Join Us for Worship, Sundays at 10 a.m.
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Strengthen your faith and connect with our community.
720-549-0530
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October 6th – Window of My Mind
Join us this Sunday as we kick off our quarterly theme of Self-Care: Mind, Body, and Spirit. During the month of October, we will be focusing on the Mind. Pastor AJ and Melissa Bishop take us on an adventure of exploring how we allow our minds and thoughts to both lift us up and take us down depending on our view of our activities and the events around us. Our very own PrairieUU Band will bring us music from Johnny Nash and more. It will be a wonderful time for all.
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Join us for a Gong Bath
October 6th
What is a Gong Bath?
A gong bath is a sound practice that uses the sound and vibrations of gongs to bring about physical and emotional healing. It is called a gong bath because the participants are “bathed” in sound waves from the gongs.
What to Expect
Participants typically lay on the ground with their heads resting in the direction of the gongs. Closing your eyes, you will hear the gongs and feel the vibrations, which can create a unique and powerful meditative state.
How to Prepare for a Gong Bath
Please dress comfortably that day. Bring a yoga mat or towel to lay on if you will be laying on the ground. Also, please feel free to bring any pillows or supports that you need to be comfortable. We will start the gong bath at 11:30 on the gymnasium.
This is an adult RE experience. Children over the age of 10 are invited to participate if able to remain still for the 50 minute experience. Child care will be provided for children who are not able to attend the gong bath.
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10/6 – Rehearsal
10/13 – Rehearsal
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10/21 – Rehearsal 9:15, Performance
10/27 – No rehearsal
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Note from Pastor AJ
Thank you all for a wonderful PrairieUU weekend. Was it ever full beginning with great community night at "Prairie with Park" Friday Night, lots of hard work and the "Where Everyone Knows Your Name" auction filled with great food, games, and community, and then a fantastic Sunday morning service. I am grateful to all of you who helped to make this weekend a great success. I am looking forward to more community time to share with you all.
Also, I am looking for some help with the October 13th Service. If you identify as someone as Jewish or of Jewish descent and would like to participate in the Worship please let me know.
In Service,
Pastor AJ
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Childcare Providers Needed
We need a new team of providers.
Until we have recruited the team, we may need volunteers to assist on Sundays. Please email
Susan Ermisch
if you are interested in helping and/or you have recommendations for future providers.
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Volunteer Help Wanted – G-Suite Manager
This is an exciting time with Pastor AJ here for Prairie to utilize G-Suite for communication and document management. At this time, we need someone to help set up G-Suite.
We are currently looking for a volunteer to help manage the PrairieUU G-Suite. The tasks involved will include creating and helping to set-up/manage accounts for PrairieUU members. It would be good to have some basic knowledge of Google systems such as Google Drive, Groups, and Calendar but it’s not required. Pastor AJ will be willing to train anyone interested in helping. Please contact
Pastor AJ.
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Catherine Silwebbe
Emma Heisler
Jim Rogo
Michael Meads
Mollie Martin
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Nancy Long
Robert Rogers
Scott Mulder
Thomas Heisler
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Living Well with Mental Health Issues
Join us on the first Wednesday of each month from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m
to learn more about Living Well with Mental Health Issues. Parker Road Fire Station, 7320 S Parker Road. Weather and Attendance permitting.
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Coming Soon! PrairieUU Communications Workshop:
Want to know about PrairieUU's new communications systems including G-Suite? Keep your eyes and ears peeled. Pastor AJ will be hosting an online workshop in mid-October to help with the transitions and questions you may have. Please let
Pastor AJ
know if you are interested so that he can schedule appropriately.
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Prairie Garden
Our Prairie garden is doing quite well thanks to the people that have watered and weeded it! The recent storms don't appear to have caused any wear. Tomato plants are blooming and in fact, we have baby tomatoes on a few of them. We also have a few green peas.
We still need your help for watering and, if you're able to, do some weeding. Time spent is usually less than 1/2 hour. Sign up below and schedule a date when you would like to visit and help. If it 'll be your first time, in advance please ask Laurie, Jim, Deena, or Clark for info on how to turn on the water.
Sign up to water!
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Prairie Stitchers
The Prairie Stitchers meets on the third Saturday of each month to stitch and chat. Whether you knit, crochet, spin, embroider, cross-stitch, quilt, loom knit, or would like to learn any of these needle arts, you are welcome to join. Time 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, locations vary. Learn more about
Prairie Stitchers.
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Communication is Key!
We are very interested in receiving your thoughts, ideas, and concerns. We would like to let you all know that we have devised a few new communications channels for you to connect with members of PrairieUU leadership.
We have a new phone number - 720-549-0530.
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Religious Education
October 6th
This Sunday we will hold the first class of our Religious Education year. The Pre-K and Elementary group will be learning about Mindfulness and making slime! We will be meeting in the Art Room during Learning Hour. Kids can bring a favorite teddy bear or stuffed animal to class for a mindfulness exercise. Don't worry if you forget because we will have plenty to share! Please see Kendra Perez for any questions.
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Mini Auction this Sunday after Church!
October 6th
We will set-up the dinners and activities that still have openings. Come see what fun you can have!
- Kombucha Brewing Class
- Halloween Party
- Dinner at the Melting Pot
- Wine and Painting
- That’s Chalking Craft Party
- And many more.
All proceeds from these events go to support Prairie UU Church!
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Board Meeting
October 9th
The Prairie Board of Trustees will meet at the Lone Tree Library at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, October 9th. The agenda for the meeting will be forthcoming by October 8th.
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Birthday Party for Fermin
October 13th
We will be celebrating Fermin Rocha's (our Building Engineer) Birthday, Sunday October 13th. Details will be available in Hospitality this Sunday. Please stop by and sign Fermin’s card to wish him well!
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Caring Circle
If you have a pastoral concern to share, please let us know at
Linda
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Share the News!
Have a friend who would enjoy our community? Share
this link
with them and invite them to join our mailing list.
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Help A Friend of Prairie
HOUSING WANTED: I'm Beth, the daughter of longtime Prairie UU members Beckie and Al Cowart / Vivona. I had the pleasure of meeting many of you at the auction and church last weekend. I hope you might be able to help me. I plan to relocate here so I can be closer to my parents and take advantage of all that Denver has to offer, and so I'm looking for a place to stay in the south Denver area, starting around November.
I expect it would be relatively short term as I get set up here. Could you please let me know if you happen to know of anyone who has a spare room or might be interested in having a housemate? I'm a single woman in my 50s, cheerful, quiet, non-smoker. I am low maintenance and I can help with the maintenance! Perhaps there's an empty-nester or busy professional you know who'd love to have someone helpful around to cook some tasty nutritious meals, look after the cat, rake the leaves, shovel snow and such, or house-sit if they plan to be away.
I could pay rent, or do work / cooking / nutritional support as an exchange if that's of interest (I have a master's degree in holistic health and nutrition). I'm happy to discuss mutual needs. I'm reachable by email at
Beth
, and by cell 720-810-2211 (voice/text). I'm grateful to you for considering it! - Beth Cowart
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Restorative Listening Circles
Melissa Bishop, our social justice co-chair announced a new process that will be available to our members, a Restorative Listening Circle. Based in UU values, the goal of the spiritual Restorative Listening Circles practice is to facilitate deep listening, learning, and trust, as well as to stay in covenant. The underlying goal for Prairie’s culture is to maintain loving relationships, respect, listen, hear, understand perspectives of all by truly understanding grievances, compassionately identifying agreement, compassionately identifying disagreement; seeking consensus, developing a mutually respectful action plan which maintains/restores loving relationship, implements the action plan, and evaluates the effectiveness of the plan for achieving the goal.
The process is designed to deeply facilitate communication, recognize each person's perspective, and validate the person who feels harmed. Please contact
Melissa Bishop or a member of the Committee on Shared Ministry with any questions or to request a circle.
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Calling All Quilters or Wanna Be Quilters!
New member Lucille Hughes is an experienced quilter and would like to share her expertise and love of quilting with other interested folks. Carol Foster is excited about this opportunity and is exploring the idea of a monthly "Prairie Quilter's" group. Please email
Carol
or talk to her at service if you're interested. Let's get stitching!
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Trivia Night to Benefit Habitat Interfaith Alliance
November 16th
Start forming your teams! (4-6 people per team.)
The cost is $20 per person and all proceeds go to help build a home. There will be limited off-street parking so carpooling is strongly encouraged. Enjoy a cash bar with beer, wine and more. Please contact HIA reps
Deena Lawrence
or
Jim Rogo
for more information.
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Prairie's Justice League Library
Prairie's Justice League Library is now available. We have a wide variety of
Justice-related books are available to check out during Fellowship. Please see a Justice League member for details and recommendations. Be looking for a growing Children's Section!
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Individual Intercultural Development Plans
Prairie has committed to learning about and working toward eliminating systemic white supremacy and the culture that perpetuates it. To that end, we are encouraging our community to create Individual Intercultural Development Plans (IDPs.) The purpose of IDPs is to develop actionable goals and to work toward them by supporting and holding one another accountable. It’s an important first step in our justice work together. Please contact
Melissa Bishop
or
Nancy Long
or a Justice League member for more information about how to get started. The Justice League spends time every meeting discussing IDPs and you are always welcome to join them. See the Prairie announcement and eblast for details about our upcoming meeting. Learn more about our efforts for racial justice and Prairie’s Intercultural Development Inventory
here.
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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. We know that when sexual assault and abuse happens in relation to people in a position of trust, particularly through a church or other religious organization, that the trauma can be especially profound. Prairie is participating with other UU churches in Colorado to provide crisis support to help survivors navigate the various systems they may come in contact with legal, organizational, healthcare, etc.
Additionally, Prairie has established a dedicated We Believe Survivors Fund to assist survivors with the costs of mental health support and legal fees. While we recognize that this in and of itself is not likely to completely cover either the financial and emotional costs of survivorship, our hope is that survivors will know that here, they are believed and supported.
Donations are tax-deductible and while they are made to Prairie Unitarian Universalist Church, they will be allocated to the We Believe Survivors Fund to be distributed by our Fund Administrator or Prairie’s Executive Board’s designee. Survivor and donor anonymity will be protected.
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Upcoming Justice League Events
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10/5 (Sat) – Second Wind Walk/Run
– In support of our justice focus on mental health and self-care, the Justice League encourages you to participate in this annual fundraising event for the Second Wind Fund that helps pay for life-saving therapy for youth at risk of suicide in Colorado. Learn more at
Second Wind Fund
and/or contact Timothy Bishop at 720-380-6426.
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10/11 (Fri) – Social Justice Film Series
– Paris to Pittsburg – in support of our justice focus on environmental justice and especially relevant given recent headlines, the Justice League encourages you to join other local UUs for a potluck, viewing, and important conversation. Paris to Pittsburgh celebrates how Americans are demanding and developing real solutions in the face of climate change. And as the weather grows more deadly and destructive, they aren’t waiting on Washington to act. Learn more about the film series
here
and if interested in carpooling, contact
Nancy Long
at 217-370-6192.
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10/13 (Sun) – Special Justice League Meeting!
– Previously set for 10/6, our monthly meeting has been moved to accommodate travel schedules and to allow for a fall fiesta! The Justice League invites you to join us at Nancy’s home for BBQ and potluck – bring a side dish and a chair. We’ll prep for Service Sunday, share IDP progress, and so much more! More details soon, but contact
Nancy
,
Melissa
, or
Kim
if you have any questions.
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10/19 (Sat) – In the Pink Fashion Show and Luncheon
– in support of our community partners at Ready to Work/Bridge House, the Justice League invites you to consider this fundraiser in support of breast cancer research. To be held at Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church (
1500 S. Dayton, Denver
). Tickets are $20. Contact Maurice Murray for more information at 303-356-9014
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10/20 (Sun) – Service
Sunday – save the date for this important onsite Service Sunday – we will be conducting a supplies drive for Ready to Work/Bridge House and preparing for a special holiday visit in November. More details soon, but contact
Nancy
,
Melissa
, or
Kim
if you have any questions.
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New King Soopers Reward Program Benefits Prairie
Prairie is now 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 which 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:
Newsletter and Announcement Contributions
Your contributions are always appreciated! All requests should be sent to
Linda
To streamline incoming notifications, please put the word 'announcement' and/or 'newsletter' in the subject line of your email.
Please make a note of our new production schedule deadlines for contributions:
- Weekly email newsletter deadline Tuesday at noon.
- Order of Service and Sunday Announcements deadline Wednesday by 5 pm.
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Call, Text, Smoke Signals?
Pastor AJ’s communications are now set-up. If you would like to contact Pastor AJ you can do so via a variety of methods. His general office hours are Mon-Thur 10:00 am – 6:00 pm but if you need to contact him outside these hours please let him know.
Phone/Text at 720-549-5031
Schedule an Appointment via Google
Calendar
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Mailing Address and Mission
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Prairie UU Church
7424 South University Blvd. Unit E-135
Centennial, CO 80122
720-549-0530
We gather as a welcoming, caring community to nurture mind and spirit,
celebrate diversity, and work for justice.
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