{"id":348,"date":"2015-04-08T05:45:47","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T11:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/naturespath\/?p=348"},"modified":"2018-04-01T00:31:49","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T00:31:49","slug":"cuups-revisioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/naturessacredjourney\/2015\/04\/cuups-revisioning\/","title":{"rendered":"CUUPS Revisioning \u2013 What Do We Want To Be?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"ECG<\/a>The CUUPS Revisioning process has reached the next milestone and we need your input. In January we published our report on Who We Are<\/a>.\u00a0 This is our foundation \u2013 we will build our future on who and what we really are, not what we think we\u2019re supposed to be.\u00a0 The next step is deciding what we want to be and \u2013 most importantly \u2013 what we\u2019re willing to do.\u00a0 It\u2019s good to dream big, but as UUs we understand that our dreams will go nowhere unless we act to make them real. The Revisioning Team has been working these past weeks to create a draft of what we want to be as the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans.\u00a0 We looked at what you told us through the surveys, but we also considered what\u2019s possible given our religious, spiritual, and geographic diversity.\u00a0 We think this statement expresses the best of what CUUPS can be. Please read the statement and give us your thoughts in the comments.<\/p>\n

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CUUPS is an organization dedicated to supporting UU Pagans, to promoting Paganism within Unitarian Universalism, and to promoting Unitarian Universalism within Paganism. Our surveys have helped us identify who we are and what we value.<\/p>\n

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  1. We support UU values, principles, and causes.<\/li>\n
  2. We bring a UU approach to Paganism \u2013 we draw from many sources and we oppose any attempt to establish orthodoxy or anything resembling it.<\/li>\n
  3. We value Nature, our experiences of Nature, and our relationships with Nature.<\/li>\n
  4. We have an interest in gods and spirits, but we are uncertain \u2013 individually, much less collectively \u2013 what they are and what it means to experience them.<\/li>\n
  5. We are a gateway to bring Pagans into Unitarian Universalism.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Who do we serve?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Individual members serve various deities, principles, values, and communities as dictated by their own consciences.\u00a0 CUUPS chapters and CUUPS Continental serve our members, the Pagan community, and the UU community. Just as the UUA is moving to \u201ccongregations and beyond\u201d CUUPS will move to \u201csolitaries, chapters, and gatherings.\u201d\u00a0 Gatherings are both formal and informal get-togethers among members and friends. Why are we here?<\/strong>\u00a0 Individual UU Pagans have many reasons for being CUUPS members.\u00a0 The job of CUUPS (at both the Chapter and the Continental levels) is to encourage individuals to be the best UU Pagans they can be and to provide resources to help them do so. How do we do that?<\/strong>\u00a0 We accomplish this by doing the following:<\/p>\n

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    1. We give people something to belong to \u2013 we create a shared identity and shared commitment.\u00a0 Our mission and vision statements form our foundation, and the CUUPS.org website is our storehouse of information and resources.\u00a0 We support our shared identity and shared commitment through our Facebook page, our newsletter, our podcast, and this blog.<\/li>\n
    2. The CUUPS Board members are our Librarians and Curators.\u00a0 \u00a0They facilitate dialogue within UU Paganism, they network and dialogue with other Pagan organizations, and they identify and share best practices \u2013 they show us what\u2019s possible.\u00a0 They look for ways to encourage deeper spiritual practice, to encourage more social and environmental action, and to facilitate events for participation and growth.\u00a0 They promote and advertise CUUPS \u2013 they make sure people who want what we offer know we\u2019re here.<\/li>\n
    3. We cover four main areas of interest.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Information for beginners:\u00a0 the basics of Paganism, the basics of Unitarian Universalism, and the basics of CUUPS.<\/li>\n
        2. Recommendations for intermediate practice:\u00a0 regular spiritual practice techniques, rituals for individuals and groups, ideas for experiencing, honoring, and relating to Nature, and ideas for experiencing, honoring, and relating to gods and spirits.<\/li>\n
        3. Guidelines for chapter operations:\u00a0 forming a chapter, right relationships with host congregations and other institutions, and basic leadership skills.<\/li>\n
        4. Social action:\u00a0 supporting UU values and causes, and supporting Pagan values and causes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          After we get your feedback on who we want to be, the Revisioning Team will draft a mission and vision statement and present it for review.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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