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Pre-K – 5^th Grade & 6^th – 12^th Grade

As we hurtle towards Thanksgiving, we introduce the practice of gratitude and how it can help us embrace acts of generosity. When thinking about giving to others, it can be a natural response to constrict and feel like what we have is so limited. This week we are challenging ourselves by practicing gratitude for the abundant splendor and mystery that endlessly swirl in our midst as we scroll on our devices. Recognizing what we are grateful for helps us to be generous and loving with others; this contributes to creating a temporary moment in time where UU values are alive and in action. What a beautiful moment, and something I am so grateful for!

Auction Update

Our fundraising auction was a success thanks to everyone's help! We raised over $10K for our beloved community. Many thanks to you all for making it all happen! Special appreciation goes out to Lynda Lamitie, Carol Youkey, David Patten, Nancy Finely, Meg Lewallen, Foster Perry, Bryan Walls, Matthew Bollinger, Andrew Warrington, June Norton, Betsy Applegate, Alice Dilbeck, Camille Scales for all the hard work.

BREAK! BREAK! The fun is not over! We extended the opportunity to purchase a spot in our event offerings with open slots. Learn a new fun skill! Enjoy a concert, game night, or a cookout! The offerings are available now on our auction website https://auctria.events/uuch through Sunday November 26. You may pay with a credit card on the website – or place your payment in the offering basket on Sunday (be sure to mark “Auction payment” on your check or envelope). If you have any questions, email stewardship@uuch.org.

Thank You from Social Justice!

Your response to the collection of children’s books to donate to the Village of Promise earlier this fall was FANTASTIC! UUCH members and friends donated a huge number of books to distribute to children in our community who need them.

Also, to those of you who donated funds to support the Book Crates project and/or helped to paint those crates, we offer a tremendous “Thank You!”, as well.

Your gifts have undoubtedly helped to encourage many young readers to build excellent reading skills which will enable them to have much better, more promising futures.

A huge, heartfelt THANK YOU to all who helped with this project!

Alabama Hispanic Association Dinner and Christmas Party

The 9th annual Alabama Hispanic Association (AHA) dinner and Christmas party is scheduled

for December 16th! This is an all-church event and we need your help to make this a success.

You can get involved in 3 ways:

1) Make a financial donation for teen gifts: We will be sharing the plate for the AHA party during the Sunday services on November 26th and December 9th to collect donations to cover the cost of presents for about 30 teenagers. Please note on checks that it is for the “AHA Christmas Gifts.” (The AHA provides gifts for the younger kids.)

In addition to sharing the plate, online donations are also being accepted now through December 9th. You can donate online by following these steps:

1. Click this link: https://engage.suran.com/uuahuntsville
2. Sign in to your Engage account OR Select “Create a Gift”
3. If you signed in, select “New Gift” from the menu in the upper right corner.
4. Enter your gift amount in the “AL Hispanic Assoc Christmas Gifts” line
5. Select “Continue” to check out

Another option for donating online is to scan the QR code in the weekly Sunday Order of Service.

2) Donate a stuffed animal for children: We are collecting stuffed animals to be given out to the children at the party. You can bring new or like-new stuffed animals to church and put them in the boxes in the Foyer or the Fellowship Hall.

3) Donate food and/or your time: We need help with food for the dinner, setup, clean up, decorating, and working the dinner. Sign-up sheets are available in the fellowship hall and a newsletter Signup Genius will be posted for the event soon.  



Please contact social.justice@uuch.org if you have any questions.

Invite Guests to Your Table

We are encouraging UUCH members and friends to participate in the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s (UUSC) Guest at Your Table program now through the end of December. The UUSC is a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization advancing human rights together with an international community of grassroots partners and advocates. Striving to center the voices of people most affected by injustice, UUSC creates eye-to-eye relationships with frontline grassroots movements across the world that support marginalized communities in determining their steps for the future.

Guest at Your Table is UUSC’s annual intergenerational program to raise support for and awareness about key human rights issues. Since UUSC works in more than 20 countries, with over 50 grassroots partners, there are thousands of individuals involved in and who benefit from the work that our members make possible. The Guest at Your Table program is an opportunity to celebrate grassroots partnership, support human rights, and learn about just four of these individuals—the “guests” in Guest at Your Table.

This year’s Guests are fighting for the right to seek safety in Mexico and the United States, convincing the UN’s International Court of Justice to address the human rights threatened by the climate crisis in the South Pacific, and replenishing the energy of human rights activists in eastern Europe by addressing burn-out. At this extraordinary juncture in history, we think their stories will offer inspiration and guidance on the path toward justice and liberation for all.

In the Fellowship Hall, there is a table with boxes and information about this year’s Guests. You are welcome to pick up a box and have it represent one of the UUSC Guests at your dining table. The information sheets provide a background on these individuals along with data on how your contribution can help these people.

We will keep these Guests at our table through the holidays and then return the boxes to the church in January. If you prefer, you can send donations directly to the UUSC using the envelopes on the table or via the website below:



https://donate.uusc.org/give/75595/#!/donation/checkout

If you have any questions, please contact Brad Korb at social.justice@uuch.org.

New 6-week Covenant Group

Contact Teri Thomas (terit4u@yahoo.come) for questions/signup or utilize the ARE table in fellowship hall. Please note: as this group is for discovery and growth, no new members will be admitted after the first meeting.

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This Sunday

4th Sunday Adult RE “Trusting Change” class will meet this Sunday, November 26 following coffee time, starting at 12:15. So pick up a snack, something to drink and come on over to the Adult RE room to join the conversation. This class is facilitated by June Norton

Circle of Candles

George Fletcher lit a candle of Joy: "I want to express my appreciation to the church for the greeting last Sunday. I was attending from Huntsville Hospital, and the love came through the Zoom link loud and clear."

Barbara Hitt lit a candle of Joy: "My Aunt Mary celebrated her 102nd birthday this week and is still loving life!"

The Braswell Family lit a candle of Joy: "Our foster dog, Ranger, went to his forever home this weekend. Huntsville Animal Services would love more fosters for the holiday season!"