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What's happening at the UUCG? August 27th-September 3rd, 2019
Worship This Week Sunday Services September 1st, 2019 Kathy Vaughn is our worship associate for this Sundays service and the reflection will be on Reverend James Reeb and the power and sacrifice of empathy. Community Events Later in September Water Communion and Ingathering (September 8) Like many UU churches, our church year begins on September 8th this year with the annual water communion ritual. Bring a small collection of the water from your travels this summer or from an important moment in your life that you would like to share. (Symbolic water is fine too). Rev. Norris will be leading our celebration of the coming year. It will be the first time in several months that we will all be together. Choir News The first choir rehearsal will be September 1st and everyone is welcome to join. Renee is also organizing a children's choir for UUCG. Their first rehearsal will be October 6th at 9:30 in the morning before the service. The plan is for them to perform on 10/27 and if there are any children interested, they would only have to come to two rehearsals and the morning of the performance date. All children are welcome! If you're interested, please email Renee at rcracek@yahoo.com or text her at 970-658-6443. Buddhist Classes and Meditation Held at Unitarian Universalist Church of Greeley, 929 15th St, Greeley, CO 80631 the Second Tuesday of each month. Buddhist Class - September 10th, 1:30 pm. Meditation - September 10th, 2:30 pm. Topic for August, Bodhicitta and Compassion. Reading - the Metta Sutra, page 97-98, the Mangala Sutra, page 98-99. Remaining classes: October 8, November 12. Walk and Talks (Monday September 23rd; 12-1 p.m.) All are welcome to join Rev. Norris on monthly theological walks the fourth Monday of every month at 12:00 p.m. The walks will be a combination of historical tour, Socratic dialogue, walking meditation, and community building. Each walk will be about an hour. The topic of the walk will take into account the route chosen. Contact Rev. Norris if you are interested or arrive at the church at 11:40 to join him before he leaves for the walk. Pathways to Meaning & Membership Class This class is designed to go over some of the basic history of Unitarian Universalism. It also helps you to better understand our congregation and see how you my deepen your involvement. It also is a great opportunity to meet others who are new to our church as well, but also have an interest in becoming more involved. While it is not required for membership, I highly recommend that you participate in this class as a first step to considering membership. The class is offered about once every six weeks or so and taught by our minister, Reverend Aaron Norris. The class takes about 90 minutes and are at noon on select Sundays. The next class date is September 22. If you're interested in attending, please RSVP to Rev. Aaron or follow this link. Other News and Reminders Scrip CardsKing Soopers has changed the way they donate to our church. The gift card reloads no longer contribute to our church. Once enrolled, we can easily contribute! Just log into kingsoopers.com. Go to King Soopers community rewards at the bottom of the page. Click on Enroll now Search: Unitarian Universalist. Our church is on the second page! A new Scrip order for Walgreens, Sprouts and others will be placed September 1st. Please contact Josette to place your order! Then anytime you use your phone number or loyal customer number, we get 5%! Contact Josette with any questions! You may also log in at http://shop.shopwithscrip.com/ to purchase printable cards for Lowe's, Home Depot, etc. Contact Josette with any questions. Can you commit to an hour every couple weeks to help? We are in need of a sign changer. If you are interested and would like to show off your skills to the people who pass by our church, please contact Josette. Coffee Stewardship and Ambassadors New assignments will be starting Sept 8th, 2019, using the Membership Rooster. Contact either our Office Manager Michele and/or Sharlene Meydell at 970-888-3707 (home phone) if you can help out. Thanks, Sharlene Social Justice in September Social Justice meetings will resume in September due to members being out of town. Social Justice Ministry meetings will be held on the third Monday of the month at 11:00 am. The next meeting is September 16th. Please come and help plan our future projects. Thanks, Hollis Berendt and Ana Schultz co-chairs. Clothing Drive Our church clothing drive continues through the end of September, 2019. Please donate clean and wearable items. We accept all types of clothing for all ages to be donated to the Greeley Interfaith Clothing Bank and we are specifically looking for business attire for women including, dresses, suits, slacks, shoes, purses and jewelry to donate to Leanna’s Closet. Please bring your items to church and deposit in the box provided. Thank you for you generous donations. the Social Justice Ministry Looking for way to contribute to UUCG on Sundays? You don't have to speak in public or have the best voice in the world, as there are a number of ways in which you can help Unitarian Universalist Church of Greeley on Sundays.
Meetings with Reverend Aaron Norris If you need to set up a meeting with Rev. Norris, the easiest way is to pick an in-person or phone call appointment that works for you on his calendar at my calendar link. You can also email him at minister@greeleyuuc.org. If you have an announcement or corrections you would like to see in our weekly announcements, please email the office manager at office_manager@greeleyuuc.org by 10 am on the Tuesday you wish to see the announcement in! Our email address: office_manager@greeleyuuc.org Check out our website at greeleyuuc.org! Comments are closed.
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