In this session the group will explore how joy can be found in nature, with a special nod to Earth Day. Often the focus on Earth Day, is what actions can be taken to save the Earth. In this session, the group will explore the other side of the coin, focusing on how Earth can save us with its deep and simple joys. They will be taking inspiration for the well-loved and widely used sayings, “Stop and smell the roses!” and “Nature is the best medicine.”

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 Sunday, April 27.

Good cooks of KUUF, our next potluck is Sunday, April 27, which is also the day of our Annual Congregational Meeting. The Worship Committee will be our hosts.

Since the Annual Meeting starts at 12:00, the potluck will be finger food only. We won't be setting up tables in the Sanctuary so please bring food that doesn't require a spoon or a fork. Small sandwiches, food on skewers, cut up raw vegetables or fruit, cheese and crackers and cookies would be very much appreciated.

The KUUF Social Justice Group is sponsoring a clothing drive in honor of recycling clothing during Earth Day month in April.

We are experiencing a time in our country and world that is filled with anxiety and fear. As people of goodwill, so we may live into the best of ourselves, we must access joy and awe and wonder as an act of resistance to all that seeks to crush our spirits. To do the work required to bend the arc of justice, we turn to laughter and relationship and celebration to give fuel for our love and our justice.

Please join us on Friday, April 25 at 5:30pm for the next Family Friendly Film at KUUF! Pack a dinner, blanket, and pillows and be prepared to have a fabulous evening.

As Unitarian Universalists, we are positioned to be faith leaders at this critical time in our country’s history. But it can feel overwhelming. We risk acting quickly without listening to each other and the communities most impacted by climate disruption.

This Earth Day, UU Ministry for Earth will help you deepen practices that put Love at the center of our climate justice work. Not to avoid acting, but to prepare us for action. They will hold the service online.

The KUUF Social Justice Group is sponsoring a clothing drive in honor of recycling clothing during Earth Day month in April and May.

This morning is a multi-generational service. Children of all ages will remain in the sanctuary with their parents as we all worship together.

Children of all ages are invited to participate in Kitsap UU Fellowship's annual Easter egg hunt. Immediately after the service next Sunday, children will collect eggs and then use those eggs to do an egg vote which will be used to decide what type of service project they would like to work on this summer. After they vote, they are invited to participate in seven stations that focus on the seven values of Unitarian Universalism, Love, Justice, Equity, Transformation, Pluralism, Interdependence, and Generosity, where there will be a treat or an activity focused on that value.

Our multigenerational Easter service is a celebration for all ages. New life returns in spring, and hope is renewed after times of hardship. Whole family worship in the KUUF sanctuary will feature a story from indigenous European sources on the Goddess Ostara and a liberatory Christian story of Jesus. We’ll sing child-friendly hymns, make crafts, and hold an Easter egg hunt after the service for children and youth.

Join us for a spring clean-up for Nancy Jo's Garden on Saturday, April 19, 10:30 am at KUUF. Help us wake up the garden and get it ready to start growing!

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 27th.

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 13, 12pm KUUF Sanctuary

         Conversations with the Board Draft Budget April 16, 6pm on ZOOM 

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. 

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 27th.

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 13, 12pm KUUF Sanctuary

         Conversations with the Board Draft Budget April 16, 6pm on ZOOM 

In this session the group will be exploring how joy is found in “foolishness.” Think fun, silliness, jokes, and the good-hearted frivolity that makes one happy to be alive. They will be taking inspiration from the well-loved and widely-used saying, “For the fun of it!” Even though it will have passed, the session will also give them a chance to celebrate and have fun with April Fool’s Day.

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. 

Soulful Home is an ongoing parent group meeting that usually meets the third Sunday of each month following the service. However, because the third Sunday of April is Easter, Soulful Home has been moved to April 13th. Parents are invited to bring a sack lunch for themselves and for their child(ren). Children will remain up in the Matan Building for childcare while parents meet to build community and explore the Soulful Home resources. Soulful Home is a program through Soul Matters that supports families as they explore the sacred in everyday spaces by providing materials to help parents integrate Unitarian Universalism into everyday home life. 

The KUUF Social Justice Group is sponsoring a clothing drive in honor of recycling clothing during Earth Day month in April.

When we spy a lost coin on the sidewalk and bend to retrieve it, we can experience a brief moment of joy – an unexpected gift! Yet those gifts are all around us – we need only to broaden our gaze to recognize them. And spring is the perfect time to open our eyes, ears and hearts to see them.

In this session the group will look at how joy can be found in music. They will be taking inspiration from the well-loved and widely-used saying, “Make a joyful noise!” They will most certainly be literally making a bunch of joyful noises.

Let’s dance! Cultivate your joy, celebrate community, and get to know new friends. Cultivating joy is a spiritual practice for our bodies and minds. Embodied joy helps us move through difficult times and feel our agency as movers and changers.

The KUUF Grief Support Group now meets the first Sunday of the month. The next meeting will be Sunday,  April 6 at 11:45 am in the Admin Conference Room (building across the breezeway from the Sanctuary.)

The KUUF Social Justice Group is sponsoring a clothing drive in honor of recycling clothing during Earth Day month in April.

In today’s wisdom story, a holy fool tells a king, “wisdom is important, but joy gives wisdom its light. It is in laughter and play that we remember why we toil and strive. Life is not only about legacy—it's about being alive in this very moment." Let’s go for a treasure hunt for joy, looking for ways to resist the oppression of toil, and to enjoy our lives of service.

The Truth Quest Book Group meets again via Zoom on Sunday, April 6th, 8:30am-9:30am; we will be sharing about the book "Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times” by the Jesuit Priest, Gregory Boyle; Father Boyle writes of his labor of love at Homeboy Industries, which is said to be the World's largest gang intervention and rehabilitation program. All are welcome, whether or not you have read the entire book. Email admin@kuuf.org for the link.

Bonnie Lee Sykes, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away on January 31, 2025, at the age of 81 in Port Orchard, Washington. A celebration of life will be held this Saturday at a private home:

CELEBRATION OF LIFE Saturday, April 5th, 2:00–4:00pm

6834 Kenfig PL SW

Port Orchard, WA 98367

What: Spring clean-up for Nancy Joe's Garden. Help us wake up the garden and get her ready to start growing!

Good cooks of KUUF, our next potluck is Sunday, March 30, when Chalice Circle #7 will be our hosts. (Correction to last week’s Candle: CC#7, not CC#8, will host.) Thank you, CC #7 for stepping up to host our monthly community meal, when we break bread together in fellowship.