October Services

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October 1 – “Love As Spaciousness” with Rev. Jill McAllister. A new generation of UUs suggests articulating our values in new ways, beginning with Love at the Center  

October 8  – “Not So Like-Minded After All” with Rev. Jill McAllister. We’re learning a lot about the real differences in how brains work – neurodiversity. Turns out we’re more different than we imagine.

October 15  – “What is Transformation?” with Rev. Jill McAllister. Have you ever experienced transformation? How is it part of religious and spiritual growth?

October 22  – “God Is Not One, Neither are We” with Rev. Jill McAllister. One of the unique characteristics of our religious movement is pluralism – the willingness to be different and be  together at the same time.

October 29  – Wheel of the Year – All Ages – Samhain / Halloween

UUFC Services Auctions, 6/15 – 23 and 6/28

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The Services & Goods Auctions are our biggest FUNdraisers of the year!
We’re building community together!

The 2025 UUFC Online Auction: June 16, 9:00 AM – June 23, 5:00 PM is happening NOW. You’ll find the online catalog at https://fundraiser.bid/2025online. Click on Menu, then on Catalog.

Saturday, June 28, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM is our 2025 UUFC Live & Silent Auction. We hope you will join us for the bidding fun and a light supper.

Volunteer to Help
Sign up here to donate a salad for dinner or to volunteer to help during the live and silent auction. We need your help to make our auction successful.

Click here to volunteer!
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We’re busy at the Fellowship – finishing up painting in the classroom wing and getting ready to move all the furniture back in in a few weeks; weeding, watering and mowing the grounds; watching the online auction and getting ready for the in-person event on June 28; caring for each other and encouraging each other as we navigate life in this country; gathering on Sundays to center together; looking towards the transition in ministry which will happen next month.  This week we are nourished and nurtured by Juneteenth, the Summer Solstice, Immigrants Day and more.  And each day, from day to night, amidst deaths and births and other changes, we are being breathed – each of us held and moved by Life. 

For the next several weeks, I look forward to meeting with and talking with as many of you as I can.  Here are several opportunities for us to get together:

~You can sign up for a conversation with me at this link: https://calendar.app.google/XsnZe2AFZiwfooqP8

~You can join me, with others, for one or two happy hour gatherings:  Thursday June 26, or Wednesday July 2, 5:30 PM, on the deck and patio at the Fellowship.  Bring your own favorite beverage and a snack to share if you like. 

~ You can attend one of the several events planned for July 11,12 and 13 – my retirement weekend.

There is much to share! I look forward to connecting with you.

“Return To Love” 10 AM 6/22/25

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When we’re afraid, when we’re angry, when we are confused and wonder what to do, here’s a possibility.  Return to love.  Return to love again, and again and again.  The more we are willing to return to this starting point, the more we learn about it.  Love can mean courage.  It can mean kindness and concern.  It can mean justice and perseverance and compassion.   When I began (again) at the Fellowship in 2013, our first theme was Love.  Let’s start there again and consider what we’ve learned.  With Rev. Jill McAllister

Best Practices with Service Animals

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Part of being a safe and welcoming community for everyone who chooses to be in covenant with us is learning about how to be awesome with service animals when they are present. Curious about best practice when you encounter a service animal out and about? We’ve got you covered!

  1. Notice when an animal is in a service vest, signaling that it is not a pet, but a working companion.
  2. Ask the human how the service dog helps them and get permission before interacting with the service dog.
  3. Speak directly to the human, not the service dog.
  4. Give extra personal space to the service dog and its person.
  5. Always assume the service dog is busy working, not off duty.

More information is available from Guide Dogs of America to deepen your understanding and skills. Thanks for helping us live our values of inclusivity!

UUFC Services Auction, 6/15 – 6/23, 6/28

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It’s almost here – our biggest FUNdraiser of the year! We’re building community together!
2025 UUFC Online Auction: June 16, 9:00 AM – June 23, 5:00 PM
You’ll find the online catalog at https://fundraiser.bid/2025online

We hope you will join us for the bidding fun and a light supper at our 2025 UUFC Live & Silent Auction, Saturday, June 28, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.

Sign up here to donate a salad for dinner or to volunteer to help during the live and silent auction. We need your help to make our auction successful.

Click here to sign up!

Democracy Gathering, 6/15

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Democracy Gathering
Sunday June 15, 11:45 AM, UUFC Social Hall

Join us in the back of the Social Hall for a SHORT (less than an hour) gathering to share our No King’s Day experiences and to watch Scott Pelley’s Wake Forest University inspiring commencement address. Help us plan – do face-to-face gatherings at UUFC help keep you active? How often should we meet? What kind of agenda?