UUFCC

Meditation Monday
2024-02-19 12:30 - 13:00, 2024-02-26 12:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | PA
Open to the public.
Join Kelle Kersten on Zoom for a guided meditation during your lunch to center yourself for the coming week!
Click here to join the Zoom meeting.

Folk Dancers
2024-02-20 15:30 - 18:00, 2024-02-22 15:30 - 18:00, 2024-02-27 15:30 - 18:00, 2024-02-29 15:30 - 18:00 | UUFCC – Community Room, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Please join this group of folks passionate about dancing to international folk music. Explore different cultures through music and dance.
*On 3rd Thursdays we ends at 5:30PM (in time for Fellowship Supper).

Racial Justice Committee
2024-02-21 17:30 - 18:30 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Contact Janet Irons for the Zoom information.

Game Nights
2024-02-21 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-28 18:00 - 21:00 | UUFCC – Fellowship Hall, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States

Music Committee
2024-02-22 18:00 - 19:00 | UUFCC – Room 6, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States

UUFCC Choir Rehearsal
2024-02-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-27 19:00 - 21:00 | UUFCC – Sanctuary, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Performs for hymns and extra music during Sunday Services three times a month.
Directed by Colleen Kennedy.

Auction Committee Meeting Feb 22
2024-02-22 19:00 - 21:00 | PA
At Your Service Auction 2024 Mardi Gras in May will be held May 4th at the UUFCC. We will again be doing a online auction paired with an in-person auction on Saturday night. The auction committee is looking for volunteers to help with the event this year, and as always, we are looking forward to your donations and participation.
Meets on Zoom. Email Bonnie Rossi for more information.

(I&D) Imagine with Beans Vegetarian Potluck Dinner
2024-02-24 17:30 - 18:30 | UUFCC – Fellowship Hall, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Imagine with Beans Vegetarian Potluck Dinner
+ The congregation and their friends are invited
+ We encourage people to bring a vegetarian dish of their choice to share
+ Fill out provided labels for major allergens
+ There will be some information and activity tables on the theme
+ Some drinks provided; BYO okay
+ Youth group fundraiser will offer some dessert options.
More details may be found at: tinyurl.com/VegPotluck24

This event is part of the Imagine & Dream Lantern Festival 2024.
See webguide at: UUFCC.com/imagine-dream
Gallery of event flyers at: tinyurl.com/LFestFlyers24
All-ages Fellowship and Community events to celebrate and grow our abilities to imagine, dream, and create positive change

IMAGINE & DREAM Lantern Festival 2024 (I&D)
2024-02-24 17:30 - 2024-02-25 13:00 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
This event spans Saturday and Sunday (Feb 24 – 25).
Webguide at: UUFCC.com/imagine-dream
Gallery of event flyers at: tinyurl.com/LFestFlyers24
All-ages Fellowship and Community events to celebrate and grow our abilities to imagine, dream, and create positive change.

IMAGINE like John Lennon,
DREAM like Martin Luther King Jr.
Rekindle your dreams!

Saturday Activities

Imagine with Beans Potluck Dinner, 5:30-6:30 pm
Imagine with Drums Drumming Circle, 6:45-8:15 pm
Lantern-Making Activities & Religious Exploration UUseum Stations, 6:30-8:15 pm
Community-Built Lantern Garden, 6:30-8:40 pm
Lantern Walk, 8:15-8:40 pm
Youth Group DIY-Music Meetup, 8:45-10:00 pm

Sunday Activities

Multigen Sunday Service: “Closer to be Free to be LGBT+”
Lantern-Making Activities for Children, 10:15-11:00 am
Coffee Hour Discussions and UUseum Stations, 11:00 am-12:00 noon
Lifespan RE Hour: Becoming an Ally, 11:30 am-1:00 pm

(I&D) Lantern-Making Activities & Religious Exploration UUseum Stations
2024-02-24 18:30 - 20:15 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
This event is part of the Imagine & Dream Lantern Festival 2024.
See webguide at: UUFCC.com/imagine-dream
Gallery of event flyers at: tinyurl.com/LFestFlyers24
All-ages Fellowship and Community events to celebrate and grow our abilities to imagine, dream, and create positive change

(I&D) Community-built Lantern Garden
2024-02-24 18:30 - 20:40 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States

(I&D) Multigenerational Drum Circle
2024-02-24 18:45 - 20:15 | UUFCC – Sanctuary, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
All ages and abilities are invited to join the UUFCC drum leaders Tim and Rachel for some audible community creativity with glow sticks and special sound-responsive lighting. People are encouraged to bring their own portable drums, but there is no requirement to do so, and we will have some spares on hand.

More details found at: tinyurl.com/LFestDrumming24
This event is part of the Imagine & Dream Lantern Festival 2024.
See webguide at: UUFCC.com/imagine-dream
Gallery of event flyers at: tinyurl.com/LFestFlyers24
All-ages Fellowship and Community events to celebrate and grow our abilities to imagine, dream, and create positive change

(I&D) Lantern Walk
2024-02-24 20:15 - 20:40 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States

(I&D) Youth Group DIY Music Meetup
2024-02-24 20:45 - 22:00 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States

Child Care
2024-02-25 09:30 - 13:00 | UUFCC – Room C, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States

Multigenerational Sunday Service: "Closer to Free to be LGBT+"
2024-02-25 10:00 - 11:00 | UUFCC – Sanctuary, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
This lay-led service will search for wisdom and inspiration in the 35 year struggle for homosexuality to be considered natural and healthy by the medical establishment. Starting in 1952, a short paragraph in the American Psychiatric Association’s influential Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders tragically listed homosexuality as a type of mental disturbance. Through readings, poetry and music we examine why this happened and the great injustices it caused; and we celebrate and learn from the inspiring history of how a small number of people overcame powerful biases and entrenched institutional forces to prompt removal of homosexuality from the APA’s official list of mental disorders in 1974. Though this was a pivotal moment, it was not until 1987 that the APA’s DSM fully aligned with the modern scientific consensus that homosexuality is a healthy normal variant of human sexuality.

At 11:30 folks from Centre LGBT+ will present a related workshop on Becoming an Ally.

This event is part of the UUFCC IMAGINE & DREAM Lantern Festival:
+ webguide with event schedule at: UUFCC.com/imagine-dream
+ gallery of event flyers at: tinyurl.com/LFestFlyers24

RE 1st - 5th Grade Kids - Multi-generational Service
2024-02-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
This week our Pre-K/K friends are invited to our Sunday Multi-generational Imagine and Dream service at 10 am in the Sanctuary. We’ll leave to create lanterns during the service after the Wisdom Lesson.

RE Pre-K/Kindergarten Kids - Multi-generational Service
2024-02-25 10:00 - 11:15 | UUFCC – Gathering Space and Room D, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States

Being An Ally to the LGBTQ+ Community
2024-02-25 11:30 - 13:00 | UUFCC – Sanctuary, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
In this workshop we will be expand on our first presentation to share concrete and substantive ways of
being an Ally to the LGBTQ+ community. This will be a space where we invite you to come as and where you
are in your understanding of gender diversity. We hope you’ll bring your questions and a willingness to
learn.

Pia Smal is an associate teaching professor in Rehabilitation and Human Services and Counselor
Education and Supervision at The Pennsylvania State University. She holds a PhD in Counselor Education,
a master’s degree in clinical Mental Health Counseling, and a bachelor’s degree in English and Women’s
Studies. Clinically, she has worked with a wide variety of individuals in domestic violence, psychiatric in-
patient, and substance use treatment settings. Her research interests include supporting faculty in
addressing student’s mental health needs, strength-based approaches to working with clients,
and LGBT+ issues in counseling and social justice. She is also the current president and founding member
of Centre LGBT+, a local nonprofit focused on bringing the community together through LGBT+
education, advocacy, and activities in the Centre county region.
Susan is an Independent College Advising & Admissions Counselor and owner of College Gateways, LLC.
Prior to starting her own business, Susan was employed by the State College Area School District for
thirty-four years as a High School Counselor and served as Head Counselor in the State High Counseling
Department for many years.
Susan also serves the Centre County region as a founding Board member and Secretary of the Centre
LGBT+, a local nonprofit focused on bringing the community together through LGBT+ education,
advocacy, and activities.
Susan is a trained Restorative Practitioner and has been a Restorative Conferencing Facilitator since
2013. In this role, she provides training and facilitates conversations aimed at repairing harm and
restoring relationships. Susan is a Board member and a volunteer facilitator with the local non-profit
Centre County Community Conferencing.
Cecil Houseknecht is a State College native and Penn State alum of the Asian Studies program. He is an
advocate for marginalized communities through his full-time job as office manager at Penn State's Paul
Robeson Cultural Center and as a community educator for Centre LGBT+. Cecil's particular focus is on
the APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) and LGBT+ community, and exploring the
intersectionality of these diverse communities and experiences.

UUFCC Jazz Band Rehearsal
2024-02-25 11:30 - 13:00 | UUFCC – Sanctuary, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
The UUFCC Jazz Band is open to all. Rehearsals occur on Sundays in the Sanctuary, although occasionally the band may rehearse in Room 6 due to major church events.
Contact David Morris if interested.

What Can I Do About Gun Violence? A Panel Discussion
2024-02-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen Street, State College, Pennsylvania, 16801
Many of us know how we feel about gun violence, are appalled by the tragedy of it all, and want to know what to do about it. We have assembled a panel of speakers to address just that issue. Our event will feature a guided discussion with a moderator, followed by an open Q&A period with the audience. Panelists will be prepared to help us
– learn how to keep kids safe from gun violence
– work with those struggling with mental health and the threat of gun violence
– take legislative action on gun violence, and
– think about the intersections between spirituality and gun safety.
Please join us for this important discussion!
Put on by the Centre County Interfaith Coalition for Gun Safety
Schlow Library Community Room

Soulful Sundown - "Teachings and Gifts of Winter"
2024-02-28 19:00 - 20:00 | PA
…with Virginia Hubbs. This service is based on writer, teacher and activist Parker Palmer’s thoughtful ideas about the season of winter.

Board of Trustees
2024-02-28 19:00 - 21:00 | UUFCC – Room 6, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States

Palestinians and Israelis: What does the future hold?
2024-02-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Municipal Building, 243 South Allen St, State College, PA, 16801, United States
This is a public non-UUFCC event that is recommended by the UUFCC Racial Justice Committee.
There seems to be no end in sight to the war on Gaza. Why do some perceive it as a war by a settler colonial power while others see it as a war against terrorists? State College was the first city in PA to adopt a resolution calling for a cease fire in Gaza. Join the editors of the Palestine/Israel Review, a groundbreaking scholarly journal published by Penn State, for a thoughtful discussion of the future of Palestine/Israel. All members of the State College community are invited to attend.
Location: Room 201 – Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801
