UUFM Sponsors a Blessing Box and Little Free Library at Wonder Workshop Doug Walter, who has led our effort to provide community support by stocking and maintaining UUFM’s Blessing Box outside Wonder Workshop is currently recovering from injuries received in a biking accident. We need volunteers to help keep this vital service going as Doug … Continue reading Social Action – November 2022
Grief and Growth Love grants us serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to change the things we can, and wisdom to know the difference. — A version of the Serenity Prayer If someone had told us three years ago that there would be a global pandemic, we might … Continue reading Note From Pastor Isa – November 2022
This month’s Soul Matters theme welcomes us to The Path of Change … I wonder, particularly in a time where everything seems urgent, what the role of pause and breath is, in this season, to help us gear up for whatever this transformational moment we find ourselves in is. — Rev Jen Bailey … Continue reading Path of Change (Nov 2022)
Courage and Faith Courage is a remarkable trait–something we notice and celebrate. The way it’s typically talked about, we don’t really expect everybody to have it. But maybe we should. Maybe instead of practicing reverence for the demigods and superheroes who exhibit feats of extraordinary bravery and com- passion, we can begin noticing all of … Continue reading Note From Pastor Isa – October 2022
This month’s Soul Matters theme explores The Path of Courage … “Courage doesn’t always roar.” –– Mary Anne Radmacher Courageous people change the world. So many examples of that this month. October’s celebration of LGBTQ+ history month reminds us of the many who bravely moved (and continue to move) our world toward greater acceptance … Continue reading Path of Courage (Oct 2022)
Committing to Belonging I was so shocked to learn that the opposite of belonging is fitting in. Because fitting in is assessing a group of people and changing who you are. But true belonging never asks us to change who we are. It demands we be who we are. — Brené Brown, … Continue reading Note From Pastor Isa – September 2022
This month’s Soul Matters theme explores The Path of Belonging … You hardly knew how hungry you were to be gathered in, to receive the welcome that invited you to enter entirely… You began to breathe again… You learned to sing. But the deal with this blessing is that it will not leave … Continue reading Path of Belonging (Sept 2022)
UUFM Sponsors a Blessing Box and Little Free Library at Wonder Workshop To contribute items, contact Doug at kbsi@cox.net. Or, drop by Wonder Workshop, at 506 S 4th Street, and stock the box with your items. Our box is in demand, and we’re short on financial donations to replenish staples. You can contribute financially to … Continue reading Social Action – August 2022
Endings and Beginnings Summer is lovely for many of us who get a break from regular school-year obligations. The days are longer and there are more opportunities to do things for pure fun. We’re as far away as possible from the “winter blues.” And yet even in the summer, people may be feeling isolated. Perhaps … Continue reading Note From Pastor Isa – August 2022
Dear Members and Friends, The Unitarian Universalists of Kansas are standing together to ask all Kansans, regardless of their faith or political party, to vote NO on or before August 2. Please read on for more information and context. And if you’re free, come to the Fellowship … [Sunday, July 17 at 2 pm, or … Continue reading Saying “No” to Proposed Amendment to Kansas Constitution
