“The Transient and the Permanent” (in person & online at 10 a.m.)
Over the course of our 200-or-so-year history as a denomination, we Unitarian Universalists have undergone considerable change. That doesn’t mean that transformation has always–or ever–been easy. In the coming year, we are faced with the opportunity to be a part of the sacred task of renewing our faith as both a community and a movement. What can the transcendentalist revolutionaries of early American Unitarianism teach us about what it means to be a living faith tradition today? What is it that truly holds us together in sacred covenant now and into the future, and what are the outward manifestations of our shared faith that are ready to be transformed for a new age? Join us for worship this Sunday, July 31 at 10 a.m.
ORDER OF SERVICE: available as a google doc and on this page (screen reader & mobile friendly version) by Friday.
OFFERING: Give via our online giving portal, or CashApp. Make sure to designate that it’s for the “Offering Plate” fund.
Meleah Houseknecht (she/her) is finishing the first year of her Master of Divinity in UU studies at United Theological Seminary. A life-long UU, she has been attending First Universalist since moving to Minnesota in 2011 and has served as co-chair of the Faithful Action Council for the past three-and-a-half years. Prior to hearing her call to ministry, she worked for 20 years in the environmental field, engaging stakeholders in environmental policy development and implementation and local sustainability planning. She lives in South Minneapolis with her husband Seth and two boisterous kiddos: Ilana (8) and Isaac (5).
Jill Braithwaite (she/her) has an M.A. in theology and the arts from United Theological Seminary and is currently finishing a Master of Divinity degree there with a concentration in UU Studies. Jill is a long-time member of First Universalist, where she has taught religious education and First Step classes and has served on the Board of Trustees and Strategic Planning Team.
