Long-time UU Joy Hembel will share her reflections on the place of music, both in her life and in the life of the churches she has attended. Joy was raised in various protestant churches, became a UU around 1990, and is currently a member of our Sioux Falls All Souls Church where she chairs the … Continue reading The Place of Music
The Mystical Meeting Place of Prayer When Rev. Jean Morrow was with us in June, she mentioned during the discussion after worship that she wanted to share a perspective on prayer informed by Process Theology. In this talk, she will engage these ideas about the properties of prayer. Jean says, “It’s more exciting than it … Continue reading Worship Service with Jean Morrow
Nov 3rd – Transcendentalism: Tale of Two Cities Speaker: Rev. Ted Tollefson Worship Service Coordinator: Paul Thompson Music: Deb Reid Transcendentalism is a lively cross current in Unitarian Universalism often associated with Concord, MA. But there’s another strand with strong ties to Cambridge, MA, and Boston. We’ll explore the gifts of these two strands and … Continue reading Worship Service with Rev. Ted Tollefson – Path to Faith class
Speaker: Rev. Ted Tollefson Worship Service Coordinator: Joy Hembel Music: Debra Reid The “Wizard of Oz” is an American fairy tale which contains practical guidance about “the Good Life”, a Just society, the structure of our True Self, Women’s Rights and spiritual practices to realize our human potential. Would it surprise you to know that its author … Continue reading Follow the Yellow Brick Road
The Earth’s Immune System Speaker: Rev. Jean Morrow Worship Service Coordinator: Barbara Peterson Music: Debra Reid We are in need of a paradigm shift in relation to the health of our planet. Rev. Jean Morrow will share ideas of how we got it wrong and what it will take to make a shift.
Presenters: Serene Thin Elk, John Williams, Nelson Zephier Worship Service Coordinator: Mike Huber Music: Cheryl Koch Stories and Music from Tribal Members from Around South Dakota. Join us for our service celebrating Native American Day. Music, drumming, and stories from South Dakota Tribal Members about what this day signifies for native people. A panel … Continue reading Celebrating Native American in Sioux Falls
Speaker: Rev. Ted Tollefson Worship Service Coordinator: Paul Thompson Music: Cheryl Koch What does it mean to live as if we were interwoven into the interdependent web of life? What does our vision of interdependence require of us ethically and spiritually? We will end with a “Declaration of Independence.” Will you join in? Â
My General Assembly Experience Speaker: Mariah Lockard Worship Service Coordinator: Paul Thompson Music: Deb Reid Our current All Souls Church President Mariah Lockard attended the 2019 UUA General Assembly this summer and will report her experience to us. Many new things are happening at the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and the annual General Assembly is … Continue reading My General Assembly Experience
Speaker: Scott Kunze Music: Deb Reid As our years, experiences, and memories accumulate, why is it we may continually reinforce long held beliefs, opinions, and childhood indoctrination? Why do we stop listening extremely deeply to others? What if the simple cure to our tunnel vision, our hard headedness was simply being listened to? Minnesota Writer Brenda Ueland explores … Continue reading The Art of Listening
September 15th – Water Communion Led by: Peter Holland and Scott Kunze Music: Joseph L’Amour Water Communion is a traditional ingathering service in many UU congregations. We will celebrate the new program year here at All Souls Church with the annual Water Communion service on Sunday, September 15th. You are asked to bring a little … Continue reading Water Communion
