Service of Remembrance for Nancy Sennett: Saturday, May 18 at 2:00 pm
Please Save the Date for a Service of Remembrance in loving memory of Nancy Sennett. 

Article II Listening Circles: Tuesday, May 14 and Sunday, May 19
You are invited to attend a Listening Circle to learn about the proposed changes in our UUA by-laws that will transform the 7 (or 8 in some fellowships) Principles into new, more comprehensive language (click here for the Revised Article II Language). The Listening Circle will be a space to listen, connect, and share our feelings about the proposed changes that will be voted on in June at our annual General Assembly.

May 12 - Many Sources: “We Are Made of Many Roots!”
In this session, we continue our exploration of the gift of pluralism with a special nod to Mother’s Day and the idea that we are all “mothered” and nurtured by many things, people, and experiences. We also answer the question of what it means to be a pluralistic faith by exploring how our UU faith, like us, is one that is fed by many roots, some sacred, some secular, and some scientific.

Joseph Bednarik presents They Saw Two Heads
On this Mother’s Day Sunday, we visit the far reaches of the bell curve to explore one of the most powerful forces in the Universe: Mother Love.

Second Friday Film Series: Friday, May 10 at 6:30 pm
The next Second Friday Film Series is coming up on Friday, May 10. We will be viewing Chisholm '72. This compelling documentary takes an in-depth look at the 1972 presidential campaign of Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress and the first to seek nomination for the highest office in the land.

KUUF Grief Support Group: Sunday, May 5 at 11:45 am
The KUUF grief support group now meets the first Sunday of the month. The next meeting will be Sunday, May 5 at 11:45 am in the Elmore Room.

Farmers' Market Returns: Sunday, May 5, 11:45 am to 12:00 pm
It's May! Our Farmers' Market is officially opening. If you have extra produce or plants to share, please bring them to the gardening table. They will be available to pick up after the service for a small donation.

New to KUUF Conversation: Sunday, May 5, 11:45 am to 12:30 pm
Are you new to KUUF and wonder what Unitarian Universalism is all about? Do you want to know more about this Fellowship? Do you want to know how and when to become a member and what that means for you? If you have questions about KUUF, this is the time and place to ask them!

May 5 - Many Views: “We Need Each Other to Perceive the Whole!”
In this session, children will engage this value by understanding what the word Pluralism means. We also use this lesson to begin exploring one of the distinct messages our faith gives us about how to be a pluralistic faith.

Rev. Carol McKinley presents One Story Is Not the Whole Story
Pluralism is one of Unitarian Universalism’s shared values, celebrating the sacredness in all beings while recognizing the diversity in culture, experience, and theology. Pluralism isn’t easy; it requires the willingness to let go of our beliefs and agendas to recognize other ways of being. As we move toward the future, how can we more fully embrace the richness true openness offers?

Truth Quest Book Group: Sunday, May 5, 8:30 to 9:30 am
The Truth Quest Book Group meets again via Zoom on Sunday May 5 from 8:30 to 9:30 am. We will be sharing about Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda.

Active Shooter Training: Tuesday, April 30 at 6:00 pm
The UUA has taken a proactive stance towards congregational safety in all its forms and urges individual fellowships to do the same. Our Safe Congregations Committee has provided the congregation with a training on how to de-escalate a tense situation and on basic first aid and CPR/AED and has drawn up a fire safety evacuation plan for all three of our buildings.

Last Sunday of the Month Potluck: Sunday, April 28, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Mark your calendars for the next potluck on Sunday, April 28, when Chalice Circle #4 will be in charge of setting up and cleaning up.

In this session, children will explore how our Earth and the web of creatures and creation take care of us. Children will have the opportunity to explore how nature is a gift and how being in it and connected to it allows us to live, thrive, and feel cared for.

Time for All Ages: The Earth Gives More by Sue Fliess

Rev. Jennifer DeBusk Alviar presents Listening to Water's Wisdom
In the face of ecological heartache, how do we hold both grief and love together in a way that connects us to nature’s wisdom? Join us as we explore this question through the earth’s rhythms, seasons and cycles of life.

Save Enetai Presentation & Discussion: Sunday, April 21, 11:45 am to 12:45 pm
A beautiful area of woodland near our Fellowship is being threatened by developers who want to put 189 homes on it. KUUF's Adult Education and Social Justice Committee are hosting Kathie Lustig, with SAVE ENETAI, at KUUF this Sunday, April 21 from 11:45 am to 12:45 pm to celebrate Earth Day. After the presentation and discussion, we will be planting a rhododendron on the KUUF grounds.

In this session, children will explore how The Gift of Interdependence and Earth Day are both reminders that we are called to care for our planet, its natural resources, and the life and nature that inhabit it.

Time for All Ages: The Zax by Dr. Seuss

The Fourth Principle of Unitarian Universalism calls us each and all to a free and responsible search for truth and meaning. While “free” is readily understood, what does “responsible” mean in the context of this principle? Next Sunday we invite “responsible” to have an honest heart-to-heart conversation, in hopes of getting very clear on what is really being asked of us.

It is almost time for our Annual Congregational Meeting (ACM), which will be held in-person in the Sanctuary and via Youtube for those at home! Please plan on attending after the service April 14th.

In this session, using the metaphor of “pouring”, children will explore how our interdependence with our communities is such a vital part of our understanding of what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist.  Children will explore the many different ways we can contribute and pour ourselves into our church communities and how our communities pour their support, wisdom, concern into us, filling up our cups. In other words, we can find nurturing and comfort in our church communities and how we can nurture it back.

Time for All Ages: Creekfinding: A True Story by Jacqueline Briggs Martin

What if the urgency of the climate crisis, paradoxically, calls for an end to protest and a deepening of attention to our relations? As human beings, we live with great dependence and vulnerability. Imagine slowing down and becoming as accepting of your body’s needs, limitations, and dependence on others, as you are of your longing for independence. What might you find there? Between independence and dependence in our relations, perhaps there is a third way. It’s one of our shared UU values, interdependence.

Second Friday Film Series: Friday, April 12 at 7:00 pm
Please join us for our next Second Friday Film Series when we will be watching David Attenborough's A Life on Our Planet. In his 93 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of the planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. But during his lifetime, Attenborough has also seen first-hand the monumental scale of humanity's impact on nature. Honest, revealing and urgent, this film is a powerful first-hand account of humanity's impact on nature and a message of hope for future generations.

It is almost time for our Annual Congregational Meeting (ACM), which will be held in-person in the Sanctuary and via Youtube for those at home! Please plan on attending after the service April 14th.

We will be having two opportunities for Conversations with the Board (CWTB and Finance committee representatives) to discuss questions or concerns regarding the Draft Budgets. There will be a Zoom and an In Person opportunity. 

·         Conversations with the Board Draft Budget April 2, 6pm on ZOOM

·         Conversations with the Board Draft Budget April 7, 12pm KUUF Sanctuary 

New to KUUF Conversation: Sunday, April 7, 11:45 am to 12:30 pm

Are you new to KUUF and wonder what Unitarian Universalism is all about? Do you want to know more about this Fellowship? Do you want to know how and when to become a member and what that means for you? If you have questions about KUUF, this is the time and place to ask them!

April 7 - Interdependence - What is it? 
In this session, children will explore what interdependence means for us as Unitarian Universalists, the difference between independence and interdependence, and how our faith teaches us and lifts up the idea that we can’t go it alone.

Truth Quest Book Group: Sunday, April 7, 8:30 to 9:30 am
Please join us for our book group discussion of Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain. We I'll be meeting next via Zoom on Sunday, April 7 from 8:30 to 9:30 am.

It is almost time for our Annual Congregational Meeting (ACM), which will be held in-person in the Sanctuary and via Youtube for those at home! Please plan on attending after the service April 14th.

We will be having two opportunities for Conversations with the Board (CWTB and Finance committee representatives) to discuss questions or concerns regarding the Draft Budgets. There will be a Zoom and an In Person opportunity. 

·         Conversations with the Board Draft Budget April 2, 6pm on ZOOM

·         Conversations with the Board Draft Budget April 7, 12pm KUUF Sanctuary 

Easter Egg Hunt: Sunday, March 31 at 11:45 am
The annual KUUF Easter egg hunt will be taking place immediately following the service on Sunday, March 31! The children in your life can hunt for plastic eggs and then turn them in to receive a goodie bag. Please bring a basket or bag to hold all of their eggs.

Our multigenerational Easter service is a celebration for all ages with a message of new life returning in spring, and of hope that can always be renewed. Worship for the whole family will be in the KUUF sanctuary, and feature stories drawn from indigenous European and Christian sources on the Goddess Ostara and Jesus. The choir will teach us some child-friendly hymns. We’ll make crafts and dye easter eggs. And after the service there will be an Easter egg hunt for children and youth. All egg hunting abilities are welcome, and all participants will receive a gift bag of treats.

Rev. Barry Andrews presents Nothing Secure But Life, Transition, The Energizing Spirit
Spiritual growth consists of a succession of enlargements of the soul. It is a process of transformation or metamorphosis, like that of the pupa into the butterfly. It is accompanied by renewed vitality and an increase of personal power. Yet we hesitate to embrace the new. We are fearful of change and feel threatened by it. But we should neither fear nor resist it.