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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🎧 Missed Sunday's service? We've got you! The sermon, "The Practice of Molting" is now available as a podcast! ✨ 🎙️ Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and don't forget to share it with a friend! www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🎧 Missed Sunday's service? We've got you! The sermon, "Where Does a Humanist Turn?" is now available as a podcast! ✨ 🎙️ Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and don't forget to share it with a friend! www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Join Rev. Steve and the Social Justice Support Team to explore justice work at UCDSM. All are welcome! RSVP: socialjustice@ucdsm.org. Need childcare? Let us know by Wed., 7/22.

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “Attention is a Precious Resource” with Dave Busiek is now live! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝐴𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐚.𝐦. Join us after the service to continue our conversation with longtime Iowa journalist, Dave Busiek.

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “America at 250” with Todd & Oge is now live! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦.- 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝟐𝟓𝟎 Our theme for our July 5 service is America’s 250th birthday. Join us to hear reflections by church members about what our nation’s 250th birthday means to them. 🔗:https://www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm/streams 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐚.𝐦. - 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “Flourishing in Queer Joy” with Members of the Congregation is now live! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “Conditions for Flourshing” with Rev. Steve Sieck is now live! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝐹𝑙𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑟 𝐽𝑜𝑦 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 🔗https://www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐚.𝐦. 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝐴𝑙𝑙𝑦𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 101

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦.- 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 🔗:https://www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm/streams 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐚.𝐦.- 𝐀𝐂𝐋𝐔: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 #universalunitarian #UCDSM #FirstU

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “The Different Faces of Flourishing ” with The Celebrant Team is now live! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Rev. Steve Sieck's Land Acknowledgment from PrideFest Worship

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Capital City Pride this weekend! 🏳️‍🌈 Whether you volunteered at the booth, marched in the parade, helped with setup and cleanup, or stopped by to say hello, we appreciate your time and support. 💗

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “Flourishing in Community” with Rev. Steve Sieck is now live! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦.- 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 🔗 - youtube.com/live/DqhyXJW... 𝐍𝐨 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦- 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 #universalunitarian #UCDSM #FirstU

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Trans Lives Festival is happening this weekend as we kick off the first weekend of June and Pride Month. Come celebrate trans lives and community with us 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝐹𝑙𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 What does it mean to Flourish Together? 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 - youtube.com/live/fQz4iYQ... 𝑁𝑜 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑚 - 𝐴𝑛𝑛𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “Flower Communion” with Rev. Steve Sieck is now live! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝐹𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐚.𝐦. 𝐴𝑛𝑛𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑃𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤 𝑏𝑦 𝐵𝑜𝑎𝑟𝑑

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “Gathered in Remembrance: Held in Hope” with the Celebrant Team is now live! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Sunday’s service recording is now available on YouTube! Because of the internet outage affecting the church and the surrounding neighborhood, we weren’t able to livestream during the service. Thankfully, the service was recorded and has now been uploaded. Watch here: youtu.be/R7gqYH91l5I

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝐺𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑅𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒: 𝐻𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝐻𝑜𝑝𝑒 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm 𝐍𝐨 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦- 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲!

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “Curious Voices: A Youth-Led Awakening” featuring Thea, Penny, and Simon is now live! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑉𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠: 𝐴 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ-𝐿𝑒𝑑 𝐴𝑤𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦.https://www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm No Forum- Ribbon Cutting Ceremony!

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

"𝐓𝐢𝐦'𝐬 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐫" 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 Saturday, May 23rd at 7:00 PM Room 107 Please join the mUUvie discussion group to view and discuss the 2013 documentary, "Tim's Vermeer." youtu.be/94pCNUu6qFY?... RSVP to mUUvie@ucdsm.org Popcorn will be provided. Bring your own drink.

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “A Mother's Love” with Rev. Steve Sieck is now live! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

firstucdsm 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝐩𝐦 🔗https://youtube.com/live/UbiwrdLrtLk?feature=share You’re warmly invited to celebrate the Installation of the Reverend Steve Sieck as Settled Minister at First Unitarian Church of Des Moines on Saturday, May 9, at 1:00 p.m.

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝐴 𝑀𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟'𝑠 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦.https://www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐚.𝐦. 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑢𝑝 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ "𝐷𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚"?

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “Awakening” with Rev. Steve Sieck is now live! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “Open to Life” with Rev. Steve Sieck is now live! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝑂𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐚.𝐦. No forum- Instead, please plan on joining in on the fun of the Fabulously Fun Food Fair Fundraiser!

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

✨New Episode! ✨ 🎙It’s Great to Meet You – Episode 13 features Jamie Seitz, Communications Coordinator at First Unitarian Church of Des Moines 🎧Listen Now: www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis... #universalunitarian #UCDSM #FirstU

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “Our Blue Boat Home – Embracing Possibility” with the Celebrant Team and Green Sanctuary is now live! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “The Risks of Possibility” with Rev. Steve Sieck is now live! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! 🔗https://www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/episodes/19016355

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝐵𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑎𝑡 𝐻𝑜𝑚𝑒- 𝐸𝑚𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 🌎 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐚.𝐦. 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒: 𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑄𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑖𝑠𝑘𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐚.𝐦. 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ, 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑢𝑚𝑎 & 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

✨New Episode! ✨ 🎙𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑌𝑜𝑢 – 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟐 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐀𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 🎧Listen Now: www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “Embracing Possibility” with Rev. Steve Sieck is now live! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/epis...

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝐸𝑚𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm 𝐍𝐨 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦- 𝐄𝐠𝐠 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭!

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

🌟 Our Members in Action! 🌟 This weekend, our incredible members joined hundreds in Des Moines for the No Kings protest, standing up for peace, immigrant rights, and LGBTQ+ equality. From Pappajohn Sculpture Park to the Iowa State Capitol, our members stood together for justice. 💪🏽✊🏽

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

𝐔𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 ✨ 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ, 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑢𝑚𝑎 & 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛: 𝐸𝑚𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑠 & 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑜𝑙𝑑 with Rev. Leslie Takahashi 🗓 Sunday, 4/12 | ⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM 📍 Griffin Hall How can we better understand and respond to trauma—both individually and as a community?

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

"𝐌𝐫. 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲" 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 Watch the trailer here: youtu.be/iJAP8q_iPOw?... Popcorn will be provided. Bring your own drink. RSVP to mUUvie@ucdsm.org to let us know you are coming!

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “To Be Seen and Heard” with Rev. Steve Sieck is now live! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! 🔗https://www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/episodes/18945880

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

🌿 Nature Walk with Centering Nature 📅 March 28 | 🕘 9:00–10:30 a.m. 📍 Gray’s Lake Park, Des Moines (2101 Fleur Dr) 💌 RSVP: centeringnature@ucdsm.org

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦.: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 How does our work of paying attention affect our relationships with others? How might the practice of attention deepen our capacity to love one another? 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm 𝐍𝐨 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦!

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Trans Day of Visibility Celebration Friday, March 27 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Enjoy a free evening of gender-affirming fellowship, refreshments, and self-expression through custom button-making and karaoke sprinkled with justice song singalongs! Come as you are, come when you can, open house.

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Did you miss last Sunday's service? No worries! We've got you! The podcast of “The Work of Attention” with Rev. Steve Sieck is now live! 🎧Listen now wherever you get your podcasts AND share it with a friend, too! 🎙https://www.buzzsprout.com/1609618/episodes/18824858

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First Unitarian Church of Des Moines @firstucdsm.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

More Info at: www.ucdsm.org/trans-lives-festival/ Questions? Email: translivesfestival@ucdsm.org

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