What are the blessings you’ve experienced over the past year? Let’s celebrate them together! All are invited to share aloud during the service, or if you prefer, you can post your blessings to Rev. Sarah’s Facebook page or email them to sarah@revsarahrichards.com by Wednesday, June 22. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)

Our annual 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. Recognizing our losses and our new members, together we will celebrate the blessings of our congregation. Whether you’re participating online or in person, please bring a flower for our bouquet. We’ll have extras if you forget.

CUF member John Hochheimer recounts his life-changing experience at the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne, Australia, and invites all CUF folks to consider attending the 2023 PotWR in Chicago, “A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom & Human Rights.” What are the possibilities for CUF and Carbondale from the international, interfaith connections we can make? Fr. Bob Flannery will also be on hand to share stories and field questions about the Parliament. (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 music from Curt Wilson and meditations on celebrating blessings from Rev. Sarah. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)