General church news
August was a busy month for board activities. We had a retreat in two separate evening sessions and discussed current activities of the church and came up with goals for the year. The retreat was facilitated by Mark Bernstein from the Unitarian Universalist Association. Our goals for the year, include: 1) To install technology for … Continue reading Board Highlights August/September 2021
For the first time in seventeen months, a significant number of us will be at our church building. For the first time since we marched there, seven years ago, we’ll hold most of the service outside. However you participate, may it bring you joy! Join us on August 29, at 10:30, either in person or … Continue reading “In Person” Worship this Sunday!
Let’s gather outside our church building for an in-person (masked, distanced) on Sunday morning, August 29, at 10:30! Of course, the service will also be accessible on Zoom. We are committed to multi-platform services from now on. Please bring lawn chairs and some tents/canopies to sit under, if it’s too warm in the sun. If it … Continue reading “In Person” Worship
Thank you all for your continued donation support with the Broadway Christian Parish and their work with homeless and marginalized folks in our area. Donation Drive for Broadway Christian Parish is Saturday 12/18 at 10am. Please contact us or your driver to pick up your donation items. You can also support their work financially through … Continue reading Peace & Social Justice Donation Drive
The 2021-2022 Board of Trustees for First Unitarian Church, South Bend, was affirmed by vote at the Annual Meeting on May 16. The new board will begin in July, which is the start of the fiscal year. Congratulations to: President: Anne MannixVice-President: Ken ChambersSecretary: Kay AzarTreasurer: Catherine Lundergan Trustees:Gail deSomerBecky LindstromDarlene CatelloRuth Regan
This Saturday our drivers will pick up your donations for the ongoing support of the work that Broadway Christian Parish does with the marginalized/homeless persons of our area. Donation needs are : Paper products: Toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, diapers (for infants and adults), feminine hygiene products, etc. Clothing: All new or gently used clothing … Continue reading Peace& Social Justice Donation Drive
Our Zoom Auction was a great success! We raised over $5,000! Auctioneer Jim Ward ran it smoothly and our entertainers kept us amused. Thanks to Irish fiddlers Callahan Carr and her Dad Tommy Miller, ballad singer Alan Hamlet, joke teller Wendy Lohman, and Limericks from Jim Curlee. Accountants Gail & Allen deSomer … Continue reading 42nd AUCTION RESULTS!
Gathering with friends can help us grieve our losses and recover more fully from those losses. With the vast amount of grief in the world, and the isolation of pandemic, it is even more valuable than usual to gather in support and celebration. Tonight at 7:00 pm EDT. Church zoom URL https://uuma.zoom.us/j/4774349822 or just use a phone: 312.626.6799
On February 21, we celebrated this year’s First UU birthday! Florence Klečka presented a creative video during worship that offered a nice bit of history. You will enjoy the old photos. Turn your sound on and click on the link! https://firstunitarian.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Here-Today.mp4
Three classes based on Bart Ehrman’s books will be taught in March by Rev. Byrd Tetzlaff. Bart Ehrman is a professor at Chapel Hill in North Carolina. His emphasis is on the New Testament and Early Christianity which he approaches as an historian, not a theologian. He does not talk about the theology, but his … Continue reading Class on the Work of Bart Ehrman
