Art and Collectibles, Computers, Electronics, Exercise Equipment, Furniture, Garden Goodies, Household Items, Jewelry, Musical Instruments, Office Items, Pet Supplies, Records and CDs, Books, Sporting Goods, Tools, Baby and Kids’ Clothing, and Toys! 

We also need help cleaning up and resetting the building for worship, starting at 3pm Saturday. No sign up, just show up! There will be pizza! Leftover items will be collected by Out of the Closet.

There are two other opportunities to join in the celebration in Columbus: During worship on Sunday March 26th, the congregation will be offering a blessing for the stole that will be presented during the ordination service.

Finally, on Sunday May 7th, Rev. Meg will be preaching and we will have cake and snacks in Beach Hall afterwards to celebrate this milestone with her.

• Sunday, 4/2 Chili Lunch (both meat and vegan) Beach Hall after service
• Thursday, 4/6 6:30PM Gourmet Taco Bar – Room 301
• Wednesday, 4/12 Noon Gourmet Taco Bar – Room 301
• Sunday, 4/16 10 AM Breakfast with Mimosas before service – Room 302
• Tuesday, 4/18 5:30 PM Gourmet Taco Bar – Room 301

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.

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!

The Caucus and Rally will take place at Congregation Tifereth Israel (1354 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205). The First UU Caucus will run from 6-7pm immediately followed by the BREAD Rally at 7pm.

The purpose of the Rally is:

• To learn and better understand the proposed solutions to problems identified by BREAD congregations.
• To prepare for Nehemiah Action Meeting, Tuesday April 25th,  where we along with all 44 BREAD congregations will hold local officials accountable.
• To report names/numbers of people committed to attend the Nehemiah Action.
• To generate enthusiasm and reasons for a large turnout to the Nehemiah Action.

If you cannot attend in person due to health or mobility challenges you will need two links:

• A Zoom link for the interactive 6pm Caucus: please email the BREAD team at bread@firstuucolumbus.org and we will send you the link!
• For the 7pm Rally: click here to register to receive the livestream link!

The BREAD Nehemiah Action is happening Tuesday, April 25th, at the Celeste Center at The Ohio Expo Center and  State Fairgrounds, 717 E. 17th Ave. The program will run 6:40-8:30pm — for people of all ages to support well-researched solutions for justice in Central Ohio!

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.

Games may sell out; reserve your tickets now, as a fully sold event means will mean NO tickets at the door! Pricing is based on ticket type (child / adult tiers); purchase season passes or a block of tickets to save!

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.