UUFCC

UUFCC Thanksgiving Dinner 2024
2024-11-28 13:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | UUFCC – Fellowship Hall, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Join us for Thanksgiving Dinner! RSVP – click here, or contact Helen Dempsey or Linda Eller.

Getting to Know UU
2024-12-01 11:15 - 12:00, 2025-01-05 11:15 - 12:00, 2025-02-02 11:15 - 12:00, 2025-03-02 11:15 - 12:00, 2025-04-06 11:15 - 12:00 | UUFCC – Library, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
If you’re new or have questions, come to the library and chat and learn!

Tree Cutting and Decorating and Potluck Dinner for Kids, Families, and All Ages!
2024-12-07 16:00 - 20:00 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Meet at UUFCC to then caravan to a tree farm to pick out a tree, set it up in the sanctuary and decorate! Followed by a potluck dinner, hot beverages, and holiday treats. Please bring a dinner item to share. Sign up to come here: https://bit.ly/UUTreeFarm24

Centre County Interfaith Coalition for Gun Safety
2024-12-09 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-10 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-17 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-14 15:00 - 16:00 | UUFCC – Fellowship Hall, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
The Centre County Interfaith Coalition for Gun Safety is an alliance of local religious leaders and community members committed to building a peaceful society free from preventable gun violence. Through our work, we educate on issues related to gun violence, advocate for responsible and safe gun ownership, and unite with local, state, and federal officials on matters of gun safety that benefit the whole community.

UUFCC Holiday Party 2024
2024-12-15 11:00 - 12:30 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
The Program Council and RE Events Team will host this years holiday party in the community room! come for some fellowship , crafts, holiday food, Toy Exchange and games. High Schoolers will host a Hot Cocoa Bar, and Middle Schoolers will help decorate cookies .
Sign up to help here!

UUFCC Holiday Toy Exchange 2024
2024-12-15 11:30 - 12:30 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
You can help spread joy and love this holiday season by donating used toys and games for children. These donations will be used at a toy exchange to help lessen the burden this holiday season. In the spirit of lessening our carbon footprint we can reduce our holiday shopping with this exchange. All items will be swapped for a donate what you can amount or trade.
How to donate: Drop off your toys at the UUFCC anytime between now and December 15th into the large gray bins in the fellowship hall closet.
What to bring: New, or used unwrapped toys, crafts, books and games suitable for ages 0-18. Please do not donate clothes or perishable items.
Questions or concerns, contact Bonnie Rossi.

Rev. Tracy at Foxdale
2024-12-20 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-01-17 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-02-21 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-03-21 10:30 - 11:30 | Foxdale Living Room, 500 E Marylyn Ave, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Rev. Tracy visits with the residents of Foxdale on the third Friday of each month. The meetings are free-flowing conversations on topics ranging from Unitarian Universalism to local news and world issues.

Lunch with Tracy
2024-12-20 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-17 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-21 12:00 - 13:00 | UUFCC – Fellowship Hall, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Enjoy lunch with Rev Tracy and bring whatever topic you’d like to chat about! Open to all ages. Bring your own lunch.

CCIC4GS - CALM Training with Marisa Vicere
2025-01-13 15:00 - 16:00 | UUFCC – Fellowship Hall, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Collaboration on Access to Lethal Means (CALM)
We are excited to invite Marisa Vicere from the Jana Marie Foundation back for a CALM Conversations training on Monday, January 13th from 3:00 – 4:30. We’ll have a brief CCIC4GS update and the move quickly into the training.
During the training, you will learn the signs and symptoms of suicide and how to engage in conversations to create safe environments. The training provides steps on how to collaborate with friends, family members, neighbors, and others, to implement safe storage of firearms and medications. To learn more about CALM, click here.
Why CALM training?
Guns are the most lethal means of suicide in Pennsylvania, with over 900 people committing suicide by firearm each year. In Pennsylvania, the rate of gun suicide increased 19% from 2014 to 2023. Access to a firearm in your home triples the risk of suicide.
Questions? Please email us here.

Fellowship Supper
2025-01-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-02-20 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-03-20 18:00 - 19:00 | UUFCC – Fellowship Hall, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Join us for a community potluck each month in Fellowship Hall! This is a wonderful time out to connect with UUFCC friends, eat a delicious meal, and celebrate birthdays of the month.

Jazz Band Dance
2025-02-08 19:00 - 21:30 | UUFCC – Sanctuary, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Music styles including swing, rock, Latin and pop for your dancing pleasure.
A donation for the food bank is the price of admission. Bring your friends have a good time and kick up your heels!

Service Auction 2025 - "Mardi Gras MOMENT"
2025-03-01 18:00 - 21:30 | UUFCC – Sanctuary, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
An evening of fellowship, drawings, food, music, and bidding fun! Child care is provided. Please sign up for child care here if you plan to attend.
Put it on your calendar, please, and think about what you can contribute. Hikes, tours, classes taught by UU’s, very special dinners, you donate it – we’ll sell it!

Link to our auction website: 32auctions.com/UUFCCMardiGras2025

After-Supper Talk: The Vital Role of US Foreign Assistance
2025-03-20 19:00 - 20:30 | UUFCC – Room 6, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Join Christy Delafield, a dedicated humanitarian with extensive experience working in disaster and conflict zones, as she shares a personal account of the vital work done by USAID and other humanitarian organizations. She now faces the uncertainty of job loss due to attacks on U.S. foreign assistance programs. Christy has experience traveling in disaster-impacted locations like Yemen, Syria, South Sudan, and in conflict zones such as Nigeria and Mosul.
Christy will address the alarming consequences of recent funding cuts, explaining how these reductions threaten not only global stability but also local economies in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania farmers, scientists, and vendors are directly impacted by the halt in foreign aid, as many rely on USAID-funded programs to distribute crops and monitor diseases. With nonprofits struggling to stay afloat, this funding crisis risks undoing over six decades of American investment and could lead to a global catastrophe with far-reaching consequences for America’s safety and international standing.

UUFCC Music Series: String Music for Spring
2025-04-06 15:00 - 16:30 | UUFCC – Sanctuary, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Three local musicians will present “String Music for Spring” for the next event on our series. The performers will be violinist Gregory Glessner, violinist Hannah Lin-Glessner, and violist John Roxburgh. Their program will celebrate the rich repertoire for violin and viola with solos, duos, and trios that will feature the Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia for violin and viola and Dvorak’s Terzetto for two violins and viola.

Gregory Glessner earned degrees in Violin Performance from Messiah College and Penn State. He teaches violin and viola in Boalsburg, plays in local orchestras, and owns Homestead Strings, a violin shop in State College. Hannah Lin-Glessner also teaches violin in Boalsburg and has taught in college, grade school, and community music programs. She received a MM degree in Suzuki Pedagogy from Ithaca College and a BME degree from Penn State. John Roxburgh performs as principal viola in the Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra and the Altoona Symphony Orchestra and also performs in several other orchestras. He earned a MM degree in Viola Performance from Penn State and a DMA degree from Shenandoah University.

We hope you can join js for this program! Suggested donation is $15; students attend free.

Freedom Seder 2025
2025-04-11 18:00 - 20:00 | UUFCC – Sanctuary, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Reserve your spot at the Seder now! (Click here).
Although the Seder is for all ages, child care will be available: (click here to sign up for child care).
Everybody’s help is needed! Lend a hand for setup and/or cleanup (volunteer here!).

Join in this liberally adapted Passover Seder to restore your hope and renew your commitment to eliminating injustice while sharing a religious tradition that celebrates liberation. Come to hear the Passover story, celebrate freedom, and eat a great meal! Come to affirm our belief in the inherent worth and dignity of every person. Enjoy a wonderful night of fellowship for all ages!
The Seder begins at 6 PM. Arrive early to greet friends and get settled. The event includes a delicious potluck. Symbolic foods, including matzo, ceremonial wine, grape juice, and dessert will be provided. Please bring a main dish, side, or salad to share. No bread, pork items, or desserts, please.
Questions? Email Helen Dempsey.
