News and Announcements

Sermon by Rev. Samuel Schaal, Transition Minister: “Taking a Breath” - Too often we run around helter-skelter, trying to do too much at once, and we forget to allow breathing room in our lives. At the beginning of this Lenten season, we consider how our lives might breathe a bit better. And how, paradoxically, doing so gives us greater power.

Personnel Committee, 8:30 a.m. (Classroom C1)

Adult Education, 9 a.m.
- Transcendentalists (Clark Room)

Youth Group Parents Meeting, 9:30 a.m. (Classroom C7)

Religious Education classes for children, 10 a.m.

OWL Classes, 10 a.m. (Classroom C8)

Fair Trade Coffee sales, 11 a.m. (Fellowship Hall)

Hope Children’s Choir, 11:15 a.m. (Choir Room)

Utah Red Rock Presentation, 11:15 a.m. (Clark Room)

RE Committee Meeting, 11:15 a.m.

Adult Education, 11:30 a.m.
- Bible Study (Classroom C1)

Covenant Group, 11:30 a.m. (Classroom C8)

Worship Committee, 12:00 p.m. (Hosmer Room)

Free Speakers, 7 p.m. (Clark Room)

Tags: Adult Education, Children, Fair Trade coffee, Fellowship, Music, Religious Education, Sermons, Social Responsibility, Sunday morning, Worship by admin

Sermon by Rev. Samuel Schaal, Transition Minister: “Standing on the Side of Love” - On this Valentine’s Day, we speak of love. Love is more than a pleasant feeling. Love is a verb and an ethic, a way of being in the world. How might each of us be an expression of love? How might our congregation be an institution of living love?

The First Unitarian Church Choir sings this morning.

Special Collection Sunday to benefit the YWCA Transitional Housing Program.

Adult Education, 9 a.m.
- Transcendentalists (Clark Room)

Sandwich-making for the homeless, 9:15 a.m. (Fellowship Hall)

Religious Education classes for children, 10 a.m.

OWL Classes, 10 a.m. (Classroom C8)

Hope Children’s Choir, 11:15 a.m. (Choir Room)

Holy Conversations, 11:30 a.m. (Hope Chapel)

Adult Education, 11:30 a.m.
- Bible Study (Classroom C1)

Tags: Adult Education, Children, Fellowship, Music, Religious Education, Sandwich-making, Sermons, Social Responsibility, Sunday morning, Worship by admin

Sermon by Rev. Samuel Schaal, Transition Minister: “Threshold” - For each of us, there sometimes comes a time when we stand on the cusp of a threshold experience where we either have to jump into the unknown or make a decision of great importance. The in-between times of our lives can be times of great power and richness.

The First Unitarian Choir sings this morning.

Adult Education, 9 a.m.
- Transcendentalists (Clark Room)

Religious Education classes for children, 10 a.m.

OWL Classes, 10 a.m. (Classroom C8)

Fair Trade Coffee sales, 11 a.m. (Fellowship Hall)

Governance Task Force Meeting, 11 a.m. (Hosmer Room)

Hope Children’s Choir, 11:15 a.m. (Choir Room)

Spring Equinox Planning, 11:15 a.m. (Clark Room)

Adult Education, 11:30 a.m.
- Bible Study (Classroom C1)

Knitting Ministry, 11:30 a.m. (Classroom C8)

Free Speakers, 7 p.m. (Clark Room)

Tags: Adult Education, Children, Fair Trade coffee, Fellowship, Knitting Ministry, Music, Religious Education, Sermons, Social Responsibility, Sunday morning, Worship by admin

Sermon by Rev. Samuel Schaal, Transition Minister: “Waiting” - For children, waiting for Christmas morning and presents can seem like an eternity. For all of us, waiting for the good we expect throughout the year can test our endurance and faith. Within the opposites of life - light/dark, sickness/health, abundance/scarcity, intimacy/loneliness - there is the practice of waiting.

Adult Education, 9 a.m.
- Transcendentalist Movement (Clark Room)
- Bible Study (Classroom C1)

Religious Education for children, 10 a.m. (Hope Chapel), Nifty Gifty and Puppet Show

Fair Trade Coffee sales, 11 a.m. (Fellowship Hall)

Hope Children’s Choir Rehearsal, 11:15 a.m. (Choir Room)

Covenant Group, 11:30 a.m. (Classroom C8)

Winter Solstice celebration, 5 p.m. (Fellowship Hall)

Free Speakers, 7 p.m. (Clark Room)

Tags: Adult Education, Children, Fair Trade coffee, Fellowship, Religious Education, Sermons, Sunday morning, Worship by admin

The Holy Ground Collaborative wishes to invite you to the Holy Ground Community Picnic Saturday, October 17 from 1:00-4:00 p.m., at Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church located at 4700 Washington at Walton Avenue.

First Unitarian Church is one of the seven Central West End congregations that make up the Holy Ground Collaborative. The mission of Holy Ground is to encourage respect, tolerance, and peace among the diverse peoples of our neighborhood.

It is through their efforts that this picnic is possible. Come and enjoy family, food, and fellowship!

Tags: Fellowship, Holy Ground, Social Responsibility by admin

The Advent Buffet Dinner, a fundraiser for the Community Action Endowment Fund, takes place on December 7 at 5:30 p.m.

Cost is $25 per person. All proceeds go into the Fund. Sign up in Fellowship Hall during coffee hour.

In 1985, with an initial gift of $1,000, the CAEF of First Unitarian Church was established. The income of the fund is used to support direct service and social action projects in our community. The goals of the fund are:

To increase the involvement of the church in the community.

To encourage the church to take a leadership role in the solution of area
problems.

To increase the participation of church members in the social action
programs of the church.

Tags: Fellowship, Social Responsibility by admin

If the Sunday sermon inspires thoughts or questions you’d like to share with others after the service, you’ll have the perfect opportunity beginning Sunday, Oct. 26.

After each service, you can join others, including a Trustee, and, when possible, the minister who gave the sermon, in Fellowship Hall at the table marked “Sermon Discussion.”

This initiative was suggested in the small-group discussions held Oct. 12.

Tags: Adult Education, Fellowship, Sermons by admin

Willkomen! Bienvenue! Welcome!

This fall’s Homecoming event will be a potluck followed by a cabaret show of singing, dancing, and audience participation!

The theme was chosen in honor of our Interim Minister, Mary Hnottavange-Telleen; our new organist, Emily Pearce; and our new church administrator, Mary Ward, who will all be in attendance. It will be held on the evening of Friday, September 5.

Appetizers begin at 6:30 p.m., with dinner scheduled at 7:15. This is a BYOL (”bring your own libation”) event. Wine, both by the glass and by the bottle, will be available for a donation. Childcare will be provided. Sign-ups will begin in Fellowship Hall on August 3. Please sign up early, since space will be limited. You can also sign up by calling Terry at the church office after August 3.

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