Speaker: Lawrence Diggs Worship Service Coordinator: Mike Huber; Musician: Joseph L’Amour Compassion, empathy and annoyance maintain a curious relationship with each other. One challenge in life is to learn how to use this relationship to our advantage. Let’s explore this relationship and see how this can be done. BIO: Lawrence J. Diggs is busy living. … Continue reading Compassion, Empathy, and Annoyance
Speaker: Dennis Warner Worship Service Coordinator: Sue Ann Lang; Musician: Deb Reid Does your life feel unfocused, like you’re hopping around from event to event without a clear direction? Join us for a very special morning as Dennis opens his heart with a meaningful and inspiring message about Finding Your Song. Dennis will also be … Continue reading Finding Your Song
Speaker: Rev. Ted Tollefson Worship Service Coordinator: Paul Thompson; Musician: Deb Reid Jesus and Buddha: Two Messengers of Light Both Jesus and Buddha taught ways of living a good life in the midst of persistent imperfection. Both were asked to resurrect the dead. Both spoke in parables about mustard seeds. This talk reflects on their … Continue reading Jesus and Buddha: Two Messengers of Light
Speaker: Erin Healy WSC: Paul Thompson; Music: Joseph L’Amour During a session filled with contentious issues Representative Healy stood up for education, equality, and justice. She will talk about her accomplishments, frustrations, and plans for the future after her first year in the state capitol. Erin earned her Masters of Arts in political science with … Continue reading From Thesis to Action, Bringing Responsiveness to the South Dakota Legislature
Speaker: Angelica Arely Mercados WSC: Mike Huber: Music: Deb Reid As Operations Manager of the Sioux Falls Arts Council and new citizen, Angelica is helping implement the Arts Council’s Cultural Plan. The plan states: arts, heritage, and culture make a real difference to the people of Sioux Falls, to our neighborhoods, to our youth, and to … Continue reading Diversity in the Arts, an Optimistic Vision for Sioux Falls
Speaker: Carter Smith WSC: Dan Davis; Music: Joseph L’Amour The talk will focus around implementing Unitarian Principles in your day to day life and the challenges we face in doing so when it comes to dealing with difficult situations and individuals in these trying political times. Returning to All Souls from Sioux City, IA, Carter Smith … Continue reading Principle of Life -Unitarian Principles in Daily Life
The originally scheduled service has been altered slightly. WSC: Sue Ann Lang; Music: Joseph L’Amour This Sunday, Pastor Jean Morrow and Olimpia Justice will be speaking about Hand in Hand: Justice for Immigrant Children.Jean Morrow is a retired pastor from Spirit of Peace, UCC Sioux Falls. She is the chair of Hand in Hand: Justice … Continue reading Worship Service with Pastor Jean Morrow and Olimpia Justice
Speaker: Rev. Ted Tollefson WSC: Peter Holland; Music: Deb Reid The tapestry of our living faith as UU’s is lovely and complex and yet there are some “golden threads” that unite us and give zest, meaning, and purpose to our lives. One of those threads is “What We Need is Here” (from a poem by Wendell … Continue reading What We Need is Here
Speaker: Robert H. Swaney WSC: Scott Kunze; Music: Deb Reid Biracial poet and speaker Robert Swaney talks about his experience of growing up in a small town as it relates to his identity as a biracial individual. It is through this lens that he writes his poetry as he aims to use his words to … Continue reading Growing Up Biracial in Small-Town South Dakota
David O’Hara has been a regular speaker at All Souls. He is the Director of Sustainability at Augustana University, where he is also Professor of Philosophy, Classics, and Environmental Studies. He will talk about what sustainability is, how to build bridges with those who don’t share our views about the importance, and value of sustainability.
