What is your relationship with disobedience? Does standing up to authority figures make you freeze? Do you tend to people-please to avoid conflict? Join us Oct. 5 for a discussion on disobedience, trauma responses, and how to move between different nervous system states in service of your values. Meet in person at CVUU or online through Zoom on Sunday at 10:00 AM.
We are pleased to welcome Evren (they/them) as our guest speaker. With a background in science, engineering, and project management, Evren (AKA Renn) has also dedicated much of their life to mentoring, education, and creating spaces where people can be fully themselves. Evren will lead a conversation on pronouns, gender identity, and queer experiences, offering a safe and open space for questions and learning together. Sample questions include: What’s the difference between gender identity and gender expression? How do I ask someone what their pronouns are? What does the term “nonbinary” mean? How can I support friends, family, or community members exploring their gender? What are common misconceptions about gender … Continue reading Creating Safe Belonging – Pronouns and Gender Identity
Join us this Sunday at 10 am as we explore belonging and community building through children’s stories! Jo has gotten a few good ones from the library, but feel free to bring more if you have some that resonate with this theme. See you Sunday! Meet in person at CVUU or online through Zoom on Sunday at 10:00 AM.
This Sunday, our service will explore the theme of building belonging—how we create community not by accident, but with intention, presence, and care. To capture the heart of this theme, we’ll be guided by the words of Rev. David Breeden, whose poem beautifully expresses the spirit of radical hospitality and shared journey that Unitarian Universalists strive to practice. “Welcome, friends—Newcomers, old-timers, seekers, skeptics, saints of habit and rebels of the heart. Here, we gather not because we think the same, but because we choose to journey together. Belonging is not something given—it is something we build, with open hands and open hearts. It is made in the sharing of stories, … Continue reading Soul Matters Discussion – Building Belonging
Join us for CVUU’s annual Water Communion! You’re invited to bring a small amount of water from a place or moment that holds meaning for you—a favorite spot in nature, your family home, a special trip, or even the first rain after a long dry spell. During the service, these waters will be poured together into a single bowl, symbolizing how our diverse experiences and sources of inspiration flow into one shared faith. The Water Communion is also a chance to honor our UU Sixth Principle: the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all. Meet in person at CVUU or online through Zoom on Sunday at … Continue reading Water Communion
Get ready to sing your heart out and/or play your instrument if you have one (tambourine, maracas, accordion, ukulele, or whatever). CVUU is excited to bring back our fun hootenanny. All are welcome to bring instruments and song ideas (within reason), and all levels of singing expertise are encouraged to join in for this raucous good time. 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. We will also have a weeding party in … Continue reading Hootenany, Potluck and Planning
