Shannon will speak about her faith journey from LDS to CVUU. She will focus on how her views of Jesus have changed. She has moved away from belief in supernatural doctrines—such as divinity, the virgin birth, and the resurrection—to focus entirely on Jesus’ ethical teachings, such as radical love, compassion, and justice. Warning! Content could be triggering for people with PTSD from the LDS church. Meet in person at CVUU or online through Zoom on Sunday at 10:00 AM.
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
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
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
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.
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
