Monthly Fellowship Dinner at Tupelo Honey Southern Cafe in MidCity on Thursday, December 19

Want to try a new place that serves the food you love? This month our UUCH Fellowship Dinner will be at Tupelo Honey in Mid-City.

When: Thursday, December 19th

Where: Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen and Bar at MidCity, Huntsville

Date: 12/19/2024 (Thu.)

Time: 5:30pm CST

Location: 900 Mid City Dr Unit A, Huntsville, AL 35806

Restaurant link here.

Money will never be a barrier to participating in Fellowship at UUCH. If you need financial assistance to participate, please contact Rev. Jaimie at minister@uuch.org.

Please sign up here so we know how many people will attend.

POCs: Contact Sarah Storm (sarahmstorm28@gmail.com) or Steve Rittenberg (srittenberg@gmail.com) if you have questions. Thanks!

We are grateful to anyone who can bring a non-perishable item for us to deliver to the UUCH Little Food Pantry.

Alabama Hispanic Association Dinner a Success!

The 10th annual Alabama Hispanic Association (AHA) dinner and Christmas party was a great success!

More than 40 UU volunteers contributed their time, food, and funds to host a great party for more than 100 disadvantaged Hispanic residents of North Alabama. UUCH provided a wonderful dinner, gift cards for the youth, and stuffed animals for the young children. Santa was there too!

Due to your generosity, we raised $3700 for gift cards for the youth! This was the most we have ever raised in support of the Hispanic youth!

Many thanks to all who contributed their time, energy, and funds to this event!

UUSC's Guest At Your Table

UUCH is participating in the annual Guest At Your Table (GAYT) program sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC). The GAYT program has introduced generations of Unitarian Universalists to grassroots partners working for justice around the world with our support. This church year, we are celebrating Guest at Your Table’s 50th anniversary with the theme “Expanding the Welcome Table.”

Every family is encouraged to participate by placing a GAYT box at your dining table and then contributing to this guest at every meal. Please see the table in the Fellowship Hall to pick up your box (the “guest”) and some information about this year’s guests. Boxes can be returned to the church in January or contributions can be sent to UUSC directly.

If you have any questions, please email social.justice@uuch.org

UU Grief Support Group

The Grief Support Group will meet on the first Monday of each month in 2025. The meeting will be in the RE wing from 6-7 pm. Anyone who wants to attend but does not drive after dark, contact Melodie Brier at 256-468-5465. The care committee will arrange a ride for you. The group is open to anyone so feel free to invite people from outside our congregation. The group will support multiple kinds of losses and be a safe space to talk about beliefs that are not traditional Christian heaven and hell afterlife beliefs.

Habitat for Humanity Home Build

UUCH members and volunteers from other churches are making good progress at the Fazzingo/Turner house at 216 Lake Drive in Huntsville! Volunteers are taking a break this week while the sheetrock contractor is doing their work.

Your help is needed! Volunteers will be working at the site most Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays depending on weather and subcontractor activity.

All volunteers must take a volunteer orientation class that is given virtually every week. The dates of the training vary, so please contact Brad at social.justice@uuch.org for the latest schedule.

If you have any questions or are interested in helping out, please email social.justice@uuch.org

Upcoming Social Justice Events

Your participation is needed! Below is a list of local social justice events sponsored by groups that UUCH and/or our members support.

• December 15^th: Interfaith Harmony seminar with spiritual leaders of various faiths including Rev. Jaimie at the Hindu Temple at 14800 Vishnu Way in Harvest (see Brad Korb or Rev. Jaimie for more info)
• January 5^th: From Fork to Forest: the Climate Crisis and How We Eat at 11:30 am via Zoom (https://secure.everyaction.com/m1QqXg9uGkqRrGFkGlg8ZQ2)
• January 14^th: UU the Vote 2024 Celebration and Look Ahead at 7 pm via Zoom (https://secure.everyaction.com/NLUVwx6-TEqD_EeHIbxQyg2)

Here are some standing opportunities to get engaged with local organizations:

• First Stop:

1. Provide a meal for unhoused people (https://firststoporg.galaxydigital.com/)
2. Donate urgently needed items (https://firststop.org/category/needs-list/)
3. Other volunteer opportunities (https://firststop.org/ways-to-volunteer/)

• ShowerUp (showers for unhoused people): https://app.initlive.com/web-admin/app/#/join-party?k=aagp6mlprpk46k
• Land Trust of North Alabama: https://landtrustnal.org/support/volunteer/

For more information about a particular event or to list an event, please email social.justice@uuch.org.

Circle of Candles

Teri Thomas lit a candle of Sorrow: "On Thanksgiving, our beloved dog, Gracie, shed her old body and is chasing balls on the moon."

Zena Tucker lit a candle of Sorrow: "Prayers requested for my mother-in-law, Gloria Anne Tucker. She has chronic intense pain that has not been treatable and prevents her from resting."

Dan McKitrick lit a candle of Joy: "Dan McKitrick wishes to thank the UUCH care team and all his friends who have been so supportive of him and Tom during Tom's recent hospital stay. While Tom was in ICU the UUCH care team even provided treats to the nursing staff."

LaDawn Edwards lit a candle of Joy: "SO grateful for the friendship and assistance of Melodie Brier, in properly staging my home for (I hope) a quick, profitable sale. Her wisdom and compassion every step of my rookie year of widowhood has been a blessing beyond measure."