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CUUPS-TwinCities
c/0 FUS
900 Mt. Curve Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55403

The Pagan Institute
P.O. Box 6809
Minneapolis, MN 55406

CUUPS TwinCities Flaming Chalices

To celebrate the Sacred Cosmos,
to create community, and 
to empower collaborative leadership.

 

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Who Are We?

What Is Our Mission?

Why Would Pagans Engage in Unitarian Universalism?

What IS Unitarian Universalism, Anyway?

Who Are We?

The Twin-Cities chapter of the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans is a growing community of Pagan Unitarian Universalists, Pagans exploring Unitarian Universalism, and Unitarian Universalists who are exploring Paganism. Most of our events are open to the public. We welcome people of all races, ethnicities, and Pagan traditions and do our best to accommodate disabilities. Our different histories mean that we have insights and skills to share which can empower us as we seek to achieve our shared purposes. We are elders, infants, singles, parents, toddlers, teens, and in between. We are strait, gay, lesbian, bisexual, married, single, celibate, and in-between.

We come together because of our reverence for Nature and our instinct for celebration, and our longing for a community which shares these things. We recognize kindred hearts and shared purposes.

We take our religion seriously and we seek to apply it to every aspect of our lives, and especially to how we practice our religion together. 

In keeping with Unitarian Universalist practice, CUUPS-Twin Cities is governed by its membership under the covenant of our By-laws.

Our mission statement, created by consensus in 2008, describes how we see ourselves as a chapter and how we want to develop and serve.

We've been talking together over the past year about what mission is worthy of our commitment. At our last membership meeting, we used consensus process and "finalized" a description of who we are as a community and set some goals. (We expect to revisit this process in about 5 years.)

CUUPS-TwinCities Mission
as determined by consensus May 26, 2008

  • We are a community in which all members share the workload and leadership.

  • The membership of the group will help to discern and develop each individual ’s special skills and leadership potential.

  • We encourage and support each member’s personal magical practice/worship that develops close, ongoing relationships with each person’s personal deities.

  • We strive for a balance of public and members only rituals, both formal and informal, for practitioners of various levels of Pagan experience.

  • We strive for organized, structured and coordinated ritual programming that includes rehearsals, choir practice and training.

  • We integrate our Pagan identities into our daily lives; as a community we offer each other support with personal development, attaining goals and accountability.

  • We covenant to care for the Earth by changing our consumption patterns in our gatherings and at home, engaging in active repair of the Earth’s biosphere through taking both physical and magical action and sharing of earth based practical skills.

  • We promote public understanding of Paganism and interfaith dialogue and the development of Pagan ideas.

  • To accomplish these things, our community offers classes to deepen our personal spiritual practices, understanding of Paganism, and to share skills.

  • We covenant to practice and promote reverence and care for Nature and for each other.

If our mission and your True Will/path fit well, we invite you to consider membership.

 

Q: I don't get it. Why would Pagans want to engage with Unitarian Universalists, anyway?

A: UUs have been champions of Aquarian Age values for over two centuries. In that time, they learned how even intelligent, independent, free-thinkers could collaborate to get things done, to make new realities out of dreams.

Q. Unitarian Universalism never had a creed. I don't understand; how can you have a religion without a creed everyone has to agree to?

A. Unitarian Universalism is a method and a community, not an ideology.

UUs are united by shared values and purposes, rather than by consent to a formula written by some committee long ago. Each person is expected to search for better understanding, and to respect each person's inherent dignity and freedom of thought and conscience.

UUs are influenced by many Sources. Some focus more on Pagan poets and philosophers from the ancient world and others focus more on modern ethicists and scientists. Some follow Buddhist disciplines and others study Nature. Some see the teaching of Jesus as central to their own understanding, many others were so wounded in the name of Christianity that they are still affected by PTSD. Some just focus on building community and helping their neighbors and leave theology to others.

And yet, we all have learned that what unites us is priceless. While working together and hearing one anothers' stories, we create a beloved community. Practicing spiritual hospitality to one another heals us.

If we seem to be heading in different directions, this is good, because we each came from different places, and the same CENTER calls us.

Of course, if you haven't been part of the UU community, you don't understand. Ultimately, any real spiritual path can only be understood by doing.

Where to Find Us

Mailing Address
CUUPS-TC c/o FUS
900 Mt. Curve Minneapolis, MN 55403

We normally meet at First Unitarian Society (FUS). We are grateful for their welcoming us to share their home, and encourage our members to join FUS.

Map of 900 Mount Curve Ave Minneapolis, MN 55403-1124

Directions to 900 Mount Curve Ave Minneapolis, MN 55403-1124

This site is mostly wheelchair accessible. It is also well-served by buses, centrally located near I94/I-394 and I-35, and has ample, free street parking when we meet. Classes and small group activities usually meet in a room off the Groveland entrance, which does not have elevator service. If you can't ambulate a low step, please let us know when you RSVP for classes or meetings and we will either meet elsewhere in the building to accommodate you or assist with the transfer.

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In 1985 at a UU General Assembly in Atlanta Georgia, a few UU Pagans founded CUUPS for mutual support and exploration of a way to be both truly Unitarian Universalist and truly Pagan. Today, the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans is emerging as a unique "tradition," distinguished from many Pagan groups by our emphasis on participatory public worship, congregational polity, social justice activism, the free and responsible search for truth and meaning unbound by creed, and relationships with one or more UU congregations. There are over 75 chapters of CUUPS in the U.S.

Visit CUUPS, Inc. on the Web at www.cuups.org

Statement of Purpose

  • promoting the practice and understanding of Pagan and Earth-centered spirituality within the Unitarian Universalist Association;
  • enabling networking among Pagan-identified Unitarian Universalists, providing for the outreach of Unitarian Universalism to the broader Pagan community;
  • providing educational materials on Paganism and Earth-centered spirituality for Unitarian Universalist congregations and for the general public;
  • promoting interfaith dialogue, encouraging the development of theological and liturgical materials based on Pagan and Earth-centered religious and spiritual perspectives;
  • encouraging greater use of music, dance, visual arts, poetry, story, and creative ritual in Unitarian Universalist worship and celebration;
  • providing a place or places for gathering and for worship, and fostering healing relationships with the Earth and all the Earth's children

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Updated February 27, 2010
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