This Month

The Theme for September is Courage

This month’s theme for our worship services is “courage.” The courageous Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh said this about the courage to live in challenging times. We invite you to join us this month as we explore “courage” including its place in a spiritual life. -Victor Ashear, Worship Chair.

“I am of the nature to grow old. I cannot escape growing old. I am of the nature to have ill health. I cannot escape having ill health. I am of the nature to die. I cannot escape death. All that is dear to me, and everyone I love, are of the nature to change. There is no way to escape being separated from them… Looking deeply at each of these remembrances and breathing in and out with our awareness of each one, we engage our fear in an empowered way…

Most of us don’t want to acknowledge it, so we live more or less in denial. Yet down deep in the recesses of our minds, we know it’s true. When we suppress our fearful thoughts, they continue to fester there in the dark. Running away from our fear ultimately makes us suffer and makes others suffer, and our fear only grows stronger… [So,] Invite your fear into consciousness, and smile through it; every time you smile through your fear, it will lose some of its strength. If you try to run away from your pain, there is no way out…

We must invite these things up into our mind consciousness every day and tell them, ‘My dear, I’m not afraid of you. I’m not afraid of my fear. It is my nature to grow old; I cannot escape old age.’  When fear manifests, we want to have the seed of mindfulness also manifest to embrace it. So we have two energies present—the first is the energy of fear, and the second is the energy of mindfulness. The fear receives a bath of mindfulness and becomes a little bit weaker before it drops back down to the depths of our consciousness in the form of a seed.”

-Thich Nhat Hanh

“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

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.

Event

Pumpkin Party & BBQ, October 25, after services. Please join us for a BBQ and pumpkin party. The UU Fellowship is providing the main course, so bring sides and desserts. And bring your family and friends for pumpkin carving and other seasonal activities (weather permitting). Feel free to invite others just to the party/BBQ if you/they might prefer. The festivities will begin immediately following Sunday service.