UUFCC

Building a Culture of Inclusion: Workshop with Paula Cole Jones Day 1
2024-04-19 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | PA
This is Day 1 of the Workshop held over Zoom.
Anyone is welcome to join in a group Zoom in Room 6 at the Fellowship Friday and Saturday for this workshop.
We, Unitarian Universalists, are called to build the Beloved Community. To do that, UUs must attend to the
unfinished business of dismantling racism and oppression in our congregations and Association and with
our community partners. How do we stand in solidarity with the social movements of our times and how do
they change us? How do we help to preserve and strengthen a multicultural democracy in this country?
This workshop addresses the 8th Principle and multicultural change as a developmental process for
congregations. How have other UU congregations approached the spiritual and structural aspects of
moving more fully into our vision of the Beloved Community? What tools will help you accomplish the
tasks?
Click here or go to the Event Series to learn more about the entire Building a Culture of Inclusion workshop and Paula Cole Jones.
Friday Schedule:
Session: 6:30 – 8:30 PM (2 hours)
Workshop Part 1
~ To introduce strategies for working toward long-term cultural change and to elicit the knowledge of
participants about how to engage the congregation.
~ To share a framework for how collaboration and accountability shape the racial and social justice
history of institutions in the United States.
~ To engage participants in an interactive experience of the transformative power of the 8th Principle.
~ To address the relationship between the 8th Principle and the Article II Study Commission’s
process.

Wheel of the Year - April
2024-04-18 19:00 - 20:00 | UUFCC – Fellowship Hall, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Theme: Interdependence
Balance, rebirth, regrowth
Ritual: discovering Green Man

Fellowship Supper
2024-04-18 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.

Folk Dancers
2024-04-18 15:30 - 18:00, 2024-04-16 15:30 - 18:00, 2024-04-11 15:30 - 18:00, 2024-04-09 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).

Finance and Stewardship Committee
2024-04-18 13:00 - 15:00 | UUFCC – Room 6, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States

Game Nights
2024-04-17 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-10 18:00 - 21:00 | UUFCC – Fellowship Hall, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States

Racial Justice Committee
2024-04-17 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.

Community Event - IHS Fundraiser
2024-04-17 17:00 - 19:00 | State College Friends Meeting, 1900 University Dr, State College, PA, 16801, United States
See flyer here.

UUFCC Choir Rehearsal
2024-04-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-11 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.

Centre County Interfaith Coalition for Gun Safety
2024-04-15 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.

Meditation Monday
2024-04-15 12:30 - 13:00, 2024-04-08 12:30 - 13:00 | 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.

UU Adventurers: April - Forest Bathing
2024-04-14 16:30 - 17:30 | PA
Join us for an hour long forest bathing experience with a trained guide, Anna Marie Nachman! This is open to all ages.
The mission of Nature’s Balance Forest Therapy is to provide a safe, guided Shinrin-yoku, or Forest Bathing experience that will balance body, mind, and spirit with the help of the more-than-human world of nature. Anna Marie Nachman will accompany and support participants on their journeys as they encounter and embody the whole of who they are. The vision is to witness other’s encounters with the More-Than-Human World as they use all of their senses. Through these encounters, they will be able to remember and recognize their relationship with nature, and that the experience can have positive impacts in the present moment and beyond.
Find out more here: https://naturesbalanceft.com/
Sign up here! https://uufcc.breezechms.com/form/forestbathing

The UU Common Read with Rev. Tracy
2024-04-14 11:30 - 13:00 | UUFCC – Room 6, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
This year’s UU Common Read is On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg (Beacon Press, 2022).

This Common Read offers a glimpse into one of our faith’s foundational sources, Judaism. Readers explore the call to accountability as we follow Rabbi Ruttenberg into a framework for making amends offered by the 12th century Jewish physician and scholar, Maimonides.
On Repentance and Repair invites readers of any faith to explore practices for accountability that can bring us into wholeness and really make a difference in our personal, community, and national relationships.
Drawing on personal experiences, this workshop will explore repentance and repair in (1) interpersonal relationships, (2) communal spaces, such as our congregations, and (3) our wider communities, such as nations.
Buy the book here or borrow it from the library. Read the whole book so that you are prepared for our conversation.
More information about the common read is here: https://www.uua.org/read

UUFCC Jazz Band Rehearsal
2024-04-14 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.

Intergenerational Music program
2024-04-14 11:30 - 12:30 | UUFCC – Gathering Space, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Join 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

RE 1st - 5th Grade Kids - Family Chapel: Freedom Seder!
2024-04-14 10:00 - 11:15 | UUFCC – Gathering Space, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Join us this week for Family Chapel in which we will explore the Jewish holiday of Passover and our UUFCC Freedom Seder.

Sunday Service - "OUUR History Through Hymns"
2024-04-14 10:00 - 11:00 | UUFCC – Sanctuary, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
…with Rev. Tracy Sprowls.
Rev. Kimberley Debus suggests there is a clear arc of our Unitarian Universalist values seen in our hymns throughout our history. Where have we come from and where are we today, especially as we vote on Article II at General Assembly in June?
More information about Article II here.

RE Pre-K/Kindergarten Kids - Earth Day!
2024-04-14 10:00 - 11:00 | UUFCC – Gathering Space and Room D, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
This week our Pre-K/K friends will explore Earth Day! Sign in downstairs in Room D.

Family Chapel
2024-04-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Parents with elementary-aged kids are invited to join our Family Chapel each month! This is an interactive mini “service” which Ashley leads on our monthly congregational theme with a social justice focus. Come and learn and worship together in a fun, kid-friendly space.

Child Care
2024-04-14 09:30 - 13:00 | UUFCC – Room C, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States

Parents' Night Out
2024-04-13 17:00 - 20:00 | UUFCC – Fellowship Hall, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Parents, drop your kids off with our childcare providers for an evening of fun games, dinner, and a movie while you have some time for you! Sign up here for April 13: https://uufcc.breezechms.com/form/PNOApr2024. Open to the public.

Educational Justice League
2024-04-13 10:00 - 12:00 | UUFCC – Room B, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, 16801, United States
EJL’s mission is to establish a powerful social justice coalition that actively advocates for and promotes equity for marginalized populations.
We are committed to addressing the unique challenges faced by communities of color, individuals who identify as women, LGBTQ+ individuals, promoting accessibility for people with disabilities, respecting and supporting individuals of all religions, and bridging the socioeconomic gap through equitable education.

Soulful Sundown - "What You Bring to the Song"
2024-04-10 19:00 - 20:00 | PA
…with Chas Brua.
Some say life is like a song. In this service, we’ll explore the unique qualities that we each bring to that song.

Caring Committee
2024-04-09 19:00 - 20:00 | PA
