points in community this Winter and Spring at church.
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"Perseverance is hope:" Rev. Jen's interview with MS NOW
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The First U Environmental Justice Team invites you to join the wider community in the Plastic-Free February Challenge.
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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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