CUC Co-Lab: Experiences of Transformation
Friday, Nov 1: The Invitation
Option 1: 4:00 pm PT | 5:00 pm MT | 6:00 pm CT | 7:00 pm ET | 8:00 pm AT | 8:30 pm NT OR
Option 2: 7:00 pm PT | 8:00 pm MT | 9:00 pm CT | 10:00 pm ET | 11:00 pm AT | 11:30 pm NT (2.0 hours)
Saturday, Nov 2: Workshops
9:30am PT | 10:30am MT | 11:30am CT | 12:30pm ET | 1:30pm AT | 2:00pm NT (3 x 90 mins / 30 min breaks between / 5.5 hrs total, ie 12:30 – 6:00 pm ET)
Sunday, Nov 3: National Sunday Service
10:00 am PT | 11:00 am MT | 12:00 SK | 12:00 pm CT | 1:00 pm ET | 2:00 pm AT | 2:30 pm NT
Sunday, Nov 3: Co-Lab Optional Debrief & Reflection
12:30 pm PT | 1:30 pm MT | 2:30 SK | 2:30 pm CT | 3:30 pm ET | 4:30 pm AT | 5:00 pm NT (1.0 hrs – drop in reflection time)
WHAT IS THE CUC’S CO-LAB? 
CUC Co-Lab 2024 is a time to come together online, with satellite in-person options for Saturday:
* to connect in a spirit of hopeful collaboration; * to invoke the creative energy that emerges when we gather; * to encourage one another’s curiosity & courage, &, * to compassionately support one another as we navigate our changing global & local experiences.
Co-Lab programming will focus on:
* Inspirational examples of people & groups navigating; *personal & organizational transformation in challenging times; * Time for personal reflection & integration; * Interactive break-out sessions with unexpected activities, &, * Ideas that will stir your imagination.
Co-Lab is designed to collectively explore our current experiences of being Canadian Unitarian Universalists, while encouraging awareness & openness toward adaptive models.
Co-Lab WON’T:
* Be a technical “HOW TO” workshop; * Solve all the issues we’re each bringing to the table or, * Expect you to have all the answers either.
Co-Lab WILL invite you to:
* Suspend any expectations of the event, yourself, & others; * Imagine exciting ways that we are interdependent (with one another & the world); * Reflect on how our collective liberation is bound up together &, * Make space for the possibility that change is possible … & good!
Friday: The Invitation – “What does ‘interdependence’ mean in today’s cultural landscape(s)?”
Friday night is a time to come together, get connected, set intentions, and launch the adventure. And it happens twice so that you can choose your preferred showing. Rev. Anne Barker will be your host – expect an invitation into a culture of curiosity, creativity, and connectedness. Rev. Anne will share an unexpected Keynote Film as the highlight of this session that is tender, inspiring, hopeful….. more to come!
Saturday: Workshops
Three 90-minute sessions with 30-minute breaks for a total of 5.5 hours. All three workshops contain inspiring stories & messages, varied voices, an unexpected (non-typical) breakout activity, and opportunities for personal reflection & integration.
Session I: Focus on “The Personal” | 12:30 pm ET start
Session II: Focus on “The Collective” | 2:30 pm ET start
Session III: Focus on “The Larger Collective” | 4:30 pm ET start
Find out how to host an in-person Saturday Satellite here.
Sunday: National Service – “The Church of Our Imagination”
What is the Church of Our Imagination? Join us online via Zoom and find out more here.
Request the full Sunday Service for congregational use on or after November 3 HERE
Sunday: Optional Co-Lab Debrief & Reflection
Sometimes, the best insights happen on The Drive Home from an event. Join Rev. Anne Barker after the National Service for an VERY OPTIONAL time to share, reflect, and debrief for any who are interested via this Zoom link (different from the National Service link).