Sunday Service – “Committing to Community”
UUFCC - Sanctuary 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesJoin us for Pledge Sunday - March 24, 2024. This year we are "Committing to Community." Our home at UUFCC makes it possible for this to happen, because we know that together we can do more than what we can do alone! What does commitment look like? What does where we put our money say about us? Why do we have to pledge anyway? Rev. Tracy Sprowls will lead us for this very special service.
RE Pre-K/Kindergarten Kids – We’ll Explore Anger!
UUFCC - Gathering Space and Room D 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesThis week our Pre-K/K friends will explore our emotion of anger. Please sign in downstairs in Room D.
RE 1st – 5th Grade Kids – Giving Our Talents, Time, and Treasure
UUFCC - Gathering Space 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesPlease start in the sanctuary for a Wisdom Lesson today. Then we will go downstairs to talk about what our pledge drive means for us as kids. Parent sign-in at the Welcome Table.
Letter Writing Campaigns – 03-24-24
UUFCC - Community Room 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesEnd Gun Violence - Please join us in the Community Room right after the service for our End Gun Violence letter writing campaign. We will be writing to our PA state senators to get current gun legislation out of committee and onto the floor for a vote. Our goal is to send 40 letters from our congregation! Food Not Missiles - Peace in Gaza! Food not Missiles! Cease fire! Please join in sup- port of an interfaith letter-writing campaign to our Congressional Representative Glenn Thompson. Find all the information and talking points you need to write a letter to Rep. Thompson [...]
Intergenerational Music program
UUFCC - Gathering Space 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesJoin Colleen and Ashley as we have fun learning new songs to sing for our Multi-generational Sunday services: Earth Day Service on April 21, Lifespan RE Service on May 19, and Flower Celebration Service on June 2. We’ll continue our journey of Social Justice Music through the span of Black American history as well as add new songs for Earth Day and Flower Celebration. Please register to join! https://uufcc.breezechms.com/form/Music2024
UUFCC Jazz Band Rehearsal
UUFCC - Sanctuary 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesThe 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.
Death, Grief, and Comfort
UUFCC - Room 6 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesOur companions in life are death and grief and yet they are so difficult to talk about, and rarely at that. In times of loss, how do we find healthy comfort? Further, is emotional comfort something human beings should even expect as part of life? In the death workshop we will go over practical matters, memorial services, and think about our own deaths. The grief workshop includes how to walk with grief, writing condolence notes, and digging deep into the grief of being human. The last workshop on comfort helps us understand how we can comfort ourselves naturally as well as [...]
Meditation Monday
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
UUFCC - Community Room 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesPlease 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).
Diving Deep
Meets on Zoom. Join at 7:00 pm for social time. Book discussion begins at 7:30 pm. March book: Jimmy Bluefeather by Kim Heacox
Game Nights
UUFCC - Fellowship Hall 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesSoulful Sundown – “What’s It All About?”
...with Linda Bryce. Have we experienced moments of mystery, of something more, that changed our understandings? In the end, how do we live?
Board of Trustees
UUFCC - Room 6 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesFolk Dancers
UUFCC - Community Room 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesPlease 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).
Music Committee
UUFCC - Room 6 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesUUFCC Choir Rehearsal
UUFCC - Sanctuary 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesPerforms for hymns and extra music during Sunday Services three times a month. Directed by Colleen Kennedy.
Child Care
UUFCC - Room C 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesSunday Service (Multigenerational) – “What Gives Us Life?”
UUFCC - Sanctuary 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States...with Rev. Tracy Sprowls. This morning we look at other faith traditions, including Christianity (And Easter), and their practices and rituals of honoring Spring.
RE 1st – 5th Grade Kids – Multi-generational Service
UUFCC - Sanctuary 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesAll of our RE Elementary Kids are invited to join us in the sanctuary for our Multi-generational Service, What Gives Us Life?
RE Pre-K/Kindergarten Kids – Multi-generational Service
UUFCC - Gathering Space and Room D 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesAll of our RE Elementary Kids are invited to join us in the sanctuary for our Multi-generational Service, What Gives Us Life?
Spring Eggstravaganza 2024 (Multigenerational)
UUFCC - Community Room 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesAll ages are hen-vited to an egg-citing exploration of international Spring traditions and yolk-lore including an egg hunt, egg decorating, prizes, crepe station, fun-draisers, Mardi Gras dress up with photo booth, and more!
UUFCC Jazz Band Rehearsal
UUFCC - Sanctuary 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesThe 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.
Meditation Monday
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
UUFCC - Community Room 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesPlease 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).
Game Nights
UUFCC - Fellowship Hall 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesFolk Dancers
UUFCC - Community Room 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesPlease 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).
UUFCC Choir Rehearsal
UUFCC - Sanctuary 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesPerforms for hymns and extra music during Sunday Services three times a month. Directed by Colleen Kennedy.
Community Event – 2024 Multicultural Children’s Festival
Let’s Travel the World! Saturday, April 6, from 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. State College Area High School South Building 650 Westerly Parkway, State College, PA 16801 WPSU’s most popular children’s event of the year has returned for 2024 with partnership from State College Area School District. This year’s festival will have more activities and performances than ever before. At the 2024 Multicultural Children’s Festival, your child and family will: Discover the world and immerse your family in diverse cultures and the people from those cultures through art, music, and hands-on crafts for kids of all ages. Enjoy more space for [...]
Pianist Seulki Yoo: Bringing Light Through Music
UUFCC - Sanctuary 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesA Chopin Recital for the Alzheimer's Foundation. Donations for this special program will benefit the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
Child Care
UUFCC - Room C 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesRE Pre-K/Kindergarten Kids – We Listen and Hear!
UUFCC - Gathering Space and Room D 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesThis week our Pre-K/K friends will explore how we Hear and Listen. Please sign in downstairs in Room D.
RE 1st – 5th Grade Kids – Prince of Egypt
UUFCC - Gathering Space 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesJoin us this week to watch the Dreamworks film: The Prince of Egypt as we prepare for our upcoming Freedom Seder.
Sunday Service – “Finding Focus”
UUFCC - Sanctuary 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States...with Rev. Tracy Sprowls. Attention spans are shorter, young children exposed to screens are less verbal, and teenagers struggle with mental illness or isolation. Is technology and social media the culprit? How does technology change our brains? How does it affect our ability to relate as humans? What about our spiritual lives? This sermon idea comes from Peter Kemper who bought the sermon at the 2023 Service Auction.
MS Youth ~ Climate Justice
UUFCC - Room 6 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesJoin us in April for a unit on Climate Justice.
Green Sanctuary
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesOur goal is to maintain and enhance the UUFCC's green sanctuary certification by promoting ecojustice and the environmental practices that make ecojustice possible. We do this through projects at the UUFCC and in the broader community, focusing on renewable energy, and promoting the use of sustainable food, green transportation, and clean water.
UUFCC Jazz Band Rehearsal
UUFCC - Sanctuary 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesThe 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.
Hot Topics – PA’s Human Relations Commission Work in Anti-Discrimination Laws
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United StatesPlease join Joanne Tosti-Vasey, Chair of the Centre County Advisory Committee for the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) and Jesse Barlow whose service on the PHRC's advisory board informed his work as a Council member and his public service in general. This presentation will discuss the function of the PHRC's role in enforcing Pennsylvania's anti-discrimination laws and the Advisory Committee's role in monitoring acts of tension against marginalized groups in Centre County.
State College Choral Society’s 75th Anniversary Concert: Haydn’s Creation
State College Area High School Performance Hall 650 Westerly Pkwy, State College, PA, United StatesThis is a non-UUFCC event, in which several UUFCC members will be performing! Featuring: Laura Choi Stewart, soprano Jacob Wilde, tenor Timothy LeFebvre, baritone State High Master Singers Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra Join us for this dramatic oratorio as we conclude our 75th Diamond Anniversary season. This concert will be the final concert conducted by Dr. Russ Shelley, Artistic Director for the past 25 years.