Wellspring Wednesday

​Wednesday, August 5, Chapel Service

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Chalice Song
It’s a blessing we were born,
​and it matters what we do. 
What we know about God is a piece of the truth.
Let the beauty we love be what we do.
And we don’t have to do it alone.
 
Rise Up, O Flame
Rise up, O Flame, by thy light glowing,
Show to us beauty, vision and joy.

Chalice Lighting and Extinguishing 
​We light this Chalice as a symbol of our faith, the light of truth and the warmth of love.

Though we extinguish the light of the Chalice here, we know that the light of truth and the warmth of love go with us in our hearts.​

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Wellspring Wednesday Offerings

AUGUST 12
Reimagining Public Safety: A Circle of Peace • Wednesday, August 12 • 7:00-9:00 p.m.
This program has reached capacity. If you are interested in future programming on this topic, please email madeline@unityunitarian.org.
​The Racial and Restorative Justice team is calling together a Circle of Peace to help us begin talking and learning about Reimagining Public Safety, how white people center police in maintaining personal safety, and how policing harms people of color and fails to keep them safe. All levels of interest are welcome; the Circle is open to people ages 15 and older. Most of the time will be spent sharing in the Peace Circle process to enhance listening and avoid crosstalk. This program is part of Unity's Finding Our Next Right Action efforts. All participants must preregister and are asked to read the MPD 150 report “A People’s Project Evaluating Policing” before attending. This first step in understanding multiple perspectives will be followed with an invitation into several ways for getting involved. The MPD 150 report is online at www.mpd150.com in both printed and audio formats. 

AUGUST 19
​Committing to Our Next Right Action • Wednesday, August 19 • 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Register here: https://bit.ly/commitnextrightaction
A follow-up to Finding Our Next Right Action held on June 4, 2020 (participants do not need to have attended June 4). We’ve listened, we’ve discerned, we’ve created lists—what’s next? Come connect with others to learn more about and sign up for action steps generated from the “Finding Our Next Right Action” forum held on June 4 (see the doc outlining next steps here: https://bit.ly/nextrightstepsdoc). There is work enough for everyone — some of it personal, some of it within and some outside Unity Church. 
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Single Parenthood Support Group
Join us in a new single parents group to build community together. Wednesdays, August 19, 7:00 p.m. Email unity@unityunitarian.org to get connected with this group.

Textile Arts Group
All ages and levels of experience are welcome! Join them in art and conversation, Wednesday, August 19, from 7:15-8:30 p.m. Bring your knitting, crocheting, tatting, embroidery, needlepoint, and cross stitch for an evening of fellowship and service. Questions or want to connect virtually with this group? Contact Johanna Stammeier-Toole at johanna2le@gmail.com. 

AUGUST 26
Mano a Mano Responds to COVID in Bolivia and the Twin Cities
Wednesday, August 26 • 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Email madeline@unityunitarian.org to join this session.
​Nate Knatterud Hubinger, Mano a Mano’s Executive Director, will lead an online discussion about the challenges presented by lack of basic medical supplies during the Covid–19 pandemic, in Bolivia and in our local community, and how Mano a Mano has responded. We will learn about day-to-day life in communities that are surviving the pandemic with minimal material resources and revisit our understanding of cross-national, cross-cultural relationships during this shared global experience. Sponsored by the Mano a Mano Community Outreach Ministry Team.