The Green Sanctuary Program was created by the Unitarian Universalist Association in 1989 to provide a framework and a process for congregational study, reflection, and action in response to environmental challenges. In more recent years, the UUA has offered a re-accreditation process, which challenges and … read more.
Join the Green Sanctuary team in celebrating Earth Day and animal kin who share the planet. We’ll be busy during the service decorating cool new masks to show off at Earth Fair. Art can be a form of healing when we feel saddened by the … read more.
Land Acknowledgment Statements themselves don’t do the work; we do. Does our statement call us to important work and help remind us to attend to it? Then it is worthwhile. If it doesn’t include any concrete action steps on our part then it probably needs … read more.
The YWCA has been in La Crosse for over a century, empowering women, eliminating racism, and working for peace and justice. What has this organization done and what is the work it is currently doing to achieve these goals? This Sunday morning, Executive Director Laurie … read more.
Join us this Easter Sunday for a service led by Rev. Bruce Johnson. The Easter story is a story about “coming back to life,” but not in the sense of resuscitating a corpse, or somehow suspending the laws of biology to effect the ultimate medical … read more.
For hospital chaplains serving patients nearing death, few things are as sorrowful as unreconciled estrangement between the dying and those close to them. The emotional and spiritual pain of broken, unhealed relationships can be far more intense than any physical pain. But there is hope. … read more.
Join us this Sunday for a service featuring a presentation by Beth Piggush on the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration’s involvement in land justice and her own journey and relationship to this subject. Part of Beth’s her ministry is caring for the 200 acres of … read more.
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan has a profound significance beyond its religious observance. Ramadan extends beyond the mere act of fasting for 30 days from dawn to dusk; it is a journey of self-discovery and personal growth. This sacred time invites us to explore … read more.
On March 3rd we will have an all-fellowship pot luck from 10:00 to about 11:30 in place of our usual morning service. This will be a time to simply relax and visit with friends (and eat!!) on a Sunday morning. Please bring a dish to … read more.
“When I breathe in, I breathe in peace…When I breathe out, I breathe out love…” Or is it the other way around? The words for ‘breath’ and ‘spirit’ are identical in many languages, and the world’s great religious traditions recognize that the simple physical act … read more.
