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October 14, 2022

Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, Indiana

Volunteer with Rainbow Rights Task Force at the Spencer Pride Festival, Saturday, October 15

Are you interested in Building Community at the Spencer Pride Festival on October 15? If so, Rainbow Rights has an opportunity for you to represent our church as a welcoming community while helping attendees make buttons and draw things -- Sign up here to volunteer at the UUCB table! If you’d like more information, or to join broader task force goals, contact Jason Michálek at rainbowrights(at)uubloomington.org to get connected.

This Sunday's Service

Sunday, October 16, 2022

10:15 a.m.

TBD

Reverend Connie Grant, Interim Lead Minister

In Person and Livestream


TBD seems to be an apt description for the condition of our lives. We're living with uncertainty in so many ways. Can we find comfort with uncertainty?

Of what can we be certain? And what can be "determined"?


This Sunday's Order of Service
Livestream on our website
Livestream on Facebook

Pandemic Guidelines

  • Masks are now optional at all church activities and events, including worship services.
  • Food and drinks may now be served at church events regardless of the size of the group.
  • Coffee hour is now Fellowship Hall. We will continue to offer space in the courtyard during Coffee Hour as weather permits.

The NEST working group will continue to monitor the status of COVID in our local community and adjust guidelines in accordance with the community risk level -- questions can be directed to Jane McLeod at jmcleod(at)indiana.edu.

Join a Sunday Volunteer Mailing List!

Are you looking to get involved, help create a welcoming environment, and meet fellow congregants? We are in need of volunteers for Sunday mornings! Join a mailing list for Java CrewGreeters, or Flame Keepers to stay up-to-date on how you can support our church on Sunday mornings. Questions? Email connect(at)uubloomington.org. 

Be a Chalice Lighter in October

Please sign up here if you would like to light our chalice in October.

UUCB Board Meetings Open to Public

Our Board of Directors meetings are open to the public and everyone is invited to attend as a spectator, either in person or via zoom. Meetings are held the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 in the Church's Library. If you would like to attend by zoom, please email board president, Abby Gitlitz, agitlitz(at)hotmail.com to receive the zoom link.

Religious Education

We Have a New Religious Education Coordinator!

Curt Swedran has joined our religious education staff as Coordinator. Curt comes to us with a breadth of experience that includes teaching, child services, and volunteering with KAP (Kids with Absent Parents). His primary duties will include helping with Sunday morning programming, coordinating childcare staff and volunteer teachers, preparing materials, and collaborating with the Director of Religious Education on curriculum development and communications. If you see Curt on Sunday, please say hello! (Click here to see his photo!)


Upcoming & Ongoing in Religious Education

Spirit Play for ages 4-6: Sundays during worship

Kids' Club for ages 6 - 12: Sundays during worship

Widening the Circle of Concern: Oct. 9 & 23, Nov. 6

Evensong for Families: October 19, 6 - 7:30pm

Religious Education for Religious Educators: Oct. 23, 12:00

UU Story Time - October 22, 10-10:30am

Pursuit of Happiness - starts October 19, 4:00 on Zoom

Our Whole Lives (OWL) for 7th & 8th graders - starts October 23, 1:30pm


Please see our website for details on all these opportunities!


For more information on lifespan religious education, please read the most recent issue of Education Matters, our monthly RE newsletter. 

UU Humanists meet Sunday, October 16,

12:00 noon in Room 208 (and on Zoom)

The UU Humanist Forum will meet this Sunday at noon in person in Room 208 at the church, with an option to join online via Zoom. Rich Janda will facilitate a discussion on "Unwrapping the Russian Enigma." Please contact Ann Watzel or Harold Ogren for the Zoom link.

Your Perspectives on UUCB History

After Service on October 23


Following the service on October 23 (and for several weeks thereafter), there will be an opportunity for all congregants to jot down your recollection of (and feelings about) congregational events significant to you, and to post your notes on a timeline of congregational history in Fellowship Hall. Feel free to write about events that may have been challenging or difficult, as well as those that were happy.


Please write as much as you want on as many post-it notes as you wish. (We’ll have lots of post-its!) As you look at the notes that others have posted, you may wish to comment on something someone else wrote. The more perspectives expressed, the better!! Please express your thoughts and feelings as freely as you wish, as long as you do so with respect for others’ thoughts and feelings. You need not sign your notes (although it would be helpful to know your name in order for us to be able to follow up with you).  


Your Transition Team (Andrew Appel, Ruth Aydt, Alan Backler, Deb Fish, Sarah Kopper, Kelly Rockhill, and Kathy Sideli) and Interim Lead Minister will reflect back to the congregation some gleanings from your perspectives.


(At left, a photo of our congregation's first home!)

The Fourth Trimester Team Meets Next Sunday

October 23, 12:00 noon in Room 112

The Fourth Trimester Team, our group that offers services to help support families of new babies in our congregation, will have a meeting for the volunteers that provide this support on Sunday, October 23, 12:00-1:30 pm in Room 112. We will have a bite to eat as we review our goals, talk about our processes for achieving them, and welcome new ideas. If you are already a volunteer, or if you are someone who thinks you may be interested in volunteering and would like to learn more, please join us.

Writing as a Spiritual Practice

A Drop-in Group with Rev. Barbara Child

Tuesdays through Oct 25, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

For full details, and to sign up to receive the Zoom link, click hereRegister on Church Center

2022 Holiday Art Fair and Bazaar: December 2-3 


The UU Bazaar NEEDS YOU! Let your Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat friends know the Bazaar is pre-pandemic back, in-person with 19 artists! If you would like to help with donations, please contact:


COOKIE CRUISE - bulk cookies of all kinds

   Lynn Struve  lynn.struve@gmail.com 812-334-2590

GOURMET GALAXY - breads, cakes, pies & other treats. 

Gourmet Galaxy is also looking for soup makers.

   Ann Kamman 812-325-0767  Aok719@yahoo.com

BOOK SALE - gently used or just worth reading again, all ages

   Glee Noble  gleenoble@yahoo.com 812-345-6997

WHITE ELEPHANT SALE - new or used items (no clothes or electronics)

   Doris Wittenburg  dwittenb@indiana.edu 812-336-4993

FIBER ARTS - handmade knitted, crocheted, woven, and quilted pieces

   Mary Blizzard  maryblizzard6@gmail.com  812-333-8957

Annie Patterson Concert (in person & on Zoom)

Wednesday, October 19, 7 p.m. 

at Friends Meetinghouse

Join Annie Patterson for an uplifting evening of song on Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bloomington Friends Meetinghouse on Moores Pike. Singer, activist, seasoned performer & song leader, Annie is widely known for creating the songbooks Rise Up Singing and Rise Again with Peter Blood. For info and advance tickets: riseupandsing.org/events. Suggested donation $10-$15. Click here for poster.

COVID-19 Vaccination News

Masthead photo by Carol Holding.

Deadline for submissions to the Order of service and Friday UU Update
Thursday, 9:00 am, to office(at)uubloomington.org
Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, Indiana
Mailing Address: PO Box 8132, Bloomington, Indiana 47407
Church mobile phone: 812-287-9615