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Hootenany, Potluck and Planning

March 29th is our 5th Sunday extravaganza! We will have joyous hootenanny with Lyndi and Kelin. All are welcome to bring instruments. All levels of singing and music expertise are encouraged to join in for this raucous good time. Get ready to sing your heart out and/or play your instrument if you have one (tambourine, maracas, accordion, ukulele, or whatever). 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 … Continue reading Hootenany, Potluck and Planning

The Evolution of CVUU: So Much More Than a Building

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Next Sunday, March 22, we will trace the history of CVUU from its embryonic stage in 1951 until today. And collectively, we will look into our crystal ball and ask ourselves what’s next. Unitarians and Universalists—and like-minded folks from other faith communities—first assembled in the Logan City offices in 1951. From 1953 until 1973, they met in the USU Engineering Building, followed by two decades of meeting in private homes. By the late 1980s the UU group discontinued meeting, but UU-ism was born anew in 1994 with a gathering of 45 people at Diane Browning’s “A Book Store.” Our Sunday service will consider some of the growth pains and successes … Continue reading The Evolution of CVUU: So Much More Than a Building

Restorative & Transformative Justice: a Path Towards Prison Abolition

Under our modern criminal justice system, when harm is caused, we ask, “What laws have been broken? Who did it? And what do they deserve?” This retributive justice approach has produced the carceral state we live in, which today denies freedom to millions of people in the United States. We will consider the shortfalls of this system and some alternative ways to address harm: restorative justice, which asks, “Who has been harmed? What are their needs? And whose obligations are these?”, and transformative justice, which asks, “What is the context of the harmful behavior? How is it structurally similar to other incidents? And what measures could prevent future occurrences?” Then, … Continue reading Restorative & Transformative Justice: a Path Towards Prison Abolition

Soul Matters – Paying Attention

Paying attention opens the potential to wake us up to beauty, love, pain, and opportunity. Take notice of how you pay attention this week, what guides it, and what results. “When you really pay attention, everything is your teacher.” -Ezra Bayda Meet in person at CVUU or online through Zoom on Sunday at 10:00 AM.

Inclusivity: A Practice of Welcoming Words

Paul Rogers and Dave Christian will be addressing maintenance of an inclusive culture at CVUU in a two-part series. On March 1, we will cover two primary topics: How to avoid alienating minority viewpoints and speaking constructively to “the other.” There is clearly overlap in the themes, but the overarching concern is that language and listening matter at CVUU. Can we improve on our practice so that we don’t alienate those in our congregation, as well as in the wider sphere of loved ones, friends, colleagues, and generally those we disagree with? While our intention is to elevate sound communication practices, the ideas presented will not yield clear guidelines. Some … Continue reading Inclusivity: A Practice of Welcoming Words

Universalists in Unitarian Universalism

Who are the Universalists in Unitarian Universalism? Where did they come from and how do they influence who we are as an active and progressive liberal and spiritual community? Our faith, Unitarian Universalism, is the outcome of a 1961 merger of these two faiths, but each has its own history and influence on our beliefs and the work of our congregation. It may be easier to just say we are Unitarians but what do we miss by not adding the term Universalist to the way we define ourselves? During this talk we will address what both the Unitarians and Universalists bring to our faith but will focus on contributions of … Continue reading Universalists in Unitarian Universalism