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Rev. Ted E. Tollefson will be talking about the healing gifts of Universalism for our divisive time.
And we'll serve tea to make sure that all are awake!
Rev. Ted will be talking about how the stories we tell about our beginnings shape our understanding of who we are and how we interact with other beings.
And we'll serve tea to make sure that all are awake!
“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans”
Reverend Ted Tollefson will be talking about the many kinds of love that animate our lives and bring us new life. And we'll serve tea to make sure that all are awake!
Let’s talk about the full range of dreaming: night dreams, day dreams, twilight dreams and the Big Dreams that help establish religions. There will be helpful hints on how to remember, record and work with your dreams.
And we'll serve tea to make sure that all are awake!
Bring your questions and your answers and stories. A lively discussion and sharing will be an important part of this service.
Bring your questions and your answers and stories of being grateful. A lively discussion and sharing will be an important part of this service.
Poetic reflections on how to find and claim our place in turning seasons. We'll practice some savoring together. There will be time for questions and comments, too.
Belonging is an important way that we feel our deep connections with the communities we hold dear. But what does it cost? When is the price too high? Bring your questions and your answers and stories of belonging.
Two of our members will share their beliefs and their spiritual/religious journeys.
Bring your faith, your doubts, and your questions. If you have answers, bring those too! This talk is intended to empower 2 or 3 of our members to do a "This I Believe" talk next month.
Bring your faith, your doubts, and your questions. If you have answers, bring those too!
This talk is intended to empower 2 or 3 of our members to do a "This I Believe" talk next month.
A talk with a shared inquiry. We'll be using a *Secret Process* to move from individual to shared understanding.
Possible responses to this month's topic question:
Sun
Fun
Vacation
Outdoors
R&R
G&G
There will be a performance, as well as a talk about Veronika's first-hand experience of the war with Russia. Veronika is the Art Director of the Glowing Harp competition and festival in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and the founder of the Veronika Lemishenko Charity Foundation. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the World Harp Congress and for the European Union of Musical Competitions for Youth (EMCY). She has performed with orchestras in Austria, Germany, France, and Italy, as well as at international music festivals all across the world. As a soloist, she has released two albums and performed at venues such as the Royal Academy of Music (London, England) and Esplanade (Singapore).
Donations are strongly encouraged, but the event is free to attend.
Reflections on what really matters. Bring your faith, your doubts, and your questions. If you have answers, bring those too!
Many people in our culture are divided about what Easter means.
I'll offer some new Unitarian views of Easter, beginning with the insight that Easter marks the death of the historical Jesus AND the birth of the mythological Christ. All answers are questioned here. Bring your faith, your doubts, and your questions.
If you have answers, bring those too!
Reflections on our growing edges in compassion, creativity, and conscience. But what makes vulnerability "Holy"?
We meet in person at Hobgoblin.
On cold winter nights in the White House, Thomas Jefferson gathered six copies of the New Testament and a very sharp razor.
With painstaking effort, he trimmed away the layers of myth-making to reveal a very clear and modern picture of the "historic Jesus" not a god but a man, not a savior but a sage. We'll follow Jefferson's track and also consider what his approach overlooks.
The trouble begins at 10 am.
Every so often we face a decision for which there are no easy answers, just lots of difficult questions. How can we follow the way of free and responsible reflection to make better decisions? Four or five clues for challenging occasions.
When we dig deeper than tinsel and frenzied gift-giving, what are the deep roots of Christmas? We will explore and honor the ancient roots of Winter Solstice, Santa as a Sami Shaman, and universal Festivals of Lights.
Rev, Ted Tollefson explores the inspiring connections between dogs, their trained humans, and the Powers that Be.
Special memorial service for dogs we have loved and lost in the last year.
It's long past the time to reclaim our major holidays to celebrate peace-making:
from Armistice Day (Nov. 11) to Christmas (December 25), to Mother's Peace Day (second Sunday in May) and World Peace Day (September 21).
All Peace-makers invited. We'll also be talking about a new Peace Pole for Red Wing.
The Golden Rule is America's first anti-nuclear protest boat and began its mission in 1958 when a crew of 4 sailed across the Pacific towards a nuclear test zone in the Marshall islands.
Today Veterans For Peace continues the mission: a nuclear-free world, and a peaceful, sustainable future through education and action. The Golden Rule Project teaches about the environmental, health and cultural impacts of the entire nuclear chain from uranium mining to disposal of nuclear waste. Join us in our commitment to a nuclear free planet as the Golden Rule sails around the US spreading its message once again. This film is a Mane Co and gnarlybay co-production.
Music & Food Trucks | Peace Pole Dedication | Educational information
Please bring your own comfy chair & enjoy a peaceful afternoon!
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It's one way we pay our rent. Help Gary Stone get more grapes to the winery!
Wear old clothes - Gloves provided!
Autumn approaches and with it WORLD PEACE DAY on September 21.
It's time to count our blessings, bathe our hopes for a peaceful world in the "Waters of Life" and practice the art of Savoring each moment entrusted to our care. We’ll also read from The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff.
It's time when people visit our congregations and when friends and family ask what we do on Sunday mornings. This practical talk will give you up to 10 ways to respond when someone pops the question about our Unitarian Universalist tradition.
The first way can fit inside your wallet!
The Supreme Court has recently ruled to permit athletic coaches to offer a prayer of thanks after winning a game. Does this violate the "separation of church and state" that was so dear to many of America's Founding Generation? It turns out that both the US Constitution (Amendment #1) and the Bible speak to both sides of this issue.
My talk aims to disentangle the threads and gives you a chance to vote on hypothetical cases to find out where you stand and why.
Two veteran Peace-Makers Bill McGrath and Bill Habedank share their reflections on our persistent war culture and the prospects for Peace.
Bill H's topic is "War Makes Peace" and Bill McG's is "Seeking Peace in a Time of War". Bill McGrath will also sing and few peace songs.
The discussion will follow.
Outdoor service.
Image by Summer Park Studio
1 pm - We gather for a brief participatory service centered around stories of building community.
1:30 pm - Our Annual Meeting: reports on this year, plans for next year, and a budget.
Bring some healthy food to share. We'll provide ice tea and lemonade.
Join us for Passover / Easter Sunday as Rev Ted discusses the power of hope in times of tumult.
Three friends from the Red Wing AA community share news of their journeys from addiction to recovery. Join us for a thoughtful presentation and discussion.
How have our lives been damaged by the war in Ukraine?
How can we begin to repair that damage?
A talk on how to mend, fix and repair the broken places in our world beginning with War.
