This Month

The Theme for April is “Remembrance.”

This April includes the celebration of Easter as well as the Jewish Holiday of Passover.
Christians remember the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus on Easter. Passover is devoted to
the memory of the “Exodus” of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt. The seder is the ritual where
the story Exodus story is retold. The Last Supper of Jesus was in fact a seder. So, Jews and
Cristians share some memories in common each spring. April is also the month of Yom
HaShoah, the day set aside for the remembrance of those who died in the Holocaust.
Holocaust survivor Eli Weisel said this during one Yom HaShoah:
“All the rivers run to the sea, days come and go, generations vanish, others are born,
remembrance ceremonies follow one another—and hatred is still alive, and some of us, the
remnant of the remnant, wonder with the poet Paul Celan: who will bear witness for the witness,
who will remember what some of us tried to relate about a time of fear and darkness when so
many, too many victims felt abandoned, forgotten, unworthy of compassion and solidarity? Who
will answer questions whose answers the dead took with them? Who will feel qualified enough
and strong enough, faithful enough to confront their fiery legacy? What was and remains clear to
some of us, here and elsewhere, is the knowledge that if we forget them, we too shall be
forgotten.

Memory has its own language, its own texture, its own secret melody, its own archeology
and its own limitations: it too can be wounded, stolen and shamed; but it is up to us to rescue it
and save it from becoming cheap, banal, and sterile.

“To remember means to lend an ethical dimension to all endeavors and aspirations.”
Events of history and of our own past both positive and negative deserve to be remembered.
Remembering the lives of special people enriches our own. Remembering those whose death
was unjust is a way we preserve humanity. Please join us on Sundays in April as we explore
“remembrance” with its personal, cultural, spiritual, and ethical aspects.

-Victor Ashear, Worship Chair

To Remind Ourselves What Is Real

In a world ravaged by violence, by hatred,
by conflicts that seem eternal and insoluble,
sometimes the only thing we can do
is be still for a moment
to remind ourselves what is real:
the sun that rose this morning,
the dirt under our feet,
the air whispering in and out of our lungs.
This hour, try just to be present in each moment as it unfolds.
Your simple attention is what makes these moments holy.

By Elena Westbrook

Spirit of Life:

Call our collective attention to this precise moment,
the threshold between then and now,
the moment upon which
we hang our honest promises like portraits
chiseled and framed by our own hands,
imperfectly, and together.
Come, let us worship together.

From; We Practice Being Called By Samantha Lynne Wilson

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde. 

“Justice is at the core of our faith.” We have added a Social Justice page to our site menu. 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

Key Events

  • NAMI Sheridan Spring Education series, Mondays through April 27
  • NAMI Walk: Saturday May 9, Whitney Commons. To register or to donate go to NAMIWalks.org/Sheridan and click on the “UU’s for NAMI” tab.

Events in April

Click on the Blue Underlined titles below for more information

Local Events

  • Moms Supporting Moms facilitated peer group,
  • Resilience: New Exhibit at Ucross Art Gallery. Features recipients of Fellowship of Native American Artists. Now through May 15.
  • Farmer’s Market: Landon’s Greenhouse. Feb. 21 and ongoing Saturdays
  • Coffee Talk at Welch Cancer Center: Cancer support group. Feb. 25 & monthly (last Weds.).

Interfaith

 

Unitarian Universalist

 

National & 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