March 2026
Monthly Theme: Paying Attention
March 1st | “Paying Attention to Connection” with Rev. Jim Foti
Minnesotans have been bearing witness to the worst and best of humanity. What myths have many of us been taught about human nature, and how might we move toward a fuller embrace of interdependence? Join us as we lift up the beauty of all kinds of communities.
About our guest speaker: Rev. Jim Foti is an affiliated community minister of First Universalist Church of Minneapolis. He served as an assistant minister at the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis from 2014 to 2022. His areas of interest include consulting, short-term ministries, activism, and writing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. He and his partner live in Minneapolis.
March 8th | “Love Grows Here: 60 Years of UUFN” with Rev. Sara Smalley
Join us as we celebrate UUFN’s 60th anniversary and consider who we are called to be as we move into the next 60 years. What at the heart of this community has remained constant and what has evolved? Our new mission statement draft will make its debut and we’ll have special music from UUFN members and the choir. All are welcome at this important service in the life of this congregation!
March 15th | “All the Rest is Water” with Seth Anderson-Matz
During the liturgical season of Lent, Christians around the world practice fasting, almsgiving, and prayer to reflect on the body as a site of temptation. While this tradition has certainly contributed to body-denying theologies and religious harm, Lent can also offer an opportunity to quiet distraction and listen more closely to the sacred wisdom our bodies carry. Through music, poetry, prayer, and somatic practices, we will gently turn our attention to the holy waters from which our bodies are formed.
March 22nd | “UUFN Then and Now: Moving Forward Together” with Sue Coleman & Janet Scannell
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March 29th | “More of This” with Rev. Sara Smalley
In a world of distractions, how do we learn to pay close attention to what we most cherish? And how can paying attention help us come more alive? As Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto writes, “Shake the scales from your imagination. Reach. Stretch. Rise. There is no more time for pretending that everything can be all right without your care, without your attention.” We’ll also wish Rev. Sara well before she starts her sabbatical on March 30th, and will celebrate New Member Sunday as we welcome new members to UUFN!