Social Generosity Offering: June 2022

Each month, UUCM gives away the full amount of its offering to an organization doing the work for love, equity, and justice in our world.


SojournerThe mission of Sojourner Project is to provide emergency shelter, support, and legal advocacy services to those victimized by domestic violence and other forms of interpersonal violence. Their ultimate goal encourages the change from crisis to stability and the transition from victim to survivor. All Sojourner services are confidential and free of charge.

How to Donate: You can donate online using a credit card at bit.ly/giveuucm. You may also mail a contribution to UUCM at 2030 Wayzata Blvd E, Wayzata MN 55391. Simply make your check out to “UUCM” with “Social Generosity” in the memo line.

From the Board: June 2022

Board messages will return in September, 2022. 

Each month, a member of the board will share a reflection on the Soul Matters monthly theme. The theme for June is Celebrating Blessings This month’s post is offered by Shelley Buss. 

“We can’t sit in numbness alone, thinking we don’t have power. We all have power.”


jess-zoerb-05Z8MzcpnOc-unsplashThe theme for this month is Celebrating Blessings, which I thought would be a happy, joyful kind of article when I committed to it long ago, but I’ve rewritten this at least 4 times since we find ourselves reeling from more gun violence. The media bombards us with timelines, opinions and accusations, as if more and more data and story angles can somehow help us make sense of something we can’t possibly make sense of. Continue reading →

May 2022 UUConnect Monthly Newsletter

Screen Shot 2022-05-25 at 5.36.08 PMPlease enjoy this May, 2022 edition of The UUConnectMonthly newsletter. In the Creative Expression section, discover books and music related to Beauty, this month’s Soul Matters theme.  The Getting to Know UUs section features the ‘origin story’ of the UUCM ‘North Wall Art Space,’ and several of the participating artists and artwork.

Grateful to connect with you,
Stephanie Siewert and Lori Arnold
uuconnectmonthly@uucmtka.org

Mystery Friends Reveal Party a Hit

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There were 24 participants in Mystery Friends this past season, with matched pairs exchanging emails and letters for six weeks, before meeting each other at the Reveal Party on May 15th. Many thanks to Rachel Williams and Tyler Grosshuesch for their leadership of Mystery Friends this year!