Events for week of May 11, 2025

LEGO Values Workshop: 15 Value: Love Title: You are love and you are loved. Love is at the center of Unitarian Universalism.

Each week our kids will 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.

...with Rev. Tracy Sprowls. “When we tend our gardens with love and care, the reward can be greater than the effort.” A service about Mother’s Day, the uniquely UU ritual of the Flower Celebration, and nurturing ourselves in times such as these. Please bring a flower for the Flower Celebration. Mothers Day celebration in the Community Room after the service.

Are you concerned about our democracy? Feeling overwhelmed and stressed by current events? Please join others in the library every Sunday after the service from 11 to 11:30 or longer for sharing and mutual support (except the first Sunday).

If you're new or have questions, come to the library and chat and learn!

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.

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.

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.

Protecting Constitutional Rights: A series of local discussions on national issues All talks at 7-8 pm, with 30 min. questions to follow. Social and light refreshments 630-7 pm.   Free and open to the public. Topic 3:  Project 2025: Conservative mandate or manifesto? Date: May 12.              Locations: University Baptist and Brethren Church and via Zoom Dr. Kristy Ganoe, Penn State Project 2025 is the 900-page political strategy that seems to be guiding national executive orders and other policy decisions. Join us for a summary of the strategies proposed and an analysis of the rhetorical techniques that this document uses. Workshop [...]

Please join this group of folks passionate about dancing to international folk music. Explore different cultures through music and dance.

...with George Dempsie. We will reminisce and share pleasant childhood memories that bring joy.

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.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting. Open to any woman to walk in.

We face transitions all the time from getting up in the morning after a night's rest to retiring from a job to losing a loved one. Transitions are everywhere and they are everyday. What questions do you carry with you for those life changing transitions? What hopes or fears find their way into your consciousness? What can you offer others as they face their own transitions? This is a time to connect deeply and richly about the transitions, good and bad, in our lives.

Performs for hymns and extra music during Sunday Services three times a month.

Rev. Tracy visits with the residents of Foxdale on the third Friday of each month. The meetings are free-flowing conversations on topics ranging from Unitarian Universalism to local news and world issues.

Enjoy lunch with Rev Tracy and bring whatever topic you'd like to chat about! Open to all ages. Bring your own lunch.

Please join this group of folks passionate about dancing to international folk music. Explore different cultures through music and dance.

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.

The AAUW State College Used Book Sale, one of the largest used book sales in the country, is a popular community event held annually in the spring since 1962.  During the sale, thousands of visitors converge on Penn State’s Snider Agricultural Arena to browse and purchase up to quarter of a million books and other materials. Special sale features include children’s books, collectibles, puzzles and games, a half-price day, and a “bag day” with further discounts. Read more here for a map, and information about how proceeds are used.

In October, the Board took an initial crack at updating the UUFCC mission. This is what we came up with: Creating a beloved community through lifelong service and spiritual exploration. The next part of our process is to review and revise our vision statement. Once we do this, we will revisit the mission statement incorporating what we learned from your comments and the visioning exercise. You are invited to join us as Rev. Tracy leads us through a process to articulate our vision. Light refreshments will be available. A Zoom link will also be available. Please sign up here. We aim [...]