We are welcoming people of diverse beliefs
who honor spiritual inquiry and the dignity of all.

Services are held every Sunday, 10:30 a.m.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
937 Charles Avenue
Mankato, MN 56001

Our services begin at 10:30 am Sunday mornings. Children join the first part of the service and then continue their Religious Education (RE) downstairs. Child care is available before and during the services. Coffee and fellowship follow the service in the lower level.

FEBRUARY'S WORSHIP THEME

Seeing the Gift in Our Lives

At times we struggle just to survive and sustain.  And yet, it is often difficult to see the duality of suffering. Can we name the gifts of life, even in hard times? 

February 5, 2012

10:30 am worship

Nita Gilbert, singer-songwriter and member of Nora UU Church, will talk and sing about communication using sources from Karen Armstrong, Eckhart Tolle and Pastor Will Bowen.  She will expand on how perspective plays an unconscious leading role in what we say and what we do, and how, with conscious compassion, we can learn to honor and love everyone within the Whole.  Nita has been a professional singer throughout her life and is now using her music to help awaken the world's ability to have compassion as the basis of all we do.

February 12, 2012

10:30 a.m. worship

"Proverbs of Ashes: the gift of suffering."

Why do we suffer? Is suffering always bad? We'll 'unpack' the Book of Job and explore its relevance for modern readers and UUs.

Kim Banz is a first year student at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. She has been involved in sustainable agriculture for over a decade, as a Peace Corps Volunteer and Eco-Director in Central America and the owner/operator of EarthQuest Farm in Southeast Minnesota. Someday she hopes to integrate social justice, ecological food systems and spirituality.

February 19, 2012

10:30 a.m. worship

The Journey of Life in the Face of Death

Many faiths have prescribed doctrine-based funeral and burial rituals. Clear theological issues are addressed throughout the process of dying and death ranging from last rites and sacraments though the burial.  How does our liberal faith help guide us in our daily lives and help us cope with the reality of death?

Laura Smidzik is a second year student at United Theological Seminary. Previously, she served as the Executive Director of Rainbow Families and Project 515, state-wide organizations working for LGBT equality. She is an active member of Unity Church Unitarian in St Paul and has served on the Board of Trustees, as a Worship Associate, and on the Anti-Racism Leadership Team

February 26, 2012

10:30 am worship

Treasure Hunt

"A Free and Responsible Searching for Truth and Meaning."  So says our fourth principle.  But where to search and for what?  Could a treasure be hidden in plain sight?

 JUBILEE Sunday, a time of intergenerational worship, sharing and exploration, presented in collaboration by the Worship Committee and the Lifespan Faith Development Committee