Our architect, Elizabeth Boone from R&A, presented the first set of three potential site locations for the new building. Nearly 1/2 of our membership attended. Elizabeth fielded many questions from the highly engaged audience. She tallied reactions to a set of clarifying questions for each of the three locations via an online survey. The survey … Continue reading November 11 Town Hall results
Our fellowship hall/multipurpose building discernment process is well underway and moving forward with vigor. Last week, approximately 40 members and staff, across sixteen stakeholder groups, provided a wide variety of thoughtfully focused suggestions to Elizabeth Boone, our Reynolds-Ash architect. Elizabeth and her colleagues have synthesized what she has heard from our previous efforts at needs … Continue reading Moving forward toward new building decision
The Durango Food Bank is putting together Thanksgiving food boxes again this year. UUFD has volunteered to provide 200 cans of green beans (more would be great). Please bring in your donations of green beans to Sunday services through October 19th. Collection boxes will be at the main door to the Sanctuary. Thank you in … Continue reading Durango Food Bank Thanksgiving Drive
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango is excited to announce its eighteenth season with the 2025-2026 Recital Series Do you enjoy jazz, wind instruments, and/or voice? If so, this season will feature programs in all of these musical genres. Dates: Friday, September 12Friday, November 7Friday, April 24, 2026 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: The Unitarian Universalist … Continue reading Announcing the 2025-2026 Recital Series
Unfortunately, the first recital scheduled for Sept. 27 had to be cancelled. Various attempts to find a substitute failed because of schedule conflicts and lack of preparation time. Thus, the first recital will not take place until Nov. 22, 2024–a solo piano recital presented by Marilyn Garst. The program will feature some of Marilyn’s beloved … Continue reading Recital Series 2024-2025
Candidating Week is here! Our ministerial candidate, Rev. Jamie Boyce, will be with us April 19-28. Please click on this calendar of meetings and different opportunities for you to meet and greet Rev. Jamie! Members will be making a decision about whether to call Rev. Jamie as our next Settled Minister during the congregational meeting on … Continue reading MSC News Updates: Candidating Week is Here!
The Soul Matters group that meets via Zoom the first Monday of the month at 3:30 pm reconvenes after a summer hiatus on September 5 (you’re right – that’s a Tuesday—in deference to Labor Day). The group is accepting new members. If you’d like to join, send an email to Callum Fable, Coordinator of Faith Formation. … Continue reading Adult Faith Formation Opportunities
Two significant opportunities are coming up in August and September for UUFD members and friends to provide important information to the Ministerial Search Committee. In August you will be invited to complete a Congregational Survey and answer questions that will uncover more clearly who we are, what we value, and what we see as our challenges and opportunities. … Continue reading Coming Soon! From the MSC…
There are a few opportunities right now to help out at UUFD. Might you consider one of them? Welcome Station Help Needed = aka HowdyDuty: We love welcoming visitors and new members and ALL of you to the worship service on Sunday mornings. Sometimes we need an extra person to help us. If you would like … Continue reading Help Wanted
Durango Fall Pride 2023, organized by Four Corners Alliance for Diversity, will be held September 7-10 at Buckley Park. There will be a non-motor parade, followed by music and comedy, drag performances, food, sustainable merch and other vendors, plus free goodies! We hope to see many UUs there, hopefully wearing your yellow Side with Love gear!
