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Ridwell Reminder!

RIDWELL REMINDER: Thank you high school RE for doing Ridwell prep this week! The next featured Item is denim clothing! Please drop off your items in time for the next prep party on February 24. Please remember: no soft flexible styrofoam and no pillows. All items should be clean and dry, please no crumbs in bags. Contact Kathy (612-590-9606) or Sue (612-703-2297) with questions 💚

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From the Board: February 2025

Each month, a member of the board shares a reflection on the Soul Matters monthly theme. The theme for February is inclusion. Board Member Adam Elg offers this month’s post. 

Recently, we’ve been talking a lot about what it means to be “radically welcoming.” I believe this idea came from recent survey responses asking how we can be more welcoming. I thought beyond just welcoming visitors on Sunday mornings and including them in our community. After all, we do a pretty good job of that at UUCM. So, I began thinking about what it really means to be radically welcoming. Interestingly, my thoughts have largely centered on inclusion. If we’re truly a radically welcoming congregation, one of the things we need to focus on more deeply is inclusion.
 
I’ve shared with others that UUCM has certainly made an effort to make sure the LGBTQ+ community knows they’re welcome, but what about everyone else? How do we make everyone feel like they are included? I’ve personally thought about it much like a quote I read from Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Sensei, in which it was explained this way: “Inclusivity is not ‘how do we make you a part of what we are?’ but ‘how do we become more of what you are?’” In that spirit, I think of questions like; do you see yourself represented in this community? Are you able and comfortable being your whole self when you are at UUCM?
 
I’d love to hear your thoughts any time after a service. Your perspectives are important, and I ask for everyone’s help in shaping a more inclusive community.

— Adam Elg, UUCM Board of Trustees Member

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Next Weekend: Youth Group Outing!

Join us for an exciting day of fun and learning on Saturday, February 22!  We’ll meet at the church at 11:00 a.m. and head to The Burrow in Victoria, a fantastic venue offering a variety of activities. Challenge your friends to arcade games, putt through the mini golf course, or test your skills at darts and shuffleboard. After enjoying lunch together, we’ll return to the church for the 2:00 p.m. screening of the 1993 documentary At the River I Stand. This powerful film chronicles the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike and the final days of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Following the screening, we’ll have a discussion led by guest speaker Amanda Goodman-Berry, a longtime union leader at Delta. Feel free to join us for any or all parts of the day. Don’t miss this opportunity for fellowship, fun and meaningful reflection on history that resonates with current events. (Please bring money for lunch and activities).