Location: Lingonberry Climate change is overwhelming; most folks prefer to ignore it rather than engage with all the bad news! But there are so many small, beautiful, life-giving steps we can take to reduce anxiety and reorient ourselves as nature lovers and climate warriors. This service, a week after Earth Day, we will take a … Continue reading Saving the Planet with your Fork!
YOUTH v GOV, the featured film of Interfaith Power & Light’s Faith Climate Action Week, is the story of America’s youth taking on the world’s most powerful government. Armed with a wealth of evidence, twenty-one courageous leaders file a ground-breaking lawsuit against the U.S. government, asserting it has willfully acted over six decades to create … Continue reading YOUTH v GOV: Film Screening
Local farmer Hannah Breckbill will talk about racism in our food systems. Carolyn Corbin, service leader. Lalie Madriguera, service support. Download Bulletin LIVESTREAMED VIA ZOOM: See Zoom Details for Sunday Services Share-the-Plate – Our plate recipient for March-April is ArtHaus, specifically for their Garden Brick Fundraiser. To donate to the plate recipient, you can Give Online. … Continue reading Antiracist Food Systems
Madison McClendon, a candidate for ordination in the American Baptist Churches, USA, will be speaking. During his presentation, we will work together to imagine the vibrancy of the natural world and explore how these imaginations can give us conviction and inspiration for our daily living in the here and now. By engaging with historic and … Continue reading Imagining the Tree of Life
With Sally Hartman, Iowa UU Witness and Advocacy Network (IUUWAN). Imagine a moment in the future when the amount of carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere starts to decrease. This is called drawdown. Two members of the Green Sanctuary Team at the Coralville UU Society will present an introduction to Drawdown, an environmental project addressing … Continue reading Drawdown:Reversing Global Warming
LIVESTREAMED VIA ZOOM: See Zoom Details for Sunday Services Rowan Collins will explore the history of Earth Day and its continued legacy. Service Leader: Carol Hagen Download this week’s bulletin Share-the-Plate – Our plate recipient for March-April is NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Northeast Iowa. To donate to the recipient, simply designate so on … Continue reading Earth Day: Marching on
Scientists have uncovered the interconnected wood wide web of life in the forest that often goes unnoticed: trees need each other to thrive in a forest; and we need forests for all living creatures and our Earth to thrive. This interdependence of life pivots on how we humans treat each other and all life on … Continue reading Forests Talk, But Are We Listening?
American poet, essayist, environmental activist, novelist, and farmer, Wendell Berry is beloved by many Unitarian Universalists. His reflection “Wild and Domestic” published online by Orion Magazine is a beautiful distillation of his wisdom and prophecy. Decorah UU member Julie Fischer will share Berry’s words with the congregation. Service Leader: Karen Esterl Share-the-Plate – Our plate … Continue reading Wendell Berry’s “Wild and Domestic”
Luther College Associate Professor of Philosophy Holly Moore will share her story of recovering the spirituality she had as a child and adolescent and developing an embodied worship of the natural world. Service leader: Karen Esterl Everyone is welcome at our Sunday morning gathering. We meet at The Lingonberry, 218 W. Water Street, with our … Continue reading Recovering Wonder through Nature Worship
With Members & Friends of Decorah UU. Did you know that in many churches in Western Christianity, the word Alleluia is not spoken or sung during Lent? When they celebrate Easter, they bring back the Alleluia. As spring returns, we have other reasons to celebrate and raise our voices in jubilation. Join us for a … Continue reading Renewal: Bringing Back the Green
