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Expanding Equality: The Ultimate Democracy

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With a sense of urgency unfelt before, people from all walks of life, religious and secular, are saying that the time has come to extend equality beyond humanity to what is called, “Ultimate Democracy.” This is a broadening of the concept of “Love Thy Neighbor” to include love of all creation. Guest minister, Rev. Jacqueline Ziegler, from the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Laramie, will reflect on why she believes humanity is being called to do this now and what this means.

Earth Day Service

The Unitarian Universalist 7th Principle calls us to affirm and promote respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. Join together in celebrating Earth Day!

Annual Flower Communion

The Flower Communion is an annual ritual that celebrates beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community. In this ceremony, everyone in the congregation brings a flower. Each person places a flower in a shared vase. The congregation and minister bless the flowers, and they’re redistributed. Each person brings home a different flower than the one they brought. The significance of the flower communion is that as no two flowers are alike, so no two people are alike, yet each has a contribution to make. Together the different flowers form a beautiful bouquet.

“The Convergence of Nature and Spirit on Life’s Journey”

The service features presentations by members and friends about those times when their personal spiritual journeys have converged with nature. Melody Haler, service leader.

Jayne Jacobs:

Young adulthood is a time of self discovery. In piecing together this presentation, I realized that nature, along with my experiences in nature, serve … read more.

On Judaism

Presentation “On Judaism” by guest speaker Barb Watters, from Casper’s Reform Jewish Community Congregation Kol Ha’am, Laura Gossman service leader.

 

Black History Matters…to All of Us

We will explore the story of slavery by Harriet Jacobs, a slave who finally escaped, and consider what she felt were the implications for blacks and whites of the south’s “peculiar institution.” We’ll contrast that perspective with the ideas of Cornell West, a contemporary scholar, … read more.