Any First UU member who is already a member will earn two credits for participating! Not a member yet? Come and learn what it’s about, and, when you join (no cost), you’ll be able to start right off with 2 hour credits. Visit our web site to learn about the CSTB, or contact Michael Greenman, 1st UU CSTB coordinator!

Lynda Smith, Su Farnlacher, and Marna Austin are planning a baby shower for an immigrant family that Jacques Angelino has been helping for 3 years. The soon-to-be grandparents parents of the family are Maria and Manuel. They speak Spanish. Their teenage son, Yair (pronounced Yah-eer), and his girlfriend, Fabiola Orellana, are expecting a baby boy in early May. Yair and Fabiola speak Spanish and English. They all live in Whitehall, Ohio.

Fabiola has a baby registry online at Walmart. To access the baby registry for Fabiola go to Walmart baby registry and put in her name and Ohio. To place an order at the website, you need to make an account for Walmart and include your home address and telephone number. When the web site process gets to shipping, it will have a place to click on Fabiola’s address. Click on it and you will have the option to have the order shipped to your own address. If you want to buy the item from the baby registry at the store, print the baby registry and it will have bar codes for the cashier to scan.

Space is Limited! – RSVP by Sunday, March 26th with your interest in attending and the number of people in your party. KSS asks guests to bring something to add to the holiday meal.

A link to sign up for volunteering will be sent with registration confirmation. Please consider volunteering to help with set-up and tear-down, especially with running the dishwasher.

Join us for the sale! Saturday, March 25th, from 8:30am-3pm. This is your chance to get rid of the stuff you haven’t used or needed since before the pandemic—electronics, sports equipment, tools. Lose extra stuff and find room in your closets, basement, or attic!

Drop-off your donations Monday, March 20th through Thursday, March 23rd, 10am-1pm and 5pm-8pm. Contact us if you need help with large items or to arrange other times. Leftover items will be collected by Out of the Closet!

General Items: Art and Collectibles, Computers, Electronics, Exercise Equipment, Furniture, Garden Goodies, Household, Jewelry, Musical Instruments, Office Items, Pet Supplies, Records and CDs and Books, Sporting Goods, Tools (no adult-sized clothing, please)! Baby and Kid Items: Gently worn, clean, and complete Clothing, Gear, Electronics, Books, and Toys! 

We could also use donations of throwing color powder! Because we need time to fill the eggs and package the powder, we need donations ASAP. Thank you for “hopping on” this opportunity to support our families!

Our RE Spring Festival on 4/9 will include an Egg Hunt during the service (separate kid / teen hunts) and Throwing Color after the service. Contact Amber with questions, or for more information!

Graduating youth and their families are invited to attend our service in person on Sunday, April 23rd – so that we can honor you as a congregation – but this is not required. Bridging seniors also receive gifts from the congregation!

And please plan to join us at the BREAD Nehemiah Action on April 25th!

Dinner and Conversation is a quarterly pot luck group that meets in participants’ homes. Commitment is only for one quarter at a time, with one meeting per month agreed upon by the entire group. The group size is between 6-8 people. The host organizes the dinner and picks a topic for conversation. The goal is to have a good time while getting to know each other!

Two instructors, Guy and Betsy Smalley, can provide individual attention to participants who want to increase balance and safe movement. The class will be an ongoing practice, meeting weekly. Dress in comfortable clothes and wear flat, non-skid shoes.

Feed and Read is also in need of clothing for a new-born boy. The Baby is expected to be born in about two months. Please visit Jacques in Beach Hall either before or after Sunday’s service to drop off your donations.

Curious to take more action for water justice? Share and sign this petition from Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice to advocate for a Climate-Friendly Farm Bill in the US Congress, and work to sustain our sacred and precious waterways. Sponsored by UU Ministry for Earth, Side with Love, and UU Animal Ministry.

Welcome, little one! Each year First UU invites families who would like to participate in a Child Dedication ceremony to do so during our Mother’s Day service. Families are invited to attend the service in person on May 14th – so that we can honor you as a congregation. There is no age limit for children participating! Please fill out this form if you have a child you would like recognized this year – due by midnight the Sunday before the ceremony, May 7th. Your family will receive a child dedication certificate and flowers.

From the beginning of time, parents have brought their children to houses of worship for dedication, out of a reverence for the mystery of life and a desire that their precious children should have the love and support of community as they grow into adulthood. Our ceremony is both the dedication of parents to their children and the dedication of this congregation to the privilege of providing these children with opportunities for spiritual growth.

Sign up now – by filling out our 2023-2024 permission and interest form! We will be in touch shortly with information about payment, and to let you know whether you are on the roster or the waitlist. Cost: $100 suggested per child.

Session A: for 6-8years (9am-12noon, Monday 7/31 – Friday 8/4)
Session B: for 9-11years (9am-12noon, Monday 8/7 – Friday 8/11)

Peace Camp is a time for elementary aged children to gather together at First UU and explore concepts related to “Peace.” We explore what peace means, looks like, and how it connects us. We learn about ourselves – our feelings and ideas. We learn about ourselves in relation to others – other people’s experiences and feelings are valuable and important. We work on interpersonal skills and explore what to do in challenging relationships. We also make space for conversation and expression of feelings related to what we have been experiencing this past year: whether worries, anxieties, or excitement. Most of all, we will connect with each other, spend time outside, and play!

Questions? Email Jen Bojanowski, our Peace Camp Director, or Amber Scott, our Director of Religious Exploration.