UUSRF January 2026 Reports and Meetings Program Committee – January 7 by Zoom. Contact Alison Page at UUSRFon65@gmail.com with your ideas for speakers. Administration Committee – The minutes of the Dec. 7 meeting are here. The January meeting will be on Zoom. Details will be forthcoming. Caring Circle – January 14 at 7:00. Meeting via Zoom. UUSRF Board – January 21 …
Jan. 4 “What Nature Can Teach Us About Life and Death” – Maureen Ash – We all die, sooner or later. In the natural world, a dead animal is a life source for everything from microbes to oak trees. It is fascinating to learn about the ways life “finds a way” (to quote from Jurassic Park) …
Dec. 7 “Hope in Pieces” – Chad Snyder – Hope is never constant. It is shaped from the pieces of our lives and of our shared interdependent existence. And sometimes it is shattered, and we reshape those pieces into something new. Chad is a member and the Commissioned Lay Minister at Michael Servetus Unitarian Society in Fridley. …
Gratitude #2 On Sunday, November 30, attendees helped write two poems following a template suggested by the Soul Matters resources that we are using this year. A UUSRF Poem of People in the Style of Mary Oliver’s “Gratitude” What did you notice? The open and kind spirits of people around me; The willingness to help …
Join the watch party at Junior’s Restaurant or watch the livestream through the River Falls Public Library’s Facebook or YouTube for the Sustainability Speaker Series with Lil Milagro Henriquez. Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026 Time: 6 to 8 pm
Join the River Falls Community for a Square Dance at the River Falls American Legion on Saturday, January 10 and Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 7-9:30 PM.
Maureen Ash, our representative to the Ministerium, shares this opportunity to participate in the “Tiny House Summit” to help with a safe transitional housing project in River Falls. The planning meeting is Thursday, January 29 at 6:00 pm at Luther Memorial Church. People interested in learning more about this project are invited to attend. There is also a need …
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2025-26 Stewardship Campaign Information UUSRF needs contributions from members and friends to fund the life of our fellowship and outreach in the St. Croix Valley. So far, we have received 20 pledges totaling $24,740 for fiscal year 2025-26. It’s not too late to add your own pledge to share your time, treasure and talent with our UU …
The Winter Solstice will be here soon (Sunday, December 21, 2025). Is it time to get back to one of our old traditions? “Tie Down the Sun” is an old Norwegian ritual performed on the winter solstice to call for the return of light on the longest night of the year. It is a celebration …
On Sunday, November 30, 2025 attendees helped write two poems following a template suggested by the Soul Matters resources that we are using this year. Mary Oliver’s original poem, the template, is here: Gratitude by Mary OliverWhat did you notice?The dew-snail;the low-flying sparrow;the bat, on the wind, in the dark;big-chested geese, in the V of …
Learning Community: Exploring Polarization Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 6:30 pm American legislatures are more polarized today than at any moment in the past half-century, and there is little end in sight. Two important questions are: Why are American legislatures so polarized? And what policies might help bridge this growing ideological gulf? In the upcoming Learning …
