Freethinkers

11:30 a.m. in Room 208 and on Zoom

This bi-weekly meeting creates the opportunity for participants to raise questions and engage in open and non-structured discussion of issues of social, political, and theological/religious concern. Every other Sunday in person in Room 208 at 11:30 am. To join via Zoom, contact Ann Watzel or Harold Ogren.

Join UUCB Young Adults for a Lunch Meet-and-Greet

12:30 p.m. at Feta Kitchen + Cafe (Lunch is on us!)

Are you between the ages of 18 and 35 and hoping to meet others in the congregation who are as well? If so, mark your calendars for lunch after community hour on March 12! We will meet at Feta Kitchen and Cafe on the corner of Hillside and Henderson St around 12:30 p.m. The church will pay for (or reimburse you for) your lunch!

Email Anabel at connect@uubloomington.org or Hans at hkelson@uubloomington.org with any questions.

Heartland String Band Practice

Third Thursdays in Fellowship Hall, 6 p.m.

This month: March 16

The Heartland String Band, a part of our music program, plays old-time and Celtic music as well as folk songs. Dulcimers, fiddles, cellos, pennywhistles, guitars, banjos, mandolins, even accordions -- all lovers of this music are welcome to join in!

Resilience Productions presents Writing the Wrongs

March 17 and 18 at 6 p.m., March 19 at 3 p.m.

Monroe County History Center, 202 E. 6th St.

On March 17, 18, and 19, Resilience Productions is presenting an original play entitled, Writing the Wrongs, written by Gladys DeVane, as part of the Monroe County History Center’s Remarkable Women series. Writing the Wrongs pays tribute to three African American women who made phenomenal contributions to our country’s history. This play is sponsored by the UU Racial Justice Task Force and Ruth Aydt. More info and tickets available at the Buskirk Chumley Box Office.

UU Children’s Choir resuming

New and returning singers K-6th grade are welcome!

The UU Children’s Choir will be starting up again soon! We have several rounds of rehearsals and singing in services planned for mid-March through mid-June. Rehearsals are on Sunday mornings after the services,11:30-12; there are a couple of rehearsals prior to each time we sing in a service. If your singer is new, please email Jill Courtney at jillmcourtney@gmail.com for more info and to get on the Children’s Choir email list.

Living with Mortality

Facilitated by Rev. Connie Grant

Tuesdays: March 21, April 4, April 18, and May 2

7 – 8:30 p.m. in the Library (or on Zoom)

Please register by March 15.

Hunting for Canned Goods! Please drop off donations by Sunday, April 2

On Easter Sunday, April 9, children will be invited to participate in a  “canned goods hunt”  at 11:30 a.m. (after Religious Education classes). Children will hunt for the hidden cans and then trade them in for a small bag of toys and treats.

Please bring in your donations of canned goods by Sunday, April 2, and place them in one of the labeled bins at the main entrance to the Meeting Room, or under the coat rack by the Portico entrance.

Our middle and high school youth will organize the event and assist children in the cooperative “hunt,” and the canned goods will be donated to a local charity.

For more information, contact Stephanie Kimball.

25% of Sunday Plate Fund Recipient

Nomination Campaign for 2023-24

Now accepting Nominees! 

Application deadline is April 15

Guidelines and Application

Our congregation gives 25% of undesignated Sunday Plate donations to a local project or service agency. The Social Justice Funds Committee facilitates the process; members vote on the recipient at our June congregational meeting. Learn more.

March Food Donation Request: PASTA & SAUCE

For the month of March, our featured foods for the Little Free Pantry are PASTA and PASTA SAUCE. Drop off your donations in the plastic bins near the Portico entrance on the north side of the church. As always, thank you from the UU Hunger Task Force!

Hope for Prisoners Task Force Book Collection

The Hope for Prisoners Task Force is collecting books for the women incarcerated at the Rockville prison – one of Indiana’s maximum security facilities. Look for our collection box throughout the year on or under the Social Justice table in the main entry hallway.