Location: Lingonberry As we enter this fall season of change, we, too, often stumble into our own transformation. How do we deal with the impermanence that autumn places in front of us? Join us as we look at how we may embrace change, rather than fear it. Download Bulletin LIVESTREAMED VIA ZOOM: See Zoom Details for … Continue reading Change is Always on the Way
Location: Lingonberry Join us as we listen to the words of activist and writer adrienne maree brown, who gave a sermon entitled “It’s Our Revival” as part of a ritual for personal and collective liberation in celebration of Juneteenth and Pride month earlier this year in New York City. The words of brown are particularly … Continue reading It’s Our Revival
Location: Twin Springs Park Whether you have traveled to favorite vacation or family places or stayed closer to home this summer, please bring some water to add to our common bowl and share a memory of your summer. We always look forward to beginning another year of fellowship and spending time in this very beautiful … Continue reading Ingathering & Water Ceremony
Location: The Lingonberry “When you talk about what your congregation offers,” Carey McDonald wrote, “think ‘join our cause’ instead of ‘join our club.’ Show what your congregation does, how it helps people live better lives and make a better world, instead of only talking about what a great community you offer.” Join us for this … Continue reading The Change We Hope to Bring
Location: The Lingonberry Eileen Hanson (they/she), a seminarian and part-time chaplain, will share about the Catholic Worker movement, founded nearly 90 years ago, and why Catholic Worker values of community, hospitality, and solidarity are relevant for us today. Join us for this Labor Day Weekend service! Service leader: Nancy Barry Download Bulletin All are welcome … Continue reading The Catholic Worker: A Movement for Our Time
Location: The Lingonberry Service leader: Lyra McKnight All are welcome to join us at Sunday Fellowship either in-person (usually at the Lingonberry but the service description will note if it is elsewhere) or remotely via Zoom. We have transitioned back to an every-Sunday service. LIVESTREAMED VIA ZOOM: See Zoom Details for Sunday Services Decorah UU … Continue reading Whose Miracles? Why Miracles? Our Miracles
Location: The Lingonberry In supporting funding of the Meskwaki Language Project, our congregation along with the Decorah Friends will be helping to fund a reprint of their language primer. We know how important language is as it gives us the words to talk about how we view the world, and how we understand our place … Continue reading Learning the Language
Location: Phelps Park Shelter #1 During the pandemic, we’ve had limited opportunities to join our voices in song, instead having to sing along with a recording on Zoom. Let’s take advantage of the open air during our outdoor service to do something we haven’t done for years: a hymn sing! Come ready to pick your … Continue reading Hymn Sing
Location: The Lingonberry Iowans will vote on an amendment to the Iowa constitution this November, which states in part, “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The sovereign state of Iowa affirms and recognizes this right to be a fundamental individual right. Any and all restrictions of this … Continue reading Strict Scrutiny: Guns and Iowa
Location: The Lingonberry General Assembly (GA) is the annual meeting of our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Attendees worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the Association through democratic process. This year’s theme was “Meet the Moment: Reimagining Radical Faith Community.” Karen served as Decorah UU’s delegate to GA in June and will be sharing … Continue reading Meet the Moment: Reimagining Radical Faith Community
