Please join members of the Reproductive Justice Group as they reflect on this past year as the Social Justice Action for CUF. A few members will share personal stories, as well as a look back at our UUA grant, comfort bag assemblies, and the books and films that have been shared this past year. Music by Terri Sullivan. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)

Help create this DIY service by bringing a short (under four minutes), favorite reading or quote on the topic of Freedom, our theme for July! “Modern” quotes preferred (20th-21st centuries). Music by Elana Floyd-Kennett. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)

CUF member and Carbondale city council member Clare Killman will explore with us the concept of freedom, human nature’s innate thirst for limitlessness, and how responsibility (as a set of self-impositions) is the price we pay for admission where freedom is concerned. Music by Candy Davis and Marty Merrill. (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 “Freedom,” our theme for July. Music by Curt Wilson. (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.)