The Labyrinth Task Force will hold its initial organizational meeting this Sunday, January 25 in the Elmore Room from 12:00 to 1:00 pm. Ideas and planning for an eventual permanent labyrinth installed somewhere on campus will be discussed.

This coming Sunday, January 25 will be our first quarterly potluck Sunday, and Chalice Circle #2 will be our hosts. Thank you, CC #2!

This week, we are exploring the challenge of resisting the pressure to fit in, lifting up our UU value of love, and choosing compassion and inclusion over division and status. 

We are celebrating the things we do to make our services more accessible to all who attend and to reflect on how we might be even more inclusive as a community. We are a liberal and inclusive community but we are also a part of a culture that marginalizes people who are different and we are all affected by that culture in subtle ways.

This month's selection is "Kung Fu Panda" (2008). A story of overcoming self-doubt and growing stronger by embracing who you truly are.

Join us tonight, January 23 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at KUUF for a potluck gathering where anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+ can socialize and connect with others in the community.

The KUUF Grief Support Group meets the first Sunday of the month. The next meeting will be this Sunday, February 1 at 11:45 am in the Elmore Room.

Honest, accurate information about sexuality changes lives. It dismantles stereotypes and assumptions, builds self-acceptance and self-esteem, fosters healthy relationships, improves decision making, and has the potential to save lives.

Safety Monitors, Ushers, Greeters, and Lay Leaders are requested to attend. This short walkthrough of the procedures should take approximately 30 minutes. For those who can’t attend, we will schedule another session in the next couple of months.

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!

This week, we are exploring the challenge of resisting racism, lifting up our UU value of justice.

How do we hold the bittersweetness of life in all its beauty and pain? “Days of honey, days of onion,” as an Arabic proverb puts it. Come join us as we explore the spiritual practice of ritual and renewal as a healing balm in troubled times.

In January we will be hosting two meetings on Sunday, January 18. One will be before the worship service and start at 9:15 am. The other will be after the worship service and start at 11:45 am. Both meetings will have the same agenda so you can pick the one which is most convenient for you.

ENLIGHTEN presents Stephen Ladd. He will talk about his new book, Adventurer's Guide. His latest book adopts an adventurous philosophy, covering a myriad of topics such as wanderlust, curiosity, discipline, minimalism, as well as intensity of experience.

Honest, accurate information about sexuality changes lives. It dismantles stereotypes and assumptions, builds self-acceptance and self-esteem, fosters healthy relationships, improves decision making, and has the potential to save lives.

In the West Salish/Puget Sound Region, over 18,000 immigrants are striving to become productive, contributing members of the community. They face bewildering challenges – from learning English to finding work, from accessing healthcare to finding educational opportunities and legal aid. Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center (KIAC) is the only organization in this region dedicated to assisting immigrants in meeting these challenges. KIAC is a 501(c)(3) founded in 2004.

This week, we are exploring the challenge of resisting the unhealthy parts of social media.

Art in its many forms – painting, sculpture, music, literature – enriches our lives with its beauty, creativity, surprise and amazement. The arts are unique to the human experience, communicating complex emotions and concepts through the eyes of artists who offer deeper understanding of the world around us. They offer ways of knowing, of making meaning, and of connecting with others.

Four Horsemen is a 2012 British documentary film directed by Ross Ashcroft. The film criticises the system of fractional reserve banking, debt-based economy and political lobbying by banks, which it regards as a serious threat to Western civilisation. Noam Chomsky, Joseph Stiglitz, and 21 other leading thinkers discuss how the world works and talk about solutions to the failed systems that relegate billions to poverty and insecurity.

The KUUF Grief Support Group meets the first Sunday of the month. The next meeting will be this  Sunday, January 4, at 11:45 am in the Elmore Room.

This week we are exploring the challenge of resisting distraction, overwhelm, anger and worries and honoring our UU practice of finding wisdom in the world's religions.

Jessica Demick will be our speaker this Sunday leading us in a ritual for welcoming in the New Year and offering some reflections on the power of acknowledging sacred thresholds. Please join us for Blessing the New Year. 

The Truth Quest Book Group meets again via Zoom on Sunday, January 4 from 8:30 to 9:30 am. The book we chose to share about is "All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me"....a memoir of by Patrick Bringley, a guard at the museum.

This week, we lift up how we choose hope when we notice we have the ability to start over.

Stay tuned for details for our December 28 service, which will be a music service.

Join us at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, December 24 for KUUF's annual candlelight Christmas Eve service. We'll celebrate the season with readings and music.

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!

This week we join together for a multigenerational worship service, our annual no rehearsal, all ages,  Christmas Pageant. What is a no rehearsal Christmas Pageant? Everyone will be together in the service as we celebrate the birth legend of Jesus. During the service people are invited to come forward to create a tableaux of manger animals, wise people, shepherds and angels.

You're invited to the Winter Solstice Labyrinth Celebration at the Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Sanctuary on Saturday, December 20. The event begins at 4:00 pm. Potluck to follow. Everyone is welcome!

You're invited to the Winter Solstice Labyrinth Celebration planning party set for Sunday, December 14 at 11:45am in the Elmore Room. Come chat about how we can make this year's celebration extra special! Bring your ideas. All are welcome.