The Mooncoin Ceili Dancers (1976-2026) will be demonstrating and teaching some Irish social dances. Mooncoin has done more than 400 performances over the past 50 years, in multiple states in the US, and in Ireland, including several performances at Pilgrim House. Mooncoin currently has three PH members performing with the group. We invite attendees to … Continue reading The Mooncoin Ceili Dancers
Oleksii Nedovba, Executive director, will share how the Ukrainian American Community Center unites and empowers the community through humanitarian aid, community services, and the advancement of Ukrainian history, culture, and heritage.
Note that this program will begin at 10:00 am rather than our usual 10:15.and concludes at 11:30Join us at Pilgrim House for a live stream of the Sunday morning program from the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly. There will be wonderful music, greetings from UUA congregations across the country, and a service led by Rev Jen … Continue reading General Assembly Sunday Program – Live from Louisville!
Bring flowers from your garden to add to the fellowship bouquet, reflecting the beauty of our diversity and what each of us individually brings to it. Take home a flower from the fellowship bouquet representing what the fellowship gives back to each of us. The Flower Celebration as it is celebrated today by Unitarian Universalist … Continue reading Flower Communion and Annual Meeting
Ricardo Levins Morales is an artist and organizer based in Minneapolis. His work is widely used by grassroots movements, organizations and communities. He’s the author of The Land Knows the Way: Eco-Social Insights for Liberation, a collection of political medicines – gathered and gleaned from six decades of trickster art and activism, the long history … Continue reading Ricardo Levins Morales: The Land Knows the Way
Jackie Reis is president of the League of Women Voters (LWV) of the White Bear Lakearea, which includes Arden Hills, and second vice president of the Minnesota LWV.Jackie will describe the history and current work of the League, at the national, state,and local levels; discuss today’s challenges to our electoral system and democracy; andoffer some … Continue reading White Bear Lake League of Women Voters
We’ve covered a lot of ground exploring “Activism in an Age of Compassion Fatigue” this year, from broad-level politics to conversations close to home. To wrap up, we’ll review some highlights and try a few new practices to support us in what lies ahead. Soup Sunday follows the program.
Amid escalating anti-trans political and religious violence, many people are seeking deeper understanding of transgender lives and experiences in an effort to strengthen their advocacy and allyship. In this program, First Universalist Trans Community Minister Seth Anderson-Matz (he/him) offers a theological framework for approaching trans solidarity as relational as opposed to conceptual, illuminating the wisdom … Continue reading Encountering Others: A Trans Theology of Solidarity
Essayist/saxophonist Richard Terrill and pianist Larry McDonough return to Pilgrim House with a program of music and the spoken word in honor of Earth Day.
Connecting Through the Struggle We will continue our exploration of this year’s theme, “Activism in an Age of Compassion Fatigue,” by bringing the questions closer to home. In a world that seems intent on dividing us from one another, how can we connect across differences when so much is at stake? Is it possible to … Continue reading Rev. Leslie Mills – Activism in the Age of Compassion Fatigue – Part IV
