Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Dinner at 5:30 pm - $5 adults / $3 children (max $20/family)

Pulled Pork, Beans, Slaw, Vegan Casserole
Prepared by: Anne Stamper
Choirs:
Bell Ave Ringers: 5:45 - 6:45 pm, Auditorium
UU Singers (adult choir): 7 - 8:30 pm, Channing Hall
For Adults:
The Bent Needles Group
2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 6 - 7:30 pm in the Gathering Area

Waiting for your kids? Looking for an activity that allows you to chat with others and get a little work done on a project? Interested in learning how to knit, crochet, quilt, sew, or embroider? Then you should join the Bent Needles group on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays!
Massages offered for Parents
6:00 PM Channing

Peterson Holistic Services will be offering a little TLC to parents who are present on Wednesdays while their kids are in class.

This Wednesday will be mini chair massages. There is a suggested donation of $5 but they are here to appreciate and help relive some stress so it is not required.

Childcare is available from 5:45 - 8:30 pm for infants - age 4 in Room 112
All unsupervised children are the responsibility of their parent/guardian
Classes for Children & Youth:
UU Kids, Kindergarten - Grade 3
 6:15 - 7:30 pm, Room 111
This week : If I were President
Encourage children to help shape the world around them and make things happen
Soul Matters for Kids, Grades 4-6
 6:15 - 7:30 pm, Tracy's Office
This week: Memory
The practice of honest remembrance & honoring the shoulders on which we stand
The Soul Matters for Kids group recently learned about Food Insecurity. The group is holding a food drive during the month of November to help the Food Bank of Iowa. All food can be dropped off in Tracy Beck’s office.


Most Needed Items:  include all the items that our partners and clients need to keep their shelves and stomachs full. We strive to supply the most nutritious items possible, so please consider donating items low in sodium.
  • Proteins
  • Canned meat
  • Canned fish (e.g. tuna or salmon)
  • Canned vegetables
  • Canned fruit
  • Canned soup
  • Dry pasta
  • Breakfast items (including cereal)
  • 100% fruit juice
  • Paper and personal products (e.g., toothpaste, soap and toilet paper)
Our Whole Lives (OWL), registered Grades 5-6
 6:15 - 7:30 pm, Room 113
This week: Feelings and Attractions
Helps participants understand the concept of being romantically attracted to someone else, whether of a different gender or same gender. Participants learn some of the terms commonly used to talk about sexual orientation, and think about what people may do in a variety of scenarios related to attraction
Our Whole Lives (OWL), registered Grade 7
 6:00 - 7:30 pm, Room 107
This week: Gender Identity
This workshop defines the concept of sexual identity and with that the concepts of biological sex, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation.
Coming of Age (COA), registered 8th graders
 6:00 - 7:30 pm, Room 103
This week:
Prayer
Participants process feelings about and experiences with prayer and
create prayer beads and learn ways to use them

Reminder next week no programming due to Thanksgiving Holiday
First Unitarian Church of Des Moines | 1800 Bell Ave | 515.244.8603 | www.ucdsm.org