Thanksgiving: A Feast with Strangers
Join us for our Thanksgiving celebration. Please bring food items for our Parade of Food collection.
Speaker: Rev. Eva Cameron
Festival Sunday: Day of the Dead
Our annual honoring of those who have gone before us. This service is for all ages. Please bring a picture or small item to add to our altar for those who you would like to honor. You may also bring flowers, or other decorations. This reflective time will be followed by a Halloween Party for the children.
Covenanting Sunday
Join us as we celebrate our Covenant with each other. I will speak a bit about the origins of being a Covenantal faith, and what it means to us today. We will be gathering and growing our Ministry Focus Team Orange: Pastoral Care.
Forgiveness is the Attribute of the Strong
In honor of the Jewish tradition of Yom Kipper, once a year we pause and reflect on the spiritual practice of repentance and forgiveness. Gandhi wrote, “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” How can we build our strength, to succeed in this task. We will be gathering and growing our Ministry … Continue reading Forgiveness is the Attribute of the Strong
The Unitarians and Democracy
Just why is it that UU’s are so interconnected with the ideas of democracy and the democratic process? We will explore some of our UU history, and what it means to us today as we prepare for the upcoming election. We will be gathering and growing our Ministry Focus Team Lavender-Living Democracy
Homecoming Sunday
Join us this Sunday for stories of our living faith and the Teacher Dedication. Celebration Associate: John Miller
Revival and Water Communion
!!!! PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION DUE TO FLOODING!!! Please join us for a fun filled day of activities at the CVUU (not at Black Hawk Park, as was announced previously.) We will have a service including water communion. Bring a vial of water to share if you have collected something of significance over the summer. Water will also … Continue reading Revival and Water Communion
We’ll Do the Best We Know
Jessica Lieb will share her song on our “Then Sings My Soul” theme and Rev. Eva will preach about the spiritual journey of wrestling with our very real limitations as human beings. What does it mean, if every day and every way, we are not getting better and better? Krista Saylor – Celebration Associate
Fanning the Flame of Shared Ministry
The Committee on Ministry is excited to share some of their ideas and some history about Shared Ministry in our congregation. the Committee on Ministry, John Miller – Celebration Associate
Spirit of Life
Continuing with our theme, this week our Donna Kroeger will share something she’s written from long, long ago called “My Philosophy of Life”. Perhaps we will have a guest appearance from her son. . .and I will expand our time with a message about growing in our faith. Worship Associate: Callie Amiday