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Stewardship Dinner 2010 - A UU Historical Culinary Journey

Please join us in the feastivities starting at 6pm on Saturday, March 6th for our annual Stewardship dinner.

This year we will be traveling across time beginning in Transylvania through New England and down to Pennsylvania as we savor an array of delicious and historical recipes that follow the early travels of Unitarian and Universalism. In the spirit of true fellowship and togetherness we ask that you all sign up to participate in this orchestrated potluck. Recipes will be provided for all so we all can share in the cooking and the pleasure. Sign up now and cook up a bit of history!

We look forward to a fantastic night of culinary delights with our CUUC community; good food and good fun.

Hilary Hansell and Sarah Manning

Spring Forum

Saturday, March 20, 2010

The Boulder Denver Cluster of Unitarian Universalist Congregations presents this forum for all Unitarian Universalists along the Front Range. First we will hear from theme speaker Michael Durall, author of five books about congregational life and health. Mike will be followed by a panel of Unitarian Universalists with diverse expertise and perspectives who will respond to questions from the audience.

This forum will be of interest to all current congregational leaders and is an excellent development opportunity for people who are interested in future leadership. The perspectives on healthy Unitarian Universalist congregations will be broad, deep and relevant to all.

Michael Durall, Theme Speaker
“The Almost Church Revitalized: Envisioning the Future of Unitarian Universalism”
Mike is the author of five books: Creating Congregations of Generous People, Beyond the Collection Plate, The Almost Church, Living a Call: Ministers and Congregations Together, and The Almost Church Revitalized.

Panel
“What does it mean to be a center of transformation?”
• Rhiannon Gallagher, Member of First Universalist Church Denver
• Gretchen Haley, Ministerial Intern, Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
• Rev. Mike Morran, Minister of First Unitarian Society Denver
• Mike Durall, author and congregational consultant

Schedule
8:30 Registration ($10) and coffee
9:00 - 12:00 Program
12:15 - CUUC lunch nearby (optional but encouraged!)

Location
Unitarian Universalist Church in Boulder
5001 Pennsylvania Avenue
Boulder, CO 80303
www.uucboulder.org Ph. 303-494-0195

Please let Sue Fraley (suefraley@q.com) know if you plan to attend, and if you need childcare, and she will make your reservation with the MDD office. We will coordinate car-pooling as we get closer to the date. The $10 fee may be paid at the door.

Meditation Group
All are welcome to meet at CUUC on Wednesdays at 5:30 P.M. for silent meditation. In the UU tradition, all meditation styles are welcome. We will begin each meeting with a short reading from a wisdom tradition, meditate in silence for twenty-five minutes, and close with a brief reading. Instruction is available for those new to meditation. For more information, please contact Amy Rowland at 303.815.5181 or amy.rowland@comcast.net.

Bike Group Looking for New Leader

The CUUC Bike Group is looking for a new leader. If you would like to be the new leader of the group, please contact Jim Hopkins, at jahpk@att.net or 303-589-5971.

In past years, the bike group has met one Saturday morning per month during the summer for a bike ride on local trails or nearby open space parks. Responsibilities of the leader has included such items as helping to pick the routes, and then organizing the group of people going each month's ride, as well as going on the ride itself.

Book Club In January

What Is the What
by Dave Eggers

On Wednesday, March 24 at 7:30pm the book club will discuss What Is the What,  by Dave Eggers.

Billed as a novel, “What Is the What” is more a work of imaginary journalism. The main character, Valentino Achak Deng, is an actual refugee, whom Eggers spent years interviewing. The story is a tragedy related by the extraordinarily clear-eyed Valentino, one of 4,000 refugees offered sanctuary in the U.S. in 2001, who is reflecting back while trying to survive an altogether different struggle: assimilation into a culture defined by its short-term memory and chronic indifference to the world beyond its borders.

At this meeting the club will pick a book for discussion in May.

April's book will be Ghostwritten, by David Mitchell.

The Book Club meets in the church lounge at 7:30 PM the fourth Wednesday of each month. You need not have read the book to participate.

See the list of books the book club has read and discussed since 2004 HERE.