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Traditionally, a “matin” is a service of song and prayer. It has also been used to refer to the morning song of birds. Our version of a matin is a service of music, reflection, and blessings. Join us for meditations and music on “Freedom,” our theme for July. Music by Curt Wilson. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
June 30 – “The Greening of CUF”
Come explore our Congregation’s commitment as a UUA designated Green Sanctuary and to our seventh principle. What environmental concerns went into the planning of our building over twenty years ago? What do our kitchen and our coffee have to do with living our green values? How did our prairie come about, and why? Members of the congregation and Green Team will help answer these and other questions! Music by Pat York. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
Making connections to CUF’s current and future activities, Rev. Sarah shares highlights from this year’s Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly, “Love Unites, Stories Ignite.” She’ll touch on relevant results of the business meeting, especially the vote on the new Seven Values of UUism, as well as stories of UU congregations across the country and around the world. Music by Elana Floyd-Kennett and Bob Swenson. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
CUF is honored to host this joyous interfaith celebration of LGBTQ+ inclusion. Participating congregations include Church of the Good Shepherd (UCC), First Christian Church (DOC), First Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church, and St. Peter’s Church (UCC). Music by Gypsy Obermiller, and the Interfaith Pride Choir, directed by Michael Thompson. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
Traditionally, a “matin” is a service of song and prayer. It has also been used to refer to the morning song of birds. Our version of a matin is a service of music, reflection, and blessings. Join us for meditations and music on “The Gift of Renewal,” our theme for June. Music by Michael Thompson. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
Our annual multigenerational Flower Communion service will focus on those CUF people and experiences that have sustained us over the past year. We’ll create a bouquet of blessings for all of those folks and moments. Whether you’re participating online or in person, please bring a flower for our bouquet, we’ll have extras if you forget. Music by the CUF Choir, Michael Thompson, Director, and by Elana Floyd-Kennett on organ. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
One threat to pluralism is the acceptance and retelling of a single story – seeing only one interpretation of an event or situation. Rev. Sarah leads an exploration of how we might expand our views beyond the one narrative that we hear and tell about “the other.” Music by Candy Davis & Marty Merrill. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
High school graduation is an important life transition for the individual, family, and congregation. In this celebratory service we honor our graduating senior, Madi Herzog, and listen to her reflection. We also recognize our new members – another transition significant on personal and community levels. Music by the CUF choir, directed by Michael Thompson. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
Our congregational goal for living out the value of pluralism is to “Develop ways to welcome and celebrate our differences, support our authentic selves, develop a culture of covenant and embrace diversity in the wider community.” In this multigenerational service, led by Rev. Sarah, all ages are invited to think about, write about and draw what fulfilling that goal looks like in our everyday lives. Music by Dorothy & Kent McDaniel. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
Who do we want to be, and what do we want to accomplish as a faith community in the next five years? Using the new UUA statement of values as a frame, members of the Strategic Planning Team will explain how the plan developed, and invite our input for its completion. Music by Warren Bush. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.) (Graphic by Tanya Webster.)
