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Winter Solstice 2024 Event Details

First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis looks forward to celebrating this special time of year together! Our Winter Solstice Celebrations are just a day away. Below you will find all the important details about the events: our program, the dinner menu, how to purchase tickets, ticket prices, livestream option, and the UU Animal Action Team’s pet food collection!  Winter Solstice Celebrations:  … Read More »Winter Solstice 2024 Event Details

December Pet Food and Supply Drive

Support the North Minneapolis Pet Resource Center This December!  By Theresa Zingery  This December, join us at First Unitarian Society (FUS) in making a difference for pets and their families in need. For the second year, we are hosting a Pet Food and Supply Drive to support the North Minneapolis Pet Resource Center (NMPRC). Your generosity helps keep families and… Read More »December Pet Food and Supply Drive

Foundation leads Fundraising Effort to Fix the Bricks 

Written by Foundation Director Catherine Jordan  Our “Home for Humanism,” the beautiful First Unitarian Society building at 900 Mt. Curve in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is in critical need of brick tuckpointing. The wear and tear on the facade must be repaired in the spring of 2025 or we will experience more damage and greater expense from deferred maintenance.  Fortunately, we have… Read More »Foundation leads Fundraising Effort to Fix the Bricks 

Winter Solstice Storytelling open to ages 6 to 106!

When I was in middle school, a friend had just come back from seeing his grandparents and he asked me about mine.  I matter-of-factly explained that all my grandparents were gone by the time I was two years old.  His reaction startled me: “Karen, you’re too nice a person not to have grandparents!”  Regardless of whether I “deserved” to have… Read More »Winter Solstice Storytelling open to ages 6 to 106!

Navigating the Loneliness Epidemic: Reconnecting in an age of Isolation 

by Joyce Edwards and Karen Rowehl  Throughout human history, social connections have been vital to our survival and well-being. Our ancestors thrived in close-knit communities, relying on each other for protection, resource sharing, and emotional support. Fast forward to 21st century, and we find ourselves in a strange paradox: despite nearly universal technological connectivity, many of us are struggling with… Read More »Navigating the Loneliness Epidemic: Reconnecting in an age of Isolation 

Twin Events Address Life’s Big Issues

by Karen Rowehl and Joyce Edwards, member of HumanistsMN. Both are members of the collaborative FUS/HMN Mental Health Team.  First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis (FUS) and HumanistsMN (HMN) have joined forces to present two innovative programs: one exploring our relationship with mortality, and another empowering individuals to take control of their medical decisions.  Death Cafe: Breaking the Final Taboo  ***THIS EVENT… Read More »Twin Events Address Life’s Big Issues

Fall Equinox – a great day to join us in person

Other religious communities have special days that bring their people together for community rituals and meals.  As Humanists, we don’t all celebrate the same religious holidays – or in some cases ANY religious holidays – but most of us do share a deep appreciation of nature and its rhythms.  At First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis (FUS), the turning of the… Read More »Fall Equinox – a great day to join us in person

Happy Spring Equinox!

Compared to other seasons, winter is a time that we are more likely to choose to stay at home. Icy temperatures, snowy roads, late sunrises, and dark evenings all foster more decisions to not go out and to choose virtual options over leaving the comforts of home.  Although this past winter was milder than usual, many of us have still… Read More »Happy Spring Equinox!

Winter Solstice 2023 Event Details

First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis looks forward to celebrating this special time of year together! Our Winter Solstice Celebrations begin just one week from today. Below you will find all the important details about the events: our program, the dinner menu, how to purchase tickets, ticket prices, livestream option, and – new this year – the UU Animal Action Team’s pet… Read More »Winter Solstice 2023 Event Details

Animals – A Traditional Part of Winter Solstice

Having grown up in the 1970s and celebrating Christmas at this time of year, my memories of December are filled with singing carols at school and watching Christmas specials on TV. From the many animals gifted in the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, to the talking animals of animated specials like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and The Night the… Read More »Animals – A Traditional Part of Winter Solstice