On Friday, a special screening of “1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture” (2022) was presented at the Carbondale Library. The film which has stirred conversation in recent years, examines how the anti-gay movement took root within Christian communities in the 20th century. The event had the quintessential church gathering signifiers: folding tables, freshly unstacked chairs […]
Two Rivers Unitarian Universalists
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The show must go on!
On Saturday, Oct. 11, what was to be “a joyful outdoor celebration of our beloved animal companions” at Colorado Animal Rescue (C.A.R.E.) turned out to be a wet, muddy and rainy, joyful celebration. The fundraiser, “The Blessing of the Animals” organized by Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist, still took place outside, but undercover in order to […]
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Celebrating light
The holiday season is full of many joyous celebrations. I attended two of perhaps the lesser-known observances. On Saturday evening, Dec. 17, around 70 people gathered at the Third Street Center for a community celebration of Chanukah (Hanukkah) with an early lighting of the menorahs that were brought by the families in attendance and a […]
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Letters – Oct. 27, 2022
Thank you to our communities! The Two Rivers Unitarian Universalists want to recognize the support for “community” which was evident at the Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist annual auction gathering held at Carbondale’s Third Street Center recently. After a COVID interruption last year, the annual auction event returned with friends, neighbors and visitors meeting for food, […]