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.

MAY WORSHIP THEME

Journeys and Stages

Each of us in on a threshold of some nature.  Perhaps it is a life transition borne of aging, grief, illness or a transformation where discovery and acceptance have been the catalyst for change.  Spring is a time to acknowledge all of life’s stages

May 6 LESSONS FROM SHOES

10:30 am worship

Rev. Laurie Bushbaum (ministry applicant)

If your shoes could talk, what stories would they tell?  As you remember shoes of your past, can you also recall what has kept you grounded at different stages of your life?  What grounds you now?  This Sunday, you are invited to take off your shoes, and stand on holy ground.

The Search Committee is excited to announce that Rev. Laurie Bushbaum has accepted our invitation to interview for our part time Minister position.  Rev. Bushbaum willconduct the service, meet with us at coffee after service and to meet with the Search Committee and Board in the afternoon. 

Rev. Laurie Bushbaum was ordained in 1984 in Minneapolis and holds a B.A. in Religion/Women’s Studies (UM), M.Div. (United Theological Seminary), and a Mini-MBA in Non-Profit Management (St. Thomas).  She has served as a Chaplain, Minister of Religious Education, and Parish Minister.  In addition to her ministry interests, Rev. Bushbaum is an accomplished textile artist with several big awards. She has published a Coming of Age Curriculum for UU Youth, and in UU World, Unitarian Universalist Sermons, and Art Quilt Magazine.  Some of you may remember Rev. Bushbaum when she served Nora Church in 1986-87. She is also an avid bicyclist; last Sunday she rode in a 60 mile fundraiser and she will be around Lake Tahoe in early June in another fundraiser.

Rev. Bushbaum has a broad range of ministerial experiences including large and small congregations with her most recent work leading small congregations in Sioux Falls and Fridley to calling a full time minister.  These efforts clearly require a person who can build community, provide leadership, and guide stewardship efforts.  In addition, she brings terrific experience as a Religious Educator. 

We strongly encourage you to come to the Fellowship May 6 for the service and to get to know Rev. Bushbaum.  In addition, please plan on coming the next Sunday, May 13, when the Board and Search Committee, in a discussion after service, will be asking for your feedback.  If you have any questions or comments, please contact one of the Search Committee members.

 

Barbara Brindle, Tony Filipovitch, John Knox (Chair), Tricia Nienow, and Carrie Rice

May 13 MOTHER'S DAY

10:30 am worship

Rev. Kelli Clement

other’s Day can be a both a celebration and a reminder of past hurt. As a UU minister and a board member of Minnesota Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, Kelli will share how her commitment to parenthood as a choice is a direct result of her faith and UU values.

May 20 JUBILEE SUNDAY

10:30 am worship

In recognition of the journeys and stages inherent in our congregational life, this morning's worship will celebrate the end of the year Lifespan Faith Development program and the graduation of our kindergartners, 3rd graders and 6th graders.

The Jubilee Service is a time of intergenerational worship which strives to  incorporate elements of celebration, giving and receiving.

This morning's worship will be abbreviated to accommodate the semi-annual meeting immediately following

May 27 MEMORIAL SERVICE

10:30 am worship

Tony Filipovitch

In what has become a welcome annual tradition, Tony, professor of Urban and Regional Studies at MSU-Mankato, will add music and meaning to his memorialization of both famous and not-so-famous persons who died during the past 12 months.