Rev. Juniper Meadows has served as our minister since May 2022.
We gather this Sunday on the anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, a critical ruling in this country’s history which secured the right to an education for African American children and the full integration of schools. An auspicious anniversary given the Supreme Court’s viscous, ideological gutting of the Voting Rights Act in the recent … Continue reading With Their Backs Against The Wall: From Brown to Callais
Transformation & The Heroine’s Journey A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a girl was left on a desert planet, signifying that she was not worth keeping. Rey’s story is less a tale of light-sabers or the fate of the galaxy, and perhaps more about what happens when the self we built … Continue reading The Force Awakens
Meet the Moment What is the moment we are in? What are the obstacles and opportunities presented to us? How may we fashion a values based response to meet the moment? For the past several months, leaders at 2U have been wrestling with these questions and this Sunday we aim to infuse this work with … Continue reading The Energy of Action
“We declare that every person is inherently worthy and has the right to flourish with dignity, love, and compassion.” So we affirm in our sacred value of Equity. Such a star calls for more than mere acceptance and inclusion, but declares that all people have the right to flourish; to thrive with the fullness of … Continue reading A Star in Everyone: Flourishing Love
Easter Sunday means different things to different groups of people. To Protestants and Catholics it is the holiest of days, commemorating the resurrection of Jesus and the birth of the new covenant. For Unitarian Universalists it can take on entirely different dimensions. While we as a tradition are not exclusively Christian, many of our theological … Continue reading Easter Sunday: Death & Glory
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
