NOTE: Start time is 10:30 Location: Decorah UCC Church 209 W Broadway, Decorah, IA 52101 Joint service with the Decorah UCC congregation. Sue Otte will be building an altar as we celebrate All Souls Day/Ancestor Remembrance. Share-the-Plate – Our plate recipient for November/December is LIHEAP, a program providing financial assistance for home heating costs and emergency … Continue reading All Souls Day/Ancestor Remembrance
Location: Twin Springs Park, View map Join Decorah Unitarian Universalists and friends for our annual Ingathering at Twin Springs Park in Decorah. We celebrate with a water and fire ceremony to ring in a new season of being together in our beloved community. Water will be provided for the ceremony and you are welcome to … Continue reading 2025 Ingathering
Location: Hotel Winneshiek (Ballroom), 104 E Water St, Decorah, IA 52101 After the Civil War when Unitarian leadership targeted Western fields as the most promising for planting enlightened religion, few men stepped forward to take on the grueling and low paying job of organizing and tending new congregations. This opened the way for some amazing … Continue reading UU Women Accepting the Call to the Frontier
Location: Hotel Winneshiek (Ballroom), 104 E Water St, Decorah, IA 52101 A service led by Sue Otte followed by a relaxed style potluck. Bring dish to share and a plate/silverware. Share-the-Plate – Our plate recipient for January/February is a project Decolonial Repair work by Shelley Buffalo – Intentional spiritual practice of repair through mutual aid … Continue reading Decorah UUs: Drawing the Circle Wider for 20+Years
Location: Hotel Winneshiek (Ballroom), 104 E Water St, Decorah, IA 52101 In her presentation on May 5, Nancy Barry said “remembrance is a journey we’ll never finish”. On this day, we celebrate remembrance, and look for the joy to be found there. We know that racism is in our shared environment, and Korbin Paul, in … Continue reading Becoming a Good Ancestor
Location: Hotel Winneshiek (Ballroom), 104 E Water St, Decorah, IA 52101 How do we find out if something is true in a world of too much information, with AI often hindering us as we search? What skills can we develop to help us see more clearly. Share-the-Plate – Our plate recipient for July/August is Decorah … Continue reading Truth Seeking in a Confusing World
Location: The Lingonberry Let’s look at the Vision our early founders had and see how we’re doing. Please think about the time you, dear friends and members, have been among us. What do you see, what are we doing well, how can we make our garden grow even better? After Sue’s remarks, she hopes you’ll … Continue reading The Garden We’ve Planted: A Founders’ Day Reflection
Location: The Lingonberry Our annual Day of the Dead service. Download Bulletin LIVESTREAMED VIA ZOOM: See Zoom Details for Sunday Services Share-the-Plate – Our plate recipient for September/October is the Indian Land Tenure Foundation. To donate to the plate recipient, you can Give Online. Or, if sending a check, please note “Share the Plate” in … Continue reading Forgiving Our Ghosts: Making Peace with the Ancestors Who Are Hard to Love
Location: Phelp’s Park Shelter #1 Although summer is the time we often associate with leisure and vacation from our regular routines, we can easily get caught up in the busyness life always seems to offer. Every wisdom tradition tells us that what we need is right here. Let’s explore song and poetry that helps us … Continue reading Embracing the wasted day: Song and Poetry for Summer
Grateful for all who brought their energy to the creation of our small religious community, we dedicate this year’s program to Otter Dreaming, as we honor the many gifts he has so graciously shared with us over the years. Come and join us as we “Dance with Dreaming,” telling the story, recounting our blessings. The … Continue reading Let it Be a Dance: A Founders’ Day Celebration
