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| Unitarian Universalist Church of Cheyenne A community of refuge where all have equal worth and are invited into spiritual exploration as a foundation for: hope. compassionate service. action.  Love Makes a Bridge In life, we are always building walls and boundaries, or bridges and connections. This Sunday, love reaches out, and we imagine what might be possible when we choose to try again, even through hurt and misunderstanding, even in moments where we cannot yet see what might come next. This is a time to try on communication skills like compassionate communication, apologies, reflective listening, and more, placing them in a religious context as tools for spiritual growth. Preacher – Reverend Elizabeth Mount All are welcome! For all Sunday Service connection information please scroll down __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Friends, families, kids, teens, and everybody! We are so excited to FINALLY be relaunching our Religious Education Committee and our Faith Development program here at the UU Church of Cheyenne! It’s been a little while since we were able to meet in the classrooms downstairs, to join together in fellowship and to make art, play games, and find our path toward our values together through stories and discussions. Here’s a little bit about the program: RE Classes will happen on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. Teachers will take the children downstairs to the Rainbow Room as the worship service closes at 11am and run until 11:45am. We’d like to have you register so we know what you need!  What about the Adults? • We invite parents to relax, have some coffee and a snack, chat in the social hall, or move to the library for conversations about parenting and faith. • All church members and friends are welcome to volunteer with RE, just ask an RE Committee member to have a conversation and get you set up in a role you’ll enjoy. • Adults who would like to deepen their own spiritual development should watch the newsletter for upcoming classes: o UU History, o Theology, o conversations on Death and Grief, o a Pathway to Membership class, o and a book club, are all launching throughout the Spring. In addition, Wellspring will have openings for a new spiritual development cohort in the Fall, Beloved Conversations for anti-racism work will be available online in a Fall session, and a new chalice circle for reflective conversations may open in the Fall as well. If you’re an adult, we invite patience, but if you have kids… well, have you registered yet?!? Our next RE classes happen Sunday February 26, 2023! We look forward to having you there. In faith and love, Rev. Elizabeth and the whole fabulous RE Committee (Rhonda, Amy, Mark, Marcie, Andy, Sharon and Jessica) ______________________________________________________________  Drum Circle February 24, 2023 7:00 – 9:00 pm Everyone is welcome! _____________________  Volleyball Saturday – 3:30 – 5:00 pm Everyone is Welcome! _______________________________________________  The next COMEA dinner party is Saturday, March 4, 2023 Sign up Sheet is posted in the Social Hall. On the round table in the lobby, there is a signup sheet for Coffee Hour. We need that sheet filled up today or we are going to have to start sending out Coffee Hour cancellations for the weeks ahead, and nobody wants to miss out on coffee and treats! Please put your name down for one of the next three weeks to set up or clean up. If the date you choose ends up not working out for you to come early or stay late, you can cancel or switch dates easily by contacting Jan at administrator@uucheyenne.org,or Kayla. Or, if you are someone who likes a predictable schedule, let Jan or Kayla know if you can make coffee every third Sunday or want to take down tables one Sunday a month. We can put that in a regular slot for you and our Realm system will send you a handy Friday reminder to your email whenever it’s your turn! Please sign up at least once each quarter so everyone has an opportunity to volunteer. Thank you! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________  First Sunday Potluck, March 5, 2023 after church Bring your family Bring your friends Bring food and beverages, and Have Fun! ___________________________________________________  Family Fun NightFriday, March 10 – 5:30 – 7:30 pm Monthly on the second Friday ________________________________________________________________ SAVE THE DATE For the 2023 UUCC AUCTION The annual Service Auction will be held Saturday June 3, 2023. Starting with a Cocktail/Social hour at 5:00. This event will also be held again in the hybrid model to insure those who are not ready to be in person can participate. Be on the look out for more information It is not too early to start planning your donations – artwork, gift cards, baskets, local tickets, furniture, books, etc… ______________________________________________________________________________ Delta Kappa Gamma International Society of Women in Education Used Book Sale Saturday, March 4, 2023, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Sunday, March 5, 2023, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and Saturday, March 11, 2023, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Sunday, March 12, 2023 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (snow dates 3/18 &19) In several spaces at Frontier Mall 1400 Dell Range Boulevard Please donate books February 6 through 26 at Both Albertson’s, Gold’s Gym, Safeway, and YMCAfor more information or pick ups/drop offs please call 307 369 2940 or 307 421 1755 or contact Kathie Selden ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Important communications are now being sent by many people in the UUCC community via emails through Realm. Be sure you are not missing anything by adding the following email address to either your whitelist or your contacts: notifications@onrealmmail.org.If you have any questions or want to create an account on Realm, please feel free to reach out to the Realm Implementation team at uuccrealmhelp@uucheyenne.org. ___________________ Winter Spiritual Practices Lectio Divina: Tuesdays at 11:30am, join Rev. Elizabeth in the library to reflect on the sacred meanings of poetry in relation to your life and inner being. Lectio Divina follows a guided format of reflection with a new poem provided each week. If you would like to recommend a piece of poetry for a future session, email it to Rev. Elizabeth at minister@uucheyenne.org. ********************************************************** Mindful Monday Meditation Please join us on the Please join us on the FIRST Monday of the month for mindfulness practice in the Plum Village tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Unitarian Universalist Church of Cheyenne / 3005 Thomes Avenue Room 5 – Upstairs FIRST Monday, March 6, 6:00 – 7:30 PM includes: sitting and walking meditations; readings or teachings, and discussion. Everyone is welcome. No experience is necessary. For more information, please contact Beth Howard ********************************************************** Bird and Bell Meditation The following meditation sessions are still being held via Zoom: Please feel free to join us. Tuesday Morning 7:15 – 7:45 am Now includes chanting Wednesday Evening 6:00 – 7:00 pm Thursday Morning 7:15 – 7:45 am Now includes chanting Use this link Bird and Bell Meditation Zoom Link The Sunday morning session is now in person! Sunday Morning 8:45 – 9:15 am Monday morning at the Hawthorn Tree 9:15 – 10:15 ********************************************************** Drum Circle Fourth Fridays, February 24, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm in the Social Hall Everyone is welcome ********************************************************** Bibles and Beer: Every Monday at 5:30 PM – Bibles and Beer is an interfaith study session on a Bible passage chosen weekly. Join them in person at Uncle Charlie’s or via Zoom. Please email Rodger McDaniel at rmc81448@gmail.com so he can add you to the list of those sent the Zoom link each week. ********************************************************** Community Office Hours  Come and visit with Rev. Elizabeth on Tuesday mornings at the Paramount Café between 9-11 am. Did something in the Sunday service catch your attention and you want to go deeper? Need to chat about a minor pastoral issue? Find a really good book and need to tell someone about it? Just have some free time and want to spend it with someone? Come by and hang out for a few minutes with your friendly local UU minister! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SUNDAY SERVICE INFORMATION We gather at 10 am for worship in our sanctuary at 3005 Thomes Avenue; masks are encouraged and optional. Order of Service Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 952 3844 3423 Passcode: 375665 One tap mobile +13462487799,,95238443423# US (Houston) +16694449171,,95238443423# US Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 952 3844 3423 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/ac3zomnZx6 New to UU Meets monthly on the second Sunday at 11:30 am – 1:00 pm in the library and will meet Sunday, March 12 ********************************************************** Committees and Teams Worship team meets at 6:30 pm on third Wednesdays, and will meet March 15, at 6:30 pm in the library – contact Rev. Elizabeth to join a meeting or become a Worship Associate Board meets at 6:30 pm on first Tuesdays on Zoom and will meet. March 7, at 6:30 pm via zoom – contact President Elaine Hayes Committee on Shared Ministry meets at 6:30 pm on fourth Thursdays and will meet March 2 and 23 at 6:30 pm. in the library – contact Lauren Danley Finance Team meets at 4:15 pm on third Thursday’s, and will meet March 16, 4:15 – 5:15 pm in the library contact.Marci Linde or Camellia El-Antably We are pleased to announce that our new online giving platform is ready for use! You can securely give from our website atuucheyenne.org/give or via text message [text UUCC to 73256]. You can even create an account to set up recurring donations, view your giving history and use our free mobile app. If you’d like to set up an account, please contact bookkeeper@uucheyenne.org and we will send you an invitation to join our online community. *****************************************  This is a peanut free facility Please help us keep our congregants safe! _____________________________________________________________  ___________________________________________ Please send Order of Service and Newsletter announcements to administrator@uucheyenne.org by or before Wednesday at 10:00 AM Thank you _________________________ Join us Sunday, March 5, 2023 You Were Made for Such a Time as This In the book of Esther, from the Jewish scriptures, we find a young woman who is unsure of herself, yet accepts wisdom of her uncle and finds the courage to expose a plot against her people. Just as Esther accepted that she had been placed in her role as queen “for such a time as this,” we shall think about the power we have been given and hope to use wisely in these times. |
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