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In Person & on Zoom. Child care is available 9:30am - 12:30pm
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Join us on Zoom
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This Sunday
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Mar 8, 10:00 AM
"Mary White Ovington: The Founding of the NAACP"
with. Rev. Rosemarie Newberry. Music: UUFCC Choir.
Rev. Rosemarie Newberry (Xe, xe [pronounced "zhee"]) is a retired UU minister that lives in New Jersey. Xe has served congregations in Ohio, New Jersey, and New York. Xe also worked as a hospice chaplain and a chaplain for adults with developmental disabilities.
From Rev. Tracy regarding March's themes: We have two themes this month, women’s history month and paying attention. So as we explore these themes in the Sunday services, I invite you to follow Mary Oliver’s instructions in your daily life: Pay attention. Be astonished.Tell about it. I would love to hear about what you discover!
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Following Sunday
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Mar 15, 10:00 AM
"Centre Safe: A Domestic Violence Sanctuary"
with Cathi Alloway and speaker Jennifer Pencek. Music: Hannah Bingman
Join Centre Safe Executive Director Jennifer Pencek to learn about empowering victims of domestic and sexual violence in our community.
Hannah Bingman is a local State College folksinger musician.
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Wednesday, Mar 4 at 07:00 PM
Soulful Sundown - "The Narrow Bridge"
...with Chas Brua.
The great Hasidic teacher Rabbi Nachman of Breslov said, "The whole world is a narrow bridge; the important thing is to not make yourself afraid." We'll explore the sources of courage in our lives.
Participate on Zoom →
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Highlight Column
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Minister's Column
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Rev. Tracy Sprowls
• March 4, 2026
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Recently someone asked me, “who do I call, you or the caring committee?” Good question! The minister and caring committee work together in a shared ministry of care and compassion, but to be more clear, here is a helpful way to know who to call:
When to Call the Minister:
Call me when you don’t know me, but would like to. When you have problems you would like to discuss-with your job, children, marriage, relationship or anything else where a sympathetic ear might be of help. When you’re going into the hospital or someone else in the church is. When someone close to you has died or is critically ill. When you are planning to be married. When you have a child to be dedicated. When you are planning a memorial service. When you are pregnant but wish you weren’t; when you aren’t and wish you were. When you are looking to foster or adopt. When you need support in claiming your truth. When you have a friend or neighbor who would like more information about the Unitarian Universalist faith. When you are considering joining the church. When you have suggestions to make about church programs. When you have suggestions for a sermon, or about the church service. When you would just like to visit or know someone else who’d like to. When you would like to help in committee work or teaching or just have a great idea. When there are community issues you would like to discuss. When you are mad at me. When you’d like to talk about religion or some other concerns or curiosities in your life.
Please know, I am never too busy for you. You are why I am a minister.
When to Call the Caring Committee:
When an important life event happens we can send a greeting card to honor special birthdays and anniversaries, graduations, birth or adoption of a child, get well, or sympathy. When it is appropriate, we also arrange for cakes, flowers, special gatherings, and other expressions of care and support for members and friends. When you need transportation assistance, such as to medical appointments or treatments (local area, HMC or GMC), for grocery shopping, to attend UUFCC Sunday services or other UUFCC events. When someone dies, we facilitate memorial service receptions, including flowers, for our UUFCC members when requested. When you can’t, we can coordinate delivery of meals in the event of significant life events, such as serious illness, hospitalization, death of a partner or child, or birth of a child. We also record the Joys and Sorrows spoken at services, and follow-up on those that seem to need help or caring.
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Ministerial Assessment Survey due Mar 18!
We are assessing some of the UUFCC ministries this spring. To get an accurate picture of what is working and how we can improve, we need everyone to complete our survey, which will take less than 10 minutes. We are also offering a prize drawing for completing the survey. The survey is anonymous. You will have the opportunity to provide your name after you submit the survey. The survey closes on March 18th. If you prefer doing it on paper, we'll have copies available on Sunday.
Click here to reach the survey.
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Sun, Mar 8 - 11:30 AM
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Justice Committee Table
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Every second Sunday in the hallway outside Fellowship Hall, the Justice Committee hosts an action table dedicated to offering you practical opportunities for advocacy and social justice engagement. We connect you with tools such as the 5Calls app and provide postcard-writing materials to help make your voice heard, alongside curated recommendations for social justice books available in our library. We invite you to stop by after the service to connect with committee members and find meaningful ways to support our shared mission of building a more just and inclusive world.
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Fri, Mar 27 - 6:00 PM
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Freedom Seder 2026
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Join in this liberally adapted Passover Seder to restore your hope and renew your commitment to eliminating injustice while sharing a religious tradition that celebrates liberation. Come to hear the Passover story, celebrate freedom, and eat a great meal! For all ages, and child care is also available.
Links:
RSVP Now! - RSVP deadline March 22
Volunteer to help (signup genius)
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Sun, Mar 8
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11:30 AM
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Come talk to the Justice Committee and see what they're up to and how you can get involved!
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Sun, Mar 22
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11:00 AM
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Let's eat lunch together and enjoy an extended time that we can build our multi-generational community relationships. Our Music and Play kids will share songs with us!
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Friday, March 27
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6:00 PM
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Join in this liberally adapted Passover Seder to restore your hope and renew your commitment to eliminating injustice while sharing a religious tradition that celebrates liberation. Come to hear the Passover story, celebrate freedom, and eat a great meal! For all ages.
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Sunday, March 29
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11:30 AM
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This badly needed introduction to disability expertise considers mobility devices, medical infrastructure, neurodivergence, and the crucial relationship between disability and race. The future, Shew points out, is surely disabled―whether through changing climate, new diseases, or even through space travel.
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Sunday, April 5
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11:30 AM
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Easter Sunday & Jared Boxes
More information coming soon!
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11:30 AM
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Sponsored by the Justice Committee & led by Janet Irons every Sunday in April. Join us for a discussion class exploring the history of Israel and Palestine in a safe space dedicated to providing you with deeper understanding and conversation. Utilizing resources from the UUA and Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East, we will guide you through historical contexts and terminology while highlighting local efforts to elevate the understanding of this crisis in our own community. Through sharing and reflection, we will discover meaningful activism opportunities and paths for action to support justice and peace both locally and beyond.
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It is with a heavy heart that we share with you that:Long-time member Milena Danneker passed away on February 26. Her service will be held in Kane, PA at the Cummings Funeral Home on Saturday, March 7. Visitation is from 1-2pm, and a memorial service at 2pm. An obituary can be read here.There will be a celebration of life on April 11 at 10:30 AM at UUFCC for Bob Greene, Leslie Brown's husband, who passed away February 24. His obituary can be read here.
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