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Ministry Call & Co-Ministry
Co-Ministry Portfolios
Dear Fellowship Members & Friends,
As you may have heard, our ministers and Governing Board have asked the congregation to engage in discernment about calling Rev. Hannah Roberts Villnave, currently our contract Assistant Minister, as a co-minister with Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy, currently our called Senior Minister.
Please join us this Sunday, September 22 for a multi-platform Q&A session at 1:30 pm, followed immediately by a dessert social.
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This year at the Fellowship we’re holding two weekend “camps” to encourage connection, learning, deepening, and fun for people of all ages.
On October 12-13, we’ll be hosting our first camp – Our Values Take Flight! The camp will take place at the Fellowship and will be held from 9:00 am-4:00 pm on Saturday and after services from 12:00 pm-3:00 pm on Sunday.
Registration for camp is $40 per person, regardless of age or track. This fee covers light breakfast and snacks, camp materials, and a t-shirt. Registration deadline is SEPTEMBER 22.
For all the details about the camp and registration, click the button below.
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Sunday, September 229:00 am Central Time in-person
informal coffeehouse-style service with conversation
11:00 am Central Time in-person & livestream
traditional service with sermon
Breaking the Mold by Rev. Hannah Roberts Villnave
Click HERE for Worship Service Zoom Information & the Order of Service
• Visit fvuuf.org/middlehour/ to learn more about middle hour.
• Watch past sermons on our YouTube channel.
• Upcoming Services HERE
• See our website HERE for information about our Sunday religious exploration classes for children and youth.
• Share the Plate: In September we share the plate between the Fellowship and Zion Lutheran Housing Initiative.
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10:10 AM Middle Hour
Middle Hour offering this Sunday:
• Membership Signing with Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy
Click HERE for future Middle Hour offerings.
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Fox Cities Marathon This Sunday
This Sunday, September 22, over 4,000 athletes participating in the Community First Fox Cities Marathon, ThedaCare Half Marathon, and the Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists Relay Marathon will be passing through the Fox Cities! The races start at 7:00 a.m. at the UWO-Fox Cities campus in Menasha and will finish at Riverside Park in Neenah
A course map is attached and can be found online HERE.
It may take longer to get to services on Sunday. Please be cautious of runners and walkers in the road while driving or walking to services.
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Sunday at the Fellowship
(September 15 through May 18)
9:00 am – Sunday Coffeehouse Service & Childcare People of all ages are welcome to attend the Sunday Coffeehouse Service, a relaxed, conversation-based service without a full sermon. This service takes place in the Fellowship Hall around tables with coffee and bagels. If kids prefer to attend childcare during the 9:00 am service, they’re welcome to do so.
10:10 am – Middle Hour and Fun & Friends – Stay after the first service or come early to the second service, to enjoy opportunities for learning and connection with other Fellowship adults. Kids will enjoy Fun & Friends time in the Religious Exploration wing for play and building community.
11:00 am – Traditional Service & Religious Exploration – Everyone starts in the sanctuary for the traditional service, and children are “sung out” to Religious Exploration classes after the Wonder Box about 15 minutes into the service. This service includes traditional elements like hymns, ritual, and a sermon.
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Religious Exploration Program Year has begun!
Our 2024-2025 Religious Exploration Program Year kicked off last Sunday. We warmly invite all young curious minds and adventurous spirits to join us in a journey filled with fun and friendship. Together, we will explore our values through enriching lessons and activities that promote spiritual, ethical, and intellectual growth in our students.
We have some new and exciting changes for your kids this year, along with old favorites. One week a month will be spent learning more about other world religions (Hinduism, Paganism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and others). Another week we will learn about our new UU values of Justice, Equity, Transformation, Pluralism, Interdependence, and Generosity (JETPIG). The following weeks will continue with our previous curriculum: Soul Matters. Come Join Us!
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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Embark on a Journey with Some of the Most Wonderful Souls You Could Ever Hope to Meet!
Each one of us possesses our own unique talents and gifts, and it is this vibrant tapestry of uniqueness that makes our Religious Exploration Team so terrific! Most of us may not come from formal teaching backgrounds, but what we all share is an abundance of kindness in our hearts and an insatiable curiosity in our minds!
Are you intrigued but hesitant? Take a leap of faith and plan a day to immerse yourself in a classroom. Experience the beautifully welcoming environment without any obligation and see for yourself the possibilities that await!
If you’re yearning to broaden your horizons and forge deep connections with some truly remarkable individuals, please reach out to Kim Hartman or Jill Williams for more information.
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Fellowship Kids- Join us for Fun and Friends During Middle Hour!
• Drop-off Time: 10:05-10:10 am
• Pick-up Time: 10:50-10:55 am
Meet us in the Potter Room (Next to the Anthony/Mural Room) for Fun & Friends, a supervised time for community creation through play, games, and art for our kids ages 4K through 5th grade (approximately ages 4-10).
Older kids are invited to attend coffee hour or one of the adult Middle Hour offerings. Our nursery will be open for our youngest friends, ages 6 months to 4 years.
We Need YOU! Let’s pull together to make this happen for our community!
We are still in need of adult volunteers who are willing to supervise the Fun & Friends room or the nursery. Fun & Friends volunteers do not need to be teachers, regular RE volunteers, or have any experience! Anyone over the age of 18 (and at least 21 for the nursery) who can pass a background check is welcome to apply. Contact Ms. Kim or Ms. Jill if you'd like to help out in this way! (kim@fvuuf.org or jill@fvuuf.org)
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Finding My Next Home
When: Wednesday, September 25 @ the Fellowship
Time: 10 am – 2:00 pm
Maximum: 25 participants
Seminar Presenters: Margaret Alexander, Beth Belmore, Kathy Rose
Cost: Free of charge to participants
A voice in the back of your head tells you that you can’t stay in your home forever. You know you need to start looking at options. How would you do that?
This workshop will provide resources to assist in this journey. It will include presentations by community organizations, as well as opportunities to talk about your own needs and wishes in small groups. Registration is required.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own lunch. Beverages, snacks, and desserts will be provided.
To register, please send your answers to these questions HERE by emailing Beth Belmore at Belmore.bjean@gmail.com. Text Beth at 920-832-1356 with questions.
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| | Connect & Commit Spotlight
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JBear Photography – Individual and Family Sessions!
Sign up for a time slot by clicking HERE.
On September 29, Jerry Behrendt (Fellowship member and photographer) will be offering the opportunity to have your individual, family, or group photos taken at the Fellowship, in plenty of time to print those holiday cards! Jerry is donating his time and asks that you pay for this service by giving back to the Fellowship. You can pay with a check written to FVUUF with “Photos” in the memo line, or pay via our online giving portal, HERE, select the Fellowship Fundraiser tile and follow the prompts. Any amount is welcome, with a suggestion of $100 per session. After the session, Jerry will edit the photos and send you a private link to view and download your photos and print them however you wish. In case of inclement weather, we have scheduled a rain date of October 27. Any questions? Contact Rev. Christina (christina@fvuuf.org).
You can view Jerry’s photography website, here: https://jbearphoto.com/.
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Watch for upcoming Connect & Commit opportunities and events.
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Changing Hearts and Minds: A Conversational Approach Training
Sunday, October 6th at 12:30 pm @ the Fellowship
Limit 20. Please register HERE. A soup lunch will be provided.
Join this hands-on training facilitated by Planned Parenthood WI on how to talk and listen respectfully about the challenges and needs of reproductive rights with those who may think differently than we do.
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Justice Action Ministry Activities
Update from the Fellowship's UU the Vote Team: Our shared Covenant as members of our UU Fellowship is expressed through a set of inseparable and deeply interdependent shared values and the center of this Covenant is Love. Over the next seven weeks towards November 5th, we will be challenged as UU members to express our values through our actions to support voting. Our Fellowship UU the Vote team will be hosting these activities after services:
• Sept. 29: voter registration info table
• Oct 6 and 20th: Postcards to voters to get out the vote
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Oct. 6, 12:30 - 2:30 pm at the Fellowship. Please sign up HERE for Changing Hearts and Minds: A Conversational Approach training hosted by Planned Parenthood. This interactive 2-hour training gives you the tools to have these meaningful conversations and find common ground, so we can move forward together.
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Justice HubCheck 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.
- Oct. 1, Book Study Kickoff, Poverty, by America, author Matthew Desmond, 6:30 pm, hosted by ESTHER at 116 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Appleton
- Oct. 5, NAMI Walk. Register HERE.
- Oct. 6, 12:30 pm at the Fellowship. Please Register HERE for Changing Hearts and Minds; A conversational Approach Training about Reproductive Rights hosted by Planned Parenthood
- UU the Vote Reminder: You can find voter information on registration, polling locations, absentee voting, and early voting at: Vote411.org OR www.myvote.wi.gov.
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Care and SupportTo submit a Joy or Concern, fill out the form on our website or contact Rev. Hannah Roberts Villnave, Assistant Minister, at hannah@fvuuf.org or 920-731-0849. For pastoral emergencies call 920-383-1565.
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