Join us for our Identity Workshops and Process Save the Date! Choose one: Saturday, November 17th from 2 – 4pm or Sunday, December 2nd from 12:30 – 2:30pm RSVP to Identity@chaliceuu.org Last month, the Share Team introduced the idea of exploring the possibility of an additional or alternate nickname for our congregation, in the spirit … Continue reading Identity Workshops and Process
When ever someone mentions ‘sanctuary’, I often conjure images of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. A person who was shunned, hunted, and damned found solace in a church. This was the one place he felt safe, the one place he knew he was free from the harm inflicted by those who saw him as less … Continue reading Religious Education News
There are lots of things going on this October at CVUUF. Chalice Circles are back and will begin in the next couple of weeks, our new LGBTQ+ Teen Drop In had their first meeting just a few nights ago, and of course YRUU is getting their annual Haunted House ready. But I really wanted to … Continue reading President’s Message October 2018
Minister’s Newsletter Column – Sanctuary As we begin our month focused on the theme of Sanctuary, I am reflecting on how we repeatedly offer sanctuary to one another as friends, as family, as a community and as a spiritual home for difficult times. This month we begin our new LGBTQ youth group, offering … Continue reading Minister’s Message October 2018
Grace DiTommaso Director of Social Justice 59gracie@gmail.com What a September we have had and are having! I mean that in terms of CVUUF and the ongoing political debacles. It is challenging to turn from the TV screen to pay attention to “real life.” If I tried to cover all the actions that our three … Continue reading Social Justice Message
Our CVUUF Chalice Circles program begins its 6th year in October. Thank you to everyone who has helped this important ministry thrive! This year we continue our collaboration with Soul Matters Sharing Circles, a UU program shared by 150 UU congregations. Our Chalice Circles follow the Soul Matters model with these key elements: We explore … Continue reading Chalice Circles Registration for 2018-2019
Samantha Dickerson, Director of Religious Education A new year has begun at CVUUF, and boy did we hit the ground running! We started the month with our very first family friendly Community Forum. We had wonderful speakers, great videos, and lots of fun activities, all under the theme Love Our Oceans. This lead … Continue reading Religious Education News
Welcome to our new rotating column in News and Notes and on the cvuuf.org website! As Board President I will be writing the second week of every month, after Reverend Nica begins the month’s rotation in the first week. She is a wonderful writer, getting practice each week writing sermons; but I am not so … Continue reading President’s Message
Welcome back to the new school year and the beginning of the official church year. With that we are beginning our new News & Notes format, where every week there will be a short column from one of the leaders in our Fellowship. Watch your weekly News and Notes email for important messages from your … Continue reading Minister’s Message
September’s Theme: VISION
