Sometimes referred to as Flower Communion or Flower Festival, the Flower Ceremony is an annual ritual that celebrates beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community. Originally created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Capek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, the Flower Ceremony was introduced to the United States by Rev. Maya Capek, Norbert’s widow. All are welcome to this ceremony, and you are invited to bring a flower to share if you are able. After a blessing of the flowers that have been placed in a shared vase, each person will take home a different flower than the one they brought to honor the diversity found in our faith community.

Presented by Don Morishita

Following the service, we will have the annual spring cleanup around the church. We will be weeding, trimming bushes, and washing windows. Please bring your own drinks and tools for the cleanup. Lunch will be provided.

Memorial Day is a day of observance, marked with ceremony and ritual. We gather this Sunday with Rev. Jenny Peek to witness our human yearning for peace and lament the way we continue engaging in war. We will pray for enlightenment to end the cycle of violence.

Pam Blankenheim is the Worship Associate

Twin Falls has an active agency to address domestic violence. Confidential help is available 24/7 at 208 733 0100.

Perri Gardner is the Worship Associate

Saturday we will have a Tai Chi Workshop beginning at 2:30 in the afternoon. With deep roots in Chinese philosophy and martial arts, tai chi develops and strengthens mind-body-spirit connection.

Through our afternoon together, we’ll explore the history of tai chi, ways it is used today both as a health practice and a spiritual practice and try out some movements together.  Movements can be adapted to best fit the needs of your particular body, so people of all ages and abilities are invited to attend.  

Conjunction Junction, What’s Your Function?  10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 12, 2024

Jeannine Robinett’s message will entail how we use language, specifically the little conjunction “and” to look at the world in new ways?
The word “but” is a limiting word.  “And” opens and expands.  How can we use language, specifically the little conjunction “and” to look at the world in new ways? 

Cindy Strausbaugh is the Worship Associate

From the mental health website, Verywell Mind, empathy is characterized by an awareness of other people’s emotional experiences and an attempt to feel those same emotions from their perspective. Compassion is characterized by the desire to take action to help the other person. The work of professionals in healthcare, and especially those who work in hospice care is the ultimate of empathy and compassion. Join us this Sunday to hear Lelja Becirovic share her experiences in hospice care.

Don Morishita is the Worship Associate

As life emerges, passes, and is renewed emerging again, we may consider creation and its seasons are love’s best expression of itself. Where is love calling you? What is love asking of you? Join us this Sunday, April 28th, as Rev. Jenny Peek joins us via Zoom with her reflection of Love. 

Our service Sunday will be both in person at our location 160 9th Avenue East in Twin Falls as well as on ZOOM beginning at 10:30 AM Mountain Time. 

Perri Gardner is the Worship Associate

In celebration of Earth Day, Adam Thompson, Botanist and Retail Manager of Moss Nursery will share his knowledge of the importance of pollinator gardens in the face of climate change and methods we can all employ to create our own.  Please join us as we highlight the Unitarian Universalist principle of respect for the interdependent web of all existence.

Our service Sunday will be both in person at our location 160 9th Avenue East in Twin Falls as well as on ZOOM beginning at 10:30 AM Mountain Time. 

Melody Lenkner is the Worship Associate

This is the 54th year of celebrating Earth Day on April 22nd. This day emphasizes protection of our environment and its resources. In southern Idaho, water is just one of the resources that we protect.

Join us this Sunday to hear Brian Olmstead, member of the Idaho Water Resource Board, talk about some of the projects they are undertaking to preserve surface water and aquifer water for the benefit of future generations.

Don Morishita is the Worship Associate

Interdependence is the theme for the month of April for Unitarian Universalists. One value of interdependence is that it can be a way of getting through difficult times. It is often said that laughter is the best medicine and sometimes our interdependence includes laughing with one another, especially in trying times. Join us this Sunday for a service where we will share jokes, humor and laughter to celebrate our interdependence. Please feel free to bring a joke or humorous story to share.

Presenter is Don Morishita

Worship Associate is Pam Blankenheim

This talk highlights the unique journey of Idaho women in securing their right to vote, showcasing show they diverged from Eastern tactics to craft a strategy that matched Idaho’s distinct political and social landscape in the late 19th century. Through organizing, campaigning, and leveraging political alliances, Idaho women were instrumental in achieving suffrage in 1896, ahead of the national movement.

Sermon by Samra Culum

Worship Associate is Perri Gardner