Service Archive

Hootenany

November 30th is our 5th Sunday extravaganza! Get ready to sing your heart out and/or play your instrument if you have one (tambourine, maracas, accordion, ukulele, or whatever). All levels of playing & singing ability are encouraged to join in for this raucous good time. Join us after services for a potluck. Please bring a potluck dish to share if you are willing and able. If not, we hope you will come anyway! We will have a planning meeting after the service for anyone willing to stay and help us decide the schedule for the next three months. Meet in person at CVUU or online through Zoom on Sunday at … Continue reading Hootenany

Positive Psychology

For thousands of years, humans have explored ways to improve their happiness. In 1998, the field of Positive Psychology was formed. After three decades of research, Positive Psychology has established numerous principles to follow and perils to avoid in your pursuit of happiness. The presentation will be interactive and focus on ten practical ideas you can apply. About the Presenter: Dr. David Christian is a clinical psychologist practicing in Logan, Utah. He routinely draws on positive psychology research in his 30 years of clinical practice. He has participated in CVUU since he returned to Cache Valley in 1998. Meet in person at CVUU or online through Zoom on Sunday at … Continue reading Positive Psychology

Earth Is Our Heaven: Mormon multispecies justice, animism, and practiced kindreds at Great Salt Lake

In the American West, interconnected ecological and human worlds are suffering. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint (LDS) values, practices, and histories strongly influence the ecological communities of our region, yet research on LDS environmental perceptions is limited. Join us to hear from one researcher and artist studying Mormon multispecies justice and worlds across the Great Salt Lake Watershed. PhD student and artist-activist Sarah Woodbury will share her research on LDS relationships with the land and water, including her proposed “Mormon multispecies ethic” that increases understanding between conservationists and LDS communities in the Intermountain West. She will also weave in stories from her ritual art activism for Great Salt … Continue reading Earth Is Our Heaven: Mormon multispecies justice, animism, and practiced kindreds at Great Salt Lake