RE: Pre-K & K
2026-05-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-10 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | UUFCC – Gathering Space and Room D, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Each week our kids gather to explore our world in light of our UU values. Pre-K/K friends will engage in guided exploration of various topics with their wonderful teachers, Sue Smith and Rocky Landers, downstairs in Room D.

Sunday Service - "Founders Day"
2026-05-03 10:00 - 11:00 | UUFCC – Sanctuary, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
…with Rev. Tracy Sprowls. Music: UUFCC Choir
Our theme this month is Awakening Curiosity, the perfect concept for a month of remembering, celebrating, and envisioning our future together.
Founders Day is the first Sunday in May and so we celebrate our founding and community. On the second Sunday we celebrate mothering and in particular Julia Ward Howe and Mother’s International Peace Day. The 17th is a look at where we are going. Memorial Day is a day of remembering and finally, May 31 we celebrate our children, our future.

Getting to Know UU
2026-05-03 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!

Green Sanctuary
2026-05-03 11:30 - 12:30 | UUFCC – Room B, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Our 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.

Music & Play
2026-05-03 11:30 - 13:00 | UUFCC – Room B, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
For elementary ages, led by Karen Maynard.

It Matters What You Believe
2026-05-03 11:30 - 13:00 | UUFCC – Room 6, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
This series explores the 5 smooth stones of Unitarian Universalism written by James Luther Adams as our starting point and container. The sessions cover: truth, connection, justice, agency, and hope. Come to any one session or all. Sign up here.

UUFCC Jazz Band Rehearsal
2026-05-03 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-05-10 12:00 - 13:30 | 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.

UU Adventurers: Rhoneymeade Tour
2026-05-03 13:30 - 15:30 | Rhoneymeade Arboretum & Gardens, 177 Rimmey Road, Centre Hall, PA, 16828, United States
Join us for an afternoon at Rhoneymeade Arboretum and Gardens! We’ll stroll through the historical buildings and gardens, so wear comfortable shoes and bring water. Friends and family welcome!

Meditation Monday
2026-05-04 12:30 - 13:00, 2026-05-11 12:30 - 13:00
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.

Community Event - "Climate Has Always Changed"
2026-05-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Foxdale Auditorium, 500 E Marylyn Ave, State College, 16801, United States
Dr. Richard Alley will present his groundbreaking research on ice cores and Earth’s climate history, offering insight into how scientists understand past climate change and what that history tells us about the present. By studying records preserved deep within glaciers, Dr. Alley explains that while climate has always changed naturally, those changes have had profound impacts on life on Earth. Comparing past shifts in carbon dioxide to today’s conditions shows that current climate change is overwhelmingly driven by human activity, and scientific models accurately reflect the scale of the challenge we face.
Dr. Alley, a Penn State professor since 1988, is an internationally recognized climate scientist whose honors include election to the U.S. National Academy Presentation co-sponsored by the of Sciences, The Royal Society, and receipt of the U.S. National Medal of Science. He has contributed to the Nobel Peace Prize–winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, hosted the PBS series Earth: The Operators’ Manual, and authored award‑winning books that make climate science accessible to the public.
This program is free and open to the public.

Folk Dancers
2026-05-06 15:30 - 18:00, 2026-05-08 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.

Game Nights
2026-05-06 18:00 - 21:00 | UUFCC – Fellowship Hall, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States

Worship Committee Meeting
2026-05-06 19:00 - 21:00

Memoirs Group
2026-05-07 14:30 - 16:00 | UUFCC – Fellowship Hall, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States

AA Meeting for Women
2026-05-07 18:30 - 19:30 | UUFCC – Room A, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting. Open to any woman to walk in.

UUFCC Choir Rehearsal
2026-05-07 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.

Song Circle
2026-05-08 19:00 - 21:00 | UUFCC – Sanctuary, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
The UUFCC Song Circle offers a fun, monthly opportunity to make music together with voices, guitars, banjos, ukuleles, drums, kazoos, etc. Anyone from the Fellowship or local community can join us to play, sing, or listen. We go around the circle with each person choosing the next song, either from our song-books or a song they brought to share.
Contact Pam Short for more information.

Middle School + High School Youth Hangout
2026-05-09 17:00 - 20:00 | UUFCC – Gathering Space, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
We would like to invite both middle and high school youth for pizza and games (there is a new ping pong table up in Rm 5 and a Ring Toss game and plenty of board games) Or bring your own!

Child Care
2026-05-10 09:30 - 12:00 | UUFCC – Room 3, 780 Waupelani Drive Ext., State College, 16801, United States

RE: Middle School
2026-05-10 10:00 - 11:00 | UUFCC – Sanctuary, then Room 6, 780 Waupelani Drive Ext., State College, PA, 16801, United States
Middle School youth engage in UU Identity through themes each month and fun activities using our Soul Matters curriculum.
In services led by Rev. Tracy Sprowls, kids remain in the Sanctuary until the Wisdom Lesson, then go to class. In multigenerational services, they stay for the entire service.

RE: 1st-5th Grade
2026-05-10 10:00 - 11:00 | UUFCC – Sanctuary first, then Gathering Space
1st through 5th grade kids are learning our values through the monthly congregational themes, and have a bi-monthly social justice book project and activity.
In services led by Rev. Tracy Sprowls, children remain in the Sanctuary until the Wisdom Lesson, then go downstairs to class. In multigenerational services, they stay for the entire service.

Sunday Service - "Rising to the Challenge of Motherhood"
2026-05-10 10:00 - 11:00 | UUFCC – Sanctuary, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
…with Rev. Tracy Sprowls. Music: UUFCC Choir
Our theme this month is Awakening Curiosity, the perfect concept for a month of remembering, celebrating, and envisioning our future together.
On the second Sunday we celebrate mothering and in particular Julia Ward Howe and Mother’s International Peace Day. The 17th is a look at where we are going. Memorial Day is a day of remembering and finally, May 31 we celebrate our children and our multigenerational community

Mother's Day RE Activities
2026-05-10 11:00 - 13:00 | UUFCC – Community Room, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Includes:

Pancake Breakfast fundraiser for the High School Youth Group’s Philadelphia work service trip in June where they will work with the homeless community.
Flower Bar – bring flowers to share and/or create your own arrangement!

Justice Committee Table
2026-05-10 11:30 - 12:30 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Every second Sunday in the hallway outside Fellowship Hall, the Justice Committee hosts an action table dedicated to offering you practical opportunities for advocacy and social justice engagement. We connect you with tools such as the 5Calls app and provide postcard-writing materials to help make your voice heard, alongside curated recommendations for social justice books available in our library. We invite you to stop by after the service to connect with committee members and find meaningful ways to support our shared mission of building a more just and inclusive world.

D.E.A.L. Book Club - Against Technoableism by Ashley Shew
2026-05-10 11:30 - 13:00 | UUFCC – Room 6, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Discussion facilitated by Emory McKenna.
This badly needed introduction to disability expertise considers mobility devices, medical infrastructure, neurodivergence, and the crucial relationship between disability and race. The future, Shew points out, is surely disabled―whether through changing climate, new diseases, or even through space travel.
This group is open to all folks who would like to join! Even if you are unable to or haven’t read the book, but would like to join the conversation, we welcome you.

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Caring Committee
2026-05-12 19:00 - 20:00
