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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November 2024
10:30 a.m. Sunday, November 3: Holy Flirting – Rev. Shelley Dugan (Daylight Savings Time Ends Today. Fall Back!)
It is fun to flirt! Getting concentrated positive attention is good for the ego. And it feels good to focus so much positive energy on someone else. Flirting is playful, light-hearted, and centered in the present moment. Could it also be holy?
Children’s Program (CRE): So what makes you happy? What brings you joy? Having gratitude for the ‘wonder’ in our lives is good for both our emotional and physical health. Express your gratitude through creating an artwork – a collage! Elementary Art Teacher Therese Cacek is our guide.
10:30 a.m. Sunday, November 10: Traveling Dharma: An Appropriate Response – Myo-O Habermas-Scher
Once the Buddha had his deep and penetrating insight, which we call “Enlightenment”, he traveled around his world on foot. He met all sorts of people (like us), who were suffering in some way (like us). He met them in a particular way, and their longing for freedom met someone who embodied freedom and quite often, the people he met had profound insight into the causes of their suffering, and were healed by their interactions with him. We’ll enter into some of these stories together and investigate this amazing capacity for healing that we all carry.
Children’s Activity: Youngsters are invited to enjoy the Bright Bulb Kidz Korner or the Nursery with Ms. Heidi.
10:30 a.m. Sunday, November 17: Remembering Veterans – Michael Penrod
For most of us, remembering Veterans takes the form of thanking someone for their service. What are we really thanking them for? Come to hear insights from Michael Penrod who is an historian, archaeologist, and Veteran.
Children’s Program (CRE): How do we connect with animals; what do they teach us? We’ll use our animal medicine cards, animal birth totem chart, and our own intuition to better understand our relationship with the animals around us. Teachers Jane Barth and Erin Hughes are our guides.
10:30 a.m. Sunday, November 24: Mental Health and the UU Shared Value of Equity
“We declare that every person is inherently worthy and has the right to flourish with dignity, love, and compassion.” A member provides some basic information about how common mental health conditions are, how stigma can be really harmful, and how many of the most vulnerable people living with mental health conditions can fall through the cracks when help is needed. She shares her own experience navigating the mental health care system as a teenager and the things that helped her recover as an adult. Do you have a personal story, or thoughts about how “to build and sustain fully accessible and inclusive communities”?
Children’s Activity: Youngsters are invited to enjoy the Bright Bulb Kidz Korner or the Nursery with Ms. Heidi.