Like humans, fungi come in all shapes and sizes and cover the whole spectrum of relationships from parasitic to symbiotic. We’ll explore ways that some fungi and their plant, algae, and bacterial friends model for us ways of being together in resilient, caring comunities.

Presented by Jeannine Robinett, Worship Associate is Don Morishita

The Baha’i faith, founded in 1844, is one of the fastest growing religions in the last 100 years and the second-most-geographically widespread after Christianity.

Followers of Baha’u’llah known as Baha’is can be found in many countries and territories worldwide. The message of the Baha’i Faith is Unity, the Oneness of Humanity. This brief presentation will by followed by a brief Question & Answer session. Sandy Malcom and Max Newlin will present.

Pam Blankenheim is the Worship Associate

How much of our day do we find ourselves acting out of habit or reacting in the moment? What would a conscious pause just before those actions mean for us? Let’s explore the story of the elephant (Id, maybe, or just reactivity) and the rider (Ego, or consciousness) with Revjen (Rev. Jenny Peek), our visiting minister from Pocatello, Idaho. 

Jen Okelberry is the Worship Associate

Add the Words is a community-centric, volunteer-based organization and the only state-wide group focused on the lived equality of gay, trans, and queer people in the state of Idaho.

Initially, the organization’s only focus was updating the Idaho Human Rights Act to include “sexual orientation and gender identity.” Since then the organization has worked through a trauma-informed lens, building beloved communities and caretaking in newly imagined ways while still using collective power to advocate to Idaho’s leadership – at all levels — the need for basic protections and recognized humanity of LGBTQ+ people in the Gem State.

Brandon Connolly will be speaking more on the organization’s efforts and answering questions on what to expect this coming legislative session and how we can show up and support the LGBTQ+ community.