Saturday, April 13: Building Dedication!

Posted on April 9, 2019 by magicvalleyuu

Dear Friends,

You and your family or organization are cordially invited to attend our Building Dedication of the Magic Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship!

Our dream of home ownership over the last 25 years has become a reality. Please join with MVUUF to celebrate our new home and a new beginning here in the Magic Valley!

Date: Saturday, April 13th, 2019 – Mark your calendars!
Location – Our New Home:
160 9th Avenue East
Twin Falls

Location – Our New Home:
160 9th Avenue East, Twin Falls

Service begins at 3pm

Reception meal following the service

Child care is provided

April 7, 2019: “Beyond the ‘Why?”

Posted on April 3, 2019 by magicvalleyuu

Presented by: Rev. Kenneth Watts
(Member Boise Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship, or “BUUF”)

What benefits are to be gained by being part of an organization that ties itself to the 2000th year of Christian tradition and our own Unitarian Universalist Association that was born out of 19th century liberal understandings? And most importantly, “Why not just abandon all religious groups and stay home or go golfing?”

Our speaker this Sunday is Kenneth Watts, an ordained minister in a liberal Christian tradition. Rev. Watts has been working as a hospital Chaplain for the past twenty-plus years. Originally from the mid-west (Illinois and Ohio), he moved to Boise in 2012 to be a Staff Chaplain at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. In Ohio he was a member of the North Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Lewis Center, Ohio (about 30 miles north of Columbus). Here in Idaho he is a member of the Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

Unitarian-Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys. As UUs we covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another.

Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome. We are handicapped accessible. Please park in the rear of the building or on the street in front or the side of the building. Child care is available.

Join us at 10:30 AM at our new location: 160 9th Avenue East in Twin Falls.

March 31: LIVING WHOLEHEARTED: Patricia Heeb (Boise UUF)

Posted on March 26, 2019 by magicvalleyuu

Presenter: Patricia Heeb
(Member Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship)

Synonyms for “wholehearted” are many: ardent, avid, eager, enthused, fervent, gung-ho, impassioned, zealous, lively, earnest, unrestrained… and on and on. But is living with a whole heart more than living in the hearty manner these words imply?

Visit us this Sunday to hear Patricia Heeb, member of the Boise Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship, deliver her message to us.

Unitarian Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys. As UUs we covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another.

Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome. We are handicapped accessible. Please park in the rear of the building or on the street in front or the side of the building. Child care is available.

Join us at 10:30 AM at our new location: 160 9th Avenue East in Twin Falls.

March 24: Thurman’s Glad Surprise (Rev. Jenny Peek)

Posted on March 20, 2019 by magicvalleyuu

Presenter: Rev. Jenny Peek

Pastor-Jenny_c Join us this Sunday as we welcome Spring with Rev. Jenny Peek, our visiting Unitarian-Universalist minister, from the Pocatello Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship.

Theologian Howard Thurman’s view of ‘growing edges’ is much more than the gentle euphemism for shortcomings, as it is used by many today. How do we welcome change, of season or spirit? Thurman_H

Unitarian Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys.
Unitarian Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another.

Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome. We are handicapped accessible. Please park in the rear of the building or on the street in front or the side of the building. Child care is available.

Join us at 10:30 AM at our new location: 160 9th Avenue East in Twin Falls.

March 10: “Eostre, the Origins of the Bunny and Egg and the Beginning of Summer”

Posted on March 7, 2019 by magicvalleyuu

Presenter: Guy Hopkins
Easter Ostara_by_Johannes_Gehrts “It is a day of balance, as the day and night hours are approximately the same length. A season that brings fertility and growth, marking our passage into the spring season and into summer. We begin to notice the hours of light getting longer, and the heat of the sun is warmer.

Trees are waking, animals are stirring in their dens and the quickening of the Earth herself, is felt strongly. All things are wanting to take stride, leap about and play. So, we look at Eostre or Ostara to find the origins of the bunny and egg and the beginning of summer.”

Unitarian-Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys.

Unitarian-Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another.

Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome. We are handicapped accessible. Please park in the rear of the building or on the street in front or the side of the building. Child care is available.

March 3: Our Spiritual Journeys

Posted on March 1, 2019 by magicvalleyuu

Presenters
Digger Zout, Ray Cross, Guy Hopkins, Lisa Knecht

Spiritual journeys for Unitarian-Universalists follow diverse and interesting paths. Some join Unitarian-Universalist fellowships after leaving a religion they grew up in. For others, Unitarian-Universalism is the first organized religion in which they have found a home. For all UUs, our spiritual journeys are an important part of who we are. Join us Sunday as four members of our UU fellowship share their spiritual journeys.

Unitarian-Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys.

Unitarian-Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another.

February 16: MVUUF House-Warming Party!

Posted on February 15, 2019 by magicvalleyuu

Hi Everyone,

We have our House-warming party scheduled for this Saturday, February 16th at 6pm.

The duo, Crazy Love, Heather Platts and Bruce Michael Miller will be playing music.

As for food, this will be a potluck-style party, so feel free to bring appetizers, salads, main dishes, or desserts. You may also bring your favorite drinks, alcoholic and/or non-alcoholic.

If you are unable to bring something, just bring yourselves.

The 20 most immediate households near our new home have been invited as well! If you see unfamiliar faces, please introduce yourselves!

Location:
Magic Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
160 9th Avenue East
Twin Falls ID

This is a time to celebrate our new home! The board is thankful to all of you for offering your time and treasure to help us through this transition. What a wonderful community we have. We’re looking forward to celebrating with you all!

Sincerely,
Your MVUUF Board

February 17: Stages of Faith

Posted on February 15, 2019 by magicvalleyuu

Presenter: Jen Blair

Many people attending Unitarian-Universalist fellowships were raised in other religions, so much so that Unitarian-Universalism is often referred to as a sanctuary for religious refugees. Let’s explore the natural stages of faith development into adulthood and discuss what potential benefits and drawbacks can come from gathering together with others who are in a variety of similar yet different phases of faith and transitional faith stages.

Unitarian Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys.

Unitarian Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another.

Join us at 10:30 AM at our new location: 160 9th Avenue East in Twin Falls.

February 10: “The Triumph of Trust Over Experience”

Posted on February 6, 2019 by magicvalleyuu

Presenter: Rev. Elizabeth Greene

What does it mean when we say we trust someone or something? What does it mean when we say we trust in God, or in the Universe? Does it mean we think things will always go our way? What happens in our hearts and souls when things do not go our way, especially in matters of deep import? Rev. Greene will reflect on these questions, and on how trust relates to faith and hope.