Friends and members of the congregation should have received an email from the Ministerial Search Committee with a link to a survey about our search for a new settled minister. Please check your email for this link. If you did not receive the email, or if you would like a paper copy of the survey, please contact the church office so that we can make it available to you.  

 

We would like all surveys to be submitted by September 15.

Thank you for your participation in this very important step to helping us identify our next minister!

As part of the ministerial search process, we will be providing videos for prospective ministerial candidates to familiarize them with our church, our members, and what we hope to find in our settled minister. Barbara Hitt will be taking short videos of members responding briefly to two questions:

The videos will be scheduled immediately after church  this Sunday, September 15. Each individual video clip will be short -- just two minutes or so -- and the clips will be combined into a video with many members expressing their thoughts. Do not worry about sounding professional or polished; just speak naturally, and if you hiccup/snort/sneeze, it's no problem to take a do-over!

 

We are a diverse congregation, and we want our video to reflect that, so we want youth and children to participate, as well as parents, singles, retirees, and all other members of our church community. 

 

The videos will be taken in the Board Room, which is the last room in the RE Wing, across from the Adult RE Room. Since the entire RE Wing has to be vacated and quiet in order to take the videos, participants should wait in the Fellowship Hall until their turn. Someone from the Ministerial Search Committee will send participants to be videoed, one at a time. 

 

It will also be important for parents to collect their children from the RE classrooms and the nursery immediately after church on the days we will be videoing. 

 

To sign up, you can either email Barbara Hitt, or click the SignUpGenius link. Thanks so much for helping to make our search process a success!

What does it mean to be a Unitarian Universalist? Guided by the Tapestry of Faith Curriculum, we will offer a three-part series that explores important themes in UU congregational life - our worship and theology, history, covenant and polity, faith development, social justice, and membership. This program is particularly focused on introducing newcomers to Unitarian Universalism, but those of us who have been here for a while will also be able to share and connect with others as we explore our own beliefs and how they intersect with the UU tradition. Everyone is welcome! 

 

Mark your calendars now for the Sunday mornings of October 13, 20, and 27 for this chance to learn and share. Meet for coffee or tea at 9:00 a.m. in the Adult RE classroom; discussion starts at 9:15.

 

Contact Adult RE chair Lynsie Lamitie for additional information. If you need childcare during this time, please contact Lynsie at least a week before the class session.

Sponsored by the Adult Religious Education and Membership Committees

"If not you, then who? If not now, then when?"

 

Sixteen-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg asks this question, and people of faith, including Unitarian Universalists, are mobilizing. Are you ready to demand a just and sustainable world? A right to a future for our youth and young adults?  

 

The UUA, Side With Love, and UU Ministry for Earth have joined as partners with the Global Climate Strike on September 20, and we're inviting you to #StrikeWithUs.  

 

On September 20, three days before the UN Climate Summit in NYC, young people and adults will strike all across the US and the world to demand transformative action be taken to address the climate crisis. We know governments won't deliver climate action and justice on their own, so we're going on #climatestrike to show them what people power is capable of creating. The strikes are just the beginning of an escalated movement where millions will take to the streets to demand action now, especially for those most impacted by climate change who have done the least to cause it. Climate breakdown isn't inevitable. We know the solutions we need, including a just transition away from the exploitative fossil fuel economy. We're inviting you to join other UUs and faith groups and millions more. We have the power to make these solutions happen.  

 

The guiding principles of our faith and our campaigns for justice are unattainable in the face of widespread climate injustice and chaos. The current US government centers the rights of corporations over people, other species, and the planet. It sanctions state violence to protect the fossil fuel industry gains and criminalizes water protectors, climate protesters, and indigenous peoples. It persecutes climate refugees through cruel, harsh immigration policies. It perpetuates environmental racism. We are called to engage this at every level possible. We can bring our vision, our resources, and ourselves into relationship with communities most impacted who are leading the way into sustainable and equitable futures.  

 

Here's what's already happening among UUs: Delegates at our recent General Assembly in June affirmed an Action of Immediate Witness to Build a Green New Deal and began organizing right at GA for the Global Climate Strikes. 

Here's what's happening in Huntsville: UUs are gathering with others at City Hall (308 Fountain Circle SW) each Friday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. to encourage our City Council to incorporate more climate crisis and environmental awareness in its actions.  

 

Your presence is needed, especially on Friday, September 20, the day of the Global Climate Strike.

Wana be part of the chuch choir but don't have the time? The UUCH Music Program will once again host a "pickup" choir opportunity for all ages.

 

The last Sunday of each month, anyone who would like can attend a short rehearsal at 9:30 a.m. in the Music Room. Singers ages 4 and up will run through the song a few times and then enjoy sharing the musical message with the congregation that same day.

 

The next opportunity is Sunday September 29. For more information, contact Music Director Pam Siegler. 

 

It's time to update our church picture directory. Schedule your LifeTouch appointment now. Every participating family receives a free professional portrait. Plus, just in time for holiday cards and gifts, if you purchase photographs, LifeTouch will include a 30% off coupon to Shutterfly.  

 

Our scheduled dates are October 22 and 23, with additional dates possible, if needed. Sign up now to claim your preferred time and day. We also will have sign-up forms available before and after church on Sunday.

  

Here is a brief timeline of some of the important upcoming events in our search for a new settled minister: