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This Month

Nurturing Hope

We are entering “dark times” not only literally, but in the state of nation: Human rights are being abridged. Immigrants and non-binary people are being abused. Minorities are having their voting rights abridged. Our EPA, Education Department and HHS are being gutted and their missions undermined. Our universities are being bullied. Our military personnel killing people at sea indiscriminately. And more. It is easy to lose hope in the face of this evil and destructiveness. I seek support from the UU Fellowship community and from the values we UU’s hold together. I find hope in our shared  UU values which are much in need now; values such as “justice,” “equity,” “pluralism,” “interdependence,” and “love.” When we choose hope, when we work for these values we overcome despair.

I also find hope and comfort in the words of one of our UU national leaders, Rev. Dr. Rebecca Ann Parker:

“Hope rises. It rises from the heart of life, here and now, beating with joy and sorrow. Hope longs. It longs for good to be affirmed,for justice to prevail, for suffering to be alleviated and for life to flourish in peace. Hope remembers the dreams of those who have gone on before and reaches for connection with them across the boundary of death. Hope acts to bless, protest and repair.”

I hope you will consider joining our worship this month as we seek hope together this December.

    Victor Ashear

    Worship Chair and Coordinator for December Worship

“Cultivating Hope”

  • “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller
  • “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King, Jr
  • Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu
  • “My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” — Jack Layton 

Hope as an Act of Resistance

by Rev. Michelle Collins In times when despair feels reasonable and cynicism seems wise, we gather to practice radical hope. Not passive waiting but active defiance against forces that would diminish our humanity. Together, we choose hope as resistance, imagination as rebellion, and love as our most revolutionary act. Come, let us worship together.

Thanksgiving with Food Group:

Due to the generosity of our membership, we provided 5 bountiful Thanksgiving meals to families in Sheridan and Big Horn!  Overall, the Food Group provided 200 Thanksgiving meals in our community.  It was an honor to be able to join together with the Food Group to help others celebrate this holiday of thanks.  We look forward to doing it again next year!  

Holiday Giving Tree for Compass:

We are excited to have our 2nd annual Holiday Giving Tree in collaboration with the Compass Center for Families on behalf of school children throughout Sheridan!  Gift tags are all distributed but we are able to accept $25 or $50 gift certificates for Compass to distribute as needed!  

December 14th:      Gifts must be wrapped and put under the tree at the UU Church

December 15th:      UU volunteers will meet at the Compass Center to help distribute gifts to the parents!  Cider and cookies will be served as we look forward to celebrating with the families we serve!  Meet for two different times:  11 – 2 pm; and 4-6 pm.  [Text Laurie Goodman if you would like to help pass out the gifts!  307-690-7691]

“Justice is at the core of our faith.” We have added a Social Justice page to our site. Go to Social Justice in our menu, to see our latest ideas, actions, and projects for justice. Ideas to make the world a better place for all.

All are Welcome

We meet every Sunday at 10:00 am at 1950 East Brundage Lane.

You are invited to Sunday Morning Service to see if you belong with us.

More information see below

 

Events in December

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Local Events

Interfaith

Unitarian Universalist

National Holidays & Cultural

For Fun and On the Fringe

For the Curious

We invite you to explore this site and learn more about who we are.  On this site, you can learn What to Expect in Worship, you can read our About Us page, our Mission, Vision & Covenant page and our Beliefs page.

Services are held at 10 AM every Sunday, at 1950 East Brundage Lane, Sheridan, Wyoming. We hope you’ll stay for coffee, treats and conversation after service. On the fourth Sunday of each month, we’ll also have a potluck; even if you don’t bring a dish, we would love to share lunch.

For weekly program listings, see: Upcoming Worship Services.  For past service presentations written by fellowship members see: Presentations from Past Services The meditation group meets every Sunday at 7 PM at the same place. For details see: Meditation Group.

If you are interested in becoming a member please see our Membership page For contact information or to join our email list see: Contacts