St. Cloud UU Fellowship





How to Get Involved



Sunday Services

Coffee Hour

Religious Education

Social Justice

Pledging

Celebrations

Circle Dinners

Book Groups

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Sunday Service
Sunday Services
We meet at 10:30 on Sunday mornings from September through May. The services usually include music, readings, a presentation by a minister or other speaker, and a chance to respond to the presentation. Casual dress is common and the service is less formal than many churches. A nursery is available for infants and toddlers. Older children participate in the first part of the service and then go to their religious education classes. The service usually ends about 11:45. Visitors are welcome. During the summer months, other activities may be scheduled .

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Sunday Service
Coffee Hour:
After each Sunday morning service everyone is invited to stay for coffee in the large activity room. Refreshments are provided each week.
On the first Sunday of each month a simple  lunch of soup and bread is also provided. This is a time for conversation with the speaker or minister, discussion about the service, or just general socializing. 

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Religious Education
Classes are held for preschool through high school students during the adult service on Sunday morning. Children and youth attend the first part of the service and then are excused to their classes, or are free to remain with their parents. Current class groups are preschool through primary, middle elementary, junior youth, and senior youth. Nursery is provided for infants
and toddlers.

Religious Education for adults is offered on an irregular basis, usually on Sunday afternoons, or evenings during the week. Topics involve Unitarian-Universalist history or how to translate UU values into everyday life. Recent classes have studied the roots of Unitarianism in Transylvania, famous Unitarian Universalist women, and Transcendentalism as expressed by Henry David Thoreau in Walden. Activities usually include reading, discussion, fellowship and delicious, fun-filled community meals and get-togethers.

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Choir
The Choir performs music and leads congregational singing each week during the Sunday Service. Rehearsals generally take place once a week. Choir selections include songs from the UU Hymnal, Singing the Living Tradition, and a wide variety of other songs ranging from folk music to show tunes. The Choir is always looking for new members--no try-outs necessary! If you are interested in joining the choir, please contact  Alan Phillips for information about current rehearsal times.

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Social Justice
While many Fellowship members are individually active in the community on social justice issues, the Social Justice Committee also organizes some activities that provide opportunities for any member's involvement. These include collection of donations for local shelters and food shelves, regular clean-up efforts in the Fellowship's adopted park (Bend in the River Park), support for the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, informal discussions on specific ethical issues, participation as a member of Great River Interfaith Partnership (GRIP) to promote more affordable housing, and cooperation with other agencies and churches to help provide food and shelter to those in need. 

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Pledging
Becoming a member involves a commitment. In the spring all members are asked to look ahead to the coming fiscal year which starts July 1, and assist planning by making a pledge of the amount they plan to give during the coming year. Visitors may contribute during the Sunday service.

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Committees
Many members also show their commitment to the community by joing one or more of the various committees that help the Fellowship run smoothly. For general information about these committees and about the structure of governance at the Fellowship, click here.  If you are interested in more information about a specific committee, please contact the chair of that committee. Contact information for all of the committee chairs can be found on the Contacts page.

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Celebrations
Horseback riding
Horseback riding was one of the activities at this Spring Picnic.
Photo by Anne Desmond

Recurring celebrations include seasonal meals after a Sunday Service such as the Fall Festival Dinner, Winter Solstice Dinner, and the Spring Picnic.  You can participate by attending, or better yet, by being on a committee to plan and prepare for a special event. Upcoming events are listed on our Calendar.

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Circle Dinners
Circle Dinners involve small groups of 7 to 10 people who enjoy having dinner together. The style is casual and potluck, the talk is good, and the food delicious. Each group arranges its own schedule, but most groups get together about every 4 to 6 weeks. Members of the Circle usually host one dinner during the year. Circle Dinners provide an opportunity to get to know Fellowship people well and have a good time. Each fall the Circles are reorganized, giving a chance to be with a different group of people for the next year. New members can join a Circle in the middle of the year.

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Book Group
Book lovers get together monthly to discuss books with a diverse range of topics. Fiction and non-fiction are chosen on alternating months, read, and presented for discussion in the warm atmosphere of the member's homes, over coffee and treats.

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This page was written by Charlotte Stephens.



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