In worship this Sunday, Feb. 14, Rev. Justin will offer reflections on his ministry with First Universalist, speak to how his faith is guiding him into a new season, and most importantly, reflect on what it means for all of us to follow the call of love, to live our deepest truths, and to trust our innermost knowings. We will be held by music from Franco Holder, Andrew Tralle, and Aimee K. Bryant, as well as story and prayer with Aimee and Rev. Jen Crow.

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Offering: Ministers’ Emergency Fund and First Universalist Church
(give here) or text firstuniv to 73256. You’ll receive a link to a secure form where you can enter your information. Select the “Offering Plate” fund from the dropdown menu.

Care Companions Space ~ 11 a.m.
We know that worship can take us into deep and surprising places. If you find yourself needing to talk with someone about what is stirring for you after worship, please speak with one of our care companions in a confidential zoom room after the service. This is how we care for one another.

Post-Worship Fellowship Hour for BIPOC and Multiracial folks ~ 11 a.m.
A social space for those who identify as black, indigenous, people of color, and multiracial to connect.

Sunday Small Groups & All-Identities Fellowship Hour ~ Room opens at 11 a.m. Groups start at 11:15 a.m.
Fellowship hours will funnel through this link. Breakout room options are:

• Six-Week Sunday Small Groups (pre-registration required)
• All-Identities Fellowship Hour

Join Rev. Jen Crow this Wednesday for a time of poetry and music and reflection. We’ll center ourselves with Marge Piercy’s poem, “To Have Without Holding,” as she offers us an open-hearted, expansive vision of what love can look like. We’ll hold all of the grief and change and delight of these days, together.

This midweek worship experience for adults and older youth is a brief time (20-30 minutes) of connection, centering, and reflection, to help us find and keep our balance.

Enter the Wednesday Zoom webinar here. – 7 p.m.

Webinar ID: 117-312-320
To join by phone (audio only), dial 1-312-626-6799 and enter the webinar ID

Post-service Care Companions space – 7:30 p.m.
We know that worship can take us into deep and surprising places. If you find yourself needing to talk with someone about what is stirring for you after worship, please speak with one of our care companions in a confidential zoom room after the service. This is how we care for one another.

The word “truth” is a major construct in any discussion of Unitarian Universalism. We pride ourselves on being seekers of truth, but who has this truth? How is it confirmed? What happens when the truth appears broken? Can we let go of our need for universal truths?

This Sunday, February 7, come and explore the tension and discernment that our free faith requires. We’ll delve into our February worship theme, “Truth Telling,” with this message from Rev. Karen Hutt. Rev. Jen Crow and Lauren Wyeth will share a story for all ages, and we’ll also enjoy newly recorded music from Franco Holder and Aimee K. Bryant — and a special reading and musical reflection from Franco!

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Offering: Sanctuary and Resistance Fund
(give here) or text firstuniv to 73256. You’ll receive a link to a secure form where you can enter your information. Select the “Offering Plate” fund from the dropdown menu.

Care Companions Space ~ 11 a.m.
We know that worship can take us into deep and surprising places. If you find yourself needing to talk with someone about what is stirring for you after worship, please speak with one of our care companions in a confidential zoom room after the service. This is how we care for one another.

First Step ~ 11 a.m.
First Step is a brief, casual orientation to Unitarian Universalism and First Universalist Church. During this 45-minute class, participants will learn about the foundations of our faith tradition and opportunities to get involved. If you attend First Step this morning, please fill out the Visitor Connect form so we can follow up with you! Thank you!

Sunday Small Groups & Fellowship Hours ~ 11:15 a.m.
Fellowship hours will funnel through this link. Breakout room options are:
Six-Week Sunday Small Groups (pre-registration required)
All-Identities Fellowship Hour

BIPOC Coffee Hour – 11 a.m.
A social space for those who identify as black, indigenous, multiracial, or people of color.

UUs in 12-Step Recovery – 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Do you identify as someone in 12-Step recovery? Join us for this weekly drop-in group for UUs in 12-step based recovery from all kinds of addiction and family dysfunction. We’ll join in a time of silent meditation, explore a topic, and share our experience, strength and hope with each other. Participation in the meeting is confidential, and no sign up is required.

First Sunday Meditation Group – 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Join this monthly congregant-led group for silent meditation on Zoom. After 20 minutes of sitting together in silence we share how our practices are helping us through these difficult times. The Zoom space opens at 11:15 a.m. to provide time to connect. Meditation starts at 11:30 a.m. Meeting ID: 811 5515 5500 Passcode: 244512

As we enter the month of February, we’ll be exploring the theme of Truth-Telling in worship. Join Rev. Jen Crow on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. as we make the invisible truths of our lives more visible and find comfort in the wisdom of the ages. This service is a brief time (20-30 minutes) of connection, centering, and reflection geared toward adults and older youth.

Launch the Wednesday Worship Zoom here – 7 p.m.

Webinar ID: 117-312-320
To join by phone (audio only), dial 1-312-626-6799 and enter the webinar ID.

Care Companions Space ~ 7:30 p.m.
We know that worship can take us into deep and surprising places. If you find yourself needing to talk with someone about what is stirring for you after worship, please speak with one of our care companions in a confidential zoom room after the service. This is how we care for one another.

We are in the midst of great change, aren’t we? Some change we choose, and some change chooses us, but everything is always changing. As Octavia Butler writes, “God is Change.” What might it mean to really embrace this reality? As we finish our month of exploring the theme of “Choosing Change,” we’ll rest in the divine swirl of courage, change, brokenness, love, new possibilities and dreams, and we’ll see what emerges to guide us in our living in 2021. Join us online for worship on Sunday, January 31 at 10 a.m. 

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Offering: Every Meal/Augsburg Fairview Academy
(give here) or text firstuniv to 73256. You’ll receive a link to a secure form where you can enter your information. Select the “Offering Plate” fund from the dropdown menu.

Care Companions Space ~ 11 a.m.
We know that worship can take us into deep and surprising places. If you find yourself needing to talk with someone about what is stirring for you after worship, please speak with one of our care companions in a confidential zoom room after the service. This is how we care for one another.

Sunday Small Groups & Fellowship Hours ~ 11 a.m.
Fellowship hours will funnel through this link. Breakout room options are:

• Six-Week Sunday Small Groups (11:15 a.m.– pre-registration required)
• BIPOC-Multiracial Fellowship Hour
• All-Identities Fellowship Hour

Rev. Justin writes: In their poem, “Relentless,” my colleague, the Rev. Sean Parker Dennison, shares a practice of claiming a word for the New Year – a word to guide our actions and our choices, a word to help us choose new behaviors and ways of being. What word is your word for 2021? How might this word help you live differently in the days and weeks to come? In our service this Wednesday, Jan. 27, we’ll explore the power of claiming a word, and letting that word shape our being as we intentionally choose change in this New Year.

This midweek worship experience for adults and older youth is a brief time (20-30 minutes) of connection, centering, and reflection, to help us find and keep our balance during this time of pandemic and physical distancing.

Enter the Wednesday Zoom webinar here. – 7 p.m.

Webinar ID: 117-312-320
Join by phone (audio only): dial 1-312-626-6799 and enter the webinar ID.

Care Companions space – 7:30 p.m.
We know that worship can take us into deep and surprising places. If you find yourself needing to talk with someone about what is stirring for you after worship, please speak with one of our care companions in a confidential zoom room after the service. This is how we care for one another.

In a society that wants you erased, existence is resistance. In a country where laws have limited your access to resources and opportunity, to safety and basic human rights, survival is a form of resistance. In a time when lies are fed to the masses, naming the truth is resistance. As we take a collective breath this week, we will remember that for many of us, existence is an act of resistance. We will remember those who did not make it with us to this moment, and we will acknowledge the parts of ourselves that have been injured even as we have survived. Together, we will continue to heal. Join us online Sunday, January 24 at 10 a.m. Worship will include a story for all ages, sharing our joys and concerns, special music, and a message.

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Offering: Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative
(give here) or text firstuniv to 73256. You’ll receive a link to a secure form where you can enter your information. Select the “Offering Plate” fund from the dropdown menu.

Care Companions Space ~ 11 a.m.
We know that worship can take us into deep and surprising places. If you find yourself needing to talk with someone about what is stirring for you after worship, please speak with one of our care companions in a confidential zoom room after the service. This is how we care for one another.

Sunday Small Groups & Fellowship Hours ~ welcome at 11:00, groups start at 11:15 a.m.
Fellowship hours will funnel through this link. Breakout room options are:

• Six-Week Sunday Small Groups (pre-registration required)
• BIPOC-Multiracial Fellowship Hour
• All-Identities Fellowship Hour

The past few days and weeks have been fraught with tension, fear, violence, and death. Join Rev. Justin Schroeder Wednesday, January 20, at 7 p.m. for our Wednesday evening worship service, where we will make space for what feels right in the moment. We know that being together and making meaning in community is more important than ever as we continue to make our way through these uncertain and troubling times. This service is a brief time (20-30 minutes) of connection, centering, and reflection to help us find and keep our balance.

Launch the Wednesday Worship Zoom here – 7 p.m.

Webinar ID: 117-312-320
To join by phone (audio only), dial 1-312-626-6799 and enter the webinar ID.

Care Companions Space (formerly Pastoral Visitors) ~ 7:30 p.m.
We know that worship can take us into deep and surprising places. If you find yourself needing to talk with someone about what is stirring for you after worship, please speak with one of our care companions in a confidential zoom room after the service. This is how we care for one another.

While Dr. King fervently spoke about the “dream” of country where character mattered more than skin color, this dream has failed to materialize. More often than not, the dream is simply given lip service, while structures and practices of oppression and harm remain in place. What is required for the dream to truly come alive, for justice to roll down like waters, and peace like an ever flowing stream? Join us for worship this MLK Sunday, January 17 at 10 a.m.

Follow along with the Order of Service.

Offering: Voices for Racial Justice
(give here) or text firstuniv to 73256. You’ll receive a link to a secure form where you can enter your information. Select the “Offering Plate” fund from the dropdown menu.

Care Companions Space ~ 11 a.m.
We know that worship can take us into deep and surprising places. If you find yourself needing to talk with someone about what is stirring for you after worship, please speak with one of our care companions in a confidential zoom room after the service. This is how we care for one another.

First Step ~ 11 a.m.
First Step is a brief, casual orientation to Unitarian Universalism and First Universalist Church. During this 45-minute class, participants will learn about the foundations of our faith tradition and opportunities to get involved.
If you attend First Step this morning, please fill out the Visitor Connect form so we can follow up with you! Thank you!

Fellowship Hours ~ 11:00 a.m.
Meet with congregants and friends in a casual social environment. Fellowship hours will funnel through this link. Breakout room options are:

• BIPOC-Multiracial Fellowship Hour
• All-Identities Fellowship Hour

Over the course of three consecutive Wednesday evenings beginning Jan. 13, Julica Hermann de la Fuente will be leading a three-part Wednesday worship series on change, using Martha Beck’s Change Cycle to explore how we navigate and make meaning of change, both personally and in our institutions.

Julica says: “In preparation, please view this 8-minute video to learn more about this model, so we can engage it together in worship. I look forward to unpacking and making meaning together!”

Enter the Wednesday Zoom webinar here.

(webinar ID: 117-312-320). To join by phone (audio only), dial 1-312-626-6799 and enter the webinar ID.
Enter the Post-service Care Companions space here.