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How to Get Involved |
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Sunday Services
Coffee Hour
Religious
Education
Social Justice
Pledging
Celebrations
Circle Dinners
Book Groups
More Activities
Pictures
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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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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
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Horseback riding was one
of the activities at this Spring Picnic.
Photo by Anne Desmond
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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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