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This Sunday,
July 24
Art Exhibit Canvas(ing) Against Torture: Torture Makes Victims of Us All is on display now through July 24. Exhibitors: Ann Mohler, Terri Stark, Jane Evershed, Kirk Anderson, Hend Al-Mansour, Leili T. Pritschet and Sandra Barnhouse. Closing reception and program Sunday, July 24 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Cosponsored by Amnesty International, Twin Cities Chapters, The Center for Victims of Torture, Women Against Military Madness.
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
Retreat to the Woods October 7-9, 2011 - mark your calendars! Awareness Groups Meet Both groups meet on August 8. Women's meets at 6:30 for a potluck and discussion. Contact Mibs Pearson to RSVP and for directions. Men's meets at 7:00 p.m. in the Library at FUS. Pledges for FY 2011-12 We've started a new pledge fiscal year. If you wish to change your current pledge, please stop by the office and fill in a new pledge form. Pledges roll forward from year to year unless you notify the office of any changes. Thank you! Financial Information FUS financial reports are available from Will Hegeman in the FUS office. |
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The First Unitarian
Summer 2011
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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Greetings from Mount Curve! 
Come and join us at this summer's UU Film Festival, at summer assemblies, at the closing reception and program of the Canvas(ing) Against Torture gallery exhibit, or on a UU Pilgrimage -- read more below!
Click here to view the FUS calendar, and scroll through the dates to see descriptions of upcoming Sunday programs.
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UU Film Festival
Don't miss the UU Uptown Summer Film Festival on Immigration!
- Two Locations
- Four Free Films
- Popcorn and Soft Drinks
- Lively Discussion
Click here for more information. The next film is Thursday July 28 at 7:00 p.m.
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Creating a Culture of Peace:
INTERFAITH Training in the Spirituality and Practice of Active Nonviolence for Personal and Social Change
July 29-31, Retreat House, Circle Pines, MNThis weekend training helps individuals and groups find their personal power and develop skills to stand firm on their values while responding constructively and with compassion in difficult situations. You will discover your own power to make changes. You will strengthen your peacemaking skills and plan ways to apply your learning to everyday life - in families and workplaces, in schools, congregations and organizations. You will work on issues and projects that are your passion. For more information click here: CCP and to register click here.
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New Exhibit Coming
August 1 - September 4The art exhibit during the month of August is work done by Kulture Klub Collaborative, an arts program for youth experiencing homelessness housed within YouthLink in downtown Minneapolis. The pieces in this exhibit are the result of the youth working with two resident artists, a photographer and a printmaker. This is the same work exhibited at the state capitol for a week during the last legislative session. A celebration of this exhibit and work done by Kulture Klub Collaborative will be held in the Gallery immediately after the Sunday Summer Assembly on August 28.
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What Do You Think?
"Whether they have children or not, Americans carry a consumerist mentality into their religious lives, restlessly 'church-shopping' until they find a comfortable fit. Thus they assess the appeal of competing theologies, clergy, worship styles, and sense of community. To grow or merely remain in place, religions may need to innovate and be more unabashedly entrepreneurial than they are accustomed to. For UUs, such a fickle marketplace offers both promise and peril." Check out this article in UU World by clicking here.
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Read This Blog NOW
"If there's one general insight that has stayed with me from the IR501 (International Relations and Religion) course I took in grad school, it's that categories suck. 'Christian,' 'American,' 'Arab,' 'Muslim,' 'Liberal,' 'Friend,' etc. serve an important purpose of helping us order the complex information we process every day, but they also simplify and homogenize [...]" These are the opening words of the most recent blog entry from Luke Wilcox, our Forum speaker on 9/11/11. Read more of this post here.
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Save the Toiletries!
For the Dignity Center, that is. If you are going on a trip, please save the hotel soap, shampoo and lotion and bring them to the Social Action table in the Lower Assembly Hall. Other items needed are: combs with WIDE TEETH, SMALL HAND TOWELS and DISPOSABLE RAZORS. Many of the Dignity Center Clients are going back to school in the fall and are in need of BACKPACKS or TOTE BAGS - new or used. They can be brought to the FUS office or the Social Action table in the Lower Assembly Hall. Thank you very, very much.
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A UU Pilgrimage
Join other UUs on a pilgrimage to Transylvania and Hungary to experience the historic roots of Unitarianism as you explore this fascinating area of Europe. Plan now for June 4-18, 2012. Click here for more details.
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General Assembly 2011 Highlights
Learn about the UUA denominational meeting, General Assembly, held in June in Charlotte SC by clicking here.
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