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Soul Matters Discussion: Trust

This Sunday March 9th, Ethan Payne will lead us in a Soul Matters discussion on Trust. Meet in person at CVUU or online through Zoom on Sunday at 10:00 AM. This Act of Faith by Rev. Gretchen Haley “What’s going to happen? Will everything be ok? What can I do? In these days we find ourselves, too often, Stuck with these questions on repeat: What’s going to happen? / Will everything be ok? /What can I do? We grasp at signs and markers, articles of news and analysis, Facebook memes and forwarded emails As if the new zodiac Capable of forecasting all that life may yet bring our way As … Continue reading Soul Matters Discussion: Trust

The Life of Jimmy Carter

Join us this Sunday as we explore the life and legacy of Jimmy Carter, our 39th president. Through stories and images, we’ll learn how his unwavering commitment to service and leadership reflects Unitarian Universalist principles—despite not being a UU himself. Come be inspired by a life dedicated to justice, compassion, and making the world a better place. Meet in person at CVUU or online through Zoom on Sunday at 10:00 AM.

The Utah Climate Center & Utah’s Climate Outlook

Dr. Robert R. Gillies, Director of the Utah Climate Center, will be speaking to us this Sunday. He is a State Climatologist and is also a Professor of Plants, Soils, and Climate in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences at Utah State University. The service will begin with a presentation by Dr. Gillies, providing an overview of the Utah Climate Center’s role. He will then discuss Utah’s climate outlook, covering both short-term trends and long-term shifts over the past 50 years. The presentation will also highlight changes in the summer North American Monsoon and serve as a foundation for the session’s discussion. Session Discussion Objectives: Provide insight into Utah’s … Continue reading The Utah Climate Center & Utah’s Climate Outlook

Inclusion – Cache Pride Center

Kelsey Crowson, the director of CVUU’s own Cache Pride Center, will speak to us this Sunday. Cache Pride Center is committed to transforming and supporting youth in Cache Valley’s LGBTQ+ communities through support groups, comprehensive programming, suicide prevention, mentoring, advocacy, and training to promote positive outlooks and changes within this population. According to the National Association for Mental Illness (NAMI) lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons are twice as likely as heterosexual persons to experience a mental health issue with transgender individuals being four times as likely as cisgender individuals to experience mental health issues. At Cache Pride Center we believe that we can help change these statistics through our services … Continue reading Inclusion – Cache Pride Center

The Bubble

This Sunday we will listen to to a service from SLC First Unitarian by Reverend J Sylvan. Reverend Sylvan speaks about the dangers of only associating with people who agree with us on political and social issues. She says we insulate ourselves in our own “bubbles”. “Bubble” living can cut us off from anything that challenges our narrative which does us and the world a disservice. When we live in our bubbles… we cut off channels of communication and collaboration and impede finding solutions to the problem. Much is out of our control but what is in our control is how we treat others and this must extend to those … Continue reading The Bubble