Welcome
This Month
The Theme for July is Trust
You may agree that in our country trust in one another has been declining. Many
Americans express a belief that the institutions and relationships we have relied upon
are no longer feeling safe. Especially within and among communities of faith there
seems to be less cooperation and respect for diversity. For those who may not feel at
home in a more traditional faith community, perhaps bound by strict adherence to
dogma, and an intolerance of alternative paths of faith, the Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship offers a safe alternative community. We are seekers with diverse beliefs and
even those with no beliefs at all. Our fellowship seeks to create a trusting environment
where you can explore your spiritual life. We UU’s promise each other, or “covenant” to
support each individual’s search for meaning and purpose. We believe that our trust in
one another is a core value that allows us to enrich our spirituality. During this month
our Sunday services will address the loss of trust and its impact on our lives, both
spiritually and otherwise, and we will explore ways to rebuild trust within ourselves, our
fellowship, and the larger community. You are welcome to join us.
Victor Ashear, Worship Chair
Trust Ourselves
Abraham Lincoln
The people, when rightly and fully trusted, will return the trust.
This is what things can teach us: to fall, patiently to trust our heaviness. Even a bird has to do that before he can fly.
Rainer Maria Rilke
To Doubt or Trust?
Trust goes out from the same door from which the doubt comes in.
Invajy
The Marble Jar
Brene Brown
Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement. Trust isn’t a grand gesture—it’s a growing marble collection.
Trust is the First Step to Love
Munschi Premchand
To Trust Is To Risk
David DeSteno
At the most basic level, the need to trust implies one fundamental fact: you’re vulnerable. The ability to satisfy your needs or obtain the outcomes you desire is not entirely under your control…. The social lives of humans are characterized by a never-ending struggle between different types of desires — desires favoring selfish versus selfless goals, desires focused on immediate gratification versus long-term benefit, desires stemming from the conscious versus unconscious minds. Only an overriding threat or an amazing confluence of random factors — what we’d otherwise call pure luck — can result in an exact mirroring of two people’s needs and goals at all levels.
Trust, then, is simply a bet, and like all bets, it contains an element of risk.
“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