Seeking Truth, Building Community, and Promoting Justice
Welcoming Congregation
We are a welcoming congregation that seeks to be a spiritual home for people of free faith. We value the full range of human diversity, including race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, affectional/sexual orientation, age, national origin, socioeconomic status, and ability.
We acknowledge that we gather on the traditional and sacred land of the Anishinaabe and Dakota people. In honor of their stewardship throughout the generations, we commit ourselves to protecting that land and working to mitigate the effects of climate change.
The St. Cloud Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is a small religious community serving the central Minnesota area. We are a welcoming congregation and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association which has more than one thousand congregations in the United States and Canada.
Our denomination has a shared set of principles to guide us rather than a prescribed creed. Each individual has an opportunity to seek their own spiritual path. Our efforts and growth are encouraged through intellectual, aesthetic, supportive and spiritual programs and activities and through discussions among members and friends.
If you are seeking an open and welcoming religious environment, please visit us and share in our fellowship.
Sunday Services
We meet at 10:30 on Sunday mornings from September through May. The services usually include music, readings, a presentation by a minister or other speaker, and a chance to respond to the presentation. Casual dress is common and the service is less formal than many churches. Visitors are welcome.
On the first and third Sundays of each month from September to May, a Children’s Religious Education (CRE) experience, based on UU Principles, is offered for children and youth ages 5 – 16. Recent topics have included: Democracy for Dinosaurs, Insects, A Creative Expression of Thankfulness, Bullying, Beekeeping, Meditation and Racism.
A “CRE Corner” in the Sanctuary has quiet games and activities for youngsters to enjoy during the other Sundays of the month. “Time for Children” story time is offered early in the service and a nursery is available for infants and toddlers.
Sunday Services and Events
SUNDAY SERVICES WILL BE MULTIPLATFORM. YOU MAY USE ZOOM OR ATTEND IN PERSON.
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December 2024
10:30 a.m. Sunday, December 1: All in the Same Boat: Transcending Difficult Times – Susan G. Holmen
In her book, All in the Same Boat: Transcending Difficult Times through the 4 Rs – Resilience, Relationship, Respite and Renewal, Susan explores how transforming difficult times into an enriching, spiritual experience and a growth opportunity is a choice. She will talk about how embracing spiritual principles and being held by her faith community were vitally important to her journey as she moved through times of extreme anguish and how anyone can use the 4 Rs to get through tough times. Susan is a retired psychotherapist, trainer, adjunct professor, and currently a community organizer with ISAIAH.
Children’s Program (CRE): What’s it like to be Jewish in St. Cloud? Ms. Linda Radin, friend of Linda and John Peck, and a retired speech pathologist and an early childhood special ed teacher, shares wisdom about her faith and its traditions, including her favorite culturally Jewish food.
10:30 a.m. Sunday, December 8: Christmas: Lessons of Hope and Transformation – Ellen Eastby
We are a richly diverse community and many celebrate Christmas, a holiday, myth or not, that is rich with hope. Our hope lies in the UU value of “Transformation. We adapt to the changing world.” Christmas reminds us of a life brought into this world who believed in love, peace, and social justice. Can we find the lessons in Christmas transformative? Can we adapt to this changing world? Are we up to the challenge it brings? Christmas just might be the inspiration we need.
Children’s Activity: Youngsters are invited to enjoy the Bright Bulb Kidz Korner or the Nursery with Ms. Heidi.
10:30 a.m. Sunday, December 15: Who Are Our Latinx Neighbors? – Ma Elena Guitierrez
In central Minnesota we see Latinx people in stores, work places, clinics, and they may be our neighbors. Immigrant families have a lot in common: the food, the culture, and the challenges they face. What opportunities and challenges do Latinx noncitizens face? Ma Elena has devoted her life to community organizing for immigrant rights and she is the Executive Director of Fe y Justicia (Faith & Justice), an organization that strives to bring justice and compassion to Central Minnesota through leadership development and service.
Children’s Program (CRE): Disability Awareness and Service Dog Etiquette. Mr. Keith Piskur shares how he’s built wholeness in his life as a neighbor who mobilizes in a wheelchair, with the support of Maya, his black lab service dog, and helps us understand the inherent complications.
10:30 a.m. Sunday, December 22: Leaning into “No” to Create a Solstice “Yes!” – Karen Erickson
A fire ceremony at the winter solstice helps us reflect on how and when and why we say “no,” whether out of fear, current limits, or respect for the interlocking spheres of responsibility in our communities. Our “no’s” can also help us see our deepest values and dreams as we respond to the needs of the world, helping us create space for our big “yes.” Times of darkness can remind us to be stewards of the coming light, light within us and around us.
Children’s Activity: Youngsters are invited to enjoy the Bright Bulb Kidz Korner or the Nursery with Ms. Heidi.
NO SERVICE on Sunday, December 29. SERVICES RESUME on January 5.