UUCB

Climate Action Ministry Meeting
2024-03-27 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
The UUCB Climate Action Ministry (CAM) is focused on enacting justice by educating our members and the community on the impacts of climate change and its solutions, and by providing opportunities for our members and friends to act to solve it. Each year, we plan a cycle of activities which might include advocacy and direct action, education for the congregation and community, and tools to make tangible change.
We meet monthly, August – May, usually the fourth Wednesday of each month. All are welcome!
Contact rachel.peterson.5683@gmail.com to be put on our mailing list to receive meeting notices and/or to let us know that you are planning to attend an upcoming meeting so that you can be notified of last-minute schedule changes due to weather or otherwise.

Instrumentalist Musician Gathering
2024-03-24 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Not a singer but have musical gifts to share? Music director Emily Koriath hosts a Musicians’ Open House on Sunday March 24 after the 11:00 service. Whatever you play, or however you’d like to be involved, she’d just love to meet you! Stop by for a snack, conversation, connection, and maybe a jam session?

11:00am Service - Grateful for Their Courage and Care
2024-03-24 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Several times each year, members of the UUCB community lead services sharing their experiences and offering an invitation into reflection and conversation: individual stories join to create something greater than any individual. On this Sunday in Women’s History Month, we reflect that to identify as a woman is to experience the constraints imposed in a sexist society. Nonetheless, feminine strength has shaped our world. In this lay-led service, we celebrate the grace that women have brought to our lives and to UU history.
Gather in person or watch the livestream of the 11:00am service on our YouTube channel.
Service leaders: Cait McQuaid, Chris Zanoni, Alice Penton, Jess Rempel, Laurel Seppala-Etra, and chalice lighter Kaitlin Abbitt, with music director Dr. Emily Koriath, and music from the Chancel Cats band and pianist Ella Gavlinksi.

Your Board Is Listening
2024-03-24 10:00 - 10:45, 2024-02-25 12:15 - 13:00 UTC | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Come chat with members of your Board of Trustees! Get updates about church matters, ask questions, and let us know what’s on your mind.

9:00am Service - Grateful for Their Courage and Care
2024-03-24 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Several times each year, members of the UUCB community lead services sharing their experiences and offering an invitation into reflection and conversation: individual stories join to create something greater than any individual. On this Sunday in Women’s History Month, we reflect that to identify as a woman is to experience the constraints imposed in a sexist society. Nonetheless, feminine strength has shaped our world. In this lay-led service, we celebrate the grace that women have brought to our lives and to UU history.
Service leaders: Cait McQuaid, Chris Zanoni, Jess Rempel, Laurel Seppala-Etra, and music director Dr. Emily Koriath.

Senior Salon
2024-03-20 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-06 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Offsite/Zoom
Senior Salon is an open discussion group for seniors. We meet “in-person” in the Sunshine Canyon Room, at Fraiser Meadows Retirement Center (350 Ponca Place, Boulder) on the second Wednesday of each month; from 10:00 – 12:00 am.

There is no lower-age attendance criteria; members simply self-select. Existing members declare that “The purpose and mission of the UUCB Senior Salon is to openly, respectfully and lovingly share among ourselves, relevant stories, and information about facing and thriving in the later stages of life.”
Senior Salon also meets (via Zoom) on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month. from 10:00 – 11:00 am. (See the most recent Messenger for the link) It is very informal, with a chalice lighting and reading thrown in, just to remind us we are UUs.
Contact seniorsalon@uuchurchofboulder.org for more information, or to get involved.

All-Ages Equinox Celebration
2024-03-19 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Gather with Rev. David, religious education director Rachel, and music director Dr. Emily for this all-ages service and celebration of the equinox. We’ll gather with singing, tell stories to mark the turning of the year, and “plant” eggs in our community garden for fertility in the growing season ahead and to feed the soil. Afterwards, we’ll all gather for snacks and to decorate eggs to bring home.

Past and Present on Pine Ridge Reservation
2024-03-17 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Tipi Raiser’s executive director Dave Ventimiglia shares the history and present-day realities of life on Pine Ridge and the opportunities for reconciliation and the building of relationships. Light lunch provided.

Young Adult Group Hike
2024-03-17 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
UUCB young adults (ages 18-35-ish) — we will be going on a group hike at Chautauqua after the 11a.m. service on March 17th! We have a back-up plan of going out for lunch or coffee if the weather doesn’t accommodate a hike on that day.
Please feel free to meet up with us near the church entrance after the 11:00am service on the 17th so that we can head over to the hike together.
If you would like to be added to the UUCB Young Adult Google Group for email notifications of future events, please contact Rachel Peterson at rachel.peterson.5683@gmail.com.

11:00am Service - Deep-Rooted Resilience
2024-03-17 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Our church is in a season of change. It’s driven by so many good things: new programs growing, newcomers deepening in relationship. And, whether for the community or for us as individuals, change is hard! It means experiencing loss, doubt, and discomfort before finding discovery, understanding, and integration.
Gather in person or watch the livestream of the 11:00am service on our YouTube channel.
Service leaders: Music director Dr. Emily Koriath, Rev. David Schwartz, Amy Self, and chalice lighters Jim Rowe and Whitney Wheeless, with music from Dr. Emily and pianist Ella Gavlinksi.

9:00am Service - Deep-Rooted Resilience
2024-03-17 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Our church is in a season of change. It’s driven by so many good things: new programs growing, newcomers deepening in relationship. And, whether for the community or for us as individuals, change is hard! It means experiencing loss, doubt, and discomfort before finding discovery, understanding, and integration.

Men's Group
2024-03-13 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Member’s Home
Jay Shaplow has agreed to host the UUMG meeting again at their beautiful home in Lafayette. Please call Jay, John or Michael for location. We’ll have our typical format: 6-7 pm is drinks and conversation. 7-8 pm is a traditional potluck dinner, so bring a favorite dish to share. From 8-9 pm, we’ll have pass-the-talking stick time, although Jay may propose a theme for discussion to keep us on our toes!! Please sign up so we know how many hungry men to expect. Guests are always most welcome. Please carpool if you can.

What To Do About Election Year Watch Party
2024-03-10 12:30 - 14:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
We on the Racial Justice Ministry Team have been overwhelmed about the world lately so we’ve been keeping tabs on what SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) is up to. They are broadcasting a livestream as a follow up to Super Tuesday that’ll talk about how we got to this place and what we can do about it. We’re hosting a little watch party in the Teen room this Sunday, March 10, at 12:30 pm. Pizza 🍕 and drinks available. We’d love for you to join us!

11:00am Service - How Worship Works
2024-03-10 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Why do we do worship services the way that we do worship services? Why do we even call it “worship”? We’ll walk through the flow and function of the service right as we do it in an effort to discover how to get more from a Sunday morning. Our 9:00am service will be for all ages and our youth group will join the 11am service.
After both services, it’s time for a fire safety refresher! Our safety and accessibility team will lead us through a drill after each service on how to evacuate safely.
Gather in person or watch the livestream of the 11:00am service on our YouTube channel.
Service leaders: Music director Dr. Emily Koriath; Rev. David Schwartz; Fred Cole, and chalice lighter Allison Churnside, with music from the Chancel Cats band and pianist Ella Gavlinksi.

9:00am Service - How Worship Works
2024-03-10 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Why do we do worship services the way that we do worship services? Why do we even call it “worship”? We’ll walk through the flow and function of the service right as we do it in an effort to discover how to get more from a Sunday morning. Our 9:00am service will be for all ages and our youth group will join the 11am service.
After both services, it’s time for a fire safety refresher! Our safety and accessibility team will lead us through a drill after each service on how to evacuate safely.

Circle Supper
2024-03-09 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Member’s Home
Newer members Dee and Jay Shaplow will host our March Circle Supper on Saturday, March 9, at 6 p.m. Sign up at UUCB on Sundays or email Dee at deeshaplow@icloud.com by Thursday, March 7. The address and directions will be sent to those who sign up. All are invited to bring a dish to share.

Friday Afternoon Women's Book Group
2024-03-08 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
We will be discussing “The Beauty of Dusk” by Frank Bruni and the date for the April meeting. The April book is “The Weight of Ink,” by Rachel Kadish.

Climate Action Ministry Meeting
2024-03-07 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
The UUCB Climate Action Ministry (CAM) is focused on enacting justice by educating our members and the community on the impacts of climate change and its solutions, and by providing opportunities for our members and friends to act to solve it. Each year, we plan a cycle of activities which might include advocacy and direct action, education for the congregation and community, and tools to make tangible change.
We meet monthly, August – May, usually the fourth Wednesday of each month. (This month our March 7th meeting is a reschedule of our February meeting, then we’ll also have our regular March meeting later this month on the 27th.) All are welcome!
Contact rachel.peterson.5683@gmail.com to be put on our mailing list to receive meeting notices and/or to let us know that you are planning to attend an upcoming meeting so that you can be notified of last-minute schedule changes due to weather or otherwise.

Women's Spirituality Circle
2024-03-06 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Please join us for an evening of music, chanting, and sound healing. Feel free to bring an item for the altar that shows your connection to music. We will be chanting and singing, so if you have a song/chant that you particularly enjoy, please bring it. Instruments to accompany us are welcome! For our check-in, we will share a song title that has spoken to us over the years. As always, you can bring a snack to share. Contact Debbie 720-233-3922 for more information.

Senior Salon
2024-03-06 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver) | Offsite/Zoom
Senior Salon is an open discussion group for seniors. We meet “in-person” in the Sunshine Canyon Room, at Fraiser Meadows Retirement Center (350 Ponca Place, Boulder) on the second Wednesday of each month; from 10:00 – 12:00 am.

There is no lower-age attendance criteria; members simply self-select. Existing members declare that “The purpose and mission of the UUCB Senior Salon is to openly, respectfully and lovingly share among ourselves, relevant stories, and information about facing and thriving in the later stages of life.”
Senior Salon also meets (via Zoom) on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month. from 10:00 – 11:00 am. (See the most recent Messenger for the link) It is very informal, with a chalice lighting and reading thrown in, just to remind us we are UUs.
Contact Fred Cole: fcole@att.net – or Barb Richards: b2arbararichards@gmail.com, for more information, or to get involved.

Wise Elder Luncheon
2024-03-05 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Anyone is welcome to come to this potluck lunch (you don’t have to be a senior!) Please bring a dish to share.

This month, we’ll have a speaker at 12:30: Eden Bailey, Older Adult Services manager for the city of Boulder.

Justice Fair
2024-03-03 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Hear from our five justice teams about the work that they’re doing and how you can be a part of it. Each team will share a 5-minute presentation, with plenty of time for you to connect and learn more about where you might want to get involved. We’ll hear from:

Climate Justice
BASIC (Immigration Justice)
Community Garden (Food Security)
Tipi Raisers (Indigenous Justice)
Racial Justice

Exploring UUCB
2024-03-03 12:15 - 13:00 UTC | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Scott, our Community and Connection Manager, Rev. David and members of the congregation lead a monthly 45-minute introduction to Unitarian Universalism and the UU Church of Boulder. These are on the first Sunday of each month from 12:15-1:00pm in the Listening Room.

11:00am Service - Growing Our Future
2024-03-03 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
It’s been two years since we’ve come back together in person at church after the separation of pandemic. We’ve found a way to flourish as a community in a changed and changing world — and we’ve done it by weaving a fabric of relationship. We kick off our annual pledge drive by looking ahead to the coming year with hope, excitement, and curiosity.
Gather in person or watch the livestream of the 11:00am service on our YouTube channel.
Service leaders: Music director Dr. Emily Koriath, Rev. David Schwartz, religious education Director Rachel Alba, and chalice lighter Cathy Edwards, with music from the Choir and pianist Ella Gavlinksi.

9:00am Service - Growing Our Future
2024-03-03 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
It’s been two years since we’ve come back together in person at church after the separation of pandemic. We’ve found a way to flourish as a community in a changed and changing world — and we’ve done it by weaving a fabric of relationship. We kick off our annual pledge drive by looking ahead to the coming year with hope, excitement, and curiosity. Rev. David leads the service with music director Dr. Emily Koriath and religious education director Rachel Alba.
Our 9:00am service meets in the Sky Room, with religious education classes for kids, and childcare provided.

Tipi Raisers Volunteer Day in Lafayette
2024-03-02 08:30 - 16:30 (America/Denver) | Tipi Raisers Lafayette Hub, 9849 Isabelle Rd, Lafayette, CO, 80026, United States
Our next local volunteer day in Lafayette will be on March 2. Volunteer activities will include wood cutting, something related to their horses, organizing food and supplies, and possibly starting garden plants to take to the Hopi Reservation in May.
If you have questions or want to sign up for either of these outings, please contact Ed Self, and if you have friends who may want to attend, please invite them.

March Community Night
2024-03-01 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
The first Friday of every month, we host an all-ages potluck community night from 6:00-8:00. For the first hour, we eat and socialize, and in the second hour there’s a variety of different activities like tie-dye and sparklers in July; a campfire singalong and s’mores in August; or Christmas caroling in December. No signup needed, just bring some food to share and come on by!
