Single Women Aging with Grace (SWAG)
2024-11-20 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
We will meet in the Earth Room. We’re going to be sharing “how we got here” both to Boulder and to this stage of our life. The Nov meeting will center on the first third of our lives – from birth to about age 21.

Young Adult Group Meetup
2024-11-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-11 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | UUCB Teen Room, 5001 Pennsylvania Avenue, Boulder, CO, 80303-2739, United States
Young adults (ages 18-35-ish) – join us for a potluck and bring a dish if you are able! Email rachel.peterson.5683@gmail.com for the address and/or to get looped in to the young adult group communications for more opportunities to connect!

Women’s Friday Afternoon Books (Rescheduled from 11/8!)
2024-11-22 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
The November Women’s Friday Afternoon Books will be on Friday, November 22 at 1:30 at UUCB. Our book is “James” by Percival Everett.

Pancake Breakfast
2024-11-24 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
The UUCB Staff will offer a Pancake Breakfast at 10:00am as a thank you to the whole congregation. Stop by to eat, drink, and visit! We will provide pancakes (regular and gluten-free), sausage (meat and veggie), eggs, and fruit salad.

11:00am Service - Practicing Gratitude and Abundance
2024-11-24 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
After a 10:00am pancake breakfast, gather for this all-ages service at 11:00 celebrating abundance and lifting up gratitude — especially in times of complexity or uncertainty.
Our 11:00am service is held in person, and livestreamed on the UU Church of Boulder YouTube Channel here.

UU Thanksgiving Dinner Potluck
2024-11-28 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
UUCB will host the annual Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner. Please RSVP to membership@uuchurchofboulder.org and sign up to help set-up, clean-up, and bring a dish at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084FAAAA29A5FE3-53085680-thanksgiving

9:00am Service - What Art Does
2024-12-01 09:00 - 22:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Our reactions to visual art are personal and subjective. There are also universal patterns in humans’ engagement with art, suggesting that it is somehow necessary for us. What does visual art do for us?
Our 9:00am service is held in person in the Sky Room, with religious education classes for PreK-5th graders, and nursery care for infants and toddlers — though all ages are always welcome at the whole service!

Narcan & Overdose Response Training
2024-12-01 10:00 - 10:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Sean Velazquez, a Harm Reduction Specialist and Community Educator/Trainer with Boulder County Public Health, leads this half-hour training on overdose response and how to administer Narcan for an overdose. All are welcome and invited!

Exploring UUCB
2024-12-01 10:00 - 10:45 (America/Denver) | 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 in the Listening Room.

11:00am Service - What Art Does
2024-12-01 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Our reactions to visual art are personal and subjective. There are also universal patterns in humans’ engagement with art, suggesting that it is somehow necessary for us. What does visual art do for us?
Our 11:00am service is held in person, and livestreamed on the UU Church of Boulder YouTube Channel here.

Senior Salon
2024-12-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-12-11 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.

Women's Spirituality Circle: Solstice/Winter Blessings
2024-12-04 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
This month we will begin with a potluck at 6:00 pm, followed by a contemplative solstice blessing time. Please bring evergreenery and/or candles (votives in a glass container or pillar candles, preferably unscented) as we will co-create a lovely greenery spiral interspersed with the candles. Then, we will have some fun with a book gift exchange. Please bring a wrapped or gift-bagged book that speaks to you spiritually. It can be a book from your own library that you are ready to pass on (or a copy) or something you’ve always wanted to explore, just keep purchases to around $10. If you have questions, or to RSVP, contact/text Debbie Davies 720-233-3922

December Community Night
2024-12-06 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; a campfire singalong and s’mores; or Christmas caroling in December. No signup needed, just bring some food to share and come on by! If you’d like to attend but don’t have time to cook, we’ve always got extra food and would love your presence.
For December’s Community Night, it’s the most wonderful time of the year with caroling, making gingerbread houses, and enjoying a friendly Ugly Sweater competition. This community holiday party is one of our favorite UUCB traditions.

Boulder Citizens’ Climate Lobby Watch Party
2024-12-07 10:45 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
UUCB’s Climate Action Ministry invites you to
Boulder CCL’s Watch Party:
CCL 2024 Fall Virtual National Conference —
Positioning for Progress
Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) recognizes the unique challenges the new political landscape presents for climate action. As Rachel Kerestes, CCL’s Executive Director, shared recently about what a second term of President Trump may bring and may require from climate advocates. “There’s going to be a lot that happens very quickly. There was a lot of chaos last time,” she reminded us. “The key to success is to not get distracted. The key to victory is discipline and focus.”
Program: Join us at our fall virtual conference for an insider’s look at what Congress is expected to tackle on climate change. The program will cover the key opportunities during the lame duck session at the end of this Congress. It will also prepare us to protect the climate progress we’ve made and to advance climate progress in the new legislative landscape we’re facing.
When: Saturday, December 7, 10:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Where: Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder, 5001 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder 80303 (Sky Room)
Who: You! And feel free to bring friends!
Free, but space is limited: Please register HERE.
What to bring: We’ll provide snacks and some hot cider. If you think you’ll need more sustenance, please bring a sack lunch!
UUCB’s Climate Action Ministry partners and supports the work of the Boulder chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby https://citizensclimatelobby.org/

Racial Justice Film Series Meetup
2024-12-07 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | UUCB Teen Room, 5001 Pennsylvania Avenue, Boulder, CO, 80303-2739, United States
The Racial Justice Team is inviting you to the last in a series of Justice Films that SURJ is presenting Saturday evening, December 7 at 6:00 PM. Meet us at the church a half hour before for those who want to go over as a group!
“Native Women and Allies Speak” by Eli Noyes
We work with and support other organizations engaged in working for racial justice. The film is presented at 6:00 and discussion follows. Light snacks are provided. There is no charge.
To meet at the church, please contact Laura Coleman at 901-319-7088 (phone or text) or laura_coleman@yahoo.com.

9:00am Service - Practicing Presence
2024-12-08 09:00 - 22:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Across religious traditions, mystical paths often ask: what does it mean to be fully present, engaged, and awake in the world? How do we practice that work of showing up to ourselves, each other, and as embodied beings in the world?
Our 9:00am service is held in person in the Sky Room, with religious education classes for PreK-5th graders, and nursery care for infants and toddlers — though all ages are always welcome at the whole service!

Recentering Covenant: A Conversation About What We Promise Each Other
2024-12-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-12-08 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Our spiritual health and growth requires our best efforts to maintain respectful relationships with each other… but what does that look like and how do we actually do it within our congregation? When the world outside of UUCB is so deeply polarized and painfully conflicted, how do we chart a different path for facing the inevitable disagreements that arise in our community?
The Healthy Congregation Team invites you to experience a circle process – deep sharing and deep listening – around how to live out respectful relationships at UUCB.

11:00am Service - Practicing Presence
2024-12-08 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Across religious traditions, mystical paths often ask: what does it mean to be fully present, engaged, and awake in the world? How do we practice that work of showing up to ourselves, each other, and as embodied beings in the world?
Our 11:00am service is held in person, and livestreamed on the UU Church of Boulder YouTube Channel here.

UU Men's Group Meeting
2024-12-10 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Member’s Home
We’ll use our standard format: 6-7 pm is drinks (bring something you like) and conversation. 7-8 pm is a traditional potluck dinner. Bring a favorite dish to share. From 8-9 pm, we have ‘pass the talking stick’ where each man has the opportunity to tell us something about what’s going on in his life.
Guests and visitors are most welcome!
Home of Tom Ellison. To sign up, please call us.
Cheers,
Michael and John
(303) 704-5414‬ and 720-252-3272

Women’s Friday Afternoon Books
2024-12-13 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
The December Women’s Friday Afternoon Books will be on Friday, December 13 at 1:30 at UUCB. Our book is “Cloistered: My Years As A Nun” by Catherine Coldstream.

Millenial-ish Group Potluck
2024-12-14 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
We invite folks in their 30s and 40s to join us for a potluck, conversation and connection. Family friendly, childcare provided for children under 5.

9:00am Service - Blue(s) Holidays
2024-12-15 09:00 - 22:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Part of the point of singing the blues is to move through your blues. At this time of year when you may not be feeling so merry and bright, we’ll acknowledge and hold that reality with grace, humor, honesty, and blues.
Our 9:00am service is held in person in the Sky Room, with religious education classes for PreK-5th graders, and nursery care for infants and toddlers — though all ages are always welcome at the whole service!

Honor Ride & Wopila Ceremony
2024-12-15 10:00 - 10:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
This Sunday at 10:00am, outdoors at UUCB, we will welcome honor riders from Pine Ridge to offer a Wopila ceremony on horseback in appreciation of our partnership with The Tipi Raisers over the last five years.
Horses and riders will ride onto our grounds and arrive at 10:00am — sung in by drummers and singers from Rocky Mountain Indigenous Dancers. The youth riders will offer a gift, and with singing and drumming, ride on. Our 9:00am service will wrap up around 9:45 to give time to gather, and the ceremony will finish with plenty of time for folks to get to the 11:00 service.
For more than five years, 70+ UUCBers have worked with The Tipi Raisers, a nonprofit working to alleviate conditions of poverty, honor Indigenous wisdom, reconcile our shared history with the Peoples of the First Nations, and empower youth with the leadership skills needed to affect social change in their communities.
With Tipi Raisers as our program partner, the Indigenous Justice team at UUCB has helped with firewood cutting to provide lifesaving heat for elders on the reservations, food sorting and delivery to hungry families, home repairs, garden planting, fundraising, holiday gift delivery, and working with horse relatives as medicine.
It’s an unusual and special thing to be honored in this way, and we hope that you can be a part of it!
For more information, or to get involved with UUCB’s Indigenous Justice Team, reach out to Joseph Antone at josephantone38@gmail.com.

Ingrid’s Holiday Boutique
2024-12-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-12-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
On Sunday December 15th, Ingrid Encalada will be opening her boutique in the Sky Room, after both services. As always, her collection of beautiful and eclectic Peruvian & Oaxacan arts and crafts will be on display. These items make unusual and unique gifts, and are available for a reasonable donation.

11:00am Service - Blue(s) Holidays
2024-12-15 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Part of the point of singing the blues is to move through your blues. At this time of year when you may not be feeling so merry and bright, we’ll acknowledge and hold that reality with grace, humor, honesty, and blues.
Our 11:00am service is held in person, and livestreamed on the UU Church of Boulder YouTube Channel here.

Board Roundtable
2024-12-15 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Your UUCB Board works to keep the lines of communication open. New this year, we’re hosting Board Roundtables. A short update from the Board is provided. The rest of the Roundtable will be for your questions, ideas and comments.

Here is the Zoom link to join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82654644273?pwd=[REDACTED]
Passcode is required and included in the weekly Messenger email. If you haven’t received it, please email our Office Administrator at office@uuchurchofboulder.org.
