Sunday, June 7: Flower Communion Ceremony

Presenter: Rev. Elizabeth Greene

On Sunday we will have the ceremony of Flower Communion, and Rev. Greene will preach on the life of Rev. Norbert Capek, a brave and wonderful Czech minister who created the Flower Communion.

Be sure to bring a flower (or several) to church. In this inter-generational service, everyone—of all ages—will bring a flower and place it in the large vase in front of the congregation, before church starts. In the service, just before the kids go to their room, we will sing “Mother Spirit, Father Spirit.” While that is being sung, we will all file forward and take a flower that someone else has brought, symbolizing the bonds of community.

Of course, sometimes people forget to bring a flower, and there are often newcomers who do not know that we are doing Flower Communion—which is why we suggest that some of us bring more than one. Just as community involves reaching out to each other in times of abundance and also in times of scarcity, we provide beauty for each other, even if someone has forgotten.

One more thing, about which you will hear more in a few days: the Worship Committee is meeting from 10 am to noon at Karen Fothergill’s house on Saturday, June 6, to start planning worship for next year. Please send any ideas you might have, or suggestions of any kind about subjects, speakers, music, or anything else worship-related, to Ken Whiting. He will see that the Worship Committee and Elizabeth Greene get everything you send.

Rev. Greene sends you a reminder: “I am arriving on Friday, mid-day, and am available for a mid-afternoon meeting with anyone who wishes, also available for dinner that evening. Don’t be shy!!”

Sunday, May 24, 2015: “The Interdependent Web of All Existence”

Host/Presenter: Don Morishita

Unitarian Universalism affirms and promotes seven principles by which we try to live our lives. The seventh principle is to have respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

In the big picture of life, this seems to be a reasonable and attainable goal to strive for. However, this seventh principle is arguably one of the most difficult principles because the interpretation of this principle varies among humans.

What one person sees as a respect of the interdependent web, another may see as environmental plunder or a pillage of nature. It certainly is a source for many UU discussions and one that will be addressed Sunday.

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 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.

Sunday, May 17, 2015: “A Spiritual Retrospective”

Host: Ken Whiting

Presenter: Rev. Elizabeth Greene

REMINDER: This is to remind all MVUUF Members and Close MVUUF Friends, we will be having our Annual Congregational Meeting after our regular service this coming Sunday, May 17th.

It is spring, the time of emerging life, of new coming forth from the old. Less obviously, spring can also give us a chance to reflect on how our lives develop through the cycles of light & dark, how we change & grow & deepen.

Rev. Greene will consider how our lives flow, as individuals, and as groups. She will consider church progress and also our souls’ spiritual progress.

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 at our new location located in the Vender 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.

Sunday, May 10, 2015: “A Mothers’ Day Service”

Host/Presenter: Karen Fothergill

The Magic Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will celebrate Mothers day this Sunday.

Karen Fothergill will present the service with stories and readings about the amazing and important role of mothers and the others who have mothered us. Some members of the congregation have been invited to also share stories about their mothers.

This Sunday being our second Sunday of the month, is our Giving Sunday. Our collection will go to the UU Service Committees Relief program for the earthquake victims in Nepal.

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.

Sunday, May 3, 2015: “Laugh, I Thought I’d Die”

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.

Sunday, April 26: “Living Beyond the Ego”

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.

April 19, 2015: “What is Happening to the Christian Religion in America?”

Host/Presenter: Ray Cross

Sunday, we will examine what is happening to the Christian religion in America. We will view an online sermon by Rev. Thom Belote, minister at The Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship, Chapel Hill North Carolina.

America is still a very predominantly Christian nation but there are serious changes taking place in the Christian religion across this land. These changes affect most if not all Christian denominations. We will also explore how these changes may affect Unitarian Universalists.

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 19th at our new location located in the Vender 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. Please use the entrance on the west side of the building.

Sunday, April 12, 2015: “What is Fellowship?”

Host: Ken Whiting

Presenter: Cynthia Hindes

Join us this next Sunday at 10:30 AM, at our new location:

Vendor Blender & Event Center (West Door)
588 Addison Avenue West
Twin Falls ID

Cynthia Hindes, a member of the Wiccan Faith will be our guest this Sunday.Cynthia will speak about “fellowship.”

She will ask the questions:

“Who or what are our fellows and is fellowship a necessary basis for friendship?
According to Webster “fellowship is a friendly relationship among people, the relationship of people who share interests or feelings, a group of people who have similar interests,” and “friendship is the state of being friends: the relationship between friends, a friendly feeling or attitude: kindness or help given someone.”

Cynthia will explore the differences (if any) of these two definitions.

Please join us to listen to this informative talk followed by discussion. 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 12th 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.

Sunday, April 5, 2015: “Resurrection: a Personal Story”

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.

Sunday, March 29, 2015:  “Unitarianism as Part of the Transcendentalist Movement”

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.