Sunday, October 6th • 10:00 am
“Repair Communities, Reparative Justice”
John Stoesz
John Stoesz spent 35 years working in leadership roles for faith-based justice and peace organizations. He now devotes his time to two passions: riding his recumbent tricycle and Indigenous justice. He will tell us about Repair Communities and how the group supports Makoce Ikikcupi (land recovery) and other indigenous causes.
Sunday, October 13th • 10:00 am
“Daring to Listen”
Rev. Sara Smalley
Sunday, October 20th • 10:00 am
“Music Sunday”
Taylor Wesseln
Music Sunday is a tradition at UUFN. This year, we will resume during the calendar year! Please join Taylor Wesseln, UUFN Choir, and fellowship musicians for a special service exploring the importance of Deep Listening through Music. Together, we’ll dive further into what it means to listen deeply, how we listen to one another, and how we ultimately listen to our own inner voice. This Music Sunday will celebrate just a glimpse of the wonderful talent within our UUFN community. If you are interested or would like to chat about joining this Music Sunday, it’s not too late to email Taylor.
Sunday, October 27th • 10:00 am
“Hidden Sorrow”
Rev. Sara Smalley
Most of us think of grief as what happens following the death of a loved one. Grief includes that kind of acutely painful loss, but it encompasses so much more. For this service, we will expand our traditional Service of Remembrance. We will honor the veil between life and death as so many cultures do this time of year, and we will also allow space for other types of grief such as complicated, cumulative, delayed, and disenfranchised grief.
You are invited to bring a memento of someone or something you are grieving as we create an altar together honoring our grief and the enduring power of love. This memento might be of a loved one who has died, but it does not have to be. We will honor all types of grief, including those we don’t always get to express.