Writing as a Spiritual Practice

A Drop-in Group with Rev. Barbara Child

Tuesdays, Sept 6 - Oct 25, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

You are invited to join me on a journey of personal exploration through autobiographical writing in community on Zoom. Season 8 of this gathering will happen Tuesday afternoons, 1:00-2:00 p.m., September 6 through October 25. You are welcome at any or all sessions with no commitment in advance. For full details, and to sign up to receive the Zoom link, click here: 

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Have you attended New to UU and want a deeper dive? Save the dates: September 18 and 25!

Join us for Exploring Unitarian Universalism on September 18 and 25, from 2 to 4 pm via Zoom. We request completion of this two-part class before becoming a member of the church.Everyone ages 14 to 100+ is welcome! Questions? Email Anabel Watson, Connections Coordinator, at connect(at)uubloomington.org for more information or for the registration link.

UU Humanists meet Sunday, Sept. 4, 12:45 p.m.

The UU Humanists will meet this Sunday at 12:45 p.m. online via Zoom. David Keppel will facilitate a discussion on "Seventh generation governance." To join the discussion, contact Ann Watzel or Harold Ogren.

GREEN GROUNDS Work Days:

Now on Sundays in September, 4 - 6 p.m.

Our Green Grounds group will meet every Sunday this month, from 4 to 6 p.m. (instead of on Saturday mornings, as previously shared!) Come when you can, stay for as long as you'd like. Watering, mulching, weeding. Learning about invasives. Great way to meet dedicated UUs. Join us! Contact Ann Kamman with any questions.

Climate Scientist Katharine Hayhoe Speaks Via Zoom Sunday, September 11, 5:45 pm

The Green Sanctuary Task Force invites you to join us on September

11th at 5:45 PM to livestream a Zoom talk by Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist at the Nature Conservancy and on the advisory board of IU’s Environmental Resilience Institute. Her talk will be based on her book

Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a

Divided World. Attendees will be able to submit questions via Zoom

chat, and we will host a discussion after her talk. Please email Molly

ODonnell, MollySOD (at) gmail.com, so we know to expect you!

Masks will be required. We will meet in Fellowship Hall, opening doors at 5:30.

Click here for information on how to view the event from home.

SING FOR JOY! Fall Festival Jubilee: Nov. 9, 2022

Rehearsals start Wednesday, September 14

Join with the SING FOR JOY! Community Choir to prepare and present a Fall Festival Jubilee Concert on Nov. 9, 5:00 pm, with guest artists Gladys DeVane, Tamara Loewenthal, and members of the Bloomington Old-Time Music and Dance Group. Rehearsals are open to the public; all are welcome including those living with disabilities. Rehearsals are Wednesdays from 3:00 - 4:00 pm, beginning on September 14, at the Endwright East Active Living Center. For more info, contact Sandra Freund, Director, at bloomingtonsingforjoy(at)gmail.com or (812) 332-9548. The Sing for Joy choir project is supported by our congregation's music program.

Adding Your Address to the Church Directory

We are encouraging all interested to upload a home address to our online directory (which only our members and friends can access).

Go to uucb.churchcenter.com/profile (follow the prompt to log in, if

you are not already logged in) and then click on the "edit" button under the "Contact Information" section. You can also email your address to me and I will add it to your profile! ~With gratitude, Anabel Watson,

Connections Coordinator, connect(at)uubloomington.org