September 2026

Monthly Theme: Beginnings

Sept 6

Service at Sechler Park (note location change)

Bring a poem, prose, or short reflection to share

Continuing our tradition of having service outdoors the first Sunday of September, we’ll meet at Sechler Park instead of UUFN. The theme for September is “Beginnings” and we would love to hear from members and friends. You're invited to bring your prose or poetry or any creation on this theme (or another!) to share during the service. 

Sechler Park is located at 1200 Armstrong Road, about two miles from UUFN. We have the shelter reserved, which has restrooms and is accessible for those with limited mobility. There's a playground and lots of open space for enjoying the park after the service. Bring your own beverages and lunch if you’d like to enjoy a picnic after the service!

Directions to Sechler Park from UUFN: 

  • Go east on MN-19 E 0.7 mile
  • Turn right onto Armstrong Rd and go 0.8 mile
  • Turn left onto Sechler Park Rd (look for the sign for Sechler Park) 
  • Follow the road about half a mile until you see the picnic shelter parking lot on your right 

Sept 13

Water Ingathering with Rev. Sara Smalley

Join us for our fall ingathering service as we launch the 2026-27 church year. Bring a small container of water from a place that holds meaning for you – or if you forget, we’ll have vials of water at UUFN. During the service we will gather our waters together in an act of community building. This is a multigenerational service and a meaningful ritual for both long time members and newcomers. 

Sept 20

Joy in the Morning with Rev. Sara Smalley 

We gather on Sunday mornings to find hope and healing, to know joy, and to be challenged and changed. But why do we light a chalice each week? Why do we include an offering? And why does Rev. Sara talk for 20 minutes, and what makes that a sermon? In other words: What does it mean to worship as a Unitarian Universalist? Together we will explore our order of service and find new meaning in the ways we worship together. 

Stay after the service for our Sign Up Sunday, where leaders of various committees and teams will be available to welcome you to get more involved at UUFN. 

Sept 27

Start with the Little Things with Rev. Kristin Maier, Minister Emerita of UUFN

Where can we find the seeds of our biggest dreams, our widest hopes?  What little things among us might unlock a terrain of hope and landscapes of healing?  Rev. Kristin Maier, minister emerita, will explore the role of little things through story and sermon.