The Children and Youth Religious Education (CYRE) team has spent the last year reimagining their logo while holding their vision of Open Minds, Loving Hearts and Helping Hands. The new logo is here and you will start to see it more as we begin a new RE program year. We hope you enjoy it!
UUCM Mid-Week Message 7/20/22
Karen Heuiser, UUCM’s new Director of Family Ministry, introduces herself and asks for input as we prepare to begin a new year in programming. Karen officially started at UUCM on Monday!
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On Monday, July 18: Welcome, Karen!
Karen Heuiser will join UUCM on Monday, July 18 as our new Director of Family Ministry. Read on to get to know Karen a bit better, and watch for a video introduction from her in next week’s Mid-Week Message.
Karen lives in St. Louis Park with her husband, Jeff, and her two daughters, Hannah and Adelaide. She has a menagerie of two dogs, a cat, dwarf seahorses and fish who also live with them and fill their lives with love and and pet hair.
She grew up in the Lutheran church, graduated from Luther College, and has been a member of a United Church of Christ church for more than 10 years. Once she heard of Unitarian Universalists, she was hooked and wonders where this has been all her life! Continue reading →
UUCM Mid-Week Message 7/13/22
“What is love calling you to do?” The UUA’s Side with Love campaign brings UUs together from across the country in public advocacy to harness love’s power to stop oppression. This video was presented at this year’s General Assembly and we wanted to share it with you. Together we are indeed both loving and powerful! Learn more at sidewithlove.org.
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ASP Blog Update – Finale!
We’re on the way home! We’ve traded the hills of Appalachia for the cornfields of Indiana, followed by the toll roads of Illinois and now the dells of Wisconsin with 5 hours left in our power trip home (1 shot 18 hours!) Phew!
What a trip! Both parents and the congregation should be so proud of this group of kids!!
Having a lot of driving time for reflection, it strikes me what an unusual experience it is to have kids and adults (aside from Brian who came with a lot of background knowledge and construction experience) learning on the job at the same time. Most of the adults didn’t know any more than the youth about perlins or tyvek, subflooring or spindles, so we had to problem solve together, teach each other, communicate effectively, and build each other up collectively. We all found it at times to be frustrating, wearing, hot (all the time), and so, so gratifying.
Though many arrived a little hesitant about the trip, by the end, everyone said they would go again, and despite the long car ride home, the youth riding in my vehicle asked if we couldn’t just ride around for one more hour, because they just weren’t ready for the trip to be over.
Thanks again to the kids for their willingness, the adult chaperones for sharing precious time, and to all the folks who gave money and sent good vibes along the way. We are so grateful for your support and plan to share more about our experience with you as part of a service in September.
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