03 / 15
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
The March 15th Senior Focus will feature UU member Amanda Lane sharing her experiences in Jordan where she lived for 7 years and was involved in humanitarian work. Presentation at 11 am and lunch at noon. Please register in office for lunch. Senior Focus is a monthly program (September-June) that nourishes our brains with a speaker for one hour, and our bodies with a buffet lunch afterward. We usually meet on the third Monday of the month. | ||
03 / 16
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03 / 17
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
The Wednesday Forum is held every Wednesday in the Knatvold Room from 11am - 1p, with people bringing bag lunches and discussing the topics of the day. All are welcome and invited to attend the stimulating and provocative discussions. | ||
03 / 18
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03 / 19
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03 / 20
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm
NOWRUZ: PERSIAN NEW YEAR CELEBRATION Saturday, March 20 5:30 - 8:30 pm in Nathan Johnson Hall All ages, members and friends welcome! Sign-ups encouraged. To learn more, visit the Immigrant Justice table after Sunday services | ||
03 / 21
Start: 9:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Two services at 9:30am and 11:15am Rev. Jon M. Luopa will give the sermon this morning. The music will be provided by the Intergenerational Choir, Lori Blythe, piano and Soloist: Anne Wood, Mezzo | ||
03 / 22
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03 / 23
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03 / 24
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
The Wednesday Forum is held every Wednesday in the Knatvold Room from 11am - 1p, with people bringing bag lunches and discussing the topics of the day. All are welcome and invited to attend the stimulating and provocative discussions. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
FRIENDSHIP AND CARING Let’s create a community of friendship and caring! All women from UUC are invited, so if you know someone who might be interested in coming, please let her know. Come gather for conversation, connection, and food. Bring a dish to share. Meetings start with a potluck, then conversation and group discussion. It’s a great way to meet UUC women and get to know each other on a deeper level. Start: 7:30 pm
End: 10:00 pm
GRINNELL COLLEGE SINGERS Wednesday, March 24, 7:30 pm Over the last decade, the Grinnell Singers have distinguished themselves as an ensemble that performs innovative and adventurous repertoire from a wide variety of choral traditions. In the last five years, they have premiered twenty choral works. In 2006, they commissioned an extended unaccompanied work from the 2005 Pulitzer Award winner, Steven Stucky. The Grinnell Singers received a grant from the “Meet the Composers” foundation for this commission, in a consortium of professional choirs that included the Kansas City Chorale, the Phoenix Bach Choir, and the Seattle Pro Musica. The Singers completed a concert tour of Romania, Bulgaria, and Istanbul in March of 2006. | ||
03 / 25
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03 / 28
Start: 9:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Two services at 9:30am and 11:15am Rev. Jon M. Luopa will give the sermon this morning when we pledge our financial support to UUC for the coming year. The music will be provided by the Intergenerational Choir | ||
03 / 29
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03 / 30
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
KICK-OFF FOR TEAM UUC YEAR 5: POTLUCK WITH A PURPOSE Tuesday, March 30th, 6:30-8:30 pm Knatvold Room All women - whether newcomer or returning, hesitant exerciser or jock - are invited to set personal goals for this season with Team UUC. Expanding our focus, we are adding coaching and camaraderie for walk/run or bike events, in addition to triathlons. At this potluck, Lu-Ann Branch will coach us on strategies to enhance our time management and set training plans to help us reach the finish line! Questions? Email Sue Livingstone or Paula Nurius. | ||
03 / 31
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
The Wednesday Forum is held every Wednesday in the Knatvold Room from 11am - 1p, with people bringing bag lunches and discussing the topics of the day. All are welcome and invited to attend the stimulating and provocative discussions. | ||
04 / 1
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
We follow the Unitarian Communion Service tradition in remembering the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth | ||
04 / 2
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04 / 3
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04 / 4
Start: 9:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Two services at 9:30am and 11:15am EASTER SUNDAY. Festive Easter Services commemorate Spring and REsurrection in our lives. Rev. Jon M. Luopa will give the sermon. The music will be provided by the Loft and Bell Choirs and trumpets.Soloist: Kathy Barlow, soprano | ||
04 / 5
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Have you always wanted to learn how to ring handbells? Back by popular demand…this class will teach you the basics of ringing skills, the techniques of how handbell ringers get various sounds from handbells, teamwork while playing handbells, and a listening session of other ensembles. This “taste” will give you all you need to consider if you want to take a more in-depth study of this musical expression. Just a Taste of Handbells is open to people older than 10 and younger than 115. Session: 1 Fee: $5.00 Dates: Sunday March 7 or Time: 1:00 – 3:00 PM Monday April 5th Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Facilitator: Nick Barnard has played handbells for a total of nine years, tutored individuals, and led multiple small groups. | ||
04 / 6
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04 / 7
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
The Wednesday Forum is held every Wednesday in the Knatvold Room from 11am - 1p, with people bringing bag lunches and discussing the topics of the day. All are welcome and invited to attend the stimulating and provocative discussions. | ||
04 / 8
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04 / 10
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04 / 11
Start: 9:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Two services at 9:30am and 11:15am Rev. Dr. Alicia Grace will give the sermon. The music will be provided by the Loft Choir. Soloist: Anne Wood, mezzoStart: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
All are welcome to join the Art Committee for a reception for our April artists on Sunday, April 11 from 1-3 pm. Maggie Booth will be showing prints and drawings in Gilmartin. They are quiet in tone, with textures, lines, and colors that reflect the artist's curiosity with nature. The Contemporary Quilt Art Association will be showing fabric creations in the Chapel. Quilt designs may be geometric, figurative, or abstract, and they may be beaded or painted with dyes or appliquéd. They are guaranteed fun to look at! Refreshments will be served, artwork is for sale, and a portion of each sale benefits UUC. | ||
04 / 12
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04 / 13
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04 / 14
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
The Wednesday Forum is held every Wednesday in the Knatvold Room from 11am - 1p, with people bringing bag lunches and discussing the topics of the day. All are welcome and invited to attend the stimulating and provocative discussions. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Human rights activist Peter Lippman will speak on Wednesday April 14 at 7 pm about the story of Srebrenica and the survivors' struggle for survival, recovery, and dignity.
Towards the end of the 1992-1995 Bosnian war, over eight thousand | ||