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Bible Class 2 now being offered by Rev. Mary
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In
the Interim
Reflections from your Interim Minister,
Rev. Mary Wellemeyer
ell,
here you are, nineteen years old! And planning to celebrate your
twentieth by calling a new, full-time minister! This little
congregation has become a young adult! While in some ways, I
find myself already looking toward next year, when the interim
process ends and a new ministry begins, I'm also thrilled to be
here with you, now, as you claim your young adulthood and move
from being too small to do the things you want to being “big
enough.” I can feel you settling into a new stage. You have energy
and excitement about what you are doing now and your plans reflect
your sense of purpose.
Right now, you are looking toward the resources you will need
to move into the 2012-2013 fiscal year with your purpose, your
mission. So it's a time to be considering the financial resources
you can contribute as individuals and families. It's also a good
time to think of the personal gifts you have to offer for the
coming season, gifts that can probably be given even before the
fiscal year begins!
Your church needs contributions of time, talent and treasure
from all its members, not just from a few. This is truly a
do-it-yourself church! And the coming year is a challenge to
stretch on all fronts. You came most of the way to providing full
support for the salary of the minister this year. One challenge is
to close that gap. Less obvious, perhaps, is the challenge
presented by the search process to your leadership pool. Seven of
you will be needed for a year and several months to find your new
minister. That means seven others, at least, need to come forward
to fill other leadership roles. Are you resting between roles?
Time to consider how to end your sabbatical! Are you not quite
sure you are ready to lead? This is the time to find the role you
can fill. Ask around. Get your feet wet. It's not as hard as you
think! Are you feeling a little stale in the role you have? This
could be a time to make a change. But most of all, this is the
time to reflect on what your church means to you. This is a
connection that can change your life, if you let it. Not only
that, these are the people who will give you the support you need
when things are falling apart, the people who will be there for
you when you are making some big change in your life, and so much
more. These are the people who will stand with you as you work for
love and justice. But you know that. It's time to remember, and
act accordingly.
Happy birthday, Columbine! May the returns of
this day as years roll on find you happy and healthy, doing the
work of transforming lives and transforming your community!
See you in church! Lots of love,
Mary
How to get in touch with Mary: Phone: Mary can be reached at
720-785-0834. Email:
minister@columbineuuchurch.org Office:
Monday mornings, 9 till noon; Wednesday afternoons, 4 to 6; or
Thursday mornings, 9 till noon
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Charter for Compassion:
A call to Bring the
world together ...
The principle of compassion lies at the heart
of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us
always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves.
Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering
of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of
our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable
sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without
exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.
It is also necessary in both public and private
life to refrain consistently and empathically from inflicting
pain. To act or speak violently out of spite, chauvinism, or
self-interest, to impoverish, exploit or deny basic rights to
anybody, and to incite hatred by denigrating others—even our
enemies—is a denial of our common humanity. We acknowledge that we
have failed to live compassionately and that some have even
increased the sum of human misery in the name of religion.
We therefore call upon all men and women ~ to
restore compassion to the centre of morality and religion ~ to
return to the ancient principle that any interpretation of
scripture that breeds violence, hatred or disdain is illegitimate
~ to ensure that youth are given accurate and respectful
information about other traditions, religions and cultures ~ to
encourage a positive appreciation of cultural and religious
diversity ~ to cultivate an informed empathy with the suffering of
all human beings—even those regarded as enemies.
We
urgently need to make compassion a clear, luminous and
dynamic force in our polarized world. Rooted in a principled
determination to transcend selfishness, compassion can break down
political, dogmatic, ideological and religious boundaries. Born of
our deep interdependence, compassion is essential to human
relationships and to a fulfilled humanity. It is the path to
enlightenment, and indispensible to the creation of a just economy
and a peaceful global community.
Add your voice:
www.charterforcompassion.org
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Sermons by Rev. Dr.
Barbara Coeyman
UUs Celebrating Earth Day: 40 Years Old, April 11, 2010
Many Resurrections; Many Rebirths,
April 4, 2010
The Spirit of Dance, March 28, 2010
Gratitude: A Universal Religious Value, March 14, 2010
Light and Dark, Dark and Light, December 6, 2009
Expect Life, November 8, 2009
Day
of the Dead: Celebrating Death and Life, November 1, 2009
Becoming a Mission-Centered Church, March 8, 2009
A
Language of Reverence: What's All the Fuss About? February 1,
2009
Reason and Reverence: A New Look at Religious Humanism, October 5,
2008
Making Changes, Going Forward, September 7, 2008

Sermons by Rev. Barry Bloom
The Life of Mary
Margaret Sampson Bloom, May 11, 2008
Liberal Christianity,
January 27, 2008
Theological Diversity,
December 9, 2007
The Wit and Wisdom of
Robert Fulghum, November 7, 2007
The Essence of the
World's Religions, October 7, 2007
Creation
Spirituality for UU's, September 23, 2007
Sacred Activism,
May 13, 2007
The End of Innocence:
A Day of Mourning,
April 22, 2007
UU Women Who Have
Made A Difference, February 25, 2007
The Risk of Love,
February 11, 2007
Learning from
Indigenous Peoples, January 28, 2007
Addiction as a
Spiritual Metaphor, December 10, 2006
Buddhism and
Meditation, November 26, 2006
What Does a Healthy
Congregation Look Like? November 12, 2006
A Memorial Day
Service, May 28, 2006
The Many Forms of
Easter, April 16, 2006
What I Believe About
God, March 12, 2006
The Act of Stillness,
December 4, 2005
Are We Sacred or
Profane?, October 16, 2005
The Current State of
Everything, June 12, 2005
Easter, The Inner
Resurrection, March 27, 2005
What is God? March
13, 2005
Taoism and the I Ching,
February 27, 2005
Meeting
Jesus Again for the First Time, December 19, 2004
The
Desperate Need for Unity, November 14, 2004
Baseball as a Spiritual
Metaphor, May 6, 2004
Renewal and Resurrection,
Easter 2004, April 11, 2004
We Too Can Go
Down the Well, June 22, 2003 |
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OTHER VOICES
Recent
CUUC Sermons by Other Ministers and Lay Speakers:
Lay Testimony:
What do you mean "prayer?" What do you mean "all people?",
Eric Belsey, December 11, 2011
Syncretism
Sermon, Eric Belsey, October 10,
2010
A Mission Born of Mystery,
Reverend Robert T. Latham, October 4, 2009
Salvation, Cyndi Simpson,
June 14, 2009
Seeing the Pyramid of
Privilege, Margret A. O'Neall, May 3, 2009
In Good Conscience (UU
Principles and Health Care), Sarah Manning, May 4, 2008
Schools, Teachers, and Evolution,
Duncan Hopwood, December 2, 2007
Think Globally, Eat Locally
(References & Links), Tracy Boykin, July 29, 2007.
Sermon on Social Action,
Sarah Manning, May 13, 2007
Social Justice and Change,
Ruth Cowger, February 18, 2007
What Is, Is, Rev. James Dace,
October 22, 2006
Real Wealth: America and
"Affluenza", David Wann, September 3, 2006
The Truth About Truth, The
Rev. Andrea La Sonde Anastos, August 6, 2006
Perils and Promises of Freedom and
Democracy, Rev. James Dace, July 23, 2006
Unitarian Universalism - Dead or
Alive? Rev. James Dace, November 5, 2005
Religion: Curse or Cure or . . .,
Rev. James Dace, November 5, 2005
The Spirit of the New Age
, Rev.
James Dace
Part 1 -
August 14, 2005 Part 2 - August 21, 2005
Separation of Church and State:
Notes from A Sermon
by James LaRue March 6, 2005
What's Going On?, Rev.
James Dace, February 20, 2005
Religion and Pheromones, Robert
Blizard, February 6, 2005
Meaning in Suffering, Marla
Corwin, January 31, 2005
The
Fight of Our Lives, Rev James Dace, October 17, 2004
Fundamentalism:
Faith, Fear & Fury, Rev James Dace
PART I,
- July 25, 2004 PART II, - August 1,
2004
The Evolving God, Rev. James Dace,
March 21, 2004
Innocence Lost, Rev. James Dace,
February 29, 2004
An Advent Message, Rev. Nadine Swahnberg
Novembers Of The Soul, Rev. Nadine Swahnberg
What Child is This?, Rev. Nadine Swahnberg
The God of Jesus, Beth Ratay
Gathered Here: Our Covenantal Bond, Michael Corrigan
My Own Amen Choir, Alicia Forde
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