Oct 14: Race and the Criminal Justice System, Are We Awake? The Social Action Committee and Beloved Conversations participants are excited to announce that our speaker this Sunday will be Mary Moriarty, Hennepin County Chief Public Defender. Recognizing that our state’s incarceration rates are among the most disparate in the nation, Mary will discuss how racial bias distorts our criminal justice system.

The Poor People’s Campaign is a moral revival movement which has been gaining attention and strength across the nation fighting for economic and racial justice. What are the principles of the movement and how do they intersect with our UU values and principles?

A personal journey with a family living life as it is dealt to them.  Laughing, Loving, hurting, and dying together.

Lorna Prell will be telling true stories about how she became convinced that there is more to reality than what can be proven by science.

This Sunday, Darrell and Kathy will be telling their story of helping a family member in an abusive relationship through the help off Cornerstone. Cheryl Kolb-Untinen from Cornerstone will join them.

Linda Hayen recently completed Master Recycler/Composter training through Hennepin County.  She will discuss common questions about recycling and composting.  Glenn will give information about the Green Sanctuary program here at MVUUF as well as our own recycling and composting procedures.

Rejecting ideas of divinity or the supernatural, Humanism focuses on human agency as the ultimate force in shaping and making meaning of our life experiences. We'll discuss some basic elements of humanism and ponder what a Humanistic viewpoint calls us to do.

Flower communion is a beloved occasion for many UUs. This year’s celebration will be made extra special as we use the occasion to celebrate our Director of Religious Education, Jan Fitzgerald, as she prepares to retire. Bring flowers from home, if you have some to share.

Don't forget to join us after the service for a Community Picnic at Moir Park at 12:00pm! We’ll have hot dogs, veggie burgers, cake and drinks on hand. Please bring whatever else you might like to share. We’ll be in the big picnic shelter this year. If you’d like to help with set-up or clean-up, contact Nancy Buckman at [email protected].

Warning: the following program contains language which may find offensive. Why do we get so hung up on words? Because they matter. Words have power. Sometimes that power is assigned by others and sometimes we claim it ourselves. This service will examine words whose power has gotten away from us.

Are you liberal or conservative? Right-brained or left brained? Good or bad? What happens when we let go of the binary traps of either/or thinking and make space for the power of and?