Nora Church/Unitarian Universalist

06/15/2026

Special potluck meeting & gathering on June 28th at 10:30 AM.

06/02/2026

*Final Service of the Church Year!*

“Good News: So Much is in Bud”
Rev. Laurie Bushbaum

This phrase comes from a poem by Galway Kinnell, first published in the New Yorker on March 15, 1976. He asks us to look closely at what is beautiful and to consider how necessary it is for each and all beings to know their own beauty. How do we help people and ideas to blossom? Where is the Good News now? What is Blossoming in the midst of so much that is difficult?

As we celebrate the story of our UU Flower Communion, we will meditate upon the power and goodness among us. As usual, bring a flower if you can. I will also bring extras. And if the weather is lovely, consider joining me for a walk in the cemetery afterwards to place flowers on the graves of our beloved friends and family.

Annual Meeting of Nora Church at approximately 11:30 am, followed at about 11:45 with the Mt. Pisqua annual meeting.

Potluck follows.

05/15/2026

Join us this Sunday for service at 10:30, with a light potluck lunch to follow! (Upcoming June 7th Service will be the final service of the church year.)

“Curiosity That Connects”
Guest Speaker: Audrey McCann, M.Div.

We UUs are a curious people. We like answers, explanations, the satisfying click of a puzzle piece sliding into place. But what if our deepest comfort isn’t found in certainty, but in learning to rest inside the question itself—trusting what we cannot name? In this service, we’ll explore how the very curiosity that drives us to observe the world can also trick us into forgetting that we are the world: interdependent, vulnerable, and held by something larger than our understanding. Come practice finding peace not despite the unknown, but within it—as a spiritual act of presence, not passivity.

Audrey McCann is a UU minister-in-formation, religious educator, and community organizer in Minneapolis. As a religious naturalist and relational pluralist, she holds relationship in general—between people, between communities, between humans and the more-than-human world—to be the sacred embodiment of Love. Audrey serves as the Director of Children and Family Ministries at the UU Fellowship of Northfield, MN and the Communications Coordinator for UU Ministry for Earth.

04/30/2026

Welcoming a new speaker to Nora Church this Sunday.
First Sunday service is followed by a potluck!

“Describing The Indescribable” Guest Speaker: Shelley Dugan
What do we mean when we talk about God? Often the idea of “God” is presented as though there is a common understanding and we all agree what it means. Yet there are many different ways to describe the Divine. If you are an agnostic, join us to learn more about what is uncertain. If you are an atheist, join us to learn more about what you don’t believe. If you are a theist, join us to discover how complicated it is to describe the indescribable!

Rev. Shelley Dugan celebrates 30 years as an ordained UU Minister. She has served as chaplain in a variety of settings, including The Minnesota Veterans Home, Hazelden Rehabilitation Center, nursing homes, hospitals, and a level II trauma center. Currently, she provides spiritual care to hospice patients and their families. Rev. Dugan's love of preaching has given her opportunities to meet many different UU congregations. She particularly enjoys the dialogue after the sermon and our UU theology which expects members to bring their experiences and knowledge to the topic at hand. She lives with her husband and pets just outside of Minneapolis, MN

The Board’s proposed budget for our 2026-2027 church year will be presented on May 3, right after the service. If you are not able to be there and would like a copy, please contact Brooke.

Potluck follows the service.
After the potluck on May 3 any willing able bodied walkers are asked to help with road cleanup on our section of Hwy 257. We’re usually done in one hour and each year it seems to be less work. Maybe our effort is setting a good example of caring for our planet? Hope you can join us.

04/23/2026

MAY 1, 2026 May Day Strong! People nationwide will be standing for Workers over Billionaires. Check out: MAY DAY STRONG https://maydaystrong.org for lots of information on how to participate and to learn what all will be happening. You can also text ‘SOLIDARITY’ to number 58910 and then you’ll start receiving updates.

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04/15/2026

“Living in a Mutual World”
Guest Speaker: Rev. Terri Burnor
Sunday, April 19 - 10:30 am Service

All over Minnesota, people are helping neighbors and responding generously in material ways. This kind of support is needed not just now, but always. As we fight the power, what are we building up in its place? Join Rev. Terri to talk about mutuality and community care.

Rev. Terri Burnor (she/her) is Executive Director of MUUSJA (the Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance). She also serves the St. Croix Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Wis-consin as their minister. Terri is a life-long Minne-sotan who lives in St. Paul with her spouse, Brian, and their two dogs, Marvin & Betty.

Fellowship, coffee and brown bag lunch option follows the service.