“Mystery of mysteries, we are thirsty for justice and bearing witness to grief.We’re claiming our inherent wholeness, and healing strands of the Great Web.We are hungry for liberation and cracking ourselves wide open.We are mourning the dead and fighting for the living.We’re singing for joy and striving for meaning.We’re embodying love;reaching out in love;acting on …
Community ConnectionsFriday, December 1st from 3-5:00pm. Bring non-perishable food items to Meyer Middle School for donation to the RF Food Pantry in exchange for strings of unneeded Holiday LED Lights from the City of River Falls. The River Falls High School will be performing “Anything Goes” for their fall musical. Opening night is 7 p.m. …
The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Commission on Institutional Change is charged with supporting long-term cultural and institutional change that redeems the essential promise and ideals of Unitarian Universalism. Appointed by the UUA Board of Trustees in 2017 for a period of two years with an extension granted in 2018, the Commission was in place through June 2020 …
Widening the Circle of Concern Learning & Practicing enhances Our Communitiesmessages of unity and support in action An annual tradition since 1970, the National Day of Mourning is organized by the Native-led coalition United American Indians of New England as a solemn day; mourning Indigenous ancestors, the genocide of Indigenous peoples, and theft of Indigenous …
December = Mystery The ancients told stories and wrote parables to explain what they had found when exploring the mystery. That is all religion is: people wondering about where we came from, why we are here, and where we go after we die. The Bible, the Eightfold Path of Buddhism, the Seven Principles of the …
The new classroom at UUSRF is for preschool students aged 3-6 and centers around Growth Mindset; both younger and older children have a chance to develop a growth mindset by observing all three years of the learning process in one classroom. Watching younger students progress from one material to the next teaches older students the …
This month programs involve themes of Generosity and will offer interpretations of specific selections from each of the seven principles of Unitarian Universalism as well as discussions of the proposed Eighth Principle 5 Spiritual Growth: “Holy Generosity” with Rev. Ted Tollefson of Red Wing,MN “In a world marked by scarcity and competition, generosity presumes Abundance! …
A gathering of about 50 people from four generations came together on Sunday, October 29, 2023, to celebrate the new look of UUSRF and the partnership of Heartland Montessori School. The gathering included a celebration in song form and included a shared meal with members from Heartland Montessori School, the Unitarian Universalist Society of Menomonie, …
Dear Friend, How is it with your spirit today? If you have been following the news, if you have friends or family in harm’s way, if you have cultural or religious ties in Israel or Gaza, your spirit may well be stricken— stricken with grief, with rage, with blank shock, or perhaps with the fierce …
Letter from UUA Director of Stewardship Rev. Lauren Smith Read More »
This week, all minor repairs on the UUSRF building exterior were completed as planned, and the majority of the construction on the building’s siding is complete. Fencing for the safety and support of Heartland Montessori is underway.
