Jesus is reported to have told some wonderful stories, or Parables, as a way of teaching that goes beyond the limitations of words. There are some of these Parables that I’d just as soon the Gospel writers had left out.
A memorable family service in which we acknowledge three religious traditions that are all associated with this date. There will be singing and storytelling.
What’s in the new ‘green sanctuary’ program? The Unitarian Universalist Association’s “Green Sanctuary” program used to mean making a church campus environmentally efficient and about 30% of UU churches have done that. The new Green Sanctuary program includes much more, such as: including congregational transformation, lessening emissions and reducing vulnerabilities to climate change on campus and in the community, and working toward climate justice. James Caufield will try to describe this ambitious program, and we can talk about what we have done and what we might still do. He’ll also try to breeze through some of the Green Sanctuary survey results.
The Tombaugh Gallery is presenting a combined show featuring two well known Las Cruces artists, Carrie Greer and Karen Ziebert. Both artists have explored various mediums over the course of their careers but both have discovered the breadth of expression possible with encaustic or working in wax. The artwork is painted with melted pigmented wax or fused to the substrate using a heat source, such as a propane torch. Carrie explains that “the wax calls to me as I enter into a journey with it. . . .” Karen calls encaustic art “My new love.” Both artists have exhibited their work extensively in Las Cruces and throughout the state.
The exhibit opens with an artists reception on Sunday, March 3rd from 11:00 to 2:00. The show runs through March 24th.
Gallery Hours
The Gallery, located in the Unitarian Universalist Church at 2000 S. Solano Drive, is regularly open Thursday through Saturday, from 10 AM to 2:00 PM and Sunday, 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM.
Events For The Next 7 Days
03/17/2024
Sun, Mar 17, 2024 — 9:30 am--1:30 pm — Owl Classes – Edu. Bldg. Green Room
Owl classes will begin on the 21st from 9:30am-1:30pm- these will be held in an RE classroom, although we do have plans to turn the purple room (in the RE building) into a sort of waiting/lunch set-up room for the families
Sun, Mar 17, 2024 — 10:00 am--11:15 am — Worship – Sanctuary
Sun, Mar 17, 2024 — 11:30 am--1:30 pm — New UU Class – Library
No Roundtable Instead, you are urged to attend the special, open meeting of the Social Justice Committee where you will help select the 4 local charities that will be recipients of our 2024-25 Change for Change program.
03/18/2024
Mon, Mar 18, 2024 — 10:00 am--1:00 pm — Library is Open – Library