Be sure to check the 2009 program page for updates on this year's offerings!

"The Self in Community,
Rituals and Ruts of our Lives"

Director's Message

Dearest WUULFies,

Time to return to red soil, the gorgeous rock, and the community we love. WUULF is ready to go, bringing days of relaxation, reflection, adventure, and connection. This year our theme is "The Self in Community". We will be exploring the importance of community, the value it has in our lives, our responsibilities to it, and the rewards it gives us.

This past year has been difficult for many, and we want WUULF to be what you need at this time of social and economic transition. And, as with so many areas of life, we need to make changes to WUULF in order to survive and thrive. This year you will notice we are asking more of our community. We want and need people willing to contribute their gifts and resources to WUULF in new ways, and give to WUULF in order simply to receive the gifts it returns to them.

We are asking people to help us with Social Hour by bringing snacks or drinks (non-alcoholic as well as alcohol). We are asking people to be willing to step up to the task of teaching workshops without being paid monetarily, but rather thru the gift and joy of giving to a community you love.

We will continue to provide to you all the excellent programming and fun activities that you love. We are excited to bring you Rev. Keith Kron's Enneagram workshop as our main program called; "The Rituals and Ruts of our Lives," in which we will examine our own traits and tendencies, and then see how these both inhibit and enhance our relationships, our lives, and connections. Should be quite good and engaging!

We are also having my favorite minister, Rev. Mike Morran return as Community Minister. Many love and look forward to his morning Community Gatherings as the best way to start the day. Mike and Keith are close friends, and are very excited to work together to bring you a great week.

So, that is it! The time has come. We need you and want you to attend, to walk with us, and to help us make this WUULF week one of the best in memory.

Love and hugs to you all,
Tammy Morran - Director, WUULF 2009

Program Highlights

  "Enneagram: Examining the Ruts and Rituals of our Lives"

Offered by Rev. Keith Kron.

Patterns. We all have patterns in our lives. Sometimes these patterns are routines, comfortable and familiar. Sometimes these patterns are detrimental and we dig ruts in our lives. Sometimes these patterns lead to deeper meaning, often as rituals.

What are the patterns of your life? Are you a challenger? A peacemaker? A reformer? A helper,? An achiever? An individualist? An investigator? A questioner? An enthusiast? What patterns protect you? Self-awareness of the patterns is what the enneagram is all about.

More than a psychological tool, many look to the enneagram as a way to find greater spiritual depth in their lives, understand others, and become "awake". Others use it as a way to improve communication, understanding difficult people, and lead people through tasks. We will explore these ideas in this introductory workshop. Self-awareness is great fun!

Rev. Keith Kron has led multiple workshops on the enneagram for Midwest UU Summer Assembly, UUA Staff, the General Assembly Planning Committee, and church groups. He has studied with Don Riso and Russ Hudson, who are considered world leaders on the study and understanding of the enneagram. Additionally, he is a UU minister, working for the UUA as its Director of its Office of BGLT concerns and is a former elementary school teacher.

Community Minister

Rev. Mike Morran is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist, ordained in 1998, currently minister at First Unitarian Society of Denver where he is attempting to re-invent Unitarian Universalism. Married with two young sons, he is a past workshop leader and Minister-In-Residence for WUULF, and is active with the Colorado Council of Churches, Colorado Clergy for Equality in Marriage, Capitol Hill United Ministries, and the Front Range Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association.