Weekly Announcements October 8th-October 15th, 2019

What's happening at the UUCG? October 8th-October 15th, 2019 
Worship This Week
Sunday Services

Our Theme is Peace


October 13th, 2019 One of our past ministers will join us this Sunday. Rev. Kelly Dignan will lead this weeks sermon entitled “A Larger View of Time” which revolves around this months theme of peace. She will share with the children the story Ladder to the Moon by Maya Soetoro-Ng
 
Community Events this Week


Renee Performance Tuesday, October 8th at 7pm
Our very own music director Renee Racek will be performing with the women's and men's glee club and middle concert choir. The concert takes places at the Campus Commons Performance Hall at UNC (1021 22nd Street). Ample parking is available. 


Fermenting Spirituality
Our monthly drop-in ‘spiritual symposium’ is on Monday October 14th. We will focus on our monthly theme of Peace. We’ve had great turn out the past few months with old and new faces. We will meet at High Brau Tap House, 915 16th Street, Greeley at 6:00 pm. These discussions normally last for an hour and a half or a bit more.


 Community Events Later in October 
 
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) 

Bob Kinsey from the Colorado Coalition for the Prevention of Nuclear War will be speaking on Thursday, October 17 from 11:30-1:00 at the UU Church. The mission of The Colorado Coalition is to educate the general public and public officials concerning proactive and solution-oriented action on nuclear weapons. All are welcome to attend.  

 Choir NewsThis month's Choir Sunday is October 20th!

Please email Renee if you have any questions at rcracek@yahoo.com or text her at 970-658-6443.
 Social Justice in October
Social Justice meetings have resumed. Social Justice Ministry meetings are held the third Monday of the month at 11:00 am. The next meeting is October 21st. Please come and help plan our future projects.

Thanks, Hollis Berendt and Ana Schultz co-chairs.

 Walk and Talks (Monday October 28th; 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. In October our theme is peace and we will be walking through Bittersweet Park. Contact Rev. Norris if you are interested or arrive at the church at 11:40 to join him before he leaves for the walk.



Other News and Reminders 
 Pathways to Meaning & Membership ClassThis 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 November 3rd. If you're interested in attending, please RSVP to Rev. Aaron or follow this link. 
Please purchase a Safeway gift card if you are a Safeway shopper. 5% of your purchase will go to our church! Also, don't forget to enroll in the King Soopers Community Rewards that also donates 5% of your purchase to UU Church of Greeley.

See Josette with any questions.

We need hosts on Sunday mornings and sign changers every two weeks in the beginning of the week.

Contact Josette with any questions.
  
 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.  

• Bring a snack for coffee/volunteer - Our volunteers not only make the coffee but they often donate their own dollars for snacks for coffee. Your $$ donation for coffee time or snack donation can help offset those costs for our Coffee Hour volunteers.  You can also volunteer to make coffee and help with clean-up. Talk to Michele and she will get you connected.

• Offer to shovel the sidewalks when it snows - Just contact Julie Miller to help with the task. The more, the merrier and it will get done quickly.  Shovels and snow remover are readily available at the church.
• Greet / Host - A warm smile and a "hello" are a wonderful start to any Sunday morning. Bulletins are printed and waiting. You help us take a tally on attendance and make sure our guests are contacted by board members or our minister.
• Help with our AV team - We can always use some extra hands running our AV equipment - microphones, slideshows, videos & training is provided.  Volunteers often are scheduled 1 time or less per month, based on availability.

• Special Music - Do you have some musical talent you would like to share?  Please consider sharing it with us. It's always a treat to recognize our member's talents.

 Meetings with Reverend Aaron NorrisIf 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.
 
 
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