Unitarian Universalist Fellowship & Church of Bismarck-Mandan

Mission

Our mission is to support, challenge, and inspire a sense of purpose and belonging
that calls us to be agents for change in an unjust world.

Vision

With love as our beacon, we are called by our relationships to be a radically inclusive, justice
building people intent on growing intellectually and spiritually.

Announcements

Sunday Services

THE EIGHTH PRINCIPLE PROJECT

April 16th @ 10:30

We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.

Order of Service

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88101175232

Coming up @ the Fellowship

CURIOSITY GUILD

Wednesday, April 21st at 7 pm

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81663640785

This week's discussion material is a chapter from God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World by Stephen Prothero found here.

Please do your very best to read the source materials before you join a discussion. Conversation is richer if we have a shared framework. Each discussion is independent--so attend as you are able. Conversation will also be richer as we build relationships, deepen trust, and connect the dots, so attend as often as you are able.

The Bismarck Unitarian Universalist Fellowship makes every effort to comply with Fair Use Copyright rules. This article or chapter is for educational purposes only and should not be shared. If you value the writing, please consider supporting the author financially as you are able.

SCRIP FUNDRAISER

There's a great video "how to" here.

The way Scrip works is you buy what is essentially a gift card for face value and the company you buy it from donates to the Fellowship--depending on the company, 2-16%. So let's say you buy a $50 card from the Toe Ring Emporium. You can then use the card to buy $50 dollars worth of cunning toe rings. The Toe Ring Emporium will then donate a portion of the sale to the Fellowship. The beauty of the system is that it raises money on things you were going to buy anyway.

The challenge is to go online and learn how to do it and then plan ahead and buy the cards. The advantage is that if you think about other fundraisers we have had, this is a pretty light amount of work--no heavy lifting, no greasy clean up, no committee meetings. Another advantage is the donations come from outside--so not out of your pocket. A third advantage is that you spend the money to get scrip and that hurts, but then when you go to buy something that pain has faded and you feel you have actual gift cards--good deal!

So what happens now?

Contact the office and Marcy will send you an e-mail invitation and you just follow the three step instructions and you're set! Rev. Sollie did it in less than five minutes. She did say that a screen popped up that made it seem like you needed to link your bank account, but that is optional. Although it looks like there will be a small fee if you use a credit card to pay. Do what you are comfortable with. You can choose a physical card (that means they come to Marcy and she has to track you down), an electronic card or in some cases, you can refill a card. Start small and learn the system. We don't have many fundraising options right now and we have dreams to fund. We hope you will take advantage of this fundraiser.

Community Events

SPIRITUALITY & DISABILITY VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Minot State University received grant money to offer a conference on the intersections of spirituality and disabilities and how faith communities can more fully serve disabled people. The conference is entirely virtual and free. The main conference is on Friday, April 16 from 8am - 3pm with an additional session on serving those with dementia on Saturday, April 17 from 9am - 10:30am.

More info here!

HUMANITIES NORTH DAKOTA

Humanities North Dakota offers multiple classes and conversations on everything from the roaring twenties to Lakota 101 to The Odyssey and Moby Dick.

https://www.humanitiesnd.org/events

LITTLE FREE PANTRY

Donations of non-perishable items are needed and greatly appreciated! Please drop off food supplies at Sunday services, by the front door of the UU during the week, or directly in the Pantry anytime. If you are hungry and in need of food, we hope you will take what you need. Thank you!