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March 3, 2023

Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, Indiana

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This Sunday's Service

Sunday, March 5

10:15 a.m.

Living with Mortality

Reverend Connie Grant

Reverend Emily Manvel Leite


The human condition is that we are aware of our own mortality. How do we respond to what UU minister Forrest Church called “the dual reality of being alive and having to die”?


Rev. Connie is also facilitating an upcoming group that will offer an opportunity to further explore some of the questions raised in this sermon. Tuesdays: March 21, April 4, April 18, and May 2, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, in the church library and on Zoom. Please register here by March 15.

This Sunday's Order of Service
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Rekindling Our Flame

Our 2023-24 Pledge Drive is Beginning!

Sign Up to Volunteer on Saturday, April 1

This month we are kicking off UUCB's 2023-24 Pledge Drive: Rekindling Our Flame. Save the date for a fun and festive celebration on Saturday, April 1 (no fooling!). It begins with brunch and ends with an amazing musical event, with activities for all ages in between. We invite you to contribute, not just by making your pledge for the next fiscal year but also by helping to make this a fun day for young and old. Sign up here to get involved! Contact Linda Pickle with your questions and suggestions.

Events at church this Sunday

New to UU

11:30 a.m. in Room 112

If you are new to our congregation, a very warm welcome to you! You are invited to join in a brief introduction to Unitarian Universalism and this congregation in Room 112 after this Sunday's service. Questions? Contact our Connections Coordinator, Anabel Watson, at connect@uubloomington.org

Habitat Chili & Soup Sale - Final Day

11:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall

The Habitat Task Force will be offering homemade chili and soup for sale in 5 qt take-home containers after the service this Sunday in Fellowship Hall. All proceeds help the Habitat Task Force financially sponsor a day of an upcoming Habitat build. (If you ordered online ahead of time, you may pick up your order between 10 and noon on Saturday at the Portico entrance, or after the service on Sunday.)

Humanist Forum

11:30 a.m. 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. Richard Janda will lead a discussion around “Non-Human Animals.” Please contact Ann Watzel or Harold Ogren for the Zoom link.

Our Whole Lives (OWL) Sexuality Education

for 5th & 6th graders, Parent & Child Orientation

12:30 - 2 p.m. in the Library

All 5th and 6th graders who plan to participate in Our Whole Lives sexuality education this spring should bring their parents/caregivers to the Orientation Meeting this Sunday. Classes start 3/26. For questions, contact Stephanie at kimball@uubloomington.org.

Upcoming / Ongoing

UU Book Club reads Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout | Discussion Monday, March 6, 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

Join the group for more info and the Zoom link. Newcomers always welcome!

UU Children’s Choir resuming mid-March

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.

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

Sunday, March 12, 12:30 p.m. at Feta

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

Understanding Dementia

A Workshop with Dayna Thompson, IU Health

Sunday, March 12, 1 - 3 p.m.

This interactive workshop will share effective techniques for helping those living with dementia. Lunch will be served between the service and the workshop.

Please request childcare here as needed.

Questions? Contact Stephanie, kimball@uubloomington.org.

From our Social Justice Task Forces

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.

Masthead photo by Mandy Skinner: "Boots left out in the rain"

Deadline for submissions to the Order of service and Friday UU Update

Thursday, 10:00 am, to office@uubloomington.org

Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, Indiana
Mailing Address: PO Box 8132, Bloomington, Indiana 47407
Church mobile phone: 812-287-9615