Wellspring Wednesday

Wellspring Wednesday dinner, chapel service, and programming will be offered once a month during the summer: June 15, July 13, and August 17.

Wellspring Wednesday at Unity Church gathers a multigenerational church community Wednesday evenings to nourish right and holy relationship among us and deepen our life of faith grounded in spiritual practice and antiracist multicultural work. The Wellspring Wednesday experience includes:

Sharing meaningful time and nourishing food together.
Brief multigenerational worship in Ames Chapel.
Opportunities to play, learn, and practice with one another. See upcoming programs below!

Here's what you can expect:

5:45 p.m.: Dinner prepared and served by our Food Ministry Teams. Menus are posted with the programming for each week. The cost for dinner is $8/adults, $4/child (ages 5-12), $2/child (ages 2-4), and $20/family. If you need financial assistance to help cover the cost of dinner, please email Laura Park at laura@unityunitarian.org. If you plan to join us and need a special food preparation, please email madeline@unityunitarian.org. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, dairy free options available.
6:45 p.m.: Multigenerational chapel service in the Ames Chapel
7:10-8:30 p.m.: Weekly programs with childcare provided. See September programs below!

September Wellspring Wednesday Programming

September 14
Dinner: Shepherd’s pie, salad, dessert

Medicine Year by Thomas R. Smith
Twin Cities Book Launch
In-person, Parish Hall • Online via Zoom, register here
You are invited to the Twin Cities book launch of Medicine Year with internationally known poet and Loft instructor, Thomas R. Smith. Medicine Year is a record in poems of 2020, a year in which, for the poet and his wife, personal crises coincided with the coronavirus pandemic in a medical “perfect storm.” But Medicine Year is fundamentally not about illness or pandemic but about health and being alive in times that deplete our physical and emotional resources. Books will be for sale from SubText Books and book signing will follow reading.

Medical Aid in Dying
In-person, Robbins Parlor
Join Rev. Harlan Limpert and Dr. Rebecca Thoman to learn about legislation for Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD.) MAiD legislation, already passed in 20 states, is connected to Unitarian values, allowing MAID for people who are over the age of 18, terminally ill, and deemed mentally capable by medical experts. Those attending who are interested in forming a group to support passage of MAiD legislation in Minnesota will consider next steps. Questions? Email Marty Rossmann at rossm001@umn.edu.

September 21
Dinner: Chili and baked potato night

The Golden Rule with Veterans for Peace
In-person, Robbins Parlor
Learn how the Golden Rule sailboat helped stop nuclear weapons testing in the 1950s and how she continues to fight the possibility of nuclear war today. The Golden Rule is beginning her “Great Loop” journey in the Twin Cities, educating the public on our role in diminishing the prospect of nuclear war. On this International Peace Day, Golden Rule Project Director Helen Jacquard and congregant Mike McDonald will invite us into the Golden Rule’s work for peace.

Antiracism Literacy Partners Fall 2022
Online via Zoom, register here
What does it take to be racially literate, and engaged in antiracism as faith work or as a spiritual practice? This program, offered each quarter, will highlight useful books, podcasts, and videos in our ongoing practice of learning about systemic racism and the work of dismantling it. Participants report that their understanding of a resource increases exponentially when explored with a partner or a group. Come to choose a resource, sign up for a buddy or small group and make plans for your discussions. Resource/discussion guides provided. Questions? Email Becky Gonzalez-Campoy at beckygc83@gmail.com.

Board Game Night
In-person, Center Room
Open to everyone; kids are welcome with their adult(s)! We’ll have a variety of board games available for ages 10 and up that are easy to learn, or bring a favorite board game that you would like to play. Bring a board game for the younger set, too, if an adult comes with it to facilitate the game.

September 28
Dinner: Stuffed shells, chopped salad, dessert

Indigenous History in Minnesota
Truth Telling and Healing Indigenous and Environmental Justice Series
Come join us to kick off this Truth Telling and Healing monthly series, by grounding yourself in the truth of the history of the native peoples of this area, the Minnesota Ojibwe and Dakota. With this foundation, you will have context for later sessions, which will delve into the details of exploitation, displacement, and other injustices dealt by settlers upon our region’s Indigenous peoples. You will learn how native peoples went from possessing all our state’s land to now being reduced into a few native communities and reservations. You will understand how the settlers and their institutions justified this land-taking and economic exploitation, and the methods they used to do so. You will leave with resources you can use later for your own “truth” journey. This session, led by and developed in collaboration with Indigenous leaders, will also include stories from ministry team members of facing the truth of the history and legacy of native peoples.

Wellspring Wednesday Proposal Form

Is there a program or class you would like to see offered -- or that YOU would like to offer -- at Wellspring Wednesday during the 2021-22 church year?

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