Category: Personal & Spiritual Development
Identity is Complicated
Identity is complicated, powerful, and surprisingly fluid. Studies have shown that our identity shifts depending on context: we might feel… More >
Exciting New Initiative: Trans & Queer for UU!
Dear First Church Family, We are thrilled to announce the formation of a groundbreaking committee at our church: Trans &… More >
Consider Becoming a Theme Circle Facilitator!
Do you enjoy our monthly worship themes? Are you called to the ministry of creating a trusting space for reflection… More >
Spirit of Life Sessions this Summer
Are you interested in deepening your spiritual reflection and practice this summer? Join us for a Spirit of Life series… More >
Renew Like a Dandelion
Even as we worked our way across the flower garden, weeding fork in my hand, tossing dandelions onto the drive… More >
Renew Your Body, Mind & Spirit
The year that I lived in Portland, Oregon, my favorite place to go for renewal was the Columbia River Gorge…. More >
Renew Your Spirit in June
We made it to June in Wisconsin! The weather is warming, the sun is beginning to kiss skin, and the… More >
Pluralism: Space for a Diversity of Beliefs
Dear First Church Members and Friends, This May, we will explore our Unitarian Universalist value of “Pluralism.” People do not… More >
Is the Spirit Calling You to Become a PCA?
I know from personal experience that life can be challenging at times—we can experience sickness, job loss, other life transitions,… More >
Your Summer Service Proposal Needed
Do you have a compelling message for our First Church community that would nourish, engage and inspire? Yes? Excellent! The… More >
JET PIG Teaches UU Values
At General Assembly this summer, UUs will vote on expressing our faith with values, rather than just with principles. This… More >
Interdependence Invites Us into Covenant
There’s a game where everyone stands in a circle and throws a ball of yarn across the circle, person to… More >
Do You Like to Knit or Crochet?
Join our Shawl Ministry! Do you find making simple patterns comforting and relaxing? The Shawl Ministry makes shawls, lap robes… More >
Plan Your Virtual Attendance at General Assembly
Principles and Purposes to be Debated “As a first-time GA attendee and relatively recent UU, it was a mind-blowing… More >
Want to Become a Worship Associate-Apply by March 31
Worship Associates help lead our Sunday worship services, collaborating with the ministers to reflect on meaning, purpose, and the life… More >
Why Do Members Serve as Pastoral Care Associates?
“Throughout the 18 years I’ve been involved at First Church, I have been truly touched by the many blessings and… More >