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A Year of Rediscovering
by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy
We are beginning our 2021-22 program year this Sunday, and along with it comes a new theme to focus us for the coming year: Rediscovering! We are entering a time of exploration of what it means to be a community—whether we are gathering on Zoom or in-person in our building. We are rediscovering so much, both within ourselves and within our Fellowship. We will spend time this year rediscovering and reconnecting to our values, our Unitarian Universalist faith tradition, and to each other. We will also rediscover our sources of hope, peace, and empowerment to make the world a better place. The world has changed so dramatically in the past 18 months, some of this rediscovery will be complex or difficult, and some will be relieving or joyful. We honor the wide range of feelings and experiences that will arise among us during this year, and we look forward to being with you!
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Sunday Services
9:00 AM Central in-person
10:45 AM in-person & livestream
Mingling of the Waters
by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy
Click HERE for Worship Service Zoom Information and the Order of Service
- Listen to past sermons HERE.
- Watch some of our past services on our Youtube channel.
- See the religious education section below for details about online and in-person classes that begin this Sunday. See our website (here) for more information about all Religious Education classes for children and youth.
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Open Zoom Room for Remote ParticipantsThere is a lot of buzz and excitement at the Fellowship these days because this Sunday, 9/19, marks the return of in-person services. However, this return might feel less joyful for those among us who are unable to gather in the building, whether due to distance, accessibility, discomfort with in-person gatherings, or any number of reasons. At 5:00 pm CT this Sunday, Ali Peters will hold space in a Zoom room for our remote Fellowship community who wish to check in, connect, and embrace each other through this complicated time. Log-in information will be available HERE.
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Sunday Religious Education Programs
Virtual and in Person Offerings
RE classes begin this Sunday, September 19th. This year we are offering two platforms for children’s religious education:
Nursery
9:00 and 10:45 Services: We will provide child care for 6-month through toddler-aged children during both services.
4K/K
9:00: Zoom classes will be on the first and third Sundays of each month. Parents with registered children will receive the new link.
10:45: In-person classes will meet in the Capek Room before service begins.
1st-6th grade
9:00: Zoom classes will be on the second and fourth Sundays of each month. Parents with registered children will receive the new link.
10:45: In-person classes will meet in the Curiosity Stable (Anthony Room) before service begins.
7th-8th grade
10:45: In-person classes will meet every other week in the Legacy Room. This class will also be live-streamed to registered students.
Check out our website for class information for nursery through 6th grade HERE and 7th through 12th grades HERE. Programs are offered from mid-September through late May.
Health and Safety:
• All Students and volunteers must wear a mask. To test the mask, try to blow out a candle with the mask on. If you can, it is not sufficient for Covid-19 protection.
• Surfaces and doors will be sanitized prior to the class and afterwards.
• Hand sanitizer will be provided in each classroom.
• Students and volunteers will maintain social distancing.
• The classrooms will be aired out after each class.
• We will conduct classes outside as the weather permits.
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Registration ReminderThe 2021-2022 Religious Education registration is open. If you have already registered your child(ren), thank you! If you have not registered yet, please do so immediately HERE.
Once registered you will receive links to zoom classes, monthly calendars, and information pertinent to the religious education programs. Also, registration gives us important information that will assist us in providing safe, nurturing, and enriching experiences.
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UU101: Quick Version!Tuesday, October 12; 6:30-8:00 pm CT
Join Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy, Assistant Minister Ali Peters, and Director of Congregational Life Marie Luna in a shortened version of our UU101 class to learn about Unitarian Universalist history, Fellowship programs, and more! This is a great opportunity to meet others in the Fellowship and get more connected. Contact Marie at marie@fvuuf.org with questions. This program will be offered in-person and on zoom. Link information will be listed here.
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Book Discussion: Burnout
Burnout came out in early 2020, right before the pandemic (prescient!), and is an easy-to-read and often funny exploration of the science behind stress. It offers understandable and useful ways to let go of stress in our bodies more effectively. This book is written for people who identify or were socialized as women, and there are many discussions of the ways society treats women differently, but after the 18 months we’ve all experienced, Rev. Christina has no doubt that anyone of any gender could find useful parts of this book!
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QPR TrainingSunday, October 17th; 2:00-3:00 pm CST
Register by October 4th by emailing cyndi@fvuuf.org
We can all save lives! The QPR mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical, and proven suicide prevention training. The signs of crisis are all around us. We believe that quality education empowers all people, regardless of their background, to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know. Clear, Concise, Efficient: Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in crisis and can save lives. QPR is the most widely taught Gatekeeper training in the world!
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New Member JoiningThursday, September 30; 6:30-7:30 pm CT
Becoming a member of the Fellowship is a meaningful step for many people. If you have been thinking about becoming an official member of the Fellowship, Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy and director of congregational life Marie Luna invite you to join them on September 30! Contact Marie at marie@fvuuf.org for more information or to sign up.
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Fall Art Show Theme: REDISCOVERINGAs we gather again for the Mingling of the Waters, let’s also bring in art for our Fellowship Hall walls. The theme will be Rediscovering, however you would like to interpret that. The art does not need to be your original work, but it needs to be framed and ready for hanging. We can not accept 3D pieces that would need to be on a table. Please make sure your name and the title of the piece are on the back. We will hang the display on Wednesday, Sept. 22 so it needs to be at the Fellowship by that morning. Thanks for helping us beautify our building. Questions: Mary Gerlach, gerlachmz@gmail.com or call 920.734.5888.
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Community Office HoursJoin Rev. Christina for informal conversation over a cup of something delicious. We can just get to know each other or you can bring something you’d like to discuss—the conversation will be guided by whoever shows up! Christina will also have a bag of conversation prompts if needed, and sometimes our staff, board president, or other lay leaders will join us. Thursdays from 12:30-1:45 pm CT as noted below, and the location will rotate monthly to reach different parts of our community.
September 23 & 30 (none on 9/16) – ACOCA Coffee & Café, 500 W. College Ave., Appleton
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The Justice Hub webpage has information about our JAMs, justice events, and opportunities here at our Fellowship and out in the community right at your fingertips any time you need it.
This week: Read more about each of these on the Justice Hub webpage!
• ESTHER interfaith community organizing information
• Rhythms of the World multicultural music festival Sept. 18
• Fair Maps (Gerrymandering) actions: Lobby Day Sept. 27 or write to your legislators
• Book Sale for college scholarships (AAUW) book donations now through Oct. 5
• Fox Cities Book Festival: Oct. 13-17, reading Melissa’s Story by Alex Gino
• Ongoing donations needed for the Hope Fridge in Neenah and Oshkosh
• Volunteers needed to pack boxes of indigenously sourced food through Feeding America
If you want to share something on the Justice Hub webpage, please do so by completing this form by Thursday to be posted when the page is updated each weekend. Submissions may be subject to staff approval and editing.
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