Sunday Worship

Sunday Service Starts at 10:00 AM - In Person and Online

The Soul Matters worship theme for May is CREATIVITY.

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May 28, 2023 at 10:00 AM

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"Honoring Our Grief, Creating Memories of Love"

Worship Leader: Rev. Lisa Friedman

Memorial Day reminds us of the sacred task of honoring our dead and remembering the high cost of war and violence. As we gather this weekend at the graves of loved ones and at George Floyd Square, it also challenges us to reflect on the dangers of forgetting and the creative responsibility of memory. This morning, we will gather to light candles of memory for the past and the future.

CONNECT ONLINE:

Please use the weekly Zoom information below. Gather online starting at 9:30 AM and stay after the service for social time.

ZOOM LINK: A special link was sent to the Friday Update email list that includes an embedded password. If you did not receive this email, please click on the link below AND contact UUCM Tech Support at 612-486-2656 to request this week's password.

To join worship with video, click here.

For audio only, dial (312) 626-6799 and use meeting ID 981 2698 2750

TECH SUPPORT: If you need assistance on Sunday, please contact UUCM tech support at 612-486-2656.

Once you enter the meeting, you will be placed in a "waiting room" and we will manually welcome you in. If you’re new to Zoom or would like some extra help, we’ve created an instruction document that take you through how to install and use Zoom.

Monthly Themes

Special Services

UUCM is part of the Soul Matters Sharing Circle and uses a monthly theme from September to June to guide worship and religious education. For the upcoming church year, we will explore the following themes:

September 2022: Belonging

October: Courage

November: Change

December: Wonder

January 2023: Finding Our Center
February: Love
March: Vulnerability
April: Resistance
May: Creativity
June: Delight

Special Services

During the year we celebrate many important days in the liturgical calendar:

Easter Weekend
Earth Day
Justice Sunday
Flower Communion
Summer Solstice
Bridging Sunday
Ingathering Water Ceremony
All Souls - Day of the Dead
IOCP Sleep Out Weekend
Thanksgiving
Winter Solstice
Christmas Eve

Music Ministry

Special Services

Music Ministry

Music is a big part of Sunday Worship Service at UUCM. Our music director, Paul Winchester, brings a lively array of genres from folk to rock, jazz to classical, and occasionally a little rap!

Music is especially celebrated annually each spring with Music Sunday where the worship service is led by our Music, the service is alive with loud and vibrant music!

The UUCM Band plays many times throughout the year, and includes drums, bass, acoustic guitar, and cello.

UUCM also has a large and talented choir. They sing about once a month, and rehearsal about three times a month. Once or twice a year, an Invitational Choir is assembled for people who wish to sing in the choir but not make a permanent commitment.

Musical performances and recruitment of guest musicians is also facilitated by the Church Council Music Ministry team.

Service Recordings

Click a link below to enjoy recordings of past services:

May Soul Matters Theme: Creativity

Sunday, May 21 "The Language of the Soul" Led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

Sunday, May 14 "Creators of the Future: Tapping into Our Generativity" Led by Jill Braithwaite

Sunday, May 7 "When the Heart Opens" Led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

April Soul Matters Theme: Resistance

Sunday, April 30 "Questioning As Resistance" Led by Racial Justice Ministry

Sunday, April 23 "Earth Day 2023" Led by Climate Justice Ministry

Sunday, April 16 "Rest As Resistance" Led by Jill Braithwaite

Sunday, April 9 "Easter Sunday - Love's Resistance" Led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

Sunday, April 2 - "The Spark & Mark of Resistance" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

March Soul Matters Theme: Vulnerability

Sunday, March 26 - "Inhabiting Our Vulnerability" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

Sunday, March 19 - "More Like a Plant Than A Jewel: Vulnerability and Growth" led by Jill Braithwaite

Sunday, March 12 - "Miracles of Life, Miracles of Death" led by Rev. Barbara Gadon

Sunday, March 5 - "Love, Risk & Community" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

February Soul Matters Theme: Love

Sunday, February 26 - "Music Sunday 2023" led by Paul Winchester

Sunday, February 19 - "What Love Asks of Us" led by Jill Braithwaite

Sunday, February 12 - "A Beautiful Heart" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

Sunday, February 5 - "Centering Love" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

January Soul Matters Theme: Finding Our Center

Sunday, January 1 - "Look Both Ways: A New Year's Ritual Worship Service" led by Jill Braithwaite

Sunday, January 8 - "Centering Down" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

Sunday, January 15 - "Shifting Our Center: Dr. Martin Luther King Sunday" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

Sunday, January 22 - "Beauty as a Pathway to Center" led by Jill Braithwaite

Sunday, January 29 - "Centering Equity" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

December Soul Matters Theme: Wonder

Sunday, December 4 - "Preparing for Wonder" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

Tuesday, December 13 - "Blue Holiday" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

Sunday, December 18 - "Forgotten Introductions" led by Brian Zais

Wednesday, December 21 "Winter Solstice Service" led by Jill Braithwaite and Karen Heuiser

Saturday, December 24 - "Candlelight Christmas Eve" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

November Soul Matters Theme: Change

Sunday, November 6 - “To Love What Death Can Touch” led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

Sunday, November 13 - "The Change We Fear and the Change We Seek" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

Sunday, November 20 - "Fresh Gratitude: A New Thanksgiving" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

Sunday, November 27 - "What Do We Hold on to?: Navigating Unwelcome Change" led by Jill Braithwaite

October Soul Matters Theme: Courage

Sunday, October 2 - "ASP 2022: the Hug and the Hole in Harlan" led by Brian Zais

Sunday, October 9 - "The Courage to Share the Journey" a joint service with the UU Church of Minnetonka, Michael Servetus Society, and the UUSC

Sunday, October 16 - "The Courage to Fail" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

Sunday, October 23 - "Voice, Still and Small: The Courage of Conscience" led by Rev. Lisa Friedman

Sunday, October 30 - "Bold Visions: The Courage of Moral Imagination" led by Jill Braithwaite

Special Services: We invite you to explore some of UUCM's special traditions throughout the year.

September 2022: Ingathering and Water Ceremony

November 2021: Multigenerational Thanksgiving Service "Holding History in the Family"

December 2022: Blue Holiday offers a time of stillness, comfort and space for the grief and struggle we carry in our hearts.

December 2020: Winter Solstice, a celebration of darkness to light.

December 2021: Candlelight Christmas Eve

Please note: if there is a recorded service not listed here that you would like to revisit, please email office@uucmtka.org to request the link.