Another complicated holiday, but arenât they all? Minister Sarah will discuss Love and Grace as they connect to toxic masculinity vs true strength. âBeing deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.â – Lao Tzu
Minister Sarah explores Love and Grace as it relates to the different ways people are in relationship with each other. The tradition of the celebratory Pride we see now comes from a history rooted in silencing and shame. What can we learn from LGBTQIA history?
Veronica Shukla and Jackie Severin will share the story of Project Food Forest â the non-profit that they founded to plant public food forests all around Sioux Falls. Their mission is âto empower people to feed themselves through agroforestry, edible landscape design, and education.â
Please join us for the annual Memorial Weekend potluck picnic brunch. We will gather in the social hall at 10 am. Please bring a dish to share. There will not be a grill. In addition to the picnic brunch, activities will include a Walking Meditation and Garden Cleaning. All are welcome.
Many long to belong. How do we create the spaces for belonging? Minister Sarah speaks to this basic need. Stay after service for the Annual Meeting, another form of our interconnectedness and belonging!
“In the United States, the origins of the official holiday go back to 1870, when Julia Ward Howe â an abolitionist best remembered as the poet who wrote âBattle Hymn of the Republicâ â worked to establish a Motherâs Peace Day. Howe dedicated the celebration to the eradication of war, and organized festivities in Boston … Continue reading Mother’s Day
Enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment. Morgan Carnes of the South Dakota Sierra Club will talk about the unspoken portion of Sierra Clubâs mission: what it means to âenlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment,â and how we can be … Continue reading To Protect and Restore
Fifth Sundays are always special at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church! These Sundays, which happen a few months each year, are a time for all of our members, ages 0-100 to remain in the sanctuary and dance, sing, play, meditate and learn together. April 30 will be such a Celebration Sunday! May 1 marks the … Continue reading Community Celebration Sunday
Future TEDx Talk speaker and lawyer Taneeza Islam will bring to us an understanding of her view of waiting and patience from an Islamic perspective, describing ways in which her faith help her remain hopeful and compassionate through challenging situations. Her talk will provide us with insights into the legal issues that immigrants to America … Continue reading Waiting, Patience and Strength
UU Easter – for a tradition that doesn’t exclusively see Jesus as a central character, what is our call to action on this holiday–or Holy Day? Minister Sarah explores a different twist on the resurrection. Minister: Sarah Caine Coordinator: Scott Kunze Musician: Kristi Holler
