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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

#grateful to have #colleagues who plan #writingdays to keep us all accountable for actually working!

A table in a coffeeshop with several laptops, books, and cups with warm beverages

Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

From tomorrow's #sermon: "Jesus calls us to true #humility, not to a #humblebrag" Wish me luck as I explain humblebrag to a senior living community! #pastorlife

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

This is reprehensible. We must not stand by while an entire population is starved and terrorized and politicized to death.

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

#Grateful for #colleagues who offer #wise and #helpful #resources. Excited to read this book by Dr. Audrey Davidheiser. You can get a copy of your own on Amazon. #grievingwholeheartedly

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

As a #campcounselor and #paddlesports instructor for over 20 years, I can't remember the last time I capsized unintentionally. And I never go out on the water without my #lifejacket, making sure it's adjusted properly. Be safe on the water, friends, and wear your #PFD! paddling.com/learn/life-j...

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Life Jackets

Got it? Take the 3-Question Quiz! Life Jackets Before you get in the water, make sure you have the most important piece of safety gear - a Personal Flotation Device (PFD), or what's commonly calle...

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

#nature is impressive. I think this is a #blackwillow, but happy to be corrected if someone knows otherwise. #getoutside #summerinwisconsin

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

At some point I will have the capacity to post #insightful and #justiceoriented content. For now, though, enjoy this pic of a little visitor who came to our garden today! I think it's an #americantoad, which is apparently also a type of #frog. #getoutside

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Quote from tomorrow's sermon: "A gospel of exclusion is not the Gospel of Jesus Christ." #truth #justice #godloveseveryone #noexceptions #godislove #expansivechristianity

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

This is horrifying. Can the UN send in weapons inspectors?

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Muskrat 8647 @muskratjohn.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

That or human traficking…

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The Daily Edge @thedailyedge.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

In January 1933, Hitler was sworn in as the chancellor of Germany. In April 1933, he began purging Jewish and also Socialist judges, lawyers, and other court officers from their professions. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...

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Law and Justice in the Third Reich

After the Nazi rise to power in 1933, the German system of justice underwent "coordination" (alignment with Nazi goals). Learn more about law and justice in the Third Reich.

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

This headline is nonsensical. White supremacist rhetoric has bred more violence in the United States than any other form of rhetoric.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 17/04/2025

Nearly 10,000 Palestinians are in Israeli custody, including 3,500 administrative detainees held without charge or trial. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/i17lad

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

By defying the Supreme Court’s order to return Abrego Garcia from El Salvador, Trump is laying the groundwork to do the same to U.S. citizens. Now is the time to speak out — before there is no one left to speak. We are on a path towards dictatorship.

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

We didn't have #palms in #worship today. Instead, I brought an assortment of #bandanas to wave as we celebrated Jesus' #triumphalentry into Jerusalem, then I preached on the power dynamics of #clothing. #resist #pastorlife #todaysoffice

A bunch of bandanas of various designs, including sunflowers, stained glass, tie dye, and rainbows with unicorns!

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Today our neighborhood #sandhillcrane showed up for the first time this spring! Support the International Crane Foundation to continue supporting many species of this amazing bird. savingcranes.org/donate/

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Donate - International Crane Foundation

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skurbanfarmer.bsky.social @skurbanfarmer.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

SO. Please vote. I voted for: ✅ Judge Susan Crawford for WI Supreme Court ✅ Jill Underly for State Superintendent of Public Instruction ✅ No on the constitutional amendment-it is another attempt at voter suppression in disguise

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Dear Wisconsin: please #vote! And please, for the love of #democracy, don't vote for the supreme court candidate who is literally buying votes illegally. In-person voting is on Tues 4/1. Find your polling place and what's on your ballot at myvote.wi.gov.

Selfie of me with an "I voted" sticker enjoying some warm weather after early voting last week.

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

The Wisconsin Council of Churches has been a national leader in faith-based public health since the start of COVID. They just lost a multi-year federal grant supporting these initiatives and a dedicated staff member. Donate so they can continue their critical work! www.wichurches.org/donate

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Donate — Wisconsin Council of Churches

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Wisconsin residents are receiving text messages from a (202) D.C. area code, falsely urging them not to vote in the upcoming election. These messages are not legitimate.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 26/03/2025

"Silence is not just complicity; it is consent. And so, the bombs keep falling, and the Palestinians remain what the world has allowed them to become: numbers." — #AJOpinion by Hassan Abo Qamar ⤵️

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Israel’s genocide continues, and Palestinians remain ‘numbers’

The world’s indifference to Palestinian suffering allows Israel to destroy us and our homeland with impunity.

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

All right, friends. Needed to take a little break for family stuff and self-care. Back again to encourage all of us to support those things that help make the world a better place. Watch here for suggestions for donating and getting involved!

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Javen Swanson 🏳️‍🌈 @javenswanson.com · 06/03/2025

Trump calls it a "little disturbance"—his tariffs that will drive up prices and squeeze working people. "There will be a little disturbance, but we’re OK with that." White America has always been "OK with that" as long as the suffering lands harder on Black, brown, and immigrant communities. 1/

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

This has been a good #sermon #writing day! #greeknewtestament #lexicon #pastorlife Have been on vacation, more suggestions on how to make the world a better place coming up this week...

5 books relating to Greek and the Bible, with my laptop screen in the background

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it is—this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Medical research is critical, especially now, and especially for rare diseases. Consider supporting Huntington's Disease Society of America! There's a major fundraiser to benefit the organization this weekend in Madison WI, coordinated by my friend @shanaverstegen.bsky.social wisconsin.hdsa.org

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We are excited to announce that Amy Gray has joined our organization as the new President and Chief Executive Officer.

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I am proud to be affiliated with the Wisconsin Council of Churches, one of many plaintiffs suing the federal government so that places of worship can continue to be sanctuaries, as they always have been throughout human history. Please support them, or any of the other plaintiffs. www.wichurches.org

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Wisconsin Council of Churches

Connecting churches in Wisconsin through courage, justice, and holy imagination.

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Today's donation recommendation: If you are eligible, please give blood. #americanredcross #donateblood #powerred

A partial selfie showing my Red Cross donor name tag with a Power Red sticker, and some Red Cross staffers in the background.

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Music heals. It creates community, fosters peace, brings hope, & is most necessary in these times. Support access to music through your local community choir or orchestra, or via this scholarship to The Chorus of Westerly, established in honor of my cousin Beth. ci.ovationtix.com/35378/store/...

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AudienceView Professional

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

As a former #Lutheran, I know the church can be terrifying. I also know Lutherans aren't terrorists or money launderers, contrary to this administration's claims. Most try genuinely to love & welcome their neighbors. Consider supporting www.globalrefuge.org & their efforts at refugee resettlement.

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Global Refuge | Welcome & hope since 1939

For more than 80 years, Global Refuge has provided the resources, guidance, and community to help provide a way forward.

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Even when things are overwhelming, people are seeking solutions to our problems. Support cancer research: donate to my spouse's team in this fundraiser event. Proceeds go to Carbone Cancer Center, Madison WI, where my mom has received treatment for 3.5+ years. give.wiscmedicine.org/fundraiser/6...

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Curl vs. Cancer 2025

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Friends - the world is in a tailspin and it's hard to know what to do. Call members of congress, protest, and do not comply in advance. Also, financially support causes that are important to you. I'll post some suggestions, starting with what is close to me personally, and expanding out from there.

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Thanks for the follows,! One thing I don't love about Bluesky is how many folks use ambiguous names. If I don't know anything about you, I probably haven't followed you. We don't need to know each other IRL, but let's make a connection... Once I know you're not a troll, I'll follow you back!

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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 28/01/2025

Folks are asking what we can do about all of Trump’s chaotic & cruel orders. Republicans run the House & Senate & refuse to work with Democrats. We NEED to make our voices heard. If you or family live in GOP areas, call your elected officials & shame them into reversing course.

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Today's mood. Lit #fireplace intentionally included in the background. #justice #equalrights #wehaveworktodo💪🏽 #MLKday

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

ICE is planning immigration raids starting Tuesday. Please amplify.

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Sometimes you get to catch up with a friend over a flight of wine! #pastorlife #todaysoffice #buildingrelationships

Image of four glasses of various wines for tasting

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United Church of Christ @unitedchurch.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

We are grateful President Biden recently transferred 11 men from Guantanamo to begin their lives anew. But the work is not done. Take action to urge President Biden to follow through on his promise to close Guantanamo Bay Prison. 👉🏽 Send a letter with one click: ow.ly/WqeQ50UCNeI

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

President Jimmy Carter has passed away at the age of 100. He was a symbol of what is best about America: kindness, compassion, duty and service. He will be missed, most of all by those who long for a return of that kind of country, led by a man with such strength of character.

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Must be time for #holiday cards! If you want one from me, send your address 🌲

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Today I discovered a cabinet full of #choirmusic. If you look closely, you'll see that many of the files date from the 1950s. The most recent file I found was from 1980! #interimministry #pastorlife #todaysoffice

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I am thoroughly impressed by whoever made this #holidaylights display in the ER of the #hospital where I work! #chaplainlife #todaysoffice

A string of Christmas lights where each bulb has been placed inside a prescription bottle, and the whole thing is strung up across the front desk of a hospital ER.

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