Pledge materials, including information about how you can help fully fund the church's mission and ends are now available online. Please pledge by October 31 so we can build a balanced budget for 2027. Questions? Contact Laura Park at laura@unityunitarian.org.

First and Third Thursday | Next Rehearsal is October 1 | 6:30 p.m. | Parish Hall

Members of the community interested in singing as a form of community uplift and positive change making, please consider joining Unity’s pod of The Singing Resistance. This group meets to learn songs of hope and resilience and will sing at vigils and in neighborhoods as a part of the larger Singing Resistance Group in the Twin Cities. Questions? Please email Meg Tietz at megtietz@yahoo.com.

The Minnesota Truth Council is an independent, non-partisan body created by the Governor to document the experiences of Minnesotans during Operation Metro Surge and Operation PARRIS in 2025 and 2026. The Council is creating a historical record of what happened including the harms experienced by individuals and communities and the ways Minnesotans responded and supported one another and will issue a formal report with findings and recommendations.

Unity's Racial Justice Team invites you to share your experience with a trained Unity Story Collector. The Truth Council wants to hear from anyone who was directly affected, witnessed what happened, or participated in the community response. We encourage Unity members to help us reach beyond our congregation. If you know a friend, neighbor, colleague, family member, or community member whose experience should be heard, please share this opportunity with them. A trained Unity Story Collector would be glad to meet with them and help ensure their story becomes part of Minnesota's historical record. Contact Jen Welsh for more information or to schedule story collection at billjenjackjosie@live.com.

Saturday, October 3 | 1:30-3:00 p.m. | Children's Garden

Rain date: Sunday, October 4 | 12:30-2:30 p.m. (light lunch will be provided)

We have garlic and winter rye cover crops to plant, late crops to harvest, weeds to pull and support structures to put away. 

Saturday, October 3 | 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. | Duluth, MN | Registration

Join MUUSJA and WUUSAN (Minnesota and Wisconsin’s state action networks) for a regional interfaith UU the Vote gathering in the Northland! Across faith traditions, we are increasingly called to respond to authoritarian violence, community harm, and democratic crisis with care, coordination, imagination, and action. This one-day Solidarity Summit is designed to build relationships spanning urban and rural contexts and to strengthen our capacity for justice-centered, spiritually rooted organizing that sustains long-term transformation for ourselves and our communities.

Saturday, October 3 | 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Registration

Immanuel Lutheran Church

If you care deeply about the future of our democracy — and want to help ensure it not only survives but thrives after November 3 — please join ISAIAH for this important gathering. Together, we can strengthen the collective power our democracy needs for the road ahead.

Through storytelling, education, reflection, training, and concrete action, Democracy Revival and Igniter Training will equip people to prepare for rapid response, defend free and fair elections, help our neighbors exercise their right to vote, resist intimidation and interference, and organize for a democracy and economy that honors the dignity of every person.

Sunday, October 4, is Twin Cities Marathon Sunday! Please plan extra time for getting to church as many streets will be closed.

Sunday, October 4 | After Services

Join the Library-Bookstall Team on the lower level to celebrate the library updates with treats, bookmark art, brand new books to borrow, and new Young Adult and Parenting sections!

Ms. Khou Moua and Suzanne Rekow, teachers at Obama Montessori Elementary School, are looking for volunteers to assist with a program of arts and movement for first and second graders, and a yarn crafts program for fourth and fifth graders. The volunteer shifts are Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning October 20, from 8:00-9:00 a.m. This is part of a before-school program for children — help get the school day off to a great start! As with all volunteer roles at the school, background checks are required. Interested? Email Marikay Litzau at marikayclitzau@gmail.com. 

Unity Church affirms that “there are no other people’s children,” but it sure can be difficult to build a “village” for raising children. If you have young or school-aged children and could use some assistance adding to your network of support for your family, consider signing up for a child care exchange! Questions? Email Religious Educator Nelson Moroukian at nelson@unityunitarian.org.

The Beginning Comes After the End by Rebecca Solnit

Tuesdays: October 6 and 13

6:30- 8:30 p.m.

Robbins Parlor | Registration

This in-person event will build on the collaborative work of our community outreach ministry teams, finding more interconnection in our actions and missions. ​It is not required to attend all sessions — the book is a series of essays and folks can easily pick up the conversation anywhere in the book. 

Wednesday, October 7 | 7:10 p.m. | Parish Hall and Zoom

Hear about the most recent pilgrimage to Homorodszentpeter! Whether you have visited our partner church already, are curious about future pilgrimages, or simply want to hear about the trip, join us in Parish Hall for stories, pictures, and reflections.

Wednesday, October 7 | 7:10 p.m. | Foote Room

Explore how the Alexander Technique harnesses your mind-body connection to help you live more comfortably in your body — and take home practical ideas to use on your own. Any level of experience is welcome. Lauren Hill is an AmSAT-certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. Her book, What Your Body Wants You to Know: Exploring Body Awareness, Posture, and Movement with the Alexander Technique, is a 2026 Living Now Book Awards Finalist.

Saturday, October 10

9:00-11:00 a.m.

Holly Avenue Parking Lot

Provide household items for families moving out of shelter at Project Home and into more permanent housing. Please bring the following clean and gently used or new household items to the Holly Avenue parking lot: Bath and kitchen towels of all sizes; silverware, knives and kitchen utensils; pots and pans, storage containers, serving pieces; cleaning supplies; dishes; small appliances; new pillows and new or gently used bedding.

Wednesday, October 14 | 7:10 p.m. | Parish Hall and Zoom

How can we navigate competing narratives and attitudes to have the complex conversations we need to have? How can we move with confidence and courage to act in ways that can spark concrete, positive change? This event, led by Ruben Slomianski, will examine the history and nature of conversations about Israel and Palestine. Together we will explore practices for engaging in these conversations, and for turning your values and aspirations into positive actions.

Four Wednesdays: October 14, 21, 28 and November 11 

7:10-8:45 p.m. | Ames Chapel

Topics include: The Masks We Wear, The Necessity of Discomfort, Expanding Our Heart Center

Unity’s Racial Justice Team will follow last year’s Beloved Community Staff Team exploration of The Interconnected Roots of Oppression and expand on Unity’s Double Helix model with a series of Wellspring Wednesday experiences. Interconnected Roots taught us how racial capitalism informs political, economic and social systems. Moving from Guilt to Activation: Owning Our Racism will help us recognize and reckon with somatic dimensions of our white racist heritage. Circle conversations will be used to share insights that potentially “break us open and allow us to be transformed.” Follow-up programming on activation will be offered in early 2027. Please attend two fall sessions in preparation for spring sessions. 

Wednesday, October 14 | 7:10 p.m. | Zoom & Gannett Room

Is it poetry? Is it meditation? It’s a bit of both — Lectio Divina! Come experience the alchemy that occurs through focused reflection on an inspirational text. Many people find Lectio Divina sessions to be a time of rejuvenation and insight. Led by Shelley Butler and Lisa Wersal; facilitated by your own heart. 

Wednesday, October 14 | 7:10 p.m. | Foote Room

Experience a gentle, nervous system-informed yoga practice designed to help you pause, tune into yourself, and release tension stored in the body. Through mindful movement, breath, and awareness, this class supports nervous system regulation, balance, and deep relaxation. The class is accessible to anyone comfortable sitting on the floor, and you’re encouraged to bring a yoga mat, blanket, or blocks for added comfort. Led by Dr. Tamara Kraft, a somatic psychotherapist and holistic health coach.

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