Program

Reed Aronow is a powerful motivational speaker on the subject of climate change, focusing on ways we can “resist despair,” so that we can work together to create positive environmental outcomes regardless of our positions or backgrounds. A recent graduate of Hamline University in Anthropology and Social Justice, Aronow served as a youth delegate to the COP15 Climate Summit last December as part of the Midwest Youth delegation, Expedition Copenhagen, led by famed polar explorer Will Steger.

Jeff Dayton is a native son of Minnesota. Growing up in a home filled with music made it a rich and fertile ground to sprout and grow his natural musical gifts. Jeff spent his adult life as a professional musician, songwriter and performer with the likes of Lee Greenwood, Kenny Chesney and for many years with his good friend Glen Campbell. Jeff is now focusing his attention on a solo career, writing and performing new and original works. Jeff makes his home in Nashville, TN. His roots, however, will always be in the land of 10,000 lakes.

Our speaker, Ruth Margot DeWilde, is a survivor of the concentration camp at Auschwitz, Poland. Through a series of chance circumstances, she survived and lived to tell others what she witnessed. Margot encourages questions from children who have just learned about the Holocaust so they can learn more about the persecution of the Jewish people. She also believes that there is a reason for everything that happens in one’s life. Nothing is without a connection with events before and after it. Please join us for what promises to be a very interesting program and discussion.

Based on workshops they attended at last summer’s UU General Assembly led by Rev. Dr. Galen Guengerich, members Chris Hall and Marilyn Vialle will share a portion of a video and lead us in a discussion regarding how we use our innate abilities to think and reason, and how using these abilities can lead us to live a virtuous and happy life.

What would the world “look like” if the UU principles were applied to current world problems? Adults will have the opportunity to share their ideas and wisdom with the UU children in this intergenerational program. (This program was originally scheduled for 12/12 and was postponed due to inclement weather.)

We do not meet. Happy Holidays!

Join us for our annual holiday potluck. Before the meal, Marnie Karger will lead us in a fun and easy creative writing exercise geared toward opening our senses to the season.

What would the world “look like” if the UU principles were applied to current world problems? Adults will have the opportunity to share their ideas and wisdom with the UU children in this intergenerational program.

This will be a panel discussion led by members of our fellowship whose life experience spans several decades, and will focus on life lessons.