Our Mission:
“We gather as a welcoming, caring community to nurture mind and spirit, celebrate diversity, and work for justice.”
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Sunday Morning Experience
Join us for Worship Online at 10:30 am
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Sunday Worship - Winter Solstice
Sunday, December 20th, 10:30 am
Please join us on Sunday, December 20th for our Sunday Winter Solstice worship service. This worship will be led by Andrew P and Cindy W.
Join us for Conversation:
Beginning at 10:15 via Google Meet . This will be our space to chat and socialize before and during the service. We will also share Candles of Community immediately following the service in this same meet.
Watch the Worship Service:
Our Sunday morning service will be available live
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Sunday, December 20, 9:30 am
Kids (and their grown-ups), join us this Sunday for our K-5 religious education program! All through the month of December, will be exploring the theme of stillness. Our Soul Matters curriculum is specifically designed to keep kids engaged and curious over an online platform. So come along for stories, activities, and fun!
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Sunday, December 20, 11:45 am
Welcome to our Middle and Senior High Youth from our PrairieUU and local community to gather together. Join us for conversation, spiritual growth, and social activities.
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Sunday, December 20, 11:45 am
All are welcome! The December theme is Stillness.
The Soul Matters Adult Small group meeting is December 20th. It is helpful to do a spiritual exercise from the monthly packet, prior to the group meeting so you can share your experience.
Below you will find information to get the monthly Soul Matters small group packet.
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If you have an active PrairieUU email account click here to access the December packet.
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If you do not have a PrairieUU email account and or cannot find the packet, please contact Rhonda.
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You may also contact Janet S with any questions.
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What You Missed:
If you missed Worship over the last few weeks, you are invited to visit our Facebook page, YouTube or on our website to view our services.
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Ralph Waldo Mouse Says:
"The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear."
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Hello Beluvs,
I want to first thank you all for all your support to my family and me over these past two weeks in regards to my father’s passing. I am forever grateful for all your love.
I would also like you to know that there has been wonderful new UU community forming in the region. The Mountain Top: A UU BIPoC Community has been officially formed in the last two weeks in response to the asks and needs from our BIPoC community members who attended the 2020 Front Range BIPoC Speakers Series.
I would like to invite all to:
Yes, I did say us! The development of this new community has come to be through the collaboration of the Front Range Congregations. Through the Colorado UU's United for Racial Justice. PrairieUU has been a leader in this group. We are acting as the fiscal agent for The Mountain Top community and handling much of the marketing and administrative processes. I would like to thank, Jen S, Denard T, Mary S, and Rhonda W as well as the Board and COSM for their support of this process. Without their support this would have never been possible. Please let me know if you any questions about The Mountain Top, I will be happy to share what I know.
In Service,
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It's December! Let's bring our Thanksgiving gratitude of hope for a healing and healthy 2021!
Update on Board Activities:
Revised Nomination Policy and Procedures: The Board recommended more work on the revised policies developed with revisions from the COSM and Board members. The COSM is now working on another draft for Board approval in December. We hope to introduce the new policy and procedures at the January 31, 2021 Congregational Meeting.
Prairie UU Handbooks: There are 5 in development or revision. The Board's goal is to have written policies, procedures, and clear job descriptions for all leadership and committee positions. These will be in one place, on our Google documents and accessible to the members and visitors. If you are interested in helping let me know. We will be seeking advice from those of you who have leadership roles. Watch for an email from me to provide input to your and your committee's role and responsibility.
Board Liaisons: The Board has defined the role of Board Liaisons to Standing Committees. The Liaison position is identified in the Bylaws, but needed definitions and responsibility. Committee Chairs should watch for this description soon. The Liaison position is designed to be supportive of each committee's work and to keep the Board informed of Committee's needs and activities.
January 31, 2021 Congregational Meeting: Mark your calendar and send suggestions for agenda items to me. The Congregational meeting will take place after the Sunday Service.
In Covenant,
President Board of Trustees
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Polar Express
PrairieUU Friends and Family.....it's that time of year! We will be hosting a movie night virtually. POLAR EXPRESS. Since we can not be together in person for our usual PJ morning reading of the Polar Express, we'll gather virtually for the movie. Join us here on Saturday, December 19th at 5:30pm. For all those who RSVP, we'll drop off hot cocoa and candy canes to enjoy during the move.
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Thank you from Ready-to-Work/Bridge House for a wonder Thanksgiving meal ! |
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Book Drive!
Get RRRReady for Service Sunday: Book Drive! On Sunday December 27, we will be collecting new books for library donation. Download guidelines here. More info soon, but contact Melissa or Kim for more details!!
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The election is not over - for more information on what you can do - click here.
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Rethinking Thanksgiving
Let’s rethink Thanksgiving- read Melissa’s important message here.
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Support PrairieUU - Amazon Smile
If you shop on Amazon, please remember to use the special link and Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchases to PrairieUU! This is through the Amazon Smile program. http://ow.ly/8zJi50BOssx
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Support PrairieUU - King Soopers Rewards Program
Our assigned Non-Profit Organization (NPO) number is UC596.
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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ADVOCATE
Board Liaison to the Nominations Committee
The Board is recruiting an individual to serve as a Board appointed advisor to the Nominations Committee. Our work with the COSM to create a more inclusive, diverse slate of nominees for Congregational Elections has led the Prairie UU leadership to recognize the need for an individual with experience and understanding of how bias can influence our choices and prevent a wider representation of diversity in our Prairie UU leadership. If you or someone you know is interested in serving in this role, please let Vivian Littlefield, President of the Board of Trustees know. The position should begin in time for our nomination process in March 2021.
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COMMUNITY SAFETY ADVISOR/S
The Board is seeking an individual or three individuals to serve as Advisors to our Prairie UU Community on Safety in three areas:
Pandemic Safety
Personal and Cyber Safety
Sexual Misconduct
The role/roles as currently envisioned is that the Advisor/s would search the local, state and national information sources for evolving information, review the UUA resources in these areas and provide regular, timely information to the congregation and the church leaders. The specific role and activities can be proposed by the individual/s who assume the role/s. If you are interested in serving in this important position/s, contact Vivian Littlefield, President Board of Trustees.
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Committee on Shared Ministry
Monday, December 14, 6:30 pm
The COSM is dedicated to growing our Vision, ensuring we live together in Right Relation, and conducting ministerial oversight and connection. All of our PrairieUU community members are welcome to join us for the first 30 minutes from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm. If you are unable to make it to our meeting, you can always leave a message in our Suggestion Box.
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MUUved to Action Special Presentation
Monday, December 14, 5:15 pm
Those of us at PrairieUU may remember Vinnie Cervantes, Director of Denver Alliance for Street Health Response (DASHR), who gave the message on Service Sunday recently, and spoke further with us during Learning Hour. He informed us about the Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program in Denver, as well as the work DASHR does in the community at large.
Vinnie will be having a conversation with us about transforming safety, racial justice, and creating alternatives to policing and jail in Douglas County.
We hope that Prairie members and everyone else in our group can attend!
Thank you,
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MUUved to Action
Tuesday, December 15, 6:30 PM
Join us for our next MUUved to Action meeting. MUUved to Action group is a sub-group of our Justice League that meets weekly as a result of being called by our members to "not sleep through the revolution". We meet to address the urgent and immediate calls for justice action in our community. We are also joined by other Denver Metro UUs and community members.
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Finance Committee
Wednesday, December 16, 5:30 pm
Our Finance Committee is vital to the life of the congregation. The committee with the Board of Trustees oversees the overall financial health of the congregation as well as fundraising, canvass (pledge drive), and auction. If you would like more information or to RSVP please contact us.
Agenda items this month will include the current state of Prairie's finances, potential ways to generate additional income, and a discussion of initial plans for the preparation of a draft budget for the next fiscal year.
Our Finance Committee is vital to the life of the congregation. The committee with the Board of Trustees oversees the overall financial health of the congregation as well as fundraising, canvass (pledge drive), and auction. If you would like more information or to RSVP please contact us.
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Board of Trustees
Wednesday, December 16, 6:30 pm
This Board Meeting is now fromt 6:30 pm to 8:15 pm. The Board will open the meeting to members/friends at 6:45 pm. All are invited to attend the entire meeting.
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Healthy Living Small Group
Friday, December 18, 1:00 pm
Join Pastor AJ and others in our community as we engage in a healthy(ier) living time together. We will meet once a week to share ideas, recipes, what works and what doesn’t about exercise. This will be a time to connect Mind, Body and Soul. If you are interested, please join Pastor AJ’s facebook group UU Healthy Living. Finally, Pastor AJ is also joining Weightwatchers and is inviting you to join with him. If you are interested, there are a couple of special promos that are now running but end tonight. For more information, check with Pastor AJ or sign up with Weightwatchers directly.
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Polar Express
Saturday, December 19, 5:30 pm
PrairieUU Friends and Family.....it's that time of year! We will be hosting a movie night virtually. POLAR EXPRESS. Since we can not be together in person for our usual PJ morning reading of the Polar Express, we'll gather virtually for the movie. Join us here on Saturday, December 19th at 5:30pm. For all those who RSVP, we'll drop off hot cocoa and candy canes to enjoy during the move.
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Solstice Gathering
Sunday, December 20, 6:30 – 8:00pm
Please join us for the Solstice Gathering with the Mountain Top.
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Monday, December 21, 6:30 PM
Ever wonder how Sunday mornings come together? You are welcome to come and find out and even join our Core Team. The Core Team is a compilation of individuals and representatives from the Justice League, Hospitality, Membership, Communications, and many more. All are welcome.
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Men's Group
Wednesday, December 23, 6:30 pm
Please join us for this month’s Men’s Group!
If you have ideas for topics for discussions for future meetings, please let Dave L. know.
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Christmas Eve Service
Thursday, December 24, 7:00 pm
"We are One Body Beyond Our Walls"
All are welcome to join us as we celebrate Christmas together. We will be featuring “The Christmas Story in Three Movements” with wonderfully created collectively by our music ministers from across the Denver Metro and a new Christmas telling focused on our youth by our Religious Professionals from Colorado and Utah.
Join for the first of its kind combined celebration in the Rockies!
We will be gratefully be receiving a special offering in support of our UU BIPOC Community.
From the following UU communities:
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Community
Information and Resources
If you have other community resources that we should share, please let us know.
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Control of COVID-19 Is on the Horizon
I hope that we all realize how critical it is for us to control the pandemic and that the key to achieving this will be immunization. I would like to share some specific information about vaccines as soon as the data have been evaluated by independent medical experts. In the meantime, I have written the below introductory item, which may be a bit trite, but which is meant to emphasize the importance of immunization. I would like to submit follow-up news items soon that will provide factual information about the vaccines. If you think that this blurb and the plan to have follow-ups are not appropriate for the newsletter, let me know. I will try to find some other way of sharing information. As a former medical epidemiologist at CDC, I am serious about this subject and think that my insights may be helpful.
Sincerely,
Clark H.
Since there are no uniformly effective therapies for coronavirus infection, we must rely on strategies that prevent infection. Public health measures, such as mask-wearing, physical distancing, and isolation, although effective, are difficult to enforce and have not been adequately adhered to by the public. They have proven inadequate to stop the pandemic in the U.S. It now appears that control of the pandemic will require both the public health measures and mass immunization. The currently emerging vaccines, many of which are based on messenger RNA technology, seem to be highly effective and remarkably safe. As these vaccines become available, we should all embrace these remarkable advances in medical science and protect ourselves, our families, and our communities by participating as soon as possible in the national immunization campaign. Only when the momentum of COVID-19 has been broken will our lives and economy begin to resemble their pre-pandemic states.
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Quick Videos on The State of COVID-19 Vaccine Development
What you need to know - click here.
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COVID Assistance Funds and Resources |
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Arapahoe County Rent and Mortgage assistance for Covid related loss of income, click here for more information.
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Douglas County is offering Covid-19 assistance funds to individuals and families. Please click here for more information.
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City of Aurora Covid-19 resources please click here for more information.
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Parker Covid-19 information and resources - please click here for more information.
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Newsletter & Announcement Contributions
All requests for the Monday newsletter and Orders of Service are due on Wednesday at 12 pm. (PLEASE NOTE: All submissions are subject to editing for content and space.)
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General Office Hours
Mon-Thur - 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Office Hours - M-Th 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Phone/Text: 720-549-0530
Schedule an Appointment via Google Calendar
Office Hours - M-Th 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Phone/Text - 720-549-0531
Schedule an Appointment via Google Calendar
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Committee Emails
LifeSpan - Religious Exploration for all ages
Membership - Visitors, becoming a Covenantal member
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Mailing Address:
PrairieUU Church
P.O. Box 1684
Parker, CO 80134
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