CUUPs Mission Statement

The CUUPs Mission Is:

1. To hold regular Earth-centered rituals that celebrate the cycles of sun and moon, transform the mundane into the sacred, and provide numinous opportunities for communion with the divine within the environment of a safe congregation.

2. To give UUCE congregation members who seek to worship in Earth-centered traditions more opportunities to do so.

3. To provide non-pagan members of the UUCE congregation exposure to and participation in Earth-centered traditions.

4. To honor a balanced way of seeking spiritual growth within an Earth-based context by recognizing that personal, subjective experiences; astronomical, biological and physical processes; and expressions of art, science and craft are equally valid paths to communion with the divine.

5. To critique the works of pagan and neo-pagan authors; to review source works of neo-pagan ethics, practice, and theology; and to review other works that touch on neo-paganism.

6. To mobilize pagan members within UUCE in synergy with other UUCE groups. Examples include but are not limited to being presenters in the Religious Education and Adult Religious Education programs or working with the Green Sanctuary group on a ritulized clean-up.

7. To provide outreach to and dialog with the Eugene/Springfield pagan community.