Guest worship leader Karina Jutzi reflects on why art and representation matter. Karina is a playwright, poet, and essayist. Her plays have been produced across the country, and her drama Where All Good Rabbits Go was published through Original Works Publishing and was named the Best of Equity theater in 2018. She recently moved to … Continue reading The Power of Story
ON SITE & ZOOM. Practice being present through daily routines inspired by poetry, photos and reflections. Led by Liam Battjes Greenwood with Karl Lindholm. We’re sharing our offering plate with Charter House Coalition. See Worship Details here. See a video recording of the service here:
ON SITE & ZOOM. When it comes to creating a multicultural “community of communities,” we don’t often think about families in the foster care system. When it comes to understanding the needs of the marginalized, we don’t often consider the needs of kids who lose their birth families and homes because of abuse or neglect and … Continue reading Foster “Care” Sunday
Many hopes and dreams and commitments that will help to shape CVUUS’ future are already present in this congregation. We need to listen closely to hear what they are, and what they’re built on. Rev. Tricia is joined by Mark Ewert, CVUUS’ Stewardship Consultant for this year’s exciting “combined” campaign. Assisted by Liam Battjes Greenwood. … Continue reading Listening for the Future
ON SITE ONLY (no zoom). Part of our Spirituality & the Arts summer worship with guest speakers leading us into deeper reflection. Join birders Dottie Nelson & Scott Kluever with Liam Battjes Greenwood. We shared our offering with Spirit in Nature in Ripton for benches and trail restoration. Stay for social hour in Fellowship Hall. … Continue reading What Are You Doing Here? The Art of Birding – July 14, 2024
ON SITE ONLY (no zoom). Part of our Spirituality & the Arts summer worship with guest speakers leading us into deeper reflection. Join photographer Caleb Kenna with Liam Battjes Greenwood. We’ll share our offering with Spirit in Nature in Ripton for benches and trail restoration. Stay for social hour in Fellowship Hall. Kids Are Always … Continue reading The Third Eye: The Spirituality of Drone Photography – July 7, 2024
ON SITE & ZOOM. Liam Battjes-Greenwood, with Karl Lindholm, invited us to bring a poem, song lyrics, book or a pair of socks that were new for us this year and asked what it meant to add this to our sock drawer of life. We clustered in small groups to do reflecting, shared our offering … Continue reading Sorting Thru Our Spiritual Sock Drawer – Dec. 31, 2023
Liam Battjes-Greenwood helped us reflect on internalized and institutionalized classism. We’share our offering this month with Have a Heart Community Food Shelf. See details of the service here: OOS May 7, 2023 Watch a recording of the service here:
Led by Liam Battjes Greenwood. We celebrated the International Transgender Day of Visibility, often referred to as TDOV or Trans Day of Visibility. TDOV is an annual worldwide event celebrated on March 31st. We were joined by Elio Farley, leader at the Teen Center, LGBTQ activist and Middlebury College Education Student, Adia O’Brien, a Middlebury … Continue reading Trans Is Sacred – March 26, 2023
