Our first principle of Unitarian Universalism is affirming and promoting the inherent worth and dignity of every person and the seventh principle is affirming and promoting respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. These two principles closely align with the basic philosophy of health care. Join us this Sunday as Dr. Daniel Preucil shares his experiences as a palliative care physician.

Worship Associate is Don Morishita

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.

People gather in religious or spiritual communities for many reasons. Among these are a desire for community, connecting with something greater than oneself, or to join others in social justice. All of these are powerful reasons to regularly gather. This Sunday, Rev. Jenny Peek will share her metaphor of ‘the theology wheel.’ This wheel is a tool for exploring aspects of personal theology, practicing its application in real world circumstances, and closing any personal gap we feel between what we think/believe–and how we choose to be in the world.

Jen Okelberry will be the Worship Associate

Join the MVUU Fellowship for a discussion about the place of spirituality and religious community focused on the experience of younger folks.

There will be no Zoom service this week.

Presented by Perri Gardner and Jonathan Thompson

As we hold the broken pieces of our world, we must ask what can be repaired?  What should be repaired? Are there things that it’s time to let go of rather than repair?  These weeks and months following an historic election invite us into new ways of moving in the world as we pick up the pieces and create the world we want to live in. 

Jeannine Robinett will be here in person for this presentation.

Don Morishita is the Worship Associate

Come admire the new TV screen, or visit on Zoom.

Join congregant (and newly certified Narrative 4 Story Exchange facilitator) Perri Gardner for a morning of story sharing. Each participant should use one of the following prompts to prepare a 3-5 minute story to share with a partner and a small group. 

—-Tell a story about a belief you no longer hold

—-Share story about an experience that made you feel hopeful about bridging political divides

—-Tell a story about a time when you had to confront your own bias

Worship Associate Jonathan Thompson

This service may run longer than usual. There will be no Zoom service this Sunday.

And, this is the first day of Mountain Standard Time for November.

If someone says “High Church,” what comes to mind? How about “Tent Revival” or “Itinerant Preacher,” or maybe just “Sunday-go-to-meeting-finest?” We might not immediately think of a relaxed place where we are free to think, doubt, mess up, and try again. This Sunday, our visiting minister Rev. Jenny Peek joins us and brings us news of dismantling the imperialist church. What’s that? Well, it could look like high church, or a tent revival. It probably does not resemble a place where we can celebrate out bloopers.

Melody Lenkner is the Worship Associate

Our lives are filled with stories—those we inherit, those we tell ourselves, and those we share with others. In this talk, we’ll dive into the ways storytelling can be a tool for reflection, connection and meaning-making, and how we can harness its power to deepen our spiritual understanding and Unitarian Universalist principles.

Jonathan Thompson will speak.

Perri Gardner will be the Worship Associate

There will be no Zoom service today

As the election season heats up, the world turns to soundbites and completely out of context memes that are so easily shareable on social media.  They make us feel good, superior, and right.  But do they tell the whole story?  Can you know your neighbor by the memes they share?  Listening more deeply and finding out why someone feels the way they do is not only hard, but carries risks too. Is it worth it? 

Presented by Jeannine Robinett, Ministerial Intern

Worship Associate is Pam Blankenheim

Join us this Sunday as renowned artist David LaMure descries the spirituality of his art creations. He describes his work as definitely being influenced by one of the UU seven principles, “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.” His mission is to create wildlife art as a mission to the survival of our species. As Dave says, “By mirroring other creatures in the grace of solidarity, we can know we are nature.”

Don Morishita will be the Worship Associate

What if there’s a way to insure that everyone in the world could have enough food to eat, water to drink, a decent place to live, good education and health care, dignified work, adequate income, and social connection?

In today’s economy with increasing inequality and environmental degradation, that would seem impossible.  Anne Martin, in her sermon, this Sunday, September 29th will show how this could happen if we redesign our economy.

This talk is based on the book by Kate Raworth.