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The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, IL

The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, IL

Karen Van Fossan, 4/21/24

Since the technology wasn’t working on Sunday, no recording was made of Rev. Karen’s sermon. However, a generic version of this sermon will…

1 min readApr 23, 2024

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The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, IL

April 14, Nourishing Roots, Opening Wings

“The Seven of Pentacles” by Marge Piercy, a poem:

1 min readApr 16, 2024

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The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, IL

Flexing my Activist Muscles

As I continue reading Reclaiming our Democracy by Sam Daly-Harris, I apply concepts I’ve learned to our 2024 election campaign, in…

1 min readMar 19, 2024

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The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, IL

“One”

The Sermon on St. Patrick’s Day was partly inspired by the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, ending the long-running conflict between Northern…

1 min readMar 19, 2024

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The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, IL

Project 2025: Mandate for Leadership; The Conservative Promise

I’ve heard about this blueprint for Trump’s second presidential term on NPR. The description was scary, but I always prefer to see the…

2 min readMar 12, 2024

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The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, IL

Joy and Justice, 3/10/24

The reading chosen by Julica Hermann de la Fuente for Sunday’s worship service was a long poem, “V’ahavata” by Aurora Levin Morales. If you…

1 min readMar 12, 2024

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The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, IL

Advocacy: Build Authentic Relationships

As I read through Reclaiming Our Democracy by Sam Daley-Harris this week, I was struck by a prayer, originally written by Newton Hightower…

2 min readMar 5, 2024

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The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, IL

Black Women — Erased!

February is Black History month. We search history to find influential Black people, but most of those are male. What has happened to the…

1 min readFeb 27, 2024

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The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, IL

Literature Link 2/18: Howard Thurman and Inner Knowing

Sunday’s guest minister, Kelli Clemet, introduced us to Howard Thurman, an American author, philosopher, theologian, mystic, educator and…

1 min readFeb 20, 2024

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The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, IL

Ho-Chunk Environmental Culture

Saturday morning, while listening to NPR’s Weekend Edition, I heard a story about the Ho-Chunk nation, one of the indigenous tribes which…

1 min readFeb 13, 2024

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The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, IL

The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, IL

We are the UU Church in Rockford, IL. We are a loving congregation that connects, and a liberal non-creedal community devoted to love and reason.

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