Suzanne Says Yes!
At the Special Congregational Meeting held on Sunday, April 20, the members of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Cheyenne overwhelmingly voted to call the Rev. Suzanne Meyer to be our Settled Minister. Soon after the meeting, the Search Committee called Suzanne. Suzanne accepted the call and will be our new settled minister. She will move to Cheyenne soon, but will not start at the church until August.
The Search Committee did a wonderful job and we thank you.
Yippee!
Mike Shonsey
President
From the Director of Religious Education
Welcome to a New Year! One of my favorite activities with my children at this time of year is family goal setting. Instead of resolutions which seem to leave our minds quickly, we establish goals for the family that will improve our family life and our relationships throughout the year. It is important to keep the goals measurable and attainable. For instance, instead of saying nobody in the family will ever argue anymore (a nice thought), a more attainable goal may be when we feel the need to argue we will end the conversation for ten minutes until we are able to respond and not react. Instead of the goal of bedrooms being clean all the time, a more measurable and realistic goal may be bedrooms will be clean enough to vacuum once a week with beds made and dirty clothes picked up everyday. Make sure that you set these goals with your children and do not impose them on your children. It is also important to remember that it takes twenty-one times of completing something before it becomes a habit. Expect to work closely with your children in the beginning until the new goals become habit. Finally, set rewards when the expected goal outcomes are met. If the goal is a big one (ie, changing family relationship patterns) set rewards for short term milestones on the path to completion. Write down the goals and the rewards and post them where they can be seen on a daily basis. Remind your children that they took part in the creation of the goals and they have responsibility in the completion of the goals. Goal setting is an activity that will prove positive for your children throughout their lifetime.
A Reminder
Please keep your children with you or in the social hall before and after service and remind them that there is no running in the building. As our church grows it is important for everyone's safety that children are not left unattended in the nursery or allowed to run around the building unsupervised. The RE Team will be putting together activity bins to be used in the social hall after service to help keep the kids occupied while the adults can socialize or help with coffee hour cleanup.
MLK March
Every year the Unitarian Universalist Church of Cheyenne has a strong presence in the Martin Luther King Jr. march in Cheyenne. This year in religious education, the children and youth will again be making signs and banners for the march (featured on local news last year). It would be great to have a large religious education presence at the march again this year. If you need help with transportation for your child(ren) please contact Shelly at (307) 630-9547 or dre@uucheyenne.org and she will arrange a carpool to and from the march.
Upcoming Events
- January 6 RE Classes Resume 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
- January 6 RE Team Meeting 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
- January 8 DRE Family Potluck (at Shelly's house) 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
- January 20 Religious Education - Martin Luther King Jr. 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
- January 21 MLK March (watch UUCC this week for details)
Shelly Montgomery, Director of Religious Education