In this service of celebration and commemoration, we will recognize current and past board presidents, current and past ministerial associates, as well as current and past staff. Our speakers include Rev. Dr. Stephan Papa, minister emeritus of First Universalist Church which helped found Prairie; Joe Francis; Rev. Lew Dunlap; Michael Meads, Susan Ermisch, and Rev. … Continue reading Come Celebrate Prairie’s 20th Birthday!
Please join us for our Grand 2019 Canvass Kick-Off: Make Dreams Come True – we’re celebrating in true Mardi Gras style! There will be a Mardi Gras parade – ALL AGES are encouraged to don a costume and participate! Traditional Mardi Gras parade costumes include fairies, woodland/mythical creatures, clowns/jesters, and animals. Evening gowns and tuxes – with masks – … Continue reading 2019 Canvass Kick-Off
Service Cancelled for 3/3/19 Dear Prairie members and friends, The timing and cold of this snow storm is predicted to leave the roads treacherous tomorrow morning, with the snow still falling, so it seems best to cancel our service. We will move our Mardi Gras canvass theme and pancake breakfast to next Sunday, March 10. … Continue reading 2019 Canvass Kick-Off – Cancelled
Our Prairie Vision Team will lead the congregation in a conversation and process to develop our dreams as a community. Special music will be provided by Eric Moon and there will be childcare and play for children. Coming of Age and Middle School youth are invited to join the Rev. Jann Halloran in visiting Shorter … Continue reading Dream Sunday
Renew Your Vows Join us in a special service of love at which many of our members will renew their vows with their partners. If you are interested in participating, please contact Rev. Jann, [email protected]. The Prairie Choir, Eric Moon and Bob Rogers will provide special music. Our Fellowship will be a reception with cakes … Continue reading Vow Renewal Service
Melissa Bishop and Rev. Jann Halloran invite us to redefine love in a way that moves us from a superficial understanding to one that entreats us to walk through discomfort and pain order to deeply hear and create relationships that humanize all of us bringing compassion, justice and equity. Dave Lukaszewski and Eric Moon will provide … Continue reading Humanizing Love
Rev. Jann Halloran and Michael Meads will lead a service focused on developing kindness in our relationships. Our 2nd Principle calls us to covenant and affirm justice, equity and compassion in human relations — starting with kindness helps us to achieve all three. The Prairie Band will provide special music. During Learning Hour (11:35 a.m.), … Continue reading The Spiritual Practice of Kindness
Join us for this Service Sunday put on by Prairie’s Justice League. January 27 (Sunday) – Service Sunday Originally scheduled in November, please join us for our next Service Sunday when Prairie will have a shortened service and then will go out in the community to accompany and learn from those needing support. This month’s focus … Continue reading January Service Sunday
MLK Sunday! On this Martin Luther King Sunday, the Rev. Jann Halloran will ask us to recommit ourselves to anti-racism, something we can do personally and as a community. This sermon will build upon the lessons learned from White Fragility, written by Robin Diangelo, which several in the congregation have read and studied. The Prairie … Continue reading Deepening Our Commitment to Anti-Racism
Our First Principle is probably the most beloved by Unitarian Universalists, but detecting the ideal of inherent worth and dignity in day-to-day life can be elusive. Rev. Jann Halloran will explore Anne Lamott’s new book, Almost Everything, Notes on Hope, as a way to remind us about how hope and love can keep us in … Continue reading Inherent Worth and Dignity – In Short Supply?
