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Text of past sermons can be accessed by clicking here
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You can view this year’s “Orders of Service” by clicking here
Sunday, November 2, 2025
Forum (9:30am)
Trans Northland
(Woven Basket recipient for November)
Trans Northland is a community-based, 501c3 registered non-profit organization that aims to build a thriving community where people who are transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, two spirit, genderqueer, gender diverse, and gender expansive are safe from violence, harassment, and discrimination; valued for all of who they are; and have an equitable place in the larger community. Specifically, Trans Northland focuses on providing three primary services to the transgender community and its allies: support, resources and connection. https://www.transnorthland.org/
To join the Forum presentation on your computer or smartphone, click here. You can also type in the following info to join: Zoom Meeting ID 985 3565 2576 Passcode 123 or to join by phone call 1-646-568-7788 then enter ID 985 3565 2576 (no passcode needed).
Worship Service (10:30am)
Meandering Toward Gratitude
An exploration of gratitude and the practices that encourage it. Presented by the Rev. Dr. Carol Hepokoski, a retired Unitarian Universalist minister, having served several congregations, including Rochester MN and in Virginia on the Iron Range. She was the professor of Ethics at our seminary in Chicago, Meadville Lombard, where she taught across the curriculum. She began her ministry over 4 decades ago with an internship with this congregation and later served as part-time interim minister between the ministries of Ben Bortin and Karen Gustafson. She summers at her cabin on the Iron Range and migrates south to Duluth for the winters. She has two grown sons, one in San Francisco and one in Oslo, Norway, where she has a 6 year granddaughter.
ZOOM: To join on your computer or smartphone click here to start Zoom or enter Meeting ID: 966 3267 0535 then passcode: 712244. To join via your phone only: dial 1-646-568-7788 and enter Meeting ID 966 3267 0535, then passcode 712244. If you are from another region, find your local number. NOTE: This is a NEW Zoom link, ID number, and passcode in effect until the end of December 2025. If you would like to access the folder with the “Order of Service” document, please click this link and navigate to the current week.
Woven Basket: To support our congregation's mission, please contribute to the Operating Fund and Woven Basket via SimpleGive. The Woven Basket recipient for November is Trans Northland. Trans Northland is a community-based, 501c3 registered non-profit organization that aims to build a thriving community where people who are transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, two spirit, genderqueer, gender diverse, and gender expansive are safe from violence, harassment, and discrimination; valued for all of who they are; and have an equitable place in the larger community. Specifically, Trans Northland focuses on providing three primary services to the transgender community and its allies: support, resources and connection.
Come, come, whoever you are.
Come In. Connect with yourself, your spirit, and an inclusive community.
Begin. Embark on a free and responsible search for truth and meaning.
Be with us. Together, we will be a force for good in this broken world.
We are Diverse Thinkers
We need not think alike to love alike. We are people of many beliefs and backgrounds: people with a religious background, people with none, people who believe in a God, people who don’t, and people who just let the mystery be. We seek to welcome you just as you are: your whole self, with all your truths and your doubts, your fears and your hopes.
We Support Each Other
From infancy to old age, we support each other’s paths as we seek to live lives of integrity, compassion, commitment, and joy. We help each other learn and grow as we explore our faiths, our identities, and our world.
We Act for Justice
We have a legacy of “deeds not creeds.” Our work for a better world calls us to harness love’s power to stop oppression. From grassroots community organizing to state, national, and corporate advocacy; in protest marches, prayer vigils, and press conferences; in homeless shelters and in prisons, we are called to put our faith into action.
We Serve
Service is at the core of our faith. We are called to make a positive difference in the world. We partner with, and advocate for, people and organizations in need of support. We live our values out loud.
Your Journey in Faith Starts Here
Are you ready to learn more? We invite you to get to know our faith community. As you explore our website and learn more about us, feel free to contact us with your questions. We look forward to meeting you and helping you find what you need.