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Saturday, November 5, 4:00 p.m.
St. Mark's United Methodist Church
Five-choir performance of Fauré Requiem
See below for details.
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Sunday, November 6, 2022
10:15 a.m.
Voces Novae: Gender 2.0
directed by Reverend Dr. Susan Swaney
In Person and Livestream
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Gender 2.0
The Voces Novae chamber choir will perform their informative, entertaining, and moving Gender 2.0 program during the Sunday service this week. Gorgeous music, narration, colorful placards, and a sing-along will guide us through the intricacies of the Biological, Identity, Expression, and Attraction spectrums.
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS ON NOV. 6
Remember to wind your clocks back one hour before you go to sleep Saturday night, Nov. 5!
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Creating a timeline of UUCB history
Take a look at what others have written and add your notes to our timeline, now on the wall in the Commons. The timeline will be up for a couple more weeks.
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Upcoming & Ongoing in Religious Education
We are still in need of ONE volunteer to help with football parking tomorrow afternoon (November 5) from 1-3pm. Can you help? Please contact Stephanie.
Ongoing programs:
- Spirit Play for ages 4-6: Sundays during worship
- Kids' Club for ages 6 - 12: Sundays during worship
- Widening the Circle of Concern: Nov. 6
See our website for details about our current offerings! For more information on lifespan religious education, please also see the most recent issue of Education Matters, our monthly RE newsletter.
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LAST CALL – AGAIN!!
PERSIMMON DROP-OFF INFO AND
PULPING PARTY PARTICULARS (this Sunday)!
First, MANY THANKS to all who helped with the persimmon harvest this year as well as to those who invited us to come on their property to do the picking up. You are APPRECIATED!!
Bring THAWED PERSIMMONS only to the kitchen after the Sunday service on November 6, which is the same day and time to appear with apron in hand IF you want to be a part of the ooey-gooey awesome
PERSIMMON PULPING PARTY FUN.
QUESTIONS? Please contact Ruellen Fessenbecker – rfessenb (at) indiana (dot) edu.
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UU Freethinkers meet Sunday, November 6
12:00 p.m. in Room 208 (and on Zoom)
The UU Freethinkers will meet this Sunday at noon in person in Room 208 at the church, with an option to join online via Zoom. Please contact Ann Watzel or Harold Ogren for the Zoom link.
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SING FOR JOY! FALL FESTIVAL JUBILEE Concert
November 9 at 5:00 p.m. in Simon College Mall, near the Endwright East Center
You are invited! Join Sing for Joy! for their Fall Concert. Enter through the Northeast entrance to the Mall between the closed Macy’s and Target, off of Kingston, signs will be posted. The concert will include music from the African American experience (narrated by Gladys DeVane, with Leah McRath-Hinton as Guest Soprano Soloist) and the early Western European immigrant experience (accompanied by the STRINGS FOR JOY! Band and Contra-dancing, featuring dancers from the Bloomington Early Music and Dance Group, with Tamara Loewenthal, Guest Caller.)
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2022 Holiday Art Fair and Bazaar: December 2-3
Volunteers Wanted!
IT IS TIME TO SIGN UP TO HELP WITH THE BAZAAR!
Please click below and sign up to give your time (and maybe some muscles!) to help make 2022 the best UUCB Art Fair & Bazaar yet!! We need help setting up before, putting away after, and we have lots of opportunities in between:
tinyurl.com/bazaarsignup2022
Invite your friends! Let your Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat friends know the Bazaar is BACK IN PERSON this year - word of mouth, in person or digital, is still the best advertising around.
If you would like to help with donations, please sign up at these links:
Please contact Ruellen Fessenbecker for general Bazaar questions, rfessenb (at) indiana.edu.
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Time for Change! Start collecting now, for our Hunger Task Force to pick up in November
Yes! There is a need for change! Relieve your piggy banks, look in the bottom of your washing machine and between your sofa cushions, check all your pockets and the backs of drawers... assemble all of your loose change into a ziplock bag and save it for pick up! The UU Hunger Task Force will collect your donations on Nov 21 and 22 and put that spare change to good use to help end hunger in our community.
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Invitation to new Church Directory in your inbox
Did you receive the invitation to join our new online church directory? Here is a screenshot of what the invitation email looks like. You have control over what information you would like to share in the directory. You can also upload a photo of yourself. Your information will only be seen by other members and friends of the church. Here is where to log in and view the new directory: uucb.churchcenter.com/directory
(Note on logging in: You will be prompted to log in by entering your mobile phone number or email address. A code will then be sent to you to log in with - no need to set or remember a password!)
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Your Welcoming Energy Needed on Sunday Mornings
Help further a radically welcoming and inclusive community by volunteering on Sunday mornings! Join the mailing lists for Java Crew, Greeters, or Flame Keepers to stay up-to-date on opportunities, actively contribute to our thriving congregation, and share the joy of hospitality with fellow congregants, both old-timers and newcomers. Your help is valuable and so appreciated! Questions? Email connect(at)uubloomington.org.
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Making Room -- Remember that Parking is Available Off-site
On Sunday mornings, we have IU’s permission to park on David Baker Drive to the south, across Fee Lane to the west on the paved areas near the ball diamonds, and also in the lot by Marching Hundred Hall on the north side of the bypass. If you feel comfortable with a short walk, please consider parking off-site on Sundays to give newcomers more space to park closer to the building. Click here for a handy map.
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Five-choir performance of Fauré Requiem to benefit MCUM
Saturday, Nov. 5, 4:00 pm
St. Mark's United Methodist Church (on the bypass near Third St.)
Free will donations will benefit Monroe County United Ministries and their important support to families. Choirs participating are First Christian Church, First Presbyterian Church, First United Church, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, and our own UU Choir. Fauré was an agnostic, and his beautiful Requiem is known as a kinder, gentler version of the traditional Catholic rite, eliminating the Day of Wrath movement and adding In Paradise from the burial ritual. This performance will feature a choir of over 80 singers, a large instrumental ensemble, and three conductors, including our own Susan Swaney.
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Pandemic Guidelines
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Masks are now optional at all church activities and events, including worship services.
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Food and drinks may now be served at church events regardless of the size of the group.
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Coffee hour is now Fellowship Hall. We will continue to offer space in the courtyard during Coffee Hour as weather permits.
The NEST working group will continue to monitor the status of COVID in our local community and adjust guidelines in accordance with the community risk level -- questions can be directed to Jane McLeod at jmcleod(at)indiana.edu.
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COVID-19 Vaccination News
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Masthead photo by Marcia Hart. | |
Deadline for submissions to the Order of service and Friday UU Update
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Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, Indiana
Mailing Address: PO Box 8132, Bloomington, Indiana 47407
Church mobile phone: 812-287-9615
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