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The Theme for November is Healing
During November at the UU Fellowship we celebrate the “Day of the Dead,” Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving. Healing is the theme that unites these 3 important holidays this month. On the Day of the Dead, we are invited to remember and honor a family member who has passed. Perhaps one way we heal from the death of a loved one is to elevate some way in which they enriched our lives; some way we keep them in our hearts. We miss them but we heal by honoring their memory. On Veterans Day we honor the sacrifice made by our armed forces, many of whom gave their lives, or incurred injury in order to protect our country. We also acknowledge the sacrifices made by the families of those who served. This acknowledgement helps to promote healing. On both The Day of the Dead and Veterans Day we acknowledge a debt of gratitude. It is fitting that Thanksgiving comes at the end of November, where “giving thanks” is the central point. We all can heal from whatever losses life inevitably obtains for us, by focusing upon what we are grateful for, including the gifts our loved ones and fellow citizens have given.
I hope you will join us for Sunday worship in November.
-Victor Ashear, Worship Chair
Even This is Enough
Rev. Vanessa Southern
If your body won’t do what it used to, for right now let it be enough…
If you are here utterly alone and in despair, be all that here with us.
If today you cannot sing because your throat hurts or you don’t have the heart for music, be silent…
The world won’t stop spinning on her axis if you don’t rise to all occasions today.
Love won’t cease to flow in your direction,
your heart won’t stop beating,
all hope won’t be lost…
Rest: as beautiful and necessary a task as any. How else can we remember to breathe? To think? To shut out the world? To not think? To regain the strength to take on the world? To take in the world with all our senses? To dream?
– Shellen Luben
Mending
By Nancy Shaffer
How shall we mend you, sweet Soul?
With these, I think, gently
we can begin: we will mend you with a rocking
chair, some raisins,
a cat, a field of lavender beginning
now to bloom…
Healing yourself is connected with healing others.
-Yoko Ono
Stumbling
Rev. Tess Baumberger
True, you may have stumbled.
Perhaps you even fell
and now lie dazed,
bruised, injured.
This does not mean
you are unworthy of the path.
Consider it was night,
or you moved too quickly,
were looking at the trees
or became lost along the way.
This does not mean
you’ll never clearly see your way.
Maybe it is simply time
to stop, to rest,
to lie on the nourishing earth,
too be renewed.
So when the time comes
you may journey well again.
“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.
If you are interested in becoming a member please see our Membership page For contact information or to join our email list see: Contacts