Pre-K - 5th Grade & YoUUth Group

The theme of the month is The Gift of Liberating Love, and this week we explore how love is like a magnet and pulls us upstream. In other words, love calls us to fight the system, not just the symptoms of a problem. We explore how our faith reminds us that it is not enough to just pull people out of the river, but as UUs, we are called to go upstream and find out who or why they are being thrown in.  

Thanks to our Greeters!

We appreciate the warm smiles and welcoming presence provided by the following people who served as UUCH Greeters at one or more worship services during Oct., Nov., and Dec. 2023:

Jo Broussard, Susan Coddington, Nancy Finley, Vickie Goodman, Barbara & Gary Hitt, Brad Korb, Pam Korb, Tim & Theresa Miller, Sandy Moore, Darlene & David Patten, Steve Rittenberg, Sarah Rody, Cam Scales, Wayne Schroer, Nancy Stetson, Teri Thomas, Zena Tucker, Bob Weed, Gail Williams



Thank you for providing this simple yet important service to our church family!

Click HERE to sign up to greet on an upcoming Sunday.

Fellowship January 2024 Dinner

Please join us for some great Food and more!

Thursday, January 25 at 5:30

Furniture Factory 

619 Meridian Street

Huntsville, AL 35801

Please bring a can for the Little Food Pantry and sign up so we know how many to expect. SignUp Genius 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.

Contact Sarah Rody at sarahsrody28@gmail.com or Steve Rittenberg at srittenberg@gmail.com if you have any questions or need assistance.

Cybersecurity Message

UUCH Congregation,

The Technology Committee wants to warn you of potential scammers, schemers, and bad actors online that affect our congregation. These scams may pretend to be a trusted sender, e.g. RevJamie1SBestUUCH@protonmail.com / TechComt3UUCH@uuc1h.com, they may pretend to be a Prince or Sultan, or they may offer of a free gift card/free money. All the above would be examples that can, and have in some form, worked to trick people out of their money, identity and even homes. Please don’t fall victim to these scams. The staff of UUCH will never ask you for financial account details, money in the form of gift cards, or personally identifiable information, i.e., SSN/Employment Authorization number, DOB, place of birth, mother's maiden name.

What to do? If you have a suspected phishing email/friends request/text message that you do not know, simply delete it from your device's inbox, then delete it from the deleted items location on that device, be that trash can/recycle bin. Or use the church directory to call the person whom supposedly sent you the message or reach out to the Technology Committee at uuch@uuch.org or Andrew Warrington at warrington1002@gmail.com to seek further assistance. Identity crimes are costly to recover from and proactive defense is better than ostrich defense.

Thank you.

UUCH Technology Committee

Adult RE this Sunday

On Sunday January 14, the ARE committee will facilitate a discussion of 21st-century issues. Join us Sunday at 12:15 in the ARE room with a current event that you would like to discuss. Attendees will vote on topics of interest and discuss one of them, finishing by 130.

ARE Class

January 21, 2024 at 12:15, we will have a special event in the Adult RE room. We will be talking about Human Trafficking. One of our own members will tell their story about their experience, followed by a demonstration by an agent with the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as part of the Blue Campaign. Do you know the warning signs to be able to identify and help victims of trafficking? Come find out. Perhaps you can save a life! Childcare will be provided.

Circle of Candles

Laura Johnson lit a candle of Sorrow: "My Sister-in-Law's father pasted away from Parkinsons. He is no longer in pain, but we are all sad that it happened before Christmas, and that he was not able to spend time with his family."

Jane Welty lit a candle: "After spending a week in the hospital, and three weeks in rehab, Jane will move to assisted living for dementia care at Regency Retirement Village."

Holly & Peyton lit a candle of Joy: "Holly's dad has returned home after open heart surgery while on vacation in North Carolina. We are so thankful for the UUCH love we received while dealing with this turmoil."

Alex Chinigo lit a candle of Concern: " I'm friends with a trans couple in Nevada whose families do not accept them. Until recently, they were homeless and unsafe. Now they have a place to stay but are struggling to find stable work to pay rent. Their transportation is unreliable. They have the will to survive, but life keeps getting in their way and daring them to give up. I'm helping them, but it never feels like I can do enough."

Tim Miller lit a candle of Joy: "Relieved that my heart test is over and that it showed no problem with my heart. Grateful for the loving care I received, and to Theresa for staying with me the whole time. "

Ben Delacey lit a candle of Joy: "Happy 14th anniversary to Deb and Suz for seeing or meeting each other for the first time on 01/06/2010. The spent the weekend in Atlanta to celebrate. "

Melodie Brier lit a candle of Joy: "Is joyfully excited that I have finally gotten my Grandson started back at college! "

Theresa & Tim Miller lit a candle of Joy: "We were so happy to have all our grandchildren together with us for one day as a late Christmas celebration. "