Seeking Truth, Building Community, and Promoting Justice
Welcoming Congregation
We are a welcoming congregation that seeks to be a spiritual home for people of free faith. We value the full range of human diversity, including race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, affectional/sexual orientation, age, national origin, socioeconomic status, and ability.
We acknowledge that we gather on the traditional and sacred land of the Anishinaabe and Dakota people. In honor of their stewardship throughout the generations, we commit ourselves to protecting that land and working to mitigate the effects of climate change.
The St. Cloud Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is a small religious community serving the central Minnesota area. We are a welcoming congregation and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association which has more than one thousand congregations in the United States and Canada.
Our denomination has a shared set of shared values and principles to guide us rather than a prescribed creed. Each individual has an opportunity to seek their own spiritual path. Our efforts and growth are encouraged through intellectual, aesthetic, supportive and spiritual programs and activities and through discussions among members and friends.
If you are seeking an open and welcoming religious environment, please visit us and share in our fellowship.
Sunday Services
We meet at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings from September through May. The services usually include music, a presentation by Rev. Phillip Lund or other speaker, and a chance to respond to the presentation. Casual dress is common and the service is less formal than many churches. Visitors are welcome.
On two select Sundays of each month from September to May, a Children’s Religious Education (CRE) experience, based on UU Principles, is offered for children and youth ages 5 – 16. Recent topics have included: Cultivating Compassion, Building Belonging, Nurturing Gratitude, Choosing Hope, and Meditation. Occasionally we go on a Sunday field trip, and last year we attended a Catholic Mass and visited a Hindu Temple.
A “CRE Corner” in the Sanctuary has quiet games and activities for youngsters to enjoy during the other Sundays of the month. “Time for Children” story time is offered early in most services and a nursery is available for infants and toddlers.
Sunday Services & Events
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MARCH 2026
10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 1: A Unitarian Universalist Approach to Paying Attention – Rev. Phillip Lund
From Ralph Waldo Emerson’s insistence on self-reliance to Henry David Thoreau’s experiences on Walden Pond to the interdependent web of all existence, paying attention has been an important part of Unitarian Universalist history and theology. This service will explore how UUs have practiced the spiritual discipline of attention.
Children’s Activity: Louise Goetz explores the concept of developing resilience through community with the use of songs, stories, and games with the youngsters,. Nursery Care is available for the younger children.
10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 8: From Fork to Forest: Why we can't solve the climate crisis without changing how we eat – Anna Larsson and Nicola Philpott (Daylight Savings Time Begins Today. Spring Forward!)
Even if we stop using fossil fuels today, emissions from our food system would still cause the earth to exceed targets. This lively presentation discusses the under-appreciated impact our food system has on climate and the environment. Learn actions you can take at your very next meal to start changing things for the better.
Children’s Activity: Youngsters are invited to enjoy the Bright Bulb Kidz Korner or the Nursery with Ms. Shumey.
10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 15: Touching the Earth – Myo-O Habermas-Scher
The story goes like this: When the Buddha realized complete, unsurpassed enlightenment, the first thing he did was to touch the earth. Touching the earth, we affirm that we are human and interconnected with all beings. At this time of upheaval and war, confusion, pain and heartbreak, what is it for us to touch the earth together?
Children’s Program (CRE): Paying Attention. Louise Goetz introduces the concept of paying attention through songs, stories, and games. Nursery Care is available for the younger children.
10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 22: To Make the World Come Alive – Rev. Phillip Lund
The world is always inviting us to pay deeper attention to its subtle and not-so-subtle wonders. “Paying attention,” says Robin Wall Kimmerer, “is a form of reciprocity with the living world, receiving the gifts with open eyes and open heart.” This morning we’ll consider the ways we can be more present to the wonders of the interdependent web of all existence and to embracing possibilities.
Children’s Activity: Youngsters are invited to enjoy the Bright Bulb Kidz Korner or the Nursery with Ms. Shumey.
10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 29: "The Others" – Christopher Lehman
Professor Lehman will reflect on how we are called to notice people. Paying attention means having awareness of your surroundings and of those in need in your surroundings. That way we can stop "othering" and instead see everyone as "one of us."
Children’s Program (CRE): Paying Attention. Children will continue to focus on paying attention through songs, stories, and games, guided by Mary Ness. Nursery Care is available for the younger children.