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, … read more.
Dear ones,
Happy New Year! We replace our calendars in winter, just as the days are beginning to lengthen, but the weather is nowhere near warming up. The practice – and the cultural and legal norms dependent on it – arose out of the Roman feast … read more.
This month’s Soul Matters theme explores Opening to Joy …
It’s easy to get tricked,
taken for a ride,
convinced that joy
is a possession.
Something to be opened
just by us.
As if it’s a holiday special delivery,
waiting for us to unwrap it
and keep forever.
And who can blame us,
with pain … read more.
A New Inter-Faith Youth Group has Formed!
For 6th – 12th grade students, on Sunday afternoons. We have invited First Congregational, Manhattan Mennonite, and Manhattan Jewish congregations to join us each week.
Nov 7 @ First Congregational – Second Helping lunches
12 noon We’ll help put together … read more.
Afghan Refugee Resettlement Effort
Board Chair Judy Nickelson notes, “Some of you have expressed an interest in donating funds to help the Afghan refugees coming to Manhattan. We have set up a fund at the Fellowship for that pur-pose. You can make out a check to UUFM and … read more.
Dear Ones,
I am so happy to be among you finally! Thank you for your warm welcome during my brief visit last month and for your patience during my move here. As you heard during my reflection on October 31st, it has been a long journey … read more.
This month’s Soul Matters theme explores Holding History …
Let’s start with the words of Parker Palmer,
“Jewish teaching includes frequent reminders of the importance of a broken-open heart, as in this Hasidic tale: A disciple asks the rebbe: “Why does Torah tell us to ‘place … read more.
Afghan Refugee Resettlement Effort
Judy Nickelson offers this update on the arrival of Afghan refugees in Manhattan:
Just an update. The first Afghani refugee family will be in Manhattan by Saturday [October 2]. They are a married couple in their late 20’s with 3 little girls, aged … read more.
This month’s Soul Matters theme explores Cultivating Relationship …
Pandemic time is teaching us so many things about relationships.
It’s undone our assumptions about work, calling into question the worth of “going into the office” and exposing how we pass most of the economic pain down … read more.
The big news this month is that we have hired a new minister. Rev Dr Isabel Call will be joining us in October, first remotely and then in person towards the end of the month. She was unanimously approved first by the Search Committee and … read more.
