Mark Your Calendars
Ingathering
Service--September 17, 10:30 am
Teacher Dedication--September 14, 10:30 am
Women's Health Focus Group--September 17, 7:00-9:00 pm
Discovering Everyday Spirituality--October 5, 9:15 am
Installation of Rev. Suzanne Meyer--October 5, 10:30 am
Installation Luncheon Celebration--October 5, ~noon
Congregational Announcements
SEPTEMBER FOCUS MAILING PARTY
Join other volunteers this Wednesday, August 27, at noon in the UUCC library
to get the September Focus ready to mail. We'll be folding, stapling, and
labeling. The job takes about 1.5 hours and is followed by a pizza lunch. No
sign up is necessary-just come by.
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION
Religious education (RE) registration will continue to take place during
coffee hour August 31. Please take a moment to register your child/ren so we
can plan for the most effective program possible.
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION KICKOFF AND TALENT SHOW
We will celebrate the beginning of a new religious education year on Sunday,
August 31. There will be a party downstairs during service and a special
cake and talent show during coffee hour. The talent show is back by popular
demand and all are welcome to participate. The more creative, the better!
There will be a sign-up sheet for participating in the talent show at
clipboard corner.
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SEPTEMBER CIHN ROTATION
The UUCC rotation for the Cheyenne Interfaith Hospitality Network begins
August 31 through September 7. We need volunteers to stay with the homeless
families at our church in the evening or serve dinner. As our rotation
will fall on Labor Day, we will also need extra volunteers to help on Monday
to stay with the families during the day. No training or special skills are
necessary and new people are always welcomed. If your are willing to donate
a little of your time, please sign up on the white board or contact: Marci
Linde (mhoffl@hotmail.com )or Allison
James
(allisoncalderjames@gmail.com )
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ANNUAL INGATHERING/WATER COMMUNION
Sunday, September 7 is our annual homecoming/ingathering service. We will
symbolically celebrate the beginning of the church year with a water
communion. Each individual is asked to bring a small amount of water (1 oz.)
to church. During the service we will each add our water to a common bowl.
The ritual of pouring the water into the bowl symbolizes our individual
return to this community of faithfulness. Bring your water. Hang on to it
until the time during the service when you are invited to come forward and
then add your water to the bowl. Not to fear! We do not drink the water.
Questions? contact Suzanne Meyer minister@uucheyenne.org
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WE INSTALL OUR NEW MINISTER ON OCTOBER 5
Make plans to attend the Sunday morning worship service on October 5.
That's the day we formally install Rev. Suzanne Meyer as our minister.
Your
attendance and participation that Sunday is very important because in our
Unitarian Universalist tradition it is the congregation that chooses, calls
and installs their minister.
The service will be at the usual 10:30am hour, and we will have a special
guest in the pulpit, The Rev. Jack Bryant from Hope Unitarian Church in
Tulsa, OK, as well as other guest clergy from the area. Following the
service we will celebrate with a catered lunch in the Fellowship Hall.
Let's begin this new shared ministry with a big celebration.
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OUR WHOLE LIVES (OWL) SEXUALITY EDUCATION
It is time for the OWL team to begin planning this years program. Please
contact Shelly at dre@uucheyenne.org
and indicate which grade
level you need for your child. The needs will be assessed and classes
planned accordingly. If you need more information about the program, please
contact Shelly.
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GREEN SANCTUARY: ECO-JUSTICE
The Eco-Justice Ministries is having an On Sacred Ground seminar with
another series of environmental workshops and interesting speakers on
September 4-6, 2008, in Casper. They also will have field trips in the area
to natural places. Check out the poster in the Fellowship Hall and/or the
web site www.eco-justice.org for
more information.
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2008/2009 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WOMEN BUILD PROJECT
The Project is designed to unite women throughout Cheyenne as they raise the
funds and materials necessary to build a home for a local family. The group
will then actually build a house. The first meeting will held at the new
library on September 16 at 6:00 pm in the Sunflower Room. Questions about
The Women Build Project can be directed to Josh at
josh@cheyennehfh.org.