Sunday morning is picnic morning at Harmon Park in Twin Falls. We will meet at 10:30 AM at the Red Shelter in Harmon Park in Twin Falls. Everyone is invited especially immigrants and refugees.  This is a potluck so please bring something to share but please do not bring pork products so our Muslim friends can join in eating with us.

Pam Blankenheim and Jen Okelberry

Adam Thompson has been gardening, growing, and selling plants across the state of Idaho for 15 years. Shortly after his first season working in a greenhouse he obtained his Associate degree in horticulture from the College of Southern Idaho and a bachelor of science degree from Boise State University.
Alongside his educational endeavors and student research Adam deeply immersed himself in the plant industry from houseplant maintenance to commercial design and organic market farming. He began his own residential gardening business, Western Zen, in 2018. His company continues to provide horticultural services throughout southern Idaho.

Pam Blankenheim is the Worship Associate

Refugees in the Magic Valley within the Context of Current Affairs” 

Join us as Haley Grachico, from the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, provides a brief background of refugee settlement in the Magic Valley and an update on the current refugee status within the context of larger immigration policies in the USA. She will also offer opportunities for ongoing support and engagement. 

Worship Associate is Melody Lenkner

Join the MVUUF this Sunday for our annual Flower Communion service—a celebration of beauty, resilience, and community. In this beloved Unitarian Universalist ritual, each person brings a flower to share and leaves with one from another, symbolizing our unique gifts and shared strength. Like a bouquet, our community is beautiful not in sameness but in the vibrant differences we bring together. Through music, reflection, and ritual, let’s explore how beauty endures in difficult times and how diversity makes us whole. All flowers welcome! 

By Perri Gardner

Pride Month calls us to celebration, but it also calls us to action. This Sunday, we’ll look back at the origins of Pride and the courageous LGBTQIA+ folks who stood up at Stonewall and how we’re being called to reclaim the future of Pride. We’ll talk about how Pride grew into a movement, what real allyship looks like today, and how all of this connects with our Unitarian Universalist values, especially in our call to dismantle systems of oppression and build a world where everyone is welcome.

As we move into Pride Month, this is also a chance to check in with ourselves and our community: How are we showing up for LGBTQIA+ people, not just during June, but all year long.

Brandon Connelly will speak.

Perri Gardner is the Worship Associate