Mark Your Calendars
(events are located at the church, unless listed otherwise)
Choir practice--each Wed @ 6:45pm and Sun @ 9:45am
Ethical Issues in Care at the End of Life--Wed, Sept 1 @ 2-3pm, Auditoriums A & B, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center
Family Promise Cheyenne (FPC) rotation--Sun, Sept 5 - Sun, Sept 12
Ingathering Picnic--Sun, Sept 12 after the service
Bridge Out of Poverty--Tues, Sep 14 @ 9am-5pm at LCCC
Spiritual Practice Worship (and Potluck)--Thurs, Sept 16 @ 5:30pm
Dinner at the COMEA Shelter--Sat, Sept 18 @ 5:30pm
International Day of Peace--Tues, Sept 21, State Capitol Rotunda
Path to Membership class- Sat, Oct 2 @ 9am
MDD District Conference--Oct 8-10, Ogden, UT
Special Congregational Announcements
Water Ceremony/Ingathering
Our opening service of the church year will be Sunday, September 12, and we will begin with the annual Water Ceremony. This is a time-honored ceremony celebrating everyone’s adventures during the summer. So save a small vial of water from your summer journey destinations and bring them to the ceremony so we can combine our many flowing streams!
Circle Dinners
“At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely”
Circle Dinner groups will be formed again this fall. If you are looking to meet new people in the church and make new connections, circle dinners are for you. Each circle group will be comprised of six to eight people. Circles will meet monthly and each participant will host a meal in their home, if possible. The host will provide the main dish and the rest of the circle will bring dishes to complete the meal. Be ready for evenings of good food, conversation, and laughter. Sign up at clipboard corner through September 19. Contact Kira Heater: 638-4554 with any questions.
Alternative Worship Service Beginning in September
An exciting new opportunity for both fellowship and spiritual growth will be offered once a month, beginning Thursday, September 16th. At 5:30pm, we will gather for a potluck dinner in the social hall. From 6:45-7:30pm, Rev. Dana will lead us in an alternative worship service, focusing on a different spiritual practice each month. The Membership Committee will be helping with this first potluck and worship service. The potluck and worship service are "family-friendly" events" and all ages are welcome. Child care will be provided for those who would like to use it. This promises to be a great opportunity to get to know others in our church as well as to enrich our spiritual practice. If you have questions, contact Rev. Dana at 638-4554.
Exhibit Ideas for Fall Season
Seeking exhibit ideas from congregation for September. Please contact Terry Kreuzer if you have an idea or have work to show. Contact tkreuzer@terrykreuzer.com.
CIHN Volunteer Appreciation
Thank you to every one for volunteering your time and efforts for CIHN. We could not do this great service without you. The CIHN Network is constantly changing. The best we can do is let you know as soon as we know of any unpredictable changes during our rotation weeks. We are so grateful for the flexibility that you have shown.
Together we are a thriving team and we will continue to serve this cause.
Again, thank you.
Your CIHN co-coordinators,
Terri Johansen & Jim Gaulke
It WAS more then a Garage Sale!
First and foremost a bunch of thanks goes to the donors of items for our event, the donors of dollars for those items that became treasurers to new owners and most importantly to the volunteers coming to help for hours on end to make this event successful.
Success sometimes it measured by dollars, we exceeded our goal of donations in the amount of $1500.00. Beyond the money we were able to provide a family with beds for their three children – their house had burned down a year ago and these kids had been sleeping on the floor. A Mom and Dad had traveled from Michigan to bring their son to start the Wind Energy program at LCCC, he had no furnishings for his apartment, now he does! Kids found toys, clothing, and shoes. Parents found small appliances, and other household items. Men found sporting goods for themselves and their children. Everyone found a free item of clothing or shoes. The ole file cabinet-now used, the broken TV that still works – in a dorm room, the dishes – sitting on someone’s table, that street person walking down the block – has new/used shoes and maybe a new shirt and coat. Nothing, and I mean nothing went to waste. The giving keeps on giving. So many lives we touched.
After the event on August 14th, items were still being selected and donations made. A large donation of work shoes, pillows and blankets and other clothing were delivered to Comea Shelter. Another box of glass ware and other household items were taken to St. Vincent thrift store. Books were taken to the downtown library for the used book sale. Meals on Wheels received a share of the leftover items. Christian Ministry took all the remaining clothes and shoes and gave them out free on Friday on the south-side of town and again on Saturday in Frontier Park – along with 300 backpacks and food from the farmers market, another Father Factor event. We continue to get money donations daily from generous people who received something and from many who just believed in what we and Father Factor stand for, helping others.
When asked “is it worth doing?” I and the many others would not do it if we did not believe that there is the need and the efforts keep playing forward. All you have to do is be there and see the faces of the benefactors of our labor! Indeed it is worth it.
The UUCC church did not select Father Factor to be our co-partner in this endeavor, they chose us to give of their talents, time, energy, resources and outreach that extended far beyond our church. The board of directors of this non-profit organization consists of counselors, family law attorney’s, school administrators and teachers, all of whom helped us in so many ways reach the people of this community for not only donations but giving to those in need. Special thanks to Father Factor, and Dan D Party Rental, owned by Lori Fura-White, we formed a perfect partnership of hardwork, giving, sharing and having fun while we reached so many diverse persons.
Respectfully submitted, Sharon K. Kelley
PASTORAL CARE
Pastoral Care at UUCC exists to support our members and friends in times of need as well as times of joy and accomplishments. We work together to keep in touch with members who are home-bound, provide food or transportation to those who are ill, visit people in the hospital, assist each other through the grief process, and keep the minister aware of the pastoral needs of the church. If you would like to be part of this caring team, call Sandi Gaulke at 638-4554.
Help keep the church garden beautiful. We are asking those willing to garden to be responsible, at their own pace, for the upkeep of a small section of the garden.
Please contact Judy Lebsack, who is coordinating this effort, at judy.lebsack@ssa.gov.
