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This Sunday,
April 24
Community Hour
9:30-10:30 a.m. Hot, fair-trade Peace Coffee is available. Child care is provided. The FUS Library, Bookstore and Gallery are open. A Forum program (see below) is offered. Opportunities for great conversations and connections abound! FUS Gallery The current exhibit in the Gallery is by two local artists, Cliff Wexler and Tammy Ortegon. Cliff's black and white drawings are inspired by urban and small town locations, real or imagined. Tammy's very colorful work is inspired by people of the world and their stories, offering a unique perspective on how we see each other; leading to dialogue and further understanding. Forum and Assembly Descriptions See descriptions on the right.
Click here to view descriptions of upcoming Sunday programs.
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FUS Email Contacts
Phone: 612-377-6608
Fax: 612-377-2151 |
Reminders
Guest at Your Table
Guest at your table boxes are due back at FUS on Easter Sunday, April 24.
The Alliance
FUS member, Professor Hossein Akhavi-Pour, Ph. D., of Hamline University, will talk "About Iran" at the May 4 Alliance meeting. The program begins at 11 a.m., followed by lunch at noon catered by the Wedge, and then a brief business meeting. Luncheon tickets go on sale for $8 at 10:45 a.m. Service Auction Follow Up For information about the service auction, call 612-377-6608 or visit the FUS office. Donate Books and Magazines New and used books and magazines are being collected at FUS for the Pinon Reservation. Annual Meeting The FUS annual meeting is May 18 at 7:00 p.m. Financial Information FUS financial reports are available from Will Hegeman in the FUS office. SAC Flash To sign up to receive the Social Action Flash, sent twice per month, email Carol by clicking here. |
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Greetings from Mount Curve! 
Yes! UUs, even the humanists among us, can - and do! - celebrate Easter! Come join the fun on Sunday, April 24.
Click here to view the FUS calendar, and scroll through the dates to see descriptions of upcoming Sunday programs AND Friday evening programs.
The First Unitarian  A quarterly publication of the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis Click here to read (and print, if you prefer) the latest edition.
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 Eat 'n Meet
Fridays 5:45 p.m.
Come for delicious food and great conversation. Stay for great programming: the UU Virtue series, obscure board games, and more! Child care provided beginning at 6:30 p.m. Click here for more information.
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 Obscure Board Game Night
Friday, April 22, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Time for another Obscure Board Game Night! This game night will be hosted by Jenny Nilsson and feature a whole new selection of board games of which you have probably never heard. Enjoy dinner at Eat 'n Meet beforehand. This cross-generational game night is open to persons of all ages from sixth grade to post-retirement.
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For the Kids
April 24 - Easter Sunday
What's going on for the kids? At the beginning of the service Director of Religious Education, Jan Devor will offer a special Easter children's message, followed by a cooperative Easter Egg Hunt in Seven Pools Park and parachute games in the Lower Assembly Hall!
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 How Could We Be Living Greener?
April 24 Forum: 9:30 a.m.Today's Forum is an open discussion on living green. We're interested in hearing what you've done to reduce your CO2 footprint. What can we do to make the FUS building and help our members be more green? Discussion leaders Barb Lutz and Bruce Nelson.
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Jesus, Kali, Darwin and the Cosmic Dance
April 24 Assembly, 10:30 a.m.
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons. Both crucifixion and resurrection go on all around us, all the time. On this combined Easter Sunday and Earth Day, we are called to explore once again the paradox of creativity and destruction, and the ways in which cosmic forces and human values combine to shape the meaning of our existence. Spring advances across the landscape, while the ruins of Honshu and Haiti bear continuing witness to our tragic vulnerability. Our only equilibrium lies in the movement of unfolding, as partners in the ever-changing dance of life - and that requires both tension and acceptance. So we remember, and mourn, and rise again. Remember to bring your Guest At Your Table box to be gathered at this Assembly.
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Conversation with the Trustees 
May 1, at Noon.
Ask your questions, see the proposed budget, talk with your fellow members and prepare for the FUS annual meeting on May 18.
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 FUS Annual Meeting May 18
Dinner: 5:45 p.m. Meeting: 7:00 p.m.
Mark your calendars, it's annual meeting time! If you'll need child care, please contact the office by May 12.
Also, please note that to save trees and other resources we will have only a limited number of hard copies of the annual report available at the meeting. It will be available on our website beginning May 11.
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Easter Discussion on Facebook
Read through the posts from the Sunday April 17 discussion on Facebook about Easter. Five of Kendyl's past sermons on Easter have been linked on the discussion page. Visit FUS's Facebook page now!
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To Bunny or Not to Bunny?
 Easter is coming up and with it comes the liberal religious parental dilemma: to Easter Bunny or not to Easter Bunny? Our RE Director, Jan Devor says, "Easter Bunny all the way! Why should we let the Christian kids have all the fun?" But for a more articulate discussion of this issue, see the book Parenting Beyond Belief, edited by Dale McGown.
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 You're So Talented!
We really mean it! All of you have skills, talents and expertise in so many areas. FUS wants to know your areas of knowledge. Take a minute to fill out this quick survey so we can capture your talents. Brought to you by the Membership Committee and the FUS Board-appointed Leadership Development Task Group.
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 Social Justice Mentors Needed
Mentors Needed for
FUS Summer Social Justice Internship Program
The First Unitarian Summer Social Justice Internship Program promotes opportunities for learning about social justice for the young people in our congregation who have completed 9th -11th grades. The Program provides each intern with a mentor to discuss their work and issues of social justice which arise from the specific work they are doing.
Mentors must attend a two-hour training to learn more about social justice issues and meet the interns. After that, the mentors contact with youth is on an every-other-week basis (time and place to be arranged by the mentor and youth) during their internship.
For more information, contact Adele Hansen or Carol Koepp.
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 A Party Planner?
Are you great at organizing parties? The board is looking for party planners to form a committee to plan small events, specifically including small stewardship house parties. Contact Bruce Nelson or Adele Hansen for more information. |
 Will Seminar Sunday, May 15, Noon-2:00 p.m.
Long-time member Allan Callander is offering his time and talents to help members create or update their wills. Join Allan and others on Sunday, May 15, after the Service. There is a sign-up sheet in the office. Registration is limited to 20 people. The first 10 registrants will receive a free soup lunch that Sunday, compliments of the Foundation of the First Unitarian Society.
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