Speaker: Karen Esterl

Susan B. Anthony: The 19th Amendment, the Silver Dollar, and So Much More

Location: The Lingonberry Every February 15 is Susan B. Anthony Day, a chance to celebrate the birth of Susan B. Anthony and women’s suffrage in the United States. Let’s learn more about this wonderful woman, who numbers among our Unitarian ancestors! Share-the-Plate – Our plate recipient for January/February is the Decorah OWL (Our Whole Lives) … Continue reading Susan B. Anthony: The 19th Amendment, the Silver Dollar, and So Much More

Reading with One’s Fingers

Location: The Lingonberry January 4 marked the birthday of Louis Braille, inventor of a tactile reading and writing system intended for visually impaired people. In November 2018, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that this day should be celebrated annually as World Braille Day, recognizing that access to written language is a critical prerequisite to … Continue reading Reading with One’s Fingers

Composing a Life

Location: The Lingonberry As the Rev. Kirk Loadman-Copeland observes, “Composing a life involves both self-invention, creating ourselves anew, and self-discovery, coming to know our own voice as we stride deeper and deeper into the world.” This service explores our monthly theme of formation. How have we formed ourselves and been formed by others, composing the … Continue reading Composing a Life

Beyond Boxes: Intersex Awareness

Location: The Lingonberry Intersex people have any of several sex characteristics including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals that don’t conform to binary notions of male or female bodies. On October 26, 1996, intersex activists attended the Annual Academy of Pediatrics’ annual conference in Boston, hoping to deliver an address against the prevailing medical opinion that … Continue reading Beyond Boxes: Intersex Awareness

Indra’s Jeweled Net: Reflections on the Interdependent Web

Location: Lingonberry In Hindu mythology the god Indra’s abode contains a wondrous vast net. At each crossing point of the net hangs a single glittering jewel. We’ll learn more about this magnificent net and how it illustrates one of our beloved UU values: the interdependent web of all existence. As part of that learning, we’ll … Continue reading Indra’s Jeweled Net: Reflections on the Interdependent Web

Taking Politics Public

Location: Lingonberry This month our congregation is observing the theme of courage. As exploration of that theme, we will use materials from the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Tapestry of Faith workshop “Taking Politics Public.” In 1967 Arlington Street Church held a public, interfaith worship service, during which over 300 draft cards were collected, in direct violation … Continue reading Taking Politics Public

Celebrating Women’s Herstory Month

Location: Lingonberry Abigail Adams, Julia Ward Howe, Frances Watkins Harper, Clara Barton, Florence Nightingale, and Lydia Maria Child: all Unitarian and/or Universalist women!  Let’s celebrate them with a short play reading, and honor other women during this service in celebration of Women’s History Month. Decorah UU member Anne Glenn-White has shared the following children’s books … Continue reading Celebrating Women’s Herstory Month

Meet the Moment: Reimagining Radical Faith Community

Location: The Lingonberry General Assembly (GA) is the annual meeting of our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Attendees worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the Association through democratic process. This year’s theme was “Meet the Moment: Reimagining Radical Faith Community.” Karen served as Decorah UU’s delegate to GA in June and will be sharing … Continue reading Meet the Moment: Reimagining Radical Faith Community