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Please join us in welcoming Rev. Karen Van Fossan. UU Minister and author of “The Fire at the Center: Solidarity, Whiteness, and Becoming a Water Protector” Rev. Van Fossan takes readers behind the scenes of the Dakota Access Pipeline conflict, to penitentiaries where prisoners of war have carried the movement onward, to the jail cell where she was held for protesting Line 3, to a reimagining of decolonized family constellations, and to moments of collective hope and strength.

Speaker or Performer: Rev. Karen Van Fossan Date of Delivery: June 30, 2019 Celebration ReflectionPlease join us for these special events on Sunday, June 30, as we celebrate four years of shared ministry with Rev. Karen Van Fossan. She is heading to Fargo to begin a PhD program, where she plans to study pastoral counseling in the context of decolonization. We will miss her very much -- and will send her on her journey with our blessings and our love! Called by Justice,Transformed by Lovewith Rev. Karen Van FossanIn Karen's last service as our minister, she will reflect on the transformations she has witnessed -- and experienced -- in our shared community, as we have served together in ways we never imagined when we began.Video version:https://youtu.be/eQu6kZVyum0

Speaker or Performer: Rev. Karen Van Fossan, Ronya Galligo-Hoblit, Mary Wilson Date of Delivery: May 12, 2019 Inspired by Lakota and Wiccan traditions, this service will honor Mother/Grandmother Earth through music, words, ritual, and shared practice. The first Mother's Day was dedicated to peace and nonviolence, and today's services will invite the embodiment of peace within and among us. Karen and Ronya are beloved writers and mental health practitioners who bring years of experience creating spaces of healing and beauty.Video version:https://youtu.be/aUWVvoP-6JIWe are Grateful for:Laughter and SillinessBirdsongGetting to know the prairieBeatrice RamdhaniA big smile, warm sun, child’s cry, a gentle wind all touching meKittens, my husband, love, LifeThe females in my lifeInner peaceAmazing FriendsHelp and Wisdom from KarenYour love and supportWisdomMy partner in life…KenFeeding hungry people that have no money or place to liveCommunityGrandmothers available to raise grandsons From my mother, music and singing to my childrenThe source of life, which lives within me and youLove isn’t so pure and innocent as we idealized when we were children.Yet as adults we’ve learned that it does endure, and that it does grow.Since a new door has opened, I can feel light, happiness and love flowing toward me.Experience in nature has taught me to not be afraid of spiders or snakes, much to thedisappointment of those who try to scare me.The gift of Forgiveness, self and othersLove is patient and kindBreath

Callings work in mysterious ways. Karen Van Fossan is a minister at the Unitarian Universalist church in Bismarck. She visited the StoryCorps mobile recording booth this past summer with her best friend, Peter Huff. In this excerpt, we learn about how the protests to the Dakota Access Pipeline, which threatens the water supply of the Standing Rock Reservation and beyond, shaped her ministry. StoryCorps is a national initiative to record and collect stories of everyday people. Excerpts were selected and produced by Prairie Public. Thanks Basin Electric Power Cooperative of Bismarck for helping sponsor the StoryCorps visit to North Dakota. Ashley Thornberg edited this excerpt.

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan & Friends Date of Delivery: October 28, 2018 Sunday, October 28 at 10:30 AM 12:30 PMSpeakers: Dee Hendriks, Mary Wilson, Ronya Galligo-Hoblit, Rev. Karen Van Fossan, FriendsWe all have ancestors. We come from the countless generations that have given us life. Some of us have grown up with cultural practices of honoring these ancestors; some come from backgrounds that have all but lost these practices. In this multi-generational service, we will draw on cultural traditions that are alive within this UU community, in order to honor our ancestors and lost loved ones. The spirit will be one of reverence and connection across the generations.You are invited to bringpictures or other memorabiliato represent your ancestors or other lost loved ones.Video version:https://youtu.be/qQpXs3g79J0

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan, Bismarck Mandan UU Minister Date of Delivery: March 11, 2018 Speaker: Rev. Karen Van FossanFacilitator: Jeremiah VeachIn our UU tradition, we are held together more by the agreements we make than by a common creed or doctrine. What agreements have we made about who–and how–we will be together? What agreements might we yet make? How do these agreements, these covenants, express our faith and conviction?Our minister, Karen Van Fossan, is a writer, activist, foster mom, and lover of the river.Video version:https://youtu.be/qON5PpQJqTg

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan Date of Delivery: February 11, 2018 Speaker: Rev. Karen Van FossanFacilitators: Seth JohnsonFor thousands of years, in cultures around the world, children have grown into adulthood through coming of age ceremonies, challenges, and celebrations. How do we understand this passage in our own time and place? What's been lost? What can we envision from here?Rev. Karen Van Fossan, whom we recently ordained in an inspiring celebration, has been serving as our minister for 2 1/2 years. She is a licensed counselor, social justice activist, and proud foster mom and honorary grandma.Video version:

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan et al Date of Delivery: December 3, 2017 December 3, 2017A Community ConversationEvery Sunday, we reference the Seven Principles printed on the back of your order of service. They guide our congregation and the greater UU community. In fact, for the next two years, UUs around the world are invited by the Unitarian Universalist Association to re-imagine the Seven Principles: Is seven enough? Too many? Are we saying it all? Saying too much? In this seven-month series, our local UU Program Team would like to hear from you: What do the Principles mean to you? Which one has impacted you the most? What would you change if you could?We're kicking off the Seven Principles discussion series on December 3rd with the Sixth Principle: The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all. If you are interested in participating in a discussion on one of the Seven Principles, please get in touch with Claire Lowstuter, Janis Cheney, Liz Anderson, or Karen Van Fossan. We look forward to collaborating with you!Video version:https://youtu.be/hDQHSypNbcI

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan Date of Delivery: November 26, 2017 Our minister, Karen Van Fossan, invites you to join us, as she gives us a sneak preview of the major sermon she will deliver in Boston in December, when she sees the Ministerial Fellowship Committee (MFC). Many traditions expect their people to undergo a quest, take a test, or otherwise demonstrate their readiness to serve. In our UU tradition, ministers must face -- and receive a pass from -- the MFC, to demonstrate their ability to serve. Please join us as we cheer Karen on!Karen Van Fossan graduated from seminary and began serving as our minister in 2015. She is a writer, activist, pastoral counselor, and devoted foster mom.Video version:https://youtu.be/ikzGt2xDOZY

Speaker or Performer: Leah Hargrove Date of Delivery: October 15, 2017 Note: there is no audio for the first 20 secondsDescription: Youth in our communities have asked for support in making inter-cultural friendships in Bismarck-Mandan. Our response has been a vibrant, interactive Wednesday night youth program (coming soon!) that features drumming, cooking, games, and art -- all with attention to intercultural understandings and expressions. Join us this Sunday for a conversation about the values, challenges, and surprises of intercultural collaborations.Leah Hargrove serves as director of Bismarck Global Neighborsacred Pipe Resource Center, and Karen Van Fossan serves as our ministerVideo version:https://youtu.be/g-dHw8EO7J4

Speaker or Performer: Johnnie Aseron and Karen Van Fossan Date of Delivery: June 4, 2017 When we collaborate in a genuine way, we ourselves are transformed -- emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. Johnnie and Karen will share and invite experiences of collaboration across cultures, a crucial practice in our time. A friend of the congregation, Johnnie Aseron serves as executive director of the Inter-Nā tional Initiative for Transformative Collaboration (INITC), an indigenous-led organization that explores what it means to be a human being, both traditionally and today. Karen Van Fossan, our minister, is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has supported UU entities across the country to enter into transformative collaboration with INITC.

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan, Bismanuu minister Date of Delivery: April 23, 2017 Every tradition has stories that shape and sustain. In the Unitarian Universalist tradition, our stories have not been gathered into one distinct text, so telling our stories aloud becomes a must for collective memory. Why do we light a chalice? What is the origin of our seven principles? What is a fellowship compared to a church? Were we the first to ordain women - or not? Our path is not only wide; it is also long. Come enjoy the stories that shape who we are - and who we may yet be.Karen Van Fossan graduated from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in 2015, and has been serving as the minister for the Bismarck Mandan UU congregation since August 2015. She is a foster mom, pastoral counselor, writer, and social justice advocate.Video Version: https://youtu.be/awESpn5drLE

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan, Bismanuu minister Date of Delivery: March 19, 2017 What gives you inspiration? What opens your heart, nourishes your body, and brings presence to your mind? In this exploration of spiritual/inspirational practices across the ages, we will be invited into wholeness, sustenance, and deepening compassion for others and ourselves.Karen Van Fossan graduated from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in 2015, and has been serving as the minister for the Bismarck Mandan UU congregation since August 2015. She is a foster mom, pastoral counselor, writer, and social justice advocate.Video version:

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan, Bismarck Mandan UU Minister Date of Delivery: February 19, 2017 There comes a time when silence is betrayal, said Martin Luther King, Jr. During challenging times, voices of faith and conviction can grow hoarse or tired. How can we say what we need to say? How can we sustain our voices over time? How can our voices make any real difference in the world?Featuring a special performanceof the popular Women's March song, Quiet,by the local Attagirls Choir.Karen Van Fossan graduated from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in 2015, and has been serving as the minister for the Bismarck Mandan UU congregation since August 2015. She is a foster mom, pastoral counselor, writer, and social justice advocate.Video Version:https://youtu.be/Mc_YO5jkiAs

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan, Bismarck Mandan UU Minister Date of Delivery: January 29, 2017 Everyone makes mistakes, but it can be tough to forgive ourselves. Sometimes it's not just our mistakes we have trouble forgiving, but our basic human limitations. How do we let go of who were going to be? How do we extend compassion to ourselves? How do we come home to who we are?Karen Van Fossan graduated from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in 2015, and has been serving as the minister for the Bismarck Mandan UU congregation since August 2015. She is a foster mom, pastoral counselor, writer, and social justice advocate.Video version:https://youtu.be/5QSbxZfL8UQ

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan Date of Delivery: November 6, 2016 In difficult times like the ones we're often in these days, joy can feel fleeting. During this service, we will welcome ourselves and one another back to our senses, where joy waits to be rediscovered. All are welcome to join us for this journey through sight, sound, smell, touch, and even taste. We hope you will leave nourished, connected, and renewed. Also, in honor ofVeteran's Day, JP Holmes will share a poem for veterans and survivors of wars.Karen Van Fossan graduated from United Theological Seminar of the Twin Cities in 2015, and has been serving as minister for the Bismarck Mandan UU congregation for over a year. She is a foster mom, pastoral counselor, and advocate for children and their families.Video Version:youtu.be/OETySCi1bJ0

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan Date of Delivery: October 16, 2016 Often a child’s first word is NO. But it’s not often encouraged. How we understand, say, and respond to “No” can shape who we are at all levels. What’s the connection between saying “No” and the capacity for “Yes”? What’s the role of the community in making space for “No”?Karen Van Fossan graduated from United Theological Seminar of the Twin Cities in 2015, and has been serving as minister for the Bismarck Mandan UU congregation for over a year. She is a foster mom, pastoral counselor, and advocate for children and their families.video version:https://youtu.be/Acd9ILBLf2U

Speaker or Performer: Don Morrison, Karen Van Fossan, and Friends Date of Delivery: June 19, 2016 This year, Father’s Day coincides with Bismarck-Mandan’s LGBTQ Pride Fest. Join us for an authentic reflection on the fathers and father figures—of any gender—in our lives. Images of fathers have changed dramatically in our lifetimes. Where is “fatherhood” going next; where would we like it to go? Don Morrison, a dad, is chair of our Program Team. Karen Van Fossan, a single foster mom, is our minister.

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan & Friends Date of Delivery: May 8, 2016 HONESTLY, MOTHER'S DAYMother's: Ronya Hoblit, Bonnie Palecek, and Karen Van FossanSome of us love Mother's Day. Others of us can't stand it. In a refreshingly honest look at Mother's Day, four soul-friends share the truth as they know it about relationships with Mother Earth, their children, their grandchildren, their elders, and themselves.The presenters are 2/3 of a multi-cultural collective that takes on social justice in the context of relationships. Ronya Hoblit is a long-time member of the congregation, and Karen Van Fossan is our minister.Video Version: https://youtu.be/AJ96BQZIQNM

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan, Bismarck Mandan UU Minister Date of Delivery: April 17, 2016 With reverence for the interdependent web of all existence, many of us wonder about the future of our planet. What might a world based on reverence look like? What's the connection between our healing and the earth's?A long-time member of our congregation, Karen Van Fossan began serving as our minister last fall. She also serves the larger community as a pastoral counselor and advocate for the prevention of child abuse.Facilitator: Colleen ReinkeCopy and paste the below link in your browser to see the video version:https://youtu.be/bJgkC23zpjk

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan Date of Delivery: March 20, 2016 Our UU tradition practices plurality, which means we expect and honor diversity in moral discernment.Still, in the midst of this diversity, we hold similar core values, as articulated by our seven UU principles. How do we get from personal freedom to collective responsibility--and back again? How do we balance I' and we?A long-time member of our congregation, Karen Van Fossan began serving as our minister last fall. She also serves the larger community as a pastoral counselor and advocate for the prevention of child abuse.Children DedicationIn our UU tradition, the child dedication is a time to honor children in our congregation and publicly voice our support for them as beloved members of our community.Facilitator: Molly GoebelVideo Version: https://youtu.be/MxHAK3cqvOQ

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan, Bismarck Mandan UU Minister Date of Delivery: February 28, 2016 BUMPER STICKER THEOLOGY THE FUTURE OF OUR FAITH (REPRISE)Karen Van Fossan, MinisterIf you could put all your beliefs and principles into just one bumper sticker, what would it say? Would it be exactly like your neighbor's, your co-worker's, your best friend's? What does our UU faith mean, when we each have a right to our own bumper sticker? Or to no bumper sticker at all? Together, we will consider a shared vision of Unitarian Universalism, even while--and because--we do not always agree.A long-time member of our congregation, Karen Van Fossan began serving as our minister last fall. She also serves the larger community as a pastoral counselor and advocate for the prevention of childhood abuse.See attached power point program which starts at 1:43 into the program.Upon clicking the ppt link, it will download(see your download folder), click on the ppt icon to play the power point.

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan & Friends Date of Delivery: January 17, 2016 COMING TO BE: ON RACIAL JUSTICEKaren Van Fossan, MinisterSandra Bercier, Ronya Hoblit, Mylinda Ogundipe, Victor Ogundipe, Bonnie PalecekIn honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a multi-cultural collective of writers and friends will present a live radio play that considers racial justice in the context of relationships. Informed by various traditions, including Unitarian Universalism, the group hopes to inspire empathy, accountability, and authenticity.This creative collective includes Ronya Hoblit, longtime member of our congregation, and Karen Van Fossan, our minister. All members of the collective are community leaders working toward systems change and social justice.

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan, Bismarck Mandan UU Minister Date of Delivery: October 18, 2015 HOW DO WE HEAL?Karen Van Fossan, UU MinisterMany of the world’s religious traditions seek to understand and alleviate human suffering; suffering being hurt or in pain, remains one of the recurring themes of human life. Often, along with suffering, we also show great resilience , the capacity to survive and even thrive. What does healing look like? How does healing happen?A long-time member of our congregation, Karen Van Fossan recently began serving as our minister, after graduating from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities this year. In addition to her ministerial duties, she serves the larger community as a pastoral counselor and advocate for the prevention of childhood abuse.For YouTube video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxeGOTyMnDI

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossan, Bismarck Mandan UU Minister Date of Delivery: September 27, 2015 In our Bismarck-Mandan community, some of us understand Unitarian Universalism as our religion. Others affirm our tradition because it supports us to be spiritual without being religious. Still others claim our tradition as an essential source of meaning, looking for neither religion nor spirituality. What do we need from each other -- and ourselves -- to thrive in this community together? A long-time member of our congregation, Karen Van Fossan recently began serving as our minister, after graduating from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities this year. In addition to her ministerial duties, she serves the larger community as a pastoral counselor, psychotherapist, and advocate for the prevention of childhood abuse. This is her first sermon in her new role with us.YouTube video: https://youtu.be/a1Cnfoh3E4c

Speaker or Performer: Karen Van Fossen Date of Delivery: March 15, 2015 Wealth Addiction--Really?Karen Van FossanIs wealthaddiction a real phenomenon afflicting millionaires and billionaires in particular?Ifwealthaddictionis real, what, if anything, can those of us who struggle for economic justice do from here?SeasonedUU congregation member, Karen Van Fossan is a writer, licensed counselor, advocate for children, andseminarian -- due to graduate in April of this year.Note: Please download the Powerpoint document first to follow along with the Program.