Episodes
Monday Jul 29, 2019
July 28, 2019 - Where Is the Lost and Found?
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Using a familiar parable (Luke 15), we dive into what it means to search for something in our lives. What impact does the act of searching have on what is found? What is worth searching for in our lives? Are we searching for the impossible?
Responsive Reading and Sermon: Rev. Karen Hutt
Monday Jul 22, 2019
July 21, 2019 - Squirming with Jesus
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Unitarian Universalism is rooted in the radical reformation of Christianity. Yet, many of us seem to squirm when we consider the historical constructs and events that undergird our faith. Some of us do so because we do not know— and others would prefer not to know— because they trigger emotions about how we have experienced Christianity. Let’s set the record straight about our history and explore what it means to be a UU in 2019 rooted in the Christianity of 1519.
Call to Worship- Pastor Stephanie Vos (:31)
UU Quotes- Rev. Karen Hutt & Pastor Stephanie Vos (8:55)
Sermon- Rev. Karen Hutt (12:08)
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
July 14, 2019 - The Congregation is the Curriculum
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
“Faith development is all we do. Unitarian Universalism is the faith we teach. The congregation is the curriculum.” Connie Goodbread is a credentialed religious educator who consults about healthy congregations and transformation for the Unitarian Universalist Association. Her words remind us that faith development is not just for children; in fact, it is a thread woven through all our activities. What are we teaching and what are we learning at church, on purpose and by accident? How might a focus on faith development help us manifest the sweetest, most dangerous promises of our UU faith?
Call to Worship- (:30)
Reading- It's Hard Work, Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt (3:57)
Reading- Even This Is Enough, Vanessa Southern (5:17)
Sermon- The Congregation is the Curriculum, Lauren Wyeth (7:43)
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
July 7, 2019 - In the Middle of It
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
A core spiritual practice at First Universalist is to “listen deeply to where love is calling us next.” Since early January, a group of congregants and ministers have been following this call, working toward sponsoring a detained (imprisoned) asylum seeker. Dozens of congregants are part of this effort, and at the end of May, a young, indigenous, Guatemalan woman arrived in Minneapolis, sponsored by congregants. This Sunday, we members of the core Asylum Support Team share reflections on this journey, describe how our faith calls us to this ministry, and invite congregants to support this effort in whatever ways they can. The service is in English and Spanish.
Call to Worship: Laura Schlatter (:31)
Reflection 1: Ron Schlatter (8:13)
Reflection 2: Karen Heegard (14:41)
Monday Jul 01, 2019
June 30, 2019 - The Work We Need to Do
Monday Jul 01, 2019
Monday Jul 01, 2019
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. We know that mental health conditions do not discriminate. Anyone can experience mental health challenges. Yet, background and identity often determine access and quality of care to mental health treatments. This week, Isha Caldwell (Navigator at Mental Health Connect), Daryn Woodson (Worship Associate), and Rev. Ruth MacKenzie lean into questions of stigma and access, cultural strengths and wisdom, and the call for transformation, to choose strength over silence, and love over fear.
Call to Worship- Daryn Woodson (:28)
Reflection- Isha Caldwell (4:51)
Reflection- Rev. Ruth MacKenzie (15:21)