Does Prairie Need a Minister? by Rev. Matt Aspin
Reflections and projections from a new minister looking back on their first year in the role and ahead to what the future might hold for this amazing community.
Archives: Episode
-
-
Three Generations of Veterans by Dan Proud
Memorial Day, originally Decoration Day, is observed to honor the fallen who died in military conflict. In this program we will share our wartime experiences in stories and song, and…
-
Real Thoughts about Artificial Intelligence by Rev. Matt Aspin
This week, our minister will examine current issues related to Artificial Intelligence through a UU lens, the focus selected by the winning bidder on the “Choose the Sermon Topic” offering…
-
May Day
We’ll hear the history of the Prairie maypole tradition and (weather pending) have a maypole ceremony outside.
-
Earth Day – Walking the Walk by Gary Gates
Gary Gates talks about some of the ways he and Pam try to go lightly on the earth.
-
Readying to Rise by Rev. Matt Aspin
As UU’s, we draw from many sources to help us make meaning of the realities we face in the present day. As we collectively emerge from the trials of a…
-
Meeting with MOSES by Eugene Crisler ‘El
Eugene will explain what MOSES (Madison Organizing in Strength, Equity, and Solidarity for Criminal Justice Reform) does, on its own and through its affiliation with the statewide umbrella group WISDOM…
-
Healthcare and Homelessness by Matt Julian
Matt Julian (he/him) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who works on a social work and nurse street outreach team. He has a history of working with poverty, mental health,…
-
Beginner’s Mind by Rev. Matt Aspin
Zen Buddhism contains a concept known as Shoshin, or “Beginner’s Mind.” In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities, but in the experts mind there are few. How might cultivating…
-
Reconvening by Rev. Matt Aspin
As we begin the tentative process of binding back together, let us first pause and take a breath together. And then another. There is grief that needs tending before we…