Rev. Juniper Meadows has served as our minister since May 2022.
In response to national tragedy, the late luminary of neighborly love Rev. Fred Rogers would implore people, quoting his own mother, to “look to the helpers, there are always people helping.” And it’s true. There are always people helping. These folks can be a tremendous source of hope and inspiration as they help tend to … Continue reading The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For
Slowly but surely the Earth is reawakening to the call of Spring. New shoots are blooming and the birdsong is returning to the trees. This Sunday, let us celebrate the Equinox – the renewal of the land as we seek a related renewal of the spirit through story and song.
Wheel of the Year – Ostara at Standing Bear Lake- 3/20 – 5:30PM Join friends from 2nd Unitarian and First United Methodist as we resume our Wild Worship series with the arrival of Spring! Friday, March 20th at 5:30 we will return to Standing Bear Lake Waterfront in observance of Ostara and the Spring Equinox. … Continue reading Wheel of the Year – Ostara Ceremony at Standing Bear Lake
We declare that every person is inherently worthy and has the right to flourish with dignity, love, and compassion. So it is written in the values of our Living Tradition under the item of Equity; a theological position from which a clear mandate emerges, that we reckon with one another as being unconditionally possessed of … Continue reading Equity & The Progressive Art of Playing Fair
As we enter into our exploration of the value of Equity we also enter into our stewardship season at 2nd Unitarian; a time to celebrate the gifts that sustain the living ministries of this community and to take stock of the needs and opportunities within the life of the church. It can be a complicated … Continue reading For Those Who Come After
Our living tradition has long played partner in a most wonderful but often misunderstood ministry. OWL, or Our Whole Lives explores human relationships and intimacy through developmentally appropriate curriculum ranging the full breadth of a life, from very young children to elders. This Sunday, let’s learn more about this amazing curriculum developed between Unitarian Universalists … Continue reading Our Whole Lives
One could quite easily tell a complete story about the Civil Rights movement without mentioning the term “Unitarian Universalist”, but you would be unable to tell a complete story of our faith without mentioning the movement for Black Empowerment both within and outside of our Living Tradition. This Sunday, let us hear the story of … Continue reading Deep River
Few figures have shaped our modern understandings of justice and the bones of our own living tradition than the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Here is a man who lived his philosophy of Justice; one rooted not in retribution but in a commitment to non-violence, peaceful assembly, and an expansion of … Continue reading MLK & the Moral Imagination
The past year saw little dampening in the fires of modern wars, and this year has begun with the surprise abduction of the sitting president of Venezuela by United States forces. When will our leaders learn the only lesson that war ever teaches? That no one wins. That militarism only leads to more militarism. This … Continue reading Study War No More
Through the trials and triumphs of a year, this week we enter into a new one. There are many means by which people traditionally mark this passage, symbols of fire, aspirations and resolutions. This Sunday, let us turn to the water to dissolve our worries and carry our conscience. As a people answering the call … Continue reading Love & the Art of Letting Go
