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The Climate Justice Revival is a Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) sponsored event. UU Congregations across the nation will be holding similar events this spring. It is a call to action as the Fellowship charts a course to strengthen our commitment to our community.
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Advocacy Hour
Join Green Sanctuary for the Advocacy Hour from 12:15 - 1:15 at the Fellowship this Sunday, April 6. Fellowship Member Ligia Rivera will be speaking about Climate Justice.
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Sunday, April 6
- 9:00 am Central Time in-person
informal coffeehouse-style service with conversation - 11:00 am Central Time in-person & livestream traditional service with sermon
A Climate Reckoning by Rev. Hannah Roberts Villnave
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Pop-Up Choir This Sunday!
This Sunday, April 6, all are invited to be a part of our POP-UP CHOIR at the 11:00 AM Service. We'll be singing "This Land is Your Land", by Woody Guthrie. Please meet in the Sanctuary (up by the piano) at 10:15 AM.
Please come as you are; you don't need to prepare anything! Music will be provided.
Thanks! Hope to see you Sunday morning!
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10:10 AM Middle Hour
Middle Hour offering this Sunday:
- Positivity Without Toxicity with the Care Team
Click HERE for future Middle Hour offerings.
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Appleton Area Ecumenical Good Friday Service
Join us at the Fellowship at noon on Friday, April 18 for the Appleton Area Ecumenical Good Friday service; an hour devoted to the Christian remembrance of the crucifixion of Jesus and the sadness and fear of that day, as well as the challenges we currently face in our lives and our world. Several area churches participate annually, and this year the Fox Valley UU Fellowship is the host! If you wish to sing in the Good Friday choir (this year, directed by Dr. Steve Sieck), please let John Popke (john@fvuuf.org) know ASAP so he can obtain sheet music for you. You'll arrive at 10:30 to rehearse that day.
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Supporting Our Neurodiverse Learners Session
NEW DATE! Sophia’s workshop has been moved to Sunday, April 27, 12:30-2:00 pm
Mark your calendars for Sunday, April 27, 12:30-2:00 pm. Sophia Shulz, our wonderful Neurodiversity Support Intern, will lead a session on how to support our neurodiverse learners and members of our beloved community. Sophia has been working hard to help us understand the unique needs of our neurodiverse students and how we can best support them. She has lots of valuable insights to share! We want to make the most of our time with her before she leaves us in June to pursue the next steps in her professional journey so let’s make the most of our time with her while we can!
Sophia has enough material for two sessions, and we're looking into organizing a second one. Stay tuned for more details!
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All Call for 2025 Bridging Youth!
We're excited to celebrate our high school seniors who are graduating this spring at our Bridging service on June 1. Let's come together to honor this important milestone in their lives and welcome them as they step into adulthood.
If your young person would like to take part in this celebration, please reach out to Kim Hartman at kim@fvuuf.org by Sunday, April 27.
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Mark your calendars! Our Annual Youth Service is on May 4, 2025.
Join us to worship with and cheer on our beloved young people from our Being a Teen program as they present their special service on May 4. Stay tuned for more details!
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Religious Exploration Program Year
We warmly invite all young curious minds to join us in fun and friendship in our Religious Exploration classes on Sundays during the 11:00 service. Kids in grades 4K-8 will discover our values through enriching lessons and activities that help them grow spiritually, ethically, and intellectually.
Every month, our students in grades 4K- 5 will explore a variety of major world religions and learn more about our new Unitarian Universalist values: Justice, Equity, Transformation, Pluralism, Interdependence, and Generosity (JETPIG). Finally, they will continue their journey of understanding and practicing their own UU faith.
Click HERE for information about each of our programs including nursery, children’s Sunday Religious Exploration, and HERE for our teen programs; Crossing Paths, Being a Teen, and Our Whole Lives.
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Rummage Sale Fundraiser
Our final fundraiser of the program year will be a rummage sale! The sale will be here at the Fellowship on Friday, April 25 (9:00 am - 4:00 pm) and Saturday, April 26 (9:00 am - 2:00 pm). Bring cash or a check to buy previously-loved treasures to support the Fellowship's programs. It is an "any reasonable price" sale so come ready to name your price!
Do you have treasures to share?? Bring your items to donate on Sunday, April 20 from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm, or during business hours (8:30 am to 4:00 pm) on Monday, April 21 through Thursday, April 24. Please DO NOT bring donations earlier, since we do not have space to store them.
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Justice Hub
Check out the Justice Hub, featuring an easy-to-use calendar! Each event on the calendar includes time, location, and program details to help you learn more about how to get engaged with our wider community.
When you click on an event, at the bottom of the description you can click “Copy to my calendar” to add the event to your calendar and never miss a chance to act courageously for justice in our world.
- ESTHER and WISDOM are still accepting registrations for April 10, Madison Action Day, registration and details on esther-foxvalley.org
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Soup-er Saturday
April 5, 5:00 pm
Join us at the Fellowship for an evening of fun, friends, conversation, and a potluck dinner. Soup is welcome! But feel free to also bring whatever other potluck food you wish to share (including vegetarian/ vegan/ and gluten-free options), bread, sides, maybe dessert… and your appetite!
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- April 5 & 6 - UU Climate Justice Revival (details here)
- April 18 - Good Friday Ecumenical Service at the Fellowship (details above)
- April 25 & 26 - Rummage Sale Fundraiser (details above)
- May 3 - Installation of Rev. Hannah Roberts Villnave (details here)
- May 31 - Ordination of Dr. Stephen Sieck (details here)
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Care and Support
To submit a Joy or Concern, fill out the form on our website or contact Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy, Co-Minister, at christina@fvuuf.org or 920-731-0849. For pastoral emergencies call 920-383-1565.
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