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Minnesota Valley
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
A liberal religious congregation in the Minneapolis area If the Menu on the Left Hasn't Appeared |
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SCHEDULE 2011-2012 Home | Calendar Updated December 26 2011 |
No regular service. The building will be open from 9:15 for coffee and conversation. There will be no Religious Education or Nursery this Sunday. Sunday, January 8, 2012, 10:30 AM Rev. David Breeden “Scars” Time for All Ages. Sunday, January 15, 2012, 10:30 AM Jonathan Odell, author Topic To Be Announced MLK Day January 16 Jonathan Odell grew up in the Jim Crow South. He was a first-hand observer in the struggle for civil and human rights. Today his work is in bridging personal, racial and cultural differences. Second Sunday Sharing Sunday, January 22, 2012, 10:30 AM Rev. David Breeden “Shattered Promises” Promises—what they mean and how they get broken. As you’ve probably seen, recent studies indicate that the smarter a child is, the more that child lies. What does that mean for how we human beings act in the world? Hmmmm. Sunday, January 29, 2012, 10:30 AM Members of the Fellowship "My Religious Journey" Come join us as 4 members of our congregation share their stories about their path to Unitarian Universalism.
Sunday, February 5, 2012, 10:30 a.m. Leslie Mills, UU Intern Minnetonka "Love is Worth Getting Arrested For" Sunday, February 12, 2012, 10:30 a.m. Frank Dreisbach, Retired Methodist Minister “How to Survive the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortunes” Second Sunday Sharing Collection: On the second Sunday of each month , all donations in the offering basket not specifically designated as pledge payments go to the charity or community cause of the month. Sunday, February 19, 2012, 10:30 AM Senior High Religious Education Sunday Sunday, February 26, 2012, 10:30 AM Rev. David Breeden "Seeing the Water We Swim In"
Sunday, March 11, 2012, 10:30 AM Rev. David Breeden "Connection, CommUUnity, Commitment" (pledge drive kickoff.) Second Sunday Sharing Collection: On the second Sunday of each month , all donations in the offering basket not specifically designated as pledge payments go to the charity or community cause of the month. Sunday, March 18, 2012, 10:30 AM Members of the Congregation Spring Music Sunday Join the members of the congregation as they make music for one another. Great music, some laughs, and a few surprises! All ages in the congregation will perform. This is an Intergenerational Sunday so the children will join the adults; however, the usual nursery care will be available. Sunday, March 25, 2012, 10:30 AM Speaker To Be Announced Topic To Be Announced
All Ages Service—Palm Sunday Sunday, April 8, 2012, 10:30 AM Rev. David Breeden “Warfing and Woofing” Easter & New Member Ingathering. Second Sunday Sharing Collection: On the second Sunday of each month , all donations in the offering basket not specifically designated as pledge payments go to the charity or community cause of the month. Sunday, April 15, 2012, 10:30 AM Speaker To Be Announced Topic To Be Announced Sunday, April 22, 2012, 10:30 AM Speaker To Be Announced Topic To Be Announced Earth Day, Green Sanctuary Sunday, April 29, 2012, 10:30 AM Rev. David Breeden “On How to Carry the Weight of the World”
Sunday, May 13, 2012, 10:30 AM Speaker To Be Announced Topic To Be Announced Mother’s Day Sunday, May 20, 2012, 10:30 AM Religious Education Sunday Sunday, May 27, 2012, 10:30 AM Rev. David Breeden “Getting Remembering Right” Memorial Day Weekend
All Ages Service This is an Intergenerational Sunday so the children will join the adults; however, the usual nursery care will be available.
Summer Sundays are usually informal, sometimes meeting outside and sometimes in the sanctuary. More details will be available in June 2012.
2011-2012 PAST SERVICES
This is an Intergenerational Sunday so the children will join the adults; however, the usual nursery care will be available. Sunday, September 18, 2011, 10:30 AM Nou Yang "A Follow-up on The Late Homecomer, a book by Kao Kalia Yang, Hmong Immigrant" Nou Yang is the Program Manager of the Youth Leadership Institute at the Wilder Foundation where she manages a multicultural youth leadership program in the St. Paul area. Second Sunday Sharing Collection: On the second Sunday of each month all donations in the offering basket not specifically designated as pledge payments go to the charity or community cause of the month. Sunday, September 25, 2011, 10:30AM Rev. David Breeden "“This is our Great Covenant”" Top of Page
All Ages Service, Association Sunday Sunday, October 9, 2011, 10:30 AM Speaker To Be Announced “The Salvation Plan” Second Sunday Sharing: Hmong American Partnership (HAP) Sunday, October 16, 2011, 10:30 AM Frank Dreisbach, retired Hamline professor and United Methodist minister “The Gospel According to Marcus Borg” An insight into how many Christian themes and terms have meanings that may resonate with liberals when their history is examined. Sunday, October 23, 2011, 10:30 AM Rev. David Breeden “Facing Down the Demons” Sunday, October 30, 2011, 10:30 AM Allan Kohl, Visual Resources Librarian, MN College of Arts and Design Art historian and photographer, Allan Kohl will speak about art’s influence in telling and preserving history,
Veteran’s Day Service Clocks were set back one hour at 2:00 AM this morning ending Daylight Savings Time. If you forgot to 'fall back', you'll be early for church. Sunday, November 13, 2011, 10:30 AM Eliazar Fernandez, United Theological Seminary “Voicewalking, Audacious Hoping: Midwifing a New Tomorrow.” Mr. Fernandez will join us for his third visit. Second Sunday
Sharing Sunday, November 20, 2011, 10:30 AM Mark Ritchie, MN Secretary of State "Election Reform" With elections never far from the minds of elected officials, how can we improve elections. Sunday, November 27, 2011, 10:30 AM Jim Foti Lifting Our Voices in the Public Square Text of "Lifting Our Voices in the Public Square " (pdf) Text of Embracing The Public Square, by Peter Hutchinson (pdf) Sharing the message of Unitarian-Universalism is complicated business but now is the time to make ourselves heard. Speaker Jim Foti is a Star Tribune columnist as well as a student at Meadville-Lombard Theological School in Chicago and ministerial intern at Unity-Unitarian Church in St. Paul.
The sermon will focus on the 2011 Dream Act. New Member Ingathering. All generation service. The children will join the adults; however, the usual nursery care will be available. Sunday, December 11, 2011, 10:30 AM Sonja Johnston, Minister of Music Holiday Music Sunday Join the members of the congregation as they make music for one another. Great music, some laughs, and a few surprises! All ages in the congregation will perform. This is an Intergenerational Sunday so the children will join the adults; however, the usual nursery care will be available. Sunday, December 18, 2011, 10:30 AM Rev. David Breeden “Free with Your Ticket” Second Sunday Sharing Saturday, December 24, 2011 , 5:00 PM Ministerial Candidate Kelley Hughes Christmas Eve Service All non-pledge collections at our Christmas Eve Service will be added to the Minister Crisis Fund. If you will be attending the Christmas Eve Service, please consider helping by ushering or greeting. The signup sheets for Ushering and Greeting are located in the lower hallway. Join us for yummy Christmas snacks before the service at 4:00 PM. Sunday, December 25, 2011 ,10:30 AM There will be no service or Religious Education this Sunday.
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