Repairs on UUSRF Front Door
Many thanks to Chuck Walker, his wife/assistant Bobbie, and Don Leak, who repaired the UUSRF front door.
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July 2024, Sunday Services at UUSRF
July Services: There will be two Sunday services at UUSRF in July. July 7: No formal service. July 14: Don Leake presiding. A 20-minute reflection, No Two Alike, by Rev. Kelly Asproth-Jackson of First Unitarian Society of Madison will be the centerpiece of this service. The topic is pluralism, a new value in the recently …
Plans to Honor UUSRF Member Jay Esch
Jay Esch’s memorial will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Society of River Falls (UUSRF, N8010 US Highway 65, River Falls, Wisconsin 54022) on July 20, 2024. Visitation is from Noon to 3:30 pm with a service and meal to follow at 4 pm. Memories, pictures, and videos of Jay can be shared (emailed) …
UUSRF Annual Meeting 5-19-2024
Letter to UUSRF Members from the UUSRF Board of Directors: Dear UUSRF Member, Below is the agenda of the Annual Meeting scheduled for May 19, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. CDT at the Society House. Please make every effort to attend this important meeting. If you cannot, it would be appreciated if you fill out the …
2024 Sunday Service Summer Programming
Summer Time and the Livin’ in Easy: For the summer months, we are looking at a more relaxed schedule for our Sunday services. Historically UUSRF changed the summer schedule including a later start for services and a reduced number of services. They were also more relaxed and social. Garden work, music, sharing poetry and readings, …
Article II Study Commission-Resources
Dear UU Society of River Falls, The work of exploring who we are as Unitarian Universalists continues as congregations and communities engage with the Article II Study Commission’s proposed revision to Article II of UUA Bylaws. In the months since amendments were submitted in February, UUs have come together in their communities and online to …
Want to Join UUSRF?
There will be a welcome and signing of the membership book ceremony for anyone wishing to become a member of UUSRF during the May 5, 2024 Sunday service. Please contact Don Leake (don.leake52@gmail.com) if you would like to become a member or if you have questions about membership in our society.
UUSRF Garden Club Meeting
For the Garden Club: Garden clean up is scheduled for Saturday, April 27 starting at 1:00 and Sunday, April 28 after the service weather permitting. Interested gardeners are encouraged to help get the three garden areas ready for planting. Also, this is a reminder that gardening work M-F can only happen before 7 AM or …
UUSRF Annual Meeting, May 19, 2024
Preparing for the annual meeting: An editorial by Paula Lugar based on board discussion. Is UUSRF a “Church”?The short answer is, “Yes.”Here’s why:“Every Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) congregation is a “church” under U.S. tax law, therefore tax exempt, charitable, and exempt from tax filing.There is no “group exemption” from the UUA, but the UUA will …
Road Clean Up A Success
Update: Annual UUSRF road clean up a success Report on Road cleanup (held on Sat., April 27, 2024): Highway F in Pierce County is 8 bags of trash cleaner thanks to Jo, Jay, Ann and Don. UUSRF has patrolled a 3.5 mile segment from FF to MM for 20 years. Original Post: Annual UUSRF road …