Location: Hotel Winneshiek (Ballroom), 104 E Water St, Decorah, IA 52101 From book bans, restrictions on what content can be taught and the use of state funds for private, religious schools, education in Iowa reflects the overt racism, sexism and homophobia we see in the culture wars in American society today. How can our UU … Continue reading Education of Tolerance
Location: Hotel Winneshiek (Ballroom), 104 E Water St, Decorah, IA 52101 Share-the-Plate – Our plate recipient for September/October is Winneshiek County Celebration of Life. To donate to the plate recipient, you can Give Online. Or, if sending a check, please note “Share the Plate” in the memo line. Donations may be mailed to Decorah … Continue reading Climate Justice
Location: Phelps Park Shelter #1 (2nd Sundays in the Park) Join us for our annual Flower Communion service! Please bring a flower or two to share, and choose one from the gathered bouquets to take home with you after the service. You are invited to join Carolyn in a Tree Time Travel practice after service! … Continue reading Flower Service
Location: Whalen Cabin in Phelps Park, View map showing cabin location We will also welcome new member Zach Jacobsen during the service. Share-the-Plate – Our plate recipient for March/April is the New Minowa Players. To donate to the plate recipient, you can Give Online. Or, if sending a check, please note “Share the Plate” in … Continue reading Hope in a time of Climate Change
Location: Lingonberry Join us for the annual flower service. Bring your favorite flower! Share-the-Plate – Our plate recipient for May/June is “Friends in Ukraine.” Funds will be directed where the need is greatest by Ukraine native Maryna Bazylevych. To donate to the plate recipient, you can Give Online. Or, if sending a check, please note … Continue reading Decorah UU celebrates 100 years of the UU Flower Service
Location: Lingonberry “Listening is the oldest and perhaps the most powerful tool of healing. It is often through the quality of our listening and not the wisdom of our words that we are able to effect the most profound changes in the people around us. When we listen, we offer with our attention an opportunity … Continue reading Accessing Spirituality
Come watch the short film “Railroad Ties,” a short film that documents six descendants of fugitive slaves and abolitionists who gather in Brooklyn to learn about their lineage, revealing the impact history has on personal identity and shaping future generations. Beth Wahlberg will lead discussion. Service Leader: Beth Wahlberg Everyone is welcome at our Sunday … Continue reading “Railroad Ties”: Exploring Our Roots
At Decorah UU we say that we are a “spiritual community.” What does that really mean? What makes a person (or a community) spiritual? Beth Wahlberg will use her favorite musical Into the Woods to explore what it means to be on a spiritual journey and how we as UUs can help one another along … Continue reading Into the Woods: Lessons from Stephen Sondheim
