We explored the mystery of the moon through myths, poetry, song and meditation in this intergenerational service. This month’s spiritual focus is resilience. We share our offering plate with the CVUUS Discretionary Fund used for the very immediate direct benefit to the neediest people in our CVUUS community, provided in a confidential manner. See our … Continue reading Honoring the Moon
Explore this month’s Soul Matters theme of embodying resilience with Rev. Christina Sillari. We share our offering plate with Green Mountain Justice to support the immediate needs of our marginalized neighbors. See our order of service: OOS 2.8.26
A great deal is happening these days: in our country, in the world, not to mention Addison County and Vermont. Religious communities offer inspiration and learning; but sometimes it helps to bring up what we don’t understand and wonder aloud together. This service is all about your thoughts and ideas. Bring your questions for Rev. … Continue reading What’s Your Question?
We continued to explore this month’s Soul Matters Theme of Resistance, with Social Justice Ministry leader Mary Hadley and Green Mountain Justice Chair Jason Duquette-Hoffman. We shared our offering plate with Green Mountain Justice to support the immediate needs of our marginalized neighbors. See our order of service: See a video recording of the service … Continue reading Caring for Neighbors
Working for racial justice has played a central role in Unitarian Universalism for many decades. We considered the roots of this commitment, how it has defined us, and where we’re headed. Third in the “Stories That Have Shaped Us” series on Unitarian and Universalist history and theology. Rev. Tricia leads us in exploring this as … Continue reading How Martin Luther King Jr. Changed Unitarian Universalism
CVUUS Founders led us in reflections on how far we’ve come and where we hope to head. We shared our offering plate with Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund to support the immediate legal and fiscal needs of our marginalized neighbors. See our order of service: OOS 1.11.26 See our wonderful slide show featuring many pictures … Continue reading Acorn to Oak: 40 Years at CVUUS
We explored this month’s Soul Matters Theme of Resistance with Rev. Christina and the small group ministry leaders. We share our offering plate with Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund to support the immediate legal and fiscal needs of our marginalized neighbors. Guest musician Barry Cohen, bassoonist, played music by Satie and by Ibert during the … Continue reading A Small Group Ministry Experience
Liam Battjes Greenwood reflected on stitching together different aspects of faith to reflect Christian roots, Buddhist sensitivities, humanistic values, pagan naturalism, and interest in U.U. pluralism. What would you suggest? Our slide show features quilts by Kathryn Schloff and Dorothy Mammen’s Milk & Honey Quilting Guild which meets regularly at CVUUS. We share our offering … Continue reading Quilting Faith for a New Year
We had readings and songs, and ended with the traditional lighting of candles and singing of Silent Night. We collected for the CVUUS Discretionary Fund used for urgent mutual aid requests. See our order of service: OOS Xmas Eve 7 pm
Onsite. We will not be doing the “traditional” nativity pageant this year, but instead it will be a rehearsed pageant that is connected to Christmas, but not the traditional story. The story will be an adaptation of O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi. Ends with the traditional lighting of candles and singing of Silent Night. … Continue reading All-Ages Christmas Pageant
