Election day is November 5th. Absentee ballots are already out. What an opportunity to practice deep listening as you make your decisions on how to vote. Who do you listen to when you are seeking information? There is one Referendum on my Spring Valley ballot. It is the “eligibility to vote” referendum seeking to amend our state …
For 34 years, beginning in 1977, Jens Gunelson, a UUSRF founding member, was the UW-River Falls campus photographer. The intimate nature photos taken by him that have been on display in the UUSRF auditorium and kitchen will comprise an exhibit in the Harriet Barry Gallery in the UWRF Chalmer Davee Library from Oct. 1 – 27, 2024.
October: Practice of Deep Listening October 6th, 1st Sunday “Deep Listening” Rev Ted Tollefson speaking. In a culture that puts emphasis on speaking and has classes in many schools on “public speaking”, maybe it’s time to turn our attention to the importance of listening. How can we learn to listen at a deeper level to enhance private …
September, Suicide Prevention Month Suicide has impacted our UUSRF community in the past. Perhaps most recently was the death by suicide of Jens Gunnelson’s son-in-law. His daughter Jordan wrote beautifully of her husband’s suicide. It covers feelings of guilt and includes a plea. *Trigger warning* I’ve had so many people ask me about Max’s death. It’s …
National and Regional UU: UU The Vote: UU the Vote is a bold initiative created by the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Side With Love team, providing UUs a thoughtfully crafted “plug-and-play” opportunity to bring our democratic values to life in the crucial struggle to build a genuine multiracial democracy. UU the Vote engages people in voter …
Groups Meeting in September 2024 Book: Next meeting September 22, at noon (after the service). Want to join the fun? Grab the book: Thomas R Smith’s book Poetry on the Side of Nature, An Essay with Poems and read at least through Page 12. So far the group includes 7 people: Bob & Mary E, …
September Services: September: Practice of Invitation 1st Sunday, September 1st. Focus Spiritual September 8th, 2nd Sunday: This River Falls Journal ad invited people to help initiate UUSRF back in the spring of 1988. See the ad above to the right and below in a larger format. Questions concerning living love through the practice of invitation will be the focus of our September …
Billy Joel didn’t want to write new songs. He was “finished” with that. Yet, a young song writerwas able to engage him in writing a new song. That story is part of the video link. Bottom line,he had regrets. He didn’t want to put himself through the grist mill any more. The young songwriter talked …
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Jay’s memorial was held at the Unitarian Universalist Society of River Falls on July 20, 2024. Visitation was from 12 – 3:30 pm with the service at 4:00 followed by a meal, then an informal gathering at Rush River Brewing in River Falls. Many people we haven’t seen at UUSRF in a long time came …
Watch on-demand video of the 2024 UUA General Sessions and Sunday Morning Worship from Virtual General Assembly (GA) held June 20-23. For more information, see: https://www.uua.org/ga/off-site/2024
