Our Mission:
“We gather as a welcoming, caring community to nurture mind and spirit, celebrate diversity, and work for justice.”
Sunday Worship:
Have a friend who would enjoy our community? Invite them to join our
mailing list.
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Candles of Community
The
Caring Circle
provides support during life transitions, hospitalizations or other crises. If you have a pastoral concern to share, please let us know at
Pastoral Care
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The Suggestion Box
If you have a kudos, suggestion or concern. Please let us know.
Suggestion Box
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Join Us for Worship, Sundays at 10 a.m.
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February 16 –
In My Time of Dying
Worship
Often when we talk about the death of a loved one we talk about death with dignity and allowing a person to make a decision to die on their terms. Sometimes the most difficult thing that any of will have to do in our lives, to let go of someone we love. Join us this Sunday as Pastor AJ shares his personal journey of letting go.
Fellowship
Join us after service for our Valentine’s Celebration.
Brenda P. is the Hospitality mentor and CoreTeam & Communications are the setup-cleanup teams.
Learning Hour
Adults:
Please join us..during Death Cafe,
we will have a rare opportunity to ask questions and participate in discussions about a topic rarely dealt with in typical daily conversations ~ our own death, and the death of our friends and loved ones. Special snacks will be available, making this gathering seem more casual, more ordinary, more common...as it probably should already be, in our society today. Dave and Fran L will facilitate our time together, after having attended several Death Cafe's in the Denver area, and facilitated many Death Cafes at PrairieUU.
Youth & Middle:
Brunch Bunch!
Elementary:
We'll talk about losing things and make tributes.
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Ralph Waldo Mouse Says:
"Death is like a door. Time is like a window."
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Notes from Pastor AJ
I would like to thank the PrairieUU leadership for all their hard work every day and especially for this past Sunday. It was a real show of servant leadership and teamwork with the unfortunate cancellation of Sunday Services.
I would like to remind you all that we have several new ways to connect with both Caring Circle and myself if you need pastoral, spiritual, or kinds of care including our online
Candles of Community Form
listed above and on
PrairieUU
. I most importantly would like to remind you that I am available via phone/text (720-549-0531),
email
, and
appointment
. Please feel free to reach out to me anytime if you are in need or if someone you know is in need.
In Service,
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Committee on Shared Ministry
One of the functions of the Committee on Shared Ministry (COSM) is Right Relations. To maintain our right relations with Pine Grove Elementary School, we will now have an electronic candle in our chalice. Part of the contract with the school is that there can be no open flames.
Also, our meetings occur on the 2nd Monday of the month at the Parker library. The first thirty minutes of our meeting (6:30 pm - 7:00 pm) will be open to the congregation for comments or questions.
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President's Corner
The Board of Trustees is sad to announce that Rob Nelson has stepped down as PrairieUU's Treasurer. We thank Rob for his service to PrairieUU. At the upcoming meeting, the Board will fill this critical leadership position for the remaining months of this fiscal year and discussion of the annual Stewardship Drive.
At the Finance meeting, a major item for the agenda will be the election of a Chairperson for the committee and beginning work on the draft budget for 2020-2021.
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Rhonda’s Ribbons
If you have any announcements that you would like included in the weekly newsletter or announcement, please email our Communications Team by Monday at 12:00 pm.
How To’s - do you know how to submit a financial reimbursement request for expenses incurred for your group? If you have expenses you need to be reimbursed for you have three options:
1. Pick up a form on Sunday morning.
2. Print a
form
off of the church website.
Thank you,
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Auction Item Available
Deadline is Feb 16th
Winter Park Ski Weekend
February 28, 29, and March 1, 2020
Item #109 - Winter Park Ski Weekend with Joe & Coni Francis
Enjoy a weekend as our pampered guests in our Winter Park condo. Expect a great weekend of downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, and/or snowshoeing in addition to dining and relaxing in front of a romantic fire. Also enjoy the new recreation center within walking distance, featuring indoor and outdoor hot tubs and indoor pool. We purchase the food and do the cooking! Six meals provided, Friday dinner through Sunday lunch.
Bid PER PERSON. Minimum bid per person $75
Retail value $200 per person
Maximum: 6 people
Lift Tickets are NOT Included.
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Auction Item Available
Rock and Roll Dance Party and Karaoke!
March 7, 2020, (Sat.) 7 to 10 pm in Parker
Intergenerational Rock and Roll Dance Party and Karaoke! Dance and sing the night away at a Parker location! Includes appetizers, desserts and non-alcoholic beverages. There will be a cash bar for beer and wine. Prizes will be awarded for best of dancing and Karaoke!
Sponsored by Melissa Bishop, The Ermisch family, Vivian Littlefield and Janet Stevens. Please email or see Janet S at if you are interested.
$25 for Adult, $15 for teen/child, $50 for family (3+).
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Associates and Appreciative Inquiry Visioning
Are you interested in the direction of the mission of PrairieUU? Is long term mission and vision important to you? If so we would like to hear from you. The
Committee on Shared Ministry
and
Pastor AJ
have consulted with several members of congregational leadership as well as the former Appreciative Inquiry Visioning Team to assess how to move forward with both of the Appreciative Inquiry process and the Associate's program. If you are interested in becoming an Associate and continuing with the
Appreciative Inquiry Visioning
process please let Pastor AJ know.
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Fellowship and Hospitality
Hospitality Help! We have come up with a new proposal for a test run on how to accomplish our hospitality tasks on Sunday mornings. We propose that each Sunday there will be a hospitality Team member and a committee or team assigned to handle hospitality. The Hospitality Team member will work with the committee chairperson to coordinate tasks. There are three basic tasks: Setup, Teardown, and bringing supplemental refreshments members will be asked to participate in ONE of these tasks each Sunday. The basic schedule (subject to change and adjustment) will be as follows:
1st Sunday - Cindy with the Board & Finance
2nd Sunday - Fran with the COSM & LifeSpan
3rd Sunday - Brenda with CoreTeam & Communications
4th Sunday - Iris with Membership & Justice League
5th Sunday - Full Community
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Childcare
Providers Needed
We are happy to welcome Bobby and Katie to our team of providers. We are well on our way with our new team but we are still looking to hire 1-2 more childcare providers for Sunday mornings and other events.
If you know anyone who would be interested, please have them email our
Search Team
. Until we have recruited the team, we may need volunteers to assist on Sundays.
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Multimedia Help
Looking for something to do Sunday Morning?
Pastor AJ
and the
Core Team
are looking for help with our running our multimedia slides, sound, and video/audio recording our services.
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Calendar & Upcoming Events
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Social Justice Film Series: Crisis in Levittown
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First Universalist Church of Denver
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Constructive Theology & Creative Expression
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Learning Hour: Death Cafe/Dave and Fran L
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Constructive Theology & Creative Expression
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Service Sunday: Canvass & Conversation
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PrairieUU Stitchers
February 15, 3:00 pm (Sat.)
Weidner Home
The PrairieUU Stitchers Group meets in a member’s home on the 3rd Saturday to stitch and chat.
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Music & the Spirit
February 15, 6:00 pm (Sat.)
Ermisch Home
Come join an impromptu sing-along of fun & favorite songs with Paul. No rehearsal required - just bring your voice, your spirit, and a song or two to share. If you play an instrument, bring them along too.
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Youth Brunch Bunch
Feb. 16, 10:00 am (Sun)
Pine Grove Elementary and then who knows???
Have you ever wanted to sneak out of church half way through service and grab brunch? Well once a month our youth do just that. Our youth start the morning in worship and slip out in the middle for brunch.
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Learning Hour: Death Cafe
February 16, 11:30 am (Sun.)
Pine Grove Elementary School
Please join us..during Death Cafe,
we will have a rare opportunity to ask questions and participate in discussions about a topic rarely dealt with in typical daily conversations ~ our own death, and the death of our friends and loved ones. Special snacks will be available, making this gathering seem more casual, more ordinary, more common...as it probably should already be, in our society today. Dave and Fran L will facilitate our time together, after having attended several Death Cafe's in the Denver area, and facilitated many Death Cafes at PrairieUU.
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Youth Nite
February 19, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Parker Library, Loft
Let’s hangout? Game Night? Pizza and a movie? Just do some homework? Join us for a night away from your parents and home. Let’s chill in the Loft. All High and Junior High youth are welcome.
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Winter Park High School Snow Trip
March 13-15, 2020 (Friday-Sunday)
This year’s high school Snow Trip will be Friday through Sunday late afternoon. We will deliver all the Youth home - happy and tired. Joe F. will lead a group of skiers/boarders on Saturday if two or more kids want to ski. Lift tickets (Joe has $90/ tickets) are not included in the trips’ cost. Melissa will lead a tubing expedition on Saturday. We will have a group outing to hot tubs and an indoor pool. Teens will plan menus, shop and prepare the food, and clean up after meals. Activities will include tubing, hot tubbing, swimming, skiing, and snowboarding. Come join the fun!
Weekend cost:
$125 Before February 29
$150 After March 1
Scholarships are available. We do not want anyone left out due to finances.
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Supporting Cory
Our dear friend Cory L loves to attend church and otherwise get out to socialize, but can't do so without our help. She has her own wheelchair van, so just drive your car over to her place and then go out with her in her van. Click here for more information and/or to
sign up
for a Sunday.
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PrairieUU Men's Group Forming
We will be starting a special PrairieUU men's group.
We are hoping that members of this group would be willing to get into conversations about what's important in our lives...what's going on that we'd like to get off of our chests...what problems are we facing in our daily lives. The hope is that we can share at a deeper level than just talking about sports, politics, ailments, etc. We need, sometimes, to tell our own stories about our issues, our successes, our failures, and our worries. Guys have emotions, too...and it's healthy to talk about them in a trusting, confidential setting. Please email
Dave L
or call 303-895-5771 if you're interested.
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Small-Group Ministries Forming
If you are interested in forming a small group ministry please contact
Pastor AJ
. Groups now in discussion and forming are a men’s group, people of color, Wiccan/Pagan group, environmental group (under the Justice League), and a healthy eating/living group.
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Justice League Library
PrairieUU's Justice League Library is now available. We have a wide variety of Justice-related books available to check out during Fellowship.
Please contact a
Justice League
member for details and recommendations. Be looking for a growing Children's Section!
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We Believe Survivors Fund
Prairie Unitarian Universalist Church is committed to centering the needs of survivors of sexual assault and abuse. PrairieUU has established a dedicated We Believe Survivors Fund to assist survivors with crisis support to navigate the various systems they may come in contact with legal, organizational, healthcare, etc.
If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual assault or abuse at the hands of someone in a position of trust, please contact our Fund Administrator and fellow survivor
Melissa B
.
Donations are tax-deductible and will be distributed by our Fund Administrator. Survivor and donor anonymity will be protected.
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Upcoming Justice League Events
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Social Justice Film Series:
Crisis in Levittown
February 14, 5:30 pm (Fri.)
The Black middle-class Myers family moves into an all-white suburb of Levittown, PA in August 1957, and is snubbed and mistreated, in this powerful landmark documentary showcasing racism in the United States. Join in a robust conversation during the potluck and film discussion at First Universalist,
4101 E Hampden, Denver
5:30 to 9. Bring something to share!
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Service Sunday: Canvass and Conversation
February 23, 10:00 am (Sun.)
Help prepare our community for the upcoming caucuses and primaries! Immediately following our shortened service and fellowship, everyone, ALL ages, is invited to join the Justice League canvassing in the community, sharing voter registration information and other resources. Not up for canvassing? Please join
Pastor AJ
and Kim in a conversation focused on sharing election information and resources – and educating ourselves!
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Parker Celebrates Black History Month!
February 23, 2:00 pm (Sun.)
Right after Service Sunday, head on over to the Parker PACE Center for a family-friendly series of celebratory activities as part of the Parker Arts Family Free Day series, starting at 2 p.m. Music, arts and crafts, film (
Akeelah and the Bee
), and food! Featuring an art exhibition and panel discussion “When Will They See Us,” discussing issues facing contemporary Black women artists. Click
here
for more information.
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New King Soopers Rewards Program Benefits PrairieUU
PrairieUU is enrolled in the King Soopers or City Market Community Rewards Program. Our assigned NPO (Non-Profit Organization) number
is
UC596
.
To Use the King Soopers or City Market Community Rewards Program:
Please visit the appropriate link below..
Once logged you can search for Prairie Unitarian Universalist Church either by name or UC596 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account that requires some basic information, a valid email address and, a
loyalty
card.
*Customers must have a registered King Soopers or City Market
loyalty
card account to link to your organization.
*If you do not have a King Soopers or City Market
loyalty
card, please get one at the customer service desk at any King Soopers or City Market.
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We Look Forward to Hearing From You
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Newsletter & Announcement Contributions
All requests for Weekly News, Sunday Morning Announcements, and Orders of Service are due on Monday at 12 pm.
(PLEASE NOTE: All submissions are subject to editing for content and space.)
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General
Office Hours
Mon-Thur - 10:00 am – 9:00 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 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Phone/Text - 720-549-0531
Schedule an Appointment via Google
Calendar
Committee Emails
LifeSpan
- Religious Exploration for all ages
Membership
- Visitors, Greeters, and becoming a Covenantal member
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Sunday Worship:
Pine Grove Elementary
10450 Stonegate Parkway
Parker, CO 80134
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Mailing Address:
PrairieUU Church
P.O. Box 1684
Parker, CO 80134
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