Our Sunday services are at 9 and 11am, in-person and on Zoom,

followed by in-person and Cyber Social Hour, immediately after both services.

In light of the current high incidence of flu, RSV, and other respiratory illnesses as well as COVID, we remind people that the current protocol strongly encourages (though doesn't require) wearing masks at the church. Read WBUUC's Current COVID Protocol

Church-Related Closings & Weather Notifications

Sunday, Jan. 29 | This I Believe with Teal Bassett and Ginny Johansen and live music from special guest musician Jaspar Lepak.

Sunday, Feb. 5 | Balancing Vulnerability with Streaks of Steel with Rev. Roger Bertchausen and live music from The OK Factor. During each of these services, we will hold a Ceremony of Gratitude for Rev. Sara Goodman with a reception in the social hall to follow each service. Please see below for our congregational gift options for Rev. Sara.

Sunday, Feb. 12 | Saying Goodbye with Rev. Sara Goodman and live music from The WBUUC Choir, directed by Jody McCormick.

If you are visiting for the first time or bringing a guest or returning after an absence, feel free to register below so that our welcome teams can prepare for your arrival.

https://wbuuc.org/sunday-worship/.

The Nursery is available during worship to care for children ages 6 months through 3 years. Registration is required: https://wbuuc.breezechms.com/form/22-23RE

As a symbol of our gratitude to Rev. Sara, her ministry, and her time at WBUUC, we are asking for submissions of messages, memories, reflections, good wishes, artwork and more from members and friends. These pieces will be compiled into a book and presented to Rev. Sara in February when she leaves us.

To submit something online: https://wbuuc.breezechms.com/form/revsarabook

Also, there is a table in the social hall where you can create your submission. You can download a submission sheet by clicking here.

We are collecting donations for a cash gift to give Rev. Sara and her family. This cash gift will be presented in a single payment. If you’d like to contribute, you can do so in three ways:

• Write a check to WBUUC with Sara in the memo line
• Online: https://wbuuc.breezechms.com/give/online, select Sara
• Text to give - Text “Amount Sara” to (651) 615-5551. (For example, if you want to give $25, put this in the text: 25 Sara)

We thank you Rev. Sara.

To learn more about adding The 8th Principle to the current 7 Principles, check out the new page on our website: wbuuc.org/8th-principle and this video message from Rev. Roger.

Click here to see the Winter/Spring 2023 Supper & Soulwork Schedule

Join us for an upcoming Supper & Soulwork – these Wednesday night evenings of fellowship and food provide all-ages with a chance to connect mid-week, share a meal, participate in various activities and/or special programming, and most importantly, be together.

Next Supper & Soulwork is TONIGHT!

5:30 Community meal prepared by a cook team

6:30-7:30pm Game Night

6:15-7:45pm Nursery Care

Click here to see the Winter/Spring 2023 Supper & Soulwork Schedule

Opening retreat is tomorrow at noon, then the first and third Thursdays of the month at 1pm, starting in February 2023

Our Wellspring program is returning this year! With a focus on spiritual deepening, this program can also enliven your understanding of the foundations of Unitarian Universalism, and be a stepping stone to deeper involvement in the life of the congregation. This is a big commitment program, running about 10 months. Participants will attend a three-hour opening retreat starting at noon tomorrow, Jan. 26 with Rev. Sara. Our facilitators, Jean Doolittle and Rev. Roger will continue to facilitate the small group meetings for two hours twice a month on the first and third Thursday of the month at 1pm., beginning on Thursday, Feb. 2nd.

If you would like to find out more, you can follow this link: https://uuwellspring.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Sources-Program-Overview-April-2022-1.pdf, or email Rev. Sara (revsara@wbuuc.org). If you think you'd like to commit to the class, you can register by following this link: https://wbuuc.breezechms.com/form/Wellspring23

What can we do, besides worry, about climate change?

WBUUC has an action plan, and you can be a part of it.

Our church will add more solar collectors to the building’s roof to reduce use of power plant electricity and lower carbon emissions.

You can help make this happen! Contribute to the Climate Action Fund based on your carbon emissions from vacation travel. Use the calculator on WBUUC’s website to figure a donation that will offset CO2 emissions from vacation travel by car, airplane, or cruise boat. And please click Submit so we can count the total number of participants.

Learn more and calculate your carbon offset: https://www.wbuuc.org/solar/

Our new Social Justice Partner is Open Arms. This non-profit organization prepares nutritionally appropriate meals and delivers them to people living with HIV/AIDS, Cancer, ALS, MS, ESRD, CHF and COPD and to their families. The organization started in 1986 with Bill Rowe cooking meals for friends and neighbors living with HIV/AIDS. On January 3, 2023, they opened a second meal preparation site in St. Paul to augment the work happening in the Minneapolis facility. This new facility allows expansion of the delivery service area.

We are excited to donate to this valuable organization and encourage your generous contributions in our Special Collection on January 29.  

And, you are invited to visit Open Arms during an open house on February 4, 2-5pm, at the new St. Paul facility, 380 E. Lafayette Frontage Road. Enjoy a tour, activities, and get volunteer information.

Volunteers are needed! Openings exist for many jobs including cooks, bakers, food prep, driving, delivery, farm work and more.

We are building a community of kindness at Open Arms, and our clients feel that. Each delivery of medically tailored meals sends a message of hope and love to a client who might be isolated or struggling that day. - LEAH HÉBERT WELLES, CEO, Open Arms

Thank you for helping WBUUC support others and this critical organization in our community.

You can give in three ways:

• Online: http://bit.ly/give-to-wbuuc - indicate Open
• Send a check or leave a check in the office lock box with Open on the memo line
• Text to Give by text to 651-615-5551 the “amount” Open (ex, if you want to give $25, put this in the text: 25 Open)

Feb. 18 | 10am - 2pm | Zoom

Join Dr. Paula Cole Jones and MUUSJA on Zoom to cast an informed vote on the proposed 8th Principle & updated UUA congregational covenant (Article II). Register at https://bit.ly/PCJ_0218 Agenda will be sent to registrants but plan to attend from 10am to 2pm with rest breaks. Those who participate on Saturday morning will be invited back on Tuesday, Feb. 21st from 6 to 8pm for optional further discussion with your circles (young adults, BIPOC UU's, RE teachers, social justice teams, etc.) Requested fee to offset costs is $50 payable to www.muusja.org/donate. Scholarships are available. Contact director@muusja.org with questions.

If you would like to have a joy, a sorrow, or a life event shared in our time of meditation and prayer in the Sunday service, please complete this form. You may also use this form to request prayers, ask for support from the congregation, and just to let us know what is going on with you. https://wbuuc.breezechms.com/form/MeditationRequest

Meeting with Ministers

We invite you to contact us directly to make an appointment for an in-person or Zoom meeting. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays are the days on which we concentrate appointments though we will also make available other times if these weekday times don't work for you. Questions or to make an appointment with one of us, contact us.

Building Hours

Tue/Wed/Thurs: 10am – 5pm

Fridays: often open – best to confirm before arriving

Mondays: typically closed or open by special arrangement only