Are we alone? People may strive for empathy and connection, to truly understand another’s pain or joy as if it were their own. Can this really be achieved? Join us this Sunday as Rev. Jenny Peek shares her reflection on the human condition. Rev. Jenny is our visiting minister from Pocatello, where she serves our sibling congregation, since 2017. She will be with us in person this Sunday
Worship Associate is Melody Lenkner
On September 17th, 1787, the Framers of the Constitution concluded their work in Philadelphia by signing the document that would soon bind us together in common enterprise and community. Then, as now, there is still still much work to be done to build and strengthen our union.
In 2004, the US Congress passed a law providing for a recognition of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day every September 17th. This occasion gives us the opportunity to reflect on our progress toward a more perfect union.
Join congregant and CSI political science Professor Perri Gardner for some “out-there” ideas in pursuit of a more perfect union. Pocket Constitutions will be distributed to all members, friends and visitors!
Worship Associate is Jonathan Thompson
Bring water from one of your summer experiences or that holds special significance for you. We’ll merge these waters, representing how our lives are joined in this community. We’ll explore what invitations this new church year holds for each of us deepening our own practice and reaching out to the world beyond these walls.
Presented by Jeannine Robinett
Jonathan Thomson is the Worship Associate
The Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship has Zoom, under “Virtual.” Their service is at 10:00 a.m.
The Magic Valley UU Fellowship will be closed this Sunday, September 1st.
Hope to see everyone soon.
Chinese miners and laborers helped establish and settle the Idaho Territory during the 1860s and 1870s. Several hundred Chinese miners worked placer gold claims in the Snake River Canyon between 1870 and 1883. The Chinese were an integral and dynamic component of southern Idaho’s frontier settlements. Yet, by the early 1900s, the Chinese and their contributions to the region’s history had all but vanished from the memory and were almost forgotten. Agnotology is the study of culturally-induced ignorance, providing insight into how and why the contributions of the Chinese were ignored and misrepresented.
Ron James will speak.
Don Morishita is the Worship Associate
Jim Percy, from the Beginner’s Mind Sangha, Boise, will lead a guided meditation using the four establishments of mindfulness, and discuss some of the misconceptions that are roadblocks to a successful practice.
Melody Lenkner will be the Worship Associate
A pilgrimage is simply a journey. Historically, a pilgrimage is a journey to a sacred or religious place. One of the oldest pilgrimages is a 500 mile trek from eastern to
western Spain, the Camino de Santiago. (“Camino” is a path or road).
However, a pilgrimage does not need to be religious in nature. It can be a long journey, a search, or an adventure that is personally meaningful. A pilgrimage may also refer to the journey of human life.
These journeys do not require traveling to another country. Some journeys are internal in nature or occur in our everyday lives. Individuals on pilgrimages often have common experiences such as learning life lessons.
The speaker is Collete Hoglund.
Anne Martin is the Worship Associate
In recognition of National Friendship Day on August 4th, the Magic Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is hosting a potluck picnic at Thomsen Park, located at 1036 Carriage Lane, beginning at 11:00 a.m. National Friendship Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in August to encourage people across the world to connect with friends.
Meet at Thomsen Park, 1036 Carriage Lane
Hosted by Don Morishita
Often we think of community as a group of people with common characteristics or interests in being together within a larger society. This typically describes various groups, clubs and other organizations like churches, temples, synagogues and even political parties. We become members of these communities because we find a sense of belonging or comfort or common interest. What is it that makes a successful community and howcan we sustain them?
Don Morishita will speak.
Pam Blankenheim is the Worship Associate
Magic Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 
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