UUCM Midweek Message | February 5, 2025

Rev. Lisa invites us to reflect on what the practice of inclusion means to us in our journey towards wholeness within and beyond us. Please click image below to view this week’s message.  

[Visual Description: Rev. Lisa has brown curly hair and blue glasses and is wearing a coral shift with a multi-colored scarf. There is a pale green wall and pastel painting behind her.]

UUCM is participating in the UUA’s 30 Days of Love. We are honored to share this week’s resources and practices. Week Three of Side With Love’s 30 Days of Love reminds us that honoring our connections to the elements—the air, the land, the water—transforms our communities. When we fully embrace water not just as a resource for life but as the source of life, we shift from extracting its power to tending to it with reverence. Visit Side With Love to view all this week’s 30 Days of Love resources, including ways to take action, activities for families and journaling practice.

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Ridwell Reminder

CLARIFICATION IN RESPONSE TO RECENT QUESTIONS: The Terracycle box in the kitchen is for hard plastic clamshells and blister packs. Previously it was also intended for snack bags but now those go into Ridwell multilayer plastic container. NEXT RIDWELL FEATURED ITEM: kitchen utensils and silverware. Bring these in addition to any of your usual items by SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9. Yes, Sunday is the next prep day because our High School RE class will be sorting!

Remember: Ridwell  any lightbulbs *except fluorescent bulbs*. We are charged $4.00 a piece for fluorescents. You can take them to Hennepin County hazardous waste sites in Bloomington and Brooklyn Park. Please also make sure there isn’t any food residue left in your items—it is hard for the prep team to take time to clean and dry bags. Thanks for working toward zero waste! Contact Kathy (612-590-9606) or Sue (612-703-2297) with questions 💚