Host: Ryan Terry

Presenter: Rev. Elizabeth Greene

Is there any connection between laughing and spirituality? Is it all right to tell jokes in church, even in sermons? Does God like it when the sound of laughter flows out of our worship services, or does Holy Mystery prefer that we are sober and serious about our religious practice?

Rev. Greene comes out squarely in favor of making joyful noise in church. She will reflect on the seemingly-contradictory truth that some of life’s most deeply serious and spiritual times bring out laughter, even in the midst of our tears. She will also manage to slip in some worshipful jokes!

As Unitarian Universalists, we have a proud tradition of responding to the imperatives of love and justice to work with those of us who are marginalized and oppressed in society and the world. 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. Child care is available.

Please join us Sunday at our new location located in the Vendor Blender and Event Center, 588 Addison Avenue West in Twin Falls at 10:30 AM. The Vendor Blender is located near the old hospital near the intersection of Martin St. and Addison Avenue West.

The essence of our innermost being is worth exploring, worth cultivating, worth focusing upon. For as we discover this self, we can release the ego with all its attendant fears and challenges, and embrace an identity that knows freedom, peace and compassion.

As Unitarian Universalists, we have a proud tradition of responding to the imperatives of love and justice to work with those of us who are marginalized and oppressed in society and the world. 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.

Please join us Sunday at our new location located in the Vender Blender and Event Center, 588 Addison Avenue West in Twin Falls at 10:30 AM.  Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome. We are handicapped accessible. Please park in the rear of the building and enter on the west side of the building. Child care is available.

The Vendor Blender is located near the old hospital near the intersection of Martin St. and Addison Avenue West.

Presenter: Rev. Elizabeth L. Greene

Easter is a time of life springing from seeming death. At this time of the year, as the light returns from the dark of winter, many religious traditions tell moving stories about love overcoming loss, about resurrection from the grave. Elizabeth will share a personal story of hope, arising from a time of deep grief, a tale of a significant Easter in her life.

As Unitarian Universalists, we have a proud tradition of responding to the imperatives of love and justice to work with those of us who are marginalized and oppressed in society and the world.

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. Child care is available.

Please join us Sunday, April 5th at our new location located in the Vendor Blender and Event Center, 588 Addison Avenue West in Twin Falls at 10:30 AM. The Vendor Blender is located near the old hospital near the intersection of Martin St. and Addison Avenue West.

Host/Presenter: Ray Cross

Our service, Sunday, March 29th, will be a video featuring early Unitarianism as part of the transcendentalist movement. Our presenter by way of video will be Dr. Ashton Nichols, professor of English Language and Literature at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

This program is will show the growth of early Unitarianism in America as seen through the words and thoughts of its leading minister, a transcendentalist minister.  William Ellery Channing (1780 – 1842) was the foremost Unitarian preacher in the United States in the early nineteenth century. He was one of Unitarianism’s leading theologians. Channing was known for his articulate and impassioned sermons and public speeches and as a prominent thinker in the liberal theology of his day.

This is where the core of modern Unitarian-Universalism all began.

As Unitarian-Universalists, we have a proud tradition of responding to the imperatives of love and justice to work with those of us who are marginalized and oppressed in society and the world.

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 front of the building. Child care is available.

The Magic Valley Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship will meet this Sunday beginning at 10:30 AM at the Twin Falls Senior Center, 530 Shoshone Street West in Twin Falls.

This will be our final service at the Twin Falls Senior Center. Beginning Sunday, April 5, 2015, we will meet at the Vendor Blender & Event Center, 588 Addison Avenue West in Twin Falls also beginning at 10:30 AM.

Host/Presenter: Don Morishita

In January of this year’s legislative session, a hearing was finally held after 9 years of attempts by supporters of “Add the Words” to determine whether HB2 would advance to the state House for a vote to determine whether the four words ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘gender identity’ would be added to Idaho’s Human Rights Bill.
After three days of hearing testimony, the Idaho House State Affairs Committee voted 13-4 to not move the bill beyond the committee so that it could not be voted on by the legislature.

Why are there people who oppose this for religious reasons? How many hide behind religious or morality convictions to express their bigotry? Will Idaho ever be willing to provide equal rights to members of the LGBT community? What else can be done to ensure a new bill will be introduced and more importantly passed in the 2016 legislative session?

As Unitarian Universalists, we have a proud tradition of responding to the imperatives of love and justice to work with those of us who are marginalized and oppressed in society and the world. 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 front of the building. Child care is available.