Remembrance Sunday is a time to reflect on our losses over the past year and to honor those we love who have died. It is also an opportunity to mark other significant losses in the life of your family, such as a separation or divorce, saying goodbye to friends who've moved away, the passing of an animal companion, or the loss of a home, job or familiar school community.

Join us on Sunday, Jan. 8 (services are at 9:30 and 11:15 a.m.) for Remembrance Sunday. We'll enjoy music by Give Get Sistet. You're invited to bring a photo or memento of loved ones you are remembering to the sanctuary for our shared altar that Sunday morning.

All children and youth attend the first part of worship with their families before being excused to their Religious Education classes.

-Mission Statement of the Women's March on Washington and in Minnesota

 

On January 21, the day after the inauguration, Revs. Jen Crow and Ruth MacKenzie will be heading to Washington to join the Women's March on Washington. Rev. Elaine Aron Tenbrink will be joining the march here in Minnesota. March organizers write: "In the spirit of democracy and honoring the champions of human rights, dignity, and justice who have come before us, we join in diversity to show our presence in numbers too great to ignore. The Women's March on Washington will send a bold message to our new administration on their first day in office, and to the world that women's rights are human rights. We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us."

 

Unitarian Universalist Twin Cities churches are combining efforts to offer ways for people to participate as well as continue to deepen our racial justice work and calling.

 

One bus has been secured to go to Washington by Unity Church Unitarian in St. Paul. All congregations are welcome to join in, but seating is limited. (They are hoping to secure more but at this point there is only one available.) The cost is $235 for travel and $109 for lodging. All registrants are asked to contribute to a fund to provide scholarships for women of color. For details please go to: Bus Registration

 

Pre-training sessions. People who are intending to go to either march are asked to attend one pre-training session that will offer context and breakout sessions on self-defense and de-escalation/interruption.

Thursday, Jan. 5 at First Universalist: potluck at 6 p.m., meeting from 7-9 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 10 at Unity: potluck at 6 p.m., meeting from 7-9 p.m.

 

March: Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. A designated meeting place will be announced soon, so we can march together in DC and Minneapolis.

 

Post-March De-brief. We strongly encourage people to attend the Post-March De-brief and Mobilization Meeting. This meeting will help us extend our efforts beyond the march and challenge us to continue to lean into our racial justice work.

First Universalist Social Hall: Thursday, Feb. 2, 6 p.m. potluck, 7-9 p.m. meeting 

Hosted by Rev. Ashley Horan and Lena Gardner

 

Rev. Ruth MacKenzie and Meg Reid are organizing our First Universalist efforts for the March on Washington, and Rev. Elaine will organize our Minnesota March efforts. Please feel free to email with questions at ruth@firstuniv.org or elaine@firstuniv.org. More articles will be forthcoming after the holidays.

 

More information about the marches: 

Women's March on Washington

Women's March - Minnesota

Circles are groups of 8-10 committed participants who come together with a trained leader to nurture spiritual growth in community. These groups are grounded in the spiritual practices of deep listening and  open-hearted reflection.

Don't miss your chance to sign up!  Registration will be open from  January 8-24 online at  firstucircles.weebly.com  and on Sundays,  January 8, 15, and 22 in the Social Hall.