Events for December 22 - March 2, 2025 › Lifespan Religious Exploration

Event Series Hot Topics

Hot Topics – Responding to Christian Nationalism, Interfaith Discussion Series

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

Are you worried about the future of our democracy and wondering how to engage with and respond to the rise of Christian Nationalism? Join our interfaith interactive discussion series, Responding to Christian Nationalism.   Sundays, 11:15 am - 12:45 pm Session 1: September 22 (UBBC), Introduction to Christian Nationalism Session 2: October 20 (UUFCC), Expanding an Understanding of Christian Nationalism Session 3: November 17 (UBBC), a Faith Response to Christian Nationalism   The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and University Baptist and Brethren Church are jointly curating curriculum and hosting this important conversation. Christian nationalism is an ideology that threatens our faith and [...]

Event Series OWL (Our Whole Lives)

OWL for K-9th grade

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

OWL is a comprehensive sexuality education program that is a signature curriculum of the UUA and the United Church of Christ. It is a life-saving program that helps kids explore their values around their bodies, relationships, health, and justice and equity. They engage in highly interactive activities and discussions which give them age appropriate information and decision making ability so that they can feel empowered to stand up for themselves and others. K-3rd grade OWL - Session 1&2, Our Wonderful Bodies, Part One and Two 4th-6th grade OWL - Ashley Teaching off campus - no class 7th-9th grade OWL - Workshop [...]

Event Series High School Youth Group

High School Youth Group – Discussion on Free Will

UUFCC - Room 5

Our high school youth lean into leadership as they determine their own journey through the year. They choose what topics of discussion, fun, and social justice work they engage in with caring adult mentors along the way. Join us this Sunday at 1 pm for a facilitated discussion on "Free Will". Dr. Joshua Wretzel from PSU philosophy department and a member at Congregation Brit Shalom will lead our youth in an open discussion on the topic of "free will". All view points are welcome!

Event Series Fun Annual RE Events

Multi-generational Halloween/Samhain Celebration

UUFCC - Community Room 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

For all ages! Celebrate our carnival themed Halloween and Samhain event as we explore these two festivals with games, costumes, a pumpkin carving contest, crafts, food, and fun! All ages welcome! Sign up here to help: https://bit.ly/3XxAXXK

UUFCC Resilience and Acceptance Discussion Group

UUFCC - Room B 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

The participants of the UUFCC Resilience and Acceptance in the Face of Collapse course (which met from October 2023-February 2024) would like to invite UUFCC members and others to participate in the UUFCC Resilience and Acceptance Discussion Group. The purpose of this group is to create a safe and stimulating space for exploring resilience and acceptance in the face of the collapse of modern civilization and for supporting each other in making changes in our lives and communities to lessen the impact of collapse. “Resilience” includes both the capacity within each of us to allow and stay with difficult emotions while [...]

Event Series Facilitation for Transformation!

Facilitation for Transformation First Meeting – This meeting has been cancelled

UUFCC - Room 6 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

Look for more meeting dates to come! Learn how to be an anti-racism, anti-oppression facilitator This fall the UUFCC will support the training of a handful of its members in anti-racism facilitation in preparation for offering the UUA’s Mosaic Lifespan Anti-Racism Curriculum  at the UUFCC next spring. The training is offered by the UU Institute and the Racial Justice Committee will be hosting a discussion session on Sunday, October 27 for all who are signed up. The RJC will also be funding the $30 tuition for each participant. The training includes facilitation skills, classroom management, as well as specific skill building [...]

Starting Point Fall 2024

UUFCC - Room 6 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

Are you new to UUFCC or to Unitarian Universalism? Are you wanting to find your way into community here? Or, have you been coming a long time and desiring to go deeper into your UU journey? Explore Starting Point with us! This first session focuses on our personal spiritual journey and the historical journey of Unitarian Universalism. On Nov 24, we'll move into the shared journey that fellowship members travel together and end by helping us discern which of the many “journey groups” in our congregation will be your “next step.” Sign up on here: https://uufcc.breezechms.com/form/StartingPoint24

Event Series RE Kids and Youth

RE Elementary (1st-5th Grade) – Ancestral Recognition

UUFCC - Sanctuary first, then Gathering Space

In honor of many traditions, including the Day of the Dead, Samhain, and others, we will think about our families and create an ancestral altar to honor those we love, whether they are now memories or we live with them. Sign-in at the Welcome Table, then join us in the sanctuary before we go downstairs to the Gathering Space after the Wisdom Lesson.

Event Series Lifespan RE Hour

Postponed UU Wellspring: Love At the Center

UUFCC - Room 6 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

UU Wellspring is a national UUA program which focuses on spiritual deepening in a small group setting. Rev Tracy will lead this small group where we will engage in an in-depth exploration of our shared faith by looking at our values and covenant statements which are our aspirational hopes for how we want to live our lives. We will engage in experiences that help us explore how we are in relationship to one another in diverse communities as well as our relationship with the whole world. Watch this video for an overview of this exciting program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mgo65vFi7E&t=145s The five centers of [...]

Event Series OWL (Our Whole Lives)

OWL for K-9th Grade

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

Our Whole Lives (OWL), is a comprehensive sexuality education program that is a signature curriculum of the UUA and the United Church of Christ. It is a life-saving course that helps kids explore their values around their bodies, identities, relationships, health, and justice and equity. They engage in highly interactive activities and discussions which give them age-appropriate information and decision-making skills so that they can feel empowered to stand up for themselves and others and navigate relationships according to their values. K-3rd grade OWL – Session 3, Healthy Bodies, Safe Bodies 4th-6th grade OWL – Workshop 1: Sexuality and Values 7th-9th [...]

Event Series Hot Topics

Hot Topics – Hopeful Climate Visions

UUFCC - Sanctuary 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

Join us for the first session of a two-part series on Climate Revival facilitated by our Green Sanctuary Committee. As we work together for collective liberation, as we work to create a world with love at the center,  where all communities — ecosystems, humans, neighborhoods — thrive, we can’t use the same tools and mindsets that got us into this mess in the first place.  As we faithfully adapt to our changing world, an attitude of curiosity, creativity, openness, and imperfection can be a powerful shift. In this first session, we will focus on the following: Collective Imagining of a potential [...]

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