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Have you ever lost touch with the “still, small voice within”? In this first of a three-part service series, Rev. Sarah explores some ways that UUs understand and address personal experiences of disconnection and healing. Music by Candy Davis. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)
Guest speaker Quianya Enge will share with us the importance and understanding that the reentry process is a community sustainability issue. Ms. Enge is the Founder and Executive Director of Beyond the Walls, a not-for-profit organization that empowers those directly impacted by the criminal legal systems (especially women) through education and entrepreneurship. Music by Michael Thompson. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)
CUF’s Emeritus Minister, the Rev. Bill Sasso, will present the message. Unitarian Universalism is often described as a free religious movement, but what does that mean? Are we a religious community where “anything goes?” If not, what does “freedom” mean, and where are the limits? In what might be called “an adventure of the spirit,” we’ll engage these and related questions, and perhaps even try out some answers! Music by Glenn McLernon. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)
People working on social justice have long used and appreciated music and song as powerful tools to amplify the message and invoke solidarity. Curt Wilson will lead us in an inspirational exploration of these themes, which will hopefully inspire us to continue the work. Music by Warren Bush. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)
Martha Shum and Jan Eisenhard will share their experiences of a recent Buddhist retreat at Magnolia Grove Monastery in Mississippi, and will lead us in a meditation. Music by Curt Wilson. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)
Help create this DIY service by bringing a favorite reading or quote on the topic of Freedom, our theme for July! Music by Candy Davis and Marty Merrill. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)
We are pleased to welcome Wade Halva of Faith in Place, who will present the message, “Well-Aged Delight.” In time, what causes us delight, or where we find delight, could change. What has timelessly brought us delight and what were things that brought us delight for a certain time or place or stage of life? Come seek out some well-aged delight! Music by Kent and Dorothy McDaniel. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)
Delight is by definition a fleeting feeling – usually spontaneous and impossible to duplicate exactly. But remembering and cataloging those moments of delight can be a delightful experience itself. What are the memories, experiences, sounds and sights that you would put in your “Delight Box”? What are the moments of community that you would add to CUF’s box? Rev. Sarah leads this interactive service. Music by Terri Sullivan. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)
CUF members and friends are invited to this 11 AM service at Church of the Good Shepherd, 515 S. Orchard Dr., Carbondale IL. This service will be in person and on Facebook Live, at the Church of the Good Shepherd’s facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/cogscarbondale There will not be a Sunday service at CUF’s building.
This annual celebration of community and diversity was created in 1923 by Czech Unitarian minister Rev. Norbert Capek. In this multigenerational service we’ll tell its story and take part in the ritual – please bring a flower (preferably locally sourced) to make up the bouquet. But don’t worry, there will be enough for everyone. Music by Maki Ito Pardieck. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)
