Next Information Session: October 2nd

Join Rev. Matthew Cockrum for an informal Info Session on the first Sunday of every month in the small chapel, immediately following each worship service. Coffee and light refreshments available with an opportunity to meet other newcomers and ask questions about this congregation and Unitarian Universalism. No RSVP needed. Interested in helping? Contact Matthew at or 801.582.8687 ext. 205.

Building a Beloved Community: Carol’s Welcome Table Story
-submitted by Carol Romagosa

Back in November 2015, I was introduced to the idea of The Beloved Community by Mark Matheson, my Shakespeare professor. As director of the MUSE Project at the University of Utah, he wrote an introduction for U.S. Rep. John Lewis who would be speaking at the U. Lewis has dedicated his life to protecting human rights, securing civil liberties and building what he calls “the Beloved Community” in America and the

It Just Happened - submitted by Nicholas Shifrar



The energy is a peaceful morning vibration. It’s not the frenzy of a festival. It’s not the excitement of a campus during the first weeks of fall or spring. It’s the steady radiation of an engaged movement. Some set tables with fliers and sign-up sheets on the patio. Others are parking their cars, locking up their bikes, and walking through the front doors to snag a seat in the red-padded, white-wooden pews. The choir is rehearsed and ready to

Next Information Session: October 2nd

Join Rev. Matthew Cockrum for an informal Info Session on the first Sunday of every month in the small chapel, immediately following each worship service. Coffee and light refreshments available with an opportunity to meet other newcomers and ask questions about this congregation and Unitarian Universalism. No RSVP needed. Interested in helping? Contact Matthew at or 801.582.8687 ext. 205.

Reverendly Yours - Rev. Tom Goldsmith

There’s an old axiom that suggests that UU churches swell in numbers in proportion to our nation’s conservative leadership. In other words, UU churches flourished during the Eisenhower, Nixon, and Reagan years, with a slight upbeat during the Bush years. The Obama years may have kept our country a little left of center, but his administration hurt our membership overall.

Although it’s not a science, we can safely speculate about the correlation between the

In the Life - Rev. Matthew Cockrum

...And we’re off! Just a few weeks into the new program year (and a month or so into the academic calendar) and it feels to me like we’re already at breakneck speed. It’s the end of September and we’re hurtling forward into plans for Halloween, Solstice and Christmas. It can make it seem as though summer was just a dream or is just a vague memory.

Over the summer I tried to return to a practice of focused reading. One of the texts I chose is a slim one which

-submitted by Cathy Chambless, Chair of Endowment Committee

The Endowment Committee wishes to thank the following donors for their thoughtful gifts to the Church Endowment Fund in memory of members who have recently passed:

In memory of Janet Minden
Betsy Minden
Carol Blackwell
Cosette Joesten
Paula Julander
Lex Hemphill and Nancy Melich

In memory of Alice “Pat” Capson Brown
Virginia Rothstein
Anne Holman/ King’s English
Evelyn D. Bennett
Richard and Helen Wolford & Family
Miriam C. Bushnell

Have yo

Every Sunday, meditation is offered as a time to pause, practice calming our thoughts and setting an intention to be mindful in our daily life. Guidance for developing meditation practice is shared along with suggested websites and reading. Alone, together helps to stay with the intention and to learn the benefits of being mindfully aware. 9:45 am to 10:30 in the Parlor. All are welcome.