While military monuments and memorials are a common part of our landscapes, those spaces that are dedicated to peace are more difficult to find. This is true both because they are less numerous than military monuments and because they are less obvious.What would it mean … read more.
Join us this Sunday for a very special service organized by the Social & Environmental Justice team. In addition to highlighting the important work our Fellowship does to support our commitment to social & environmental justice, this service will include a procession of the species … read more.
In his book, “Spiritual Defiance: Building a Beloved Community of Resistance,” Robin Meyers defines resistance as “a form of direct or indirect action opposing anything in the dominant culture that brings death and indignity to any member of the human family, or to creation itself.” This … read more.
Our Unitarian Universalist tradition draws upon many sources for religious inspiration, including: ‘direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces that create and uphold life.’ What … read more.
UU La Crosse Member, Ben Parsons, will lead a talk about inner resistance in both its helpful and less than helpful forms. The presentation will also include suggestions and recommendations for how to consider working with and evaluating your resistance using a zen approach.
Ben Parsons … read more.
During this presentation Pam and Todd Strittmater, volunteers of North American Squirrel Association (nasa), will share with you a bit of the history of this great association and their mission and goals. They will talk about the different events people can participate in, the … read more.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words (or names) will never hurt me!” We’ve all heard that playground taunt; perhaps we’ve even uttered it ourselves when we felt verbally attacked as a child. And yet words do leave wounds, at times even more … read more.
What is the end of life? Not “the end” in the sense of mere termination – ‘game over’ – but end in the sense of final purpose and meaning. What is the point of it all? What are we aging toward? Intentional aging is conscious … read more.
Reflections on vulnerability, compassion, and connection from the frontlines of hospital chaplaincy. Rev. Greg is a Unitarian Universalist minister who serves as a staff chaplain at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. He grew up in Minnesota, where he completed his first round of graduate … read more.
Denise Christy and Darrell Ferguson will give a presentation on Black history in La Crosse, going from words to community to the “Enduring Families Project”.
For information about attending in person, links to Zoom login info, Sunday’s Order of Service, Online Giving and more click … read more.
