Mary Montoya, great-grandmother and retired CPA, spends about 40 hours a week volunteering in the chapel at the SD State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls primarily for the Native American inmates. She just passed her 18th anniversary of doing this. Mary had the pleasure of working alongside Mark Sanderson for many years.Â
A long-time advocate for “Sharing the Dream in Guatemala” will share where it is today. Craft products are handmade by Mayan artisans using many traditional techniques. Purchasing these crafts not only provides work for these artisans, but the profits go to support community development projects in Guatemala. Come and learn how you can get involved. Can you shop in Sioux Falls? Would you like to learn how to make a basket or a unique piece of cloth?
Our lives are full of change. How can we begin again when we need a fresh start? If we’re not quitting and not tired, what are the lively alternatives? Rev. Tollefson will approach this topic through a seasonal model and also draw wisdom from older cultures.
Bring a dish to share downstairs to Eliza’s Kitchen.Â
Come around 10:00 am for yoga. We will start eating around 10:30 am.
Tamera Jerke-Leisinger, Executive Director of The Banquet, will join us today to share the next big step for Banquet West. What do you know about Banquet West? Do you know where it is? When does it serve? Can I volunteer there? Find the answer to these and many more questions. Tamera, a Sioux Falls native, … Continue reading Banquet West
Nelson Vollink is a farm boy from Rock Valley, Iowa. While attending college for business and accounting he found his mate and new life in Sioux Falls. Even back on the farm, Nelson could not understand people hurting people with weapons or countries saying that people in another country were enemies.
Join Joseph L’Amour sharing music that speaks to him in a Sunday dedicated to worshipping with our ears. He will perform selections from Bach, Mozart, Brahms and a jazz standard arranged by James Booker. Joseph has been a piano teacher in the Sioux Falls area for the past seven years. In addition to teaching, he has … Continue reading Music to Our Ears
Alex Ramirez will share a narrative of his life and challenges emigrating from Mexico to the United States. He studied multimedia and network communications at Contra Costa College inSan Pablo, California and is the owner and founder of USA Media TV and Marketing. Two years ago he started a nonprofit organization dedicated to informing the … Continue reading My Steps to Citizenship
Gentle Yoga and a Potluck. Please dress in comfortable clothes. Mike Huber will guide a gentle chair and mat yoga session in the Sanctuary. Afterwards, we will reconvene downstairs in Eliza’s Kitchen for a potluck. Please bring a prepared dish to pass. We will provide dinnerware and drinks.
Our June 24 service will be a Live Broadcast of the Unitarian Universalist (UU) General Assembly Sunday Service from Kansas City.  Note Service time is 9:00AM  Join us for the largest annual gathering of UUs joining in worship. This powerful, communal worship experience will take place at the Kansas City Convention Center (All Souls will Live-Stream on … Continue reading Live Broadcast of the UU General Assembly Sunday Service
