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Special Saturday Earth Centered Service: Lughnasadh – Begin the Harvest

This special earth-centered service will be held at Crimson Dawn Park on Casper Mountain. Meet at UU Casper at 4:00 pm to carpool to Crimson Dawn, or meet at Crimson Dawn at 4:30 pm if driving directly. We’ll enjoy a Museum tour and potluck picnic dinner followed by a guided walking tour of Crimson Dawn shrines, concluding with harvest themed invocation on the butte. Athne Machdane will be our service leader. Remember to bring water – the walking tour will be about one mile long.  No glass containers, alcohol or smoking, pets must be leashed. Great for all ages!

Discussion Forum: Theories of Belief

Annette Grochowski will facilitate a discussion forum on the July worship theme “Theories of Belief.”  A youth Religious Exploration program and childcare are available during the service, and refreshments and conversation follow. Everyone is welcome!

Discussion Forum Sunday: “Acceptance”

Annette Grochowski will lead a discussion forum on the June worship theme “Acceptance.”

A youth RE program and childcare are available during the service, and refreshments and conversation follow.

Through June 2018, as part of UU Casper’s Care N Share program, we will be collecting monetary and dog or cat food donations for the Casper Humane Society. Also, after the service we will begin collecting donations for next Saturday’s (June 30th) Yard Sale.

Religious Exploration Program Year-End Service

During this service, the UU Casper Religious Exploration staff and youth will share where their explorations have led them over this past year.

Childcare is available during the service. Through June 2018, as part of UU Casper’s Care N Share program, we will be collecting monetary and dog or cat food donations for the Casper Humane Society.

Regrets

Do you have regrets? Regrets about petty crimes toward life, or toward those you love, or about the insensitive things you did or said as well as the kindnesses you failed to perform?  In the privacy of your mind do you indict yourself?  Beyond owning them, guest minister Rev. Jacqueline Ziegler will reflect on what else we can do about or with our regrets.  

Through June 2018, as part of UU Casper’s Care N Share program, we will be collecting monetary and dog or cat food donations for the Casper Humane Society.

Finding Balance Within The Flow

We live in tumultuous times when the daily headlines evoke feelings of cascading down a torrent of whitewater with no end in sight.  Sometimes our personal lives seem out of control, offering no chance to catch our breath.  How can we find our balance within the ceaseless flow of events?  The eastern religion of Taoism and experience of wu wei may guide us safely on our way. Click on the service title for a link to the full text of Rev. Rhodes’ sermon.

India – A Land of Contrasts

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During this service, we will explore prominent religions and social issues in India, as observed through a Western lens. Presented by Janet de Vries and Leanne Woodfill.

Through June 2018, as part of UU Casper’s Care N Share program, we will be collecting monetary and dog or cat food donations for the Casper Humane Society.

Special Saturday Earth-Centered Service: Beltane Festival

This Celtic May Day festival welcomes summer and celebrates love and passion’s fire. The festival will include a Beltane ceremonial, a May Pole, music, dancing, fellowship and merry making with a welcoming and diverse community. Join in! For more information, email info@uucasper.org, or call Laura at 307-259-4469.

Earth Day 2018 – The World Within Us

In this Earth Day Service, we will explore our 7th Principle, the interconnected web of all existence of which we are a part. We inhale, and exhale, again and again countless times every day.  Inhale…at what point does air become breath? Exhale…when does breath become simply air? We are of the earth, and the earth is in us.  “What we do to each other and to our world, we do to ourselves.” During this service we’ll explore that statement, and the ambiguity and paradox we face when we try to apply it in our day to day lives when we try to figure out how to live in ways that respect the interdependent web of all existence, and when we try to figure out ways to help protect our precious earth. Click on the service title for a link to the full presentation text.