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| Unitarian Universalist Church of CheyenneA community of refuge where all have equal worth and are invited into spiritual exploration as a foundation for: hope. compassionate service. action.  Broken Trust What comes next when trust has been broken, when what you thought was true isn’t, when safety feels far away? How do you come back into your body and mind, find the pieces of a broken heart and begin to reconstitute yourself? Join us in an exploration of finding hope in hard times.Preacher – Reverend Elizabeth Mount All are welcome! For all Sunday Service connection information please scroll down — Living Generously It’s pledge season again! Letters went out March 16 and should be in your hands by now. We invite you to pledge to the church. Your financial contributions are crucial to all aspects of church life and ministry. New this year: we are moving to evergreen pledging. This means that unless you opt out, this will be the last pledge form you will see for some time. Please carefully review what you have been pledging, consider the information provided in the letter and your circumstances, and return the form by March 27 or sooner. From there, we will use this number each year unless you tell us otherwise. You may revise your pledge at any time. We do encourage automatic deduction pledging as well, and there are instructions on the website for that. Didn’t get one? Check our website (in the online giving section) for one that you can download. If you have questions, please contact Camellia El-Antably —–  Children’s RE Classes happen on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month and are sized best for ages 5-12, though children older or younger are welcome to attend and “try on” the programming as helpers or with a parent assisting them. Teachers will take the children downstairs to the Rainbow Room as the worship service closes at 11am and the lesson runs until 11:45am. Parents, please make sure your cell phone number is on the Attendance Sheet with our RE Team so they can contact you if your children need you, then feel welcome to enjoy our coffee hour, find a book in the library, take some time to meditate, or speak with our minister while your children are engaged with programming. Adult Religious Education offerings can be found throughout the year in the newsletter. Please speak with Rev. Elizabeth about current and future topics and offerings. —–  Drum Circle March 24, 2023 EVERYONE IS WELCOME! ——  Coffee Hour needs Volunteers Please consider volunteering for Coffee Hour set up or clean up. Sign up as a couple, as a family, two families, or individuals working together. It is a great way to get to know folks. The more volunteers, the easier it makes it on everyone! Dates are listed below. There is a sign-up sheet on the round table in the lobby. Coffee Hour 3/26/2023 Potluck 4/2/2023 Coffee Hour 4/9/2023 Coffee Hour 4/16/2023 Coffee Hour 4/23/2023 Coffee hour 4/30/2023 Please sign up at least once each quarter so everyone has an opportunity to volunteer. —————- !  First Sunday Potluck April 2, 2023 – after church ———————— UUCC Service Auction Info When: Saturday June 3rd from 5-8Where: In-person at UUCC 3005 Thomes Ave Cheyenne and Online at: fundraiser.bid/UUCCAuctionWe are excited to announce the 2023 service auction! We will have a hybrid auction again this year with an online silent auction.and an in person live auction.Some things to know:We need help! We need items (that are in good condition), people willing to hand out donation request letters, those who love to decorate, a few people to help with technology during the event, food and drink donations, and help with set up and clean up! If you’re willing to help email us at: fundraiser@uucheyenne.orgThis is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the UUCC, and we need all hands on deck to make it the best one yet!If you have items to donate (art, basket of items, tour guides, hosting parties/dinners, use of cabins vacation spots, and sign-up sheets for events) we ask that you bring them to the stage in the social hall by May15th with a note of:who donated the item, any description available, and contact info.You can also email the Auction team at: fundraiser@uucheyenne.org***Please note that items donated after May 15th may not make it to this year’s auction! There is a lot that goes into this event, and last-minute donations are appreciated but may be saved for the next fundraiser*** ————————  The next COMEA Dinner Party will be April 22, 2023. ———————–   Join us online or in-person in Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaBecoming a 2023 General Assembly Delegate Congregations are now selecting delegates to represent them at GA in June, both virtually and on-site in Pittsburgh. If you’re curious about what it means to be a delegate and how to become one, allow UUA Secretary Bill Young and Co-Financial Advisor Chris Chepel to tell you more about what to expect as a delegate and how to approach the possibility in your congregation.  Only certified member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) may be represented by voting delegates to GA. —————–  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 ********************************** Realm Training Realm trainings are scheduled for April 9 and 23, 2023 in the library at 11:15 for approximately thirty minutes with Gene Heater. This new platform is designed for all UUCC members and guests. Realm is a platform designed to keep us informed and to effectively communicate what is going on at UUCC. The design is user friendly with an eye toward specific details regarding committees, various schedules, church events, and overall general news. Please join Gene at one of the upcoming trainings to increase your proficiency and ease with this amazing tool. —- Spring 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. There will be no Lectio Divina March 28, 2023 Lectio Divina will resume April 4, 2023 ********************************************************** 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, April 3, 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, April 28, 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! Community Office Hours is paused for March 28, 2023 and will resume April 4, 2023 —– 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, April 9 ********************************************************** Committees and Teams Worship team meets at 6:30 pm on third Wednesdays, and will meet April 19, 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. April 4, 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 April 27 at 6:30 pm. in the library – contact Lauren Danley Finance Team meets at 4:15 pm on third Thursday’s, and will meet April 20, 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. *****************************************  _______________________________________________ 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 26, 2023 Rising into the Sunlight Easter, a holy day for Christians, and a question for us all as Spring returns: How best to celebrate the return of green, growing life as it surrounds us once more? On Easter Sunday, join us in an all ages celebration of rebirth and joyous celebration of Springtime! We will honor the Christian story of Jesus and the way that narratives of death and rebirth help us to find our way out of stuck places in our own lives, breaking us free like seedlings unfurling from the earth. |
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