UUCB

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!

Your Board Is Listening
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.

11:00am Service - American History Is Black History
2024-02-25 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
A Denver native, and the son and grandson of activists our 11:00am service guest speaker Theo Wilson is a poet, author, lecturer, and host of the series “I Was There” on the History Channel. At our 9:00am service, we engage that same question with each other, seeking to more clearly understand the erasure of Blackness from the story of America.
Join us in person at the church, or on our livestream at youtube.com/@uuchurchofboulder.

9:00am Service - American History is Black History
2024-02-25 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
At our more contemplative 9:00am service, held in the round in the Sky Room we’ll engage with each other, trying to more clearly understand the erasure of Blackness from the story of America. Worship Leader Jack Doggett, Music Director Dr. Emily Koriath, and Religious Education Director Rachel Alba lead the service. Children and youth begin in the service, then head over to classes.

Senior Salon
2024-02-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-02-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-02-07 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.

NAACP's Freedom Fund Celebration
2024-02-18 14:30 - 18:00 (America/Denver) | UUCB Teen Room, 5001 Pennsylvania Avenue, Boulder, CO, 80303-2739, United States
Every year the Boulder NAACP presents the Freedom Fund Celebration as a gift to the community in honor of Black History Month. UUCB is a proud co-sponsor this year! You are invited to meet other UUCB’s in the Macky Auditorium foyer at CU Boulder at 2:30 PM (the program start at 3:00).
Join us for an unforgettable evening at the 2024 Freedom Fund Celebration! Our featured guest, the incredible Mr. Anthony Ray Hinton, endured and triumphed over nearly 30 years on Alabama’s death row for a crime he didn’t commit. Thanks to the Equal Justice Initiative, led by Attorney Bryan Stevenson, Mr. Hinton was exonerated in 2015. Get ready for a captivating experience as Mr. Hinton, a dynamic speaker, shares his powerful story and offers a glimpse into his lived experiences. But that’s not all – kick off the afternoon with the soulful sounds of Danielle Ponder, a talented entertainer and musician who will set the stage for a day of celebration. Don’t miss out on this inspiring event of resilience, justice, and music!
FREE- Register soon at this link because space is limited.
We hope you’re able to join us!

Article II Workshop (Revising Our Seven Principles)
2024-02-18 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Our Unitarian Universalist Association continues a years-long process to better articulate things commonly believed among us, the collective proposal places love at the center of all of our values. In this workshop, our UUCB delegates to General Assembly last year, along with Rev. David, lead a deeper dive into what these revisions mean and what it looks like to articulate our beliefs as a set of values with love at the center. A light lunch will be provided.

Young Adult Brunch
2024-02-18 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | UUCB Teen Room, 5001 Pennsylvania Avenue, Boulder, CO, 80303-2739, United States
UUCB young adults (ages 18-35-ish) — we will be brunching at Walnut Cafe (3073 Walnut St, Boulder, CO 80301) after the 11a.m. service on February 18th!
If you are attending the 11a.m. service and would like to join, please feel free to meet up with us near the church entrance after so that we can head over to Walnut Cafe together. Otherwise you are also welcome to meet us there around 12:30!

11:00am Sunday Service: Love at the Center
2024-02-18 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
As our Unitarian Universalist Association continues a years-long process to better articulate things commonly believed among us, the collective proposal places love at the center of all of our values. Explore what it could mean to put love at the center — not saccharine, easy, it’s-all-good love, but real, complex, life-directing love. Rev. David preaching with music from Dr. Emily Koriath and Ella Gavlinski. Nursery care provided (religious education classes at our 9:00am service only).
Gather in person or watch the livestream of the 11:00am service on our YouTube channel.

9:00am Sunday Service: Love at the Center
2024-02-18 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
As our Unitarian Universalist Association continues a years-long process to better articulate things commonly believed among us, the collective proposal places love at the center of all of our values. Explore what it could mean to put love at the center — not saccharine, easy, it’s-all-good love, but real, complex, life-directing love. Rev. David preaching with music from Dr. Emily Koriath and Ella Gavlinski. Religious Education Classes for grade-schoolers and nursery care provided.

Choir Retreat with Emily
2024-02-17 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Our new music director Dr. Emily Koriath invites newcomer and longtime singers alike to a choir retreat Saturday, February 17 from 11-1. This will give us a chance to spend some time together outside the weekly bustle of rehearsals and services, get to know each other, and covenant together around these next few months. This is a fantastic time to invite those friends who have been thinking about choir but haven’t yet made the leap! It will be a fresh start for all of us.

(Note that after the service on Feb 4, the choir will have a break from rehearsal until February 22. This will give us two good rehearsals plus the retreat before our first service together on Sunday, March 3.)

Family’s Night Out
2024-02-16 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Family’s Night Out is a quarterly, catered event where caregivers and parents eat dinner in the Sky Room while kids have dinner separately.
We’ll be having our third Family’s Night Out of the year on February 16th.
Cost is $20/family to cover the cost of food. If this presents a financial burden please pay what feels good. You can pay at the event via cash or credit/debit card.
If you’d like to help in any way please reach out to Rachel Alba our Director of Religious Education at dre@uuchurchofboulder.org

Men's Group
2024-02-13 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Member’s Home
The UUCB men’s group meeting involves a gathering, potluck dinner, and deep sharing. Gary Herrli has graciously agreed to host our February 13th meeting. We’ll have the standard format: 6-7 pm for drinks and conversation, 7-8 pm for our fabulous potluck dinner (so bring your favorite dish), and Pass the Talking Stick from 8-9 pm.
Guests are most welcome! Car pool if you can.
Please sign up at this link so we know how many hungry men to expect.
Welcome to all who identify as men!

Spiritual Care for Climate Distress
2024-02-11 13:00 - 15:15 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
The climate crisis is an everything crisis. It is an environmental crisis, an infrastructure crisis, a political, social, and economic crisis. It’s a health crisis, and it has become an emotional and spiritual crisis.
There are different ways of describing what people might be experiencing, including eco-anxiety, eco-guilt, eco-dread, eco-despair, eco-depression, eco-grief, solastalgia, and biospheric concern. Climate Anxiety will soon be named as a mental health disorder in the DSM. Among the impacts of this distress is a feeling of paralysis or stuckness. We can become immobilized and unmotivated to act for climate justice.
There is no quick fix, and yet research shows that gathering in community to companion one another is a primary strategy for addressing this distress. Churches are perfectly situated to do this. When we metabolize our feelings together, we prevent becoming paralyzed. Also, reimagining the future we want can soothe this anxiety while also helping us recommit to meaningful action.
UUCB’s Climate Action Ministry invites you to gather in community for a workshop led by Rev. Kelly Dignan, Co-Director of UU Ministry for Earth.

Elements will include:
Short presentation on eco-distress – what is it; how you know if you have it
Naming and honoring pain
Meditation outside in nature (weather permitting)
Easy to do nature art
The role of meaningful action in processing our grief
Small and large group sharing throughout

February 11, 1:00 – 3:15 p.m. following the Sunday service and a light lunch at 12:30 p.m.
Location: Earth Room (depending on number of registrants) max: 50
Please register by February 4th here.

Finding Yourself at UUCB - New Member Class
2024-02-11 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Ready to find your next steps for connection and growth and UUCB? Join us for lunch and Finding Your Way at UUCB.
These bi-monthly classes are an opportunity for you to learn more about Unitarian Universalism, to help find the next steps in your own spiritual journey at UUCB and to connect more deeply with others in the congregation. Please email membership coordinator, Irene, at membership@uuchurchofboulder.org to learn more and/or RSVP.

Where to Start with Reparations?
2024-02-11 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Our nation grapples with the question of what is owed to the descendants of enslaved people: how to make amends for such a profound and horrific collective national trauma. In the complexity of that question, where can we start? Join us in person at the church, or on our livestream at youtube.com/@uuchurchofboulder.
Rev. David preaching, joined by Music Director Emily Koriath and pianist Ella Gavlinski, with a special chalice lighting from our former minister the Rev. Kelly Dignan.

Where to Start with Reparations
2024-02-11 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Our nation grapples with the question of what is owed to the descendants of enslaved people: how to make amends for such a profound and horrific collective national trauma. In the complexity of that question, where can we start?
Rev. David preaching, joined by Music Director Emily Koriath.

February Circle Supper
2024-02-10 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | UUCB Teen Room, 5001 Pennsylvania Avenue, Boulder, CO, 80303-2739, United States
CIRCLE SUPPER Saturday, February 10, is our next Circle Supper pot luck. It’s the date of the Chinese New Year. Ellen Snyder and Henry Kroll are hosting, with an optional Asian-themed meal. The sign-up sheet will be out at UUCB on Sunday, or sign up on-line with Ellen Snyder, ellensnyder@hotmail.com, or Dianne Ewing, dianne@ewingdev.com. Bring a dish to share! The address and directions will be sent to those who sign up. Happy Hour will be at 5, with dinner at 6.
Ellen and Henry are both natives of New Haven, CT, although they met at UUCB. Ellen lived in Mexico as an ex-pat for many years and was a geology major. Henry has a varied background including working for public TV in San Francisco. All adults and teens are welcome for the pot luck.

Friday Women's Book Group
2024-02-09 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
This month we are reading “Living Resistance,” by Kaitlyn Curtice. We will also be taking up some group business. Our March selection is “The Beauty of Dusk,” by Frank Bruni. We welcome all who identify as women! We meet at the church in the Emerson Room.

Women's Spirituality Circle
2024-02-07 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Welcome all who identify as women. This month we will meet to continue building a circle of friends who are genuine, safe, non-judgmental, who hold compassion for each other and grow with us on our spiritual journeys. We will share a poem, reflect and write a ‘galentine’ that will be placed in a bowl from which each person will pick one to take home. Finally, we will share information about the goddess Athena, as she embodies much of this work. Bring something that symbolizes loving friendship for the altar (photo, book, etc) Feel free to bring a healthy snack. Begin gathering at 6:30 pm, Circle begins at 7:00. If you have questions or need more information, please contact Linda at 303-521-7819.

State of the Congregation Informational Meeting
2024-02-04 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Hear updates from our staff team, the Board, Finance Team, and Endowment Team on what’s happening at church this year and what’s ahead. There are so many different things going on in so many different areas of church life. This meeting gives a look across what’s been happening and what’s ahead for the rest of this year and beyond. This is also our very first Sunday with new music director Dr. Emily Koriath — we’ll welcome her and say a fond farewell to interim music director Judson Lee

Exploring UUCB
2024-02-04 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.

Coming Home to Your Body
2024-02-04 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
In our all-ages 11:00am service today, we lean into practice and reflection of embodiment! (There is no 9:00am service this week.)

Volunteer Recognition Breakfast!
2024-02-04 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Volunteers of all sorts make this church run — whether you serve on a committee or team, or pitch in on a Sunday morning, come for breakfast and deep thanks!

February Community Night
2024-02-02 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Join us for Community Nights on the first Friday of each month from 6:00-8:00pm. Bring food to share, and stop by the church for a potluck dinner and activities for all ages! While we will not have designated childcare, the nursery will be open for children and their families to use.
