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At Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist (TRUU), we are a vibrant, open-minded community committed to exploring and embodying the values of love, justice, and peace. We welcome people of all backgrounds and beliefs to join us on our journey of spiritual growth
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“A Way Worth Walking: Taoism and Wisdom’s Soulful Undulations” by Charis Caldwell, M.Phil. M.Div.
In our final gathering of the series, Charis Caldwell shares wisdom insights from Taoism – an ancient tradition that has long emphasised “the Way” as a means of spiritual insight and liberati…
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December 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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“Psilocybin and the Last Box of Kleenex” by Paul Dankers
On Sunday, November 16, TRUU Community Steward Paul Dankers will reflect on how moments of loss, from the everyday to the profound, can become invitations to gratitude. Drawing from a deeply person…
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November 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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“Hidden Wisdom: The Feminine Face of the Divine in Judeo-Christian Traditions” by Charis Caldwell, M.Phil. M.Div.
The Hebrew Bible and Christian scriptures contain unexpected wisdom—often hidden in plain sight. In this month’s reflection, Charis Caldwell uncovers the often-overlooked role of “Sophia” (Wisdom) …
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November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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“Philosophy as Pilgrimage: Greek Wisdom Traditions” by Charis Caldwell, M.Phil. M.Div.
What does it mean to live a good life? That timeless question guided the great minds of ancient Greece—Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, and the Cynics. In our October gathering, Charis Caldw…
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October 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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“The Doctrine of Discovery (Domination)” by Steven T. Newcomb
Join us for a powerful service featuring Native scholar and author Steven T. Newcomb, co-founder of the Indigenous Law Institute and author of Pagans in the Promised Land. Newcomb will speak on wha…
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October 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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“The Great Gift of Compassion” by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow
All the world’s religions honor compassion. Compassion is the capacity to bring your whole being to the suffering of another – human or non-human, friend or enemy. Or as one hospice director …
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October 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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“Days Of Awe” by Niki Delson
Jews across the world consider “The Days of Awe” — the ten days between Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) — a sacred opportunity for spiritual transformation…
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September 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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“Vedic and Celtic Spiritual Wisdom” by Charis Caldwell, M.Phil. M.Div.
This month, Charis Caldwell continues our search for wisdom by weaving together two distinct but kindred traditions: ancient Vedism from the Indian subcontinent and Celtic spirituality from norther…
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September 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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“The Power of Covenant” by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow
The heart of all Unitarian Universalist congregations is our covenant with each other. Unlike many other American denominations that share a creed, often recited each Sunday, Unitarian Universalist…
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September 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Big thanks to @soprissun.bsky.social & reporter Myki Jones for this lovely piece on TRUU’s new Children’s Program—a joyful blend of creativity, community & UU values. 🌈 Sundays at 10 AM in Carbondale!
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Two Rivers Unitarian Universalists launches children's program – The Sopris Sun
On Aug. 17, the Two Rivers Unitarian Universalists (TRUU) congregation revived its children’s program and featured a musical performance consisting of
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September 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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“The People Who Brought You Weekends” by Steve Brooks
This Labor Day Weekend, join TRUU for a rousing celebration of the songs and stories that shaped the American labor movement. UU folk singer and storyteller, Steve Brooks, returns with a spirited, …
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September 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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“Just us, or Justice?” by Kate Friesen
What is justice, really—and who gets to decide? Join TRUU for a thoughtful and engaging Social Justice Sunday as we explore deep questions about morality, power, and responsibility. Can we honor di…
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August 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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“The Creation Spirituality of John Denver” by The Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof
Celebrate the launch of our children’s programs with a joy-filled, music-rich service that brings together families, friends, and fresh beginnings! Featuring the beloved songs of John Denver, perfo…
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August 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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“Wisdom from the Primal Traditions” by Charis Caldwell, M.Phil. M.Div.
Before doctrine and dogma, there were drumbeats, dreams, and deep connection to the land. In this opening message, guest speaker Charis Caldwell invites us to explore the world’s earliest spiritual…
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August 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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“A Short Walk With Our Unitarian Universalist Heroes” by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow
In this service, Rev. Florence Caplow will share stories from inspiring Unitarian Universalists through the centuries, men and women who were free thinkers, abolitionists, peaceful warriors, and so…
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August 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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“Letting Go” by Aaron Brown
In a world that prizes striving, managing, and achieving, what does it mean to simply let go? As art, business, politics, and academia urge us to take on more, spirituality calls us in the opposite…
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July 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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A Sprint Through Our Cultural Wisdom Traditions, by Charis Caldwell
Greetings… Beginning in August, on one Sunday each month, I will be welcoming you into a conversation I have been hosting within myself for most of my life. Part philosophical exercise, part spirit…
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July 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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“What Remains” by Aaron Brown
What does it mean to leave a legacy? Is it what we build, what we give, how we’re remembered, or something more mysterious? This Sunday, we will explore the enduring human longing to live a life th…
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July 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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“Change Is Inevitable; Choosing Love Anyway” by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow
As Mary Oliver wrote, “To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes…
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July 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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“A Conservative View of Social Justice: Exploring Common Ground” by Caleb Waller
TRUU is a caring and open-minded community of brave, curious and compassionate thinkers and doers. We are diverse in faith, ethnicity, history and spirituality but aligned in our desire to make a d…
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June 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Continuing this month’s exploration of freedom, we will further investigate the paradox that the deepest form of liberation may begin not with changing the world around us, but with finding and ali…
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June 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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🌈 A free pride short film event just for kids 9+! Our friends at TACAW host Kid Flicks: Pride on Wed, June 11 @ 6PM—uplifting LGBTQ+ stories that affirm identity & spark conversation. Free with RSVP: tacaw.org/calendar/kid... #pridemonth #lgbtqyouth
June 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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“Harriet and Moses: From Hush Harbors to the Far Horizon” by Aaron Brown
Freedom is not only a political condition—it is a spiritual practice. This Sunday, we draw wisdom from two great guides to liberation: Harriet Tubman and Moses. Each walked a path shaped by instinc…
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June 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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“Nobody’s Free Until Everybody Is Free: Freedom and the Beloved Community” by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow
These words by the great civil rights activist Fanny Lou Hamer point us toward the reality of our deep interconnection. Rev. Florence Caplow will reflect on the liberatory teachings of Beloved Comm…
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June 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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“Stagger Onward Rejoicing”: The Power of Poetry to Keep Us Going by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow
Stagger onward rejoicing. The poet W,H. Auden penned these words in 1941, when he and other poets were “deeply concerned with the worldwide economic depression, the Spanish Civil War, the ris…
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May 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM