On the 20th we shared thoughts about how to engage in open-hearted conversations that invite healing of hearts and relationships. But what if you have been wounded so deeply by someone that you can’t bring yourself to commence a conversation, much less to wish them healing or feel compassion toward them? We invite you to […]
Theologian Mary Pellauer tells us, “If there is anything worth calling theology, it is listening to people’s stories – listening to them and honoring them, and cherishing them, and asking them to become even more brightly beautiful than they already are.” Join us on May 20th to hear Rev. Mathews’s experiences as a minister, chaplain, and friend as we explore of […]
The real honor comes with our acknowledgement of the enormous responsibility that mothering and fathering is. To offer new mothers blessings for the journey. To honor the mothers we have or had. To honor the mothering we do – or did. To honor all mothers who do the best job it is within their wisdom and power to do. To […]
Homo sapiens – (very clever, but seldom wise) has evolved with a Stone Age brain inherited from our ancestors on the African savannah. In the last 200 years we have discovered and exploited, in our cleverness, a one-time bonanza of cheap stored fossil energy upon which we have become almost totally dependent. We have succumbed […]
Poetry Sunday Poetry Sunday has become a UUFDC tradition since it was began over a decade ago. Last year, poets from among the members and friends of the Fellowship responded to a request from its Racial Justice Task Force to speak about racial justice. This year, we have been asked to contribute to the county’s […]
Earth Sunday Dean will talk about the rights of citizens to protect both ground and surface waters, recent citizen actions, opportunities for citizen participation, and the barriers for citizen participation in northeast Wisconsin. Dean Hoegger is a retired elementary education teacher from the Sturgeon Bay School District where he was a leader in environmental education […]
Riding the bus takes time. Sometimes the waiting is almost as long as the ride, but there are lessons to be learned: in the waiting, the riding, the conversations. Dogen, an early 13th century Japanese monk, talked about such things, even making up the ‘word’ Uji (‘existence-time’) to encompass them. I think Dogen would have made a great […]
He was a liar, a cheat, a con-man and a playboy. While baptized as a Christian, he never had the slightest interest or connection with institutional religion. Following the release of a film about his life, his widow issued a public statement. She had been abandoned in Brazil when he went back to Europe to […]
Our art gallery currently displays the work of DarRen Morris. He is an African American who has been incarcerated for an unintentional death. He takes responsibility for his mistake and is dedicated to help youth from making similar mistakes. His paintings are beautiful and thoughtful. It’s difficult to believe that he is being held for life […]
We will explore the “miracles” of Jesus, and why they might be of relevance to UUs. Rev. Dr. Tony Larsen recently retired as pastor of Olympia Brown UU Church in Racine. He served this role since 1975 (yes, that’s 42 years and probably a record!). He has been an annual guest speaker at our Fellowship, […]