Category: News

October Circle Supper RSVPs due Oct. 15

Our next Circle Supper is coming up on Saturday, October 21st! Circle Suppers are monthly dinners shared by UUFD members and friends in members’ homes. There are typically 6-10 people at each home. For more information, click here to see our webpage. If you would like to attend, email Nancy Fisher at circlesupperuufd@gmail.com by RSVP deadline of 6pm on October 15th. Please Indicate if you can be a … Continue reading October Circle Supper RSVPs due Oct. 15

Ronald Garst Memorial (1941-2023)

A Celebration of Life service will be held for Ron Garst at UUFD on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 4:00 p.m. followed by a reception/party in Bowman Hall.

New UUFD campus video posted

In preparation for a new minister, a video tour of our campus has been created. You can view it here. Special thanks to Lisa Govreau, who served as the tour guide, Steve Govreau for filming, and to youth Alex Orndorff for compiling and editing the video.

“Beyond Categorical Thinking” (BCT) Workshop Coming!

“Will the new minister hear me? Will my concerns and needs be met? Will the minister understand what I’m living with? How will the community respond to the minister?” In answering these questions, a picture of the “ideal minister” — influenced by categories like age, gender identity, nationality, physical or cognitive ability, race, sexual orientation, … Continue reading “Beyond Categorical Thinking” (BCT) Workshop Coming!

Recital Series kicks off with Nicolò Spera on ten-string guitar Oct. 6

The 16th season of the Recital Series will begin on Oct. 6 featuring Nicolò Spera, Italian guitarist. He will perform works on the ten-string guitar from the 17th, 18th and 21st centuries beginning with Passacaglia by Heinrich Biber. The Passacaglia was composed for solo violin around 1676 and is often claimed to be the most impressive unaccompanied … Continue reading Recital Series kicks off with Nicolò Spera on ten-string guitar Oct. 6

FROLIC a resounding success!

Another Fabulous, Rousing, Outrageous, Lively, Ineluctable Celebration (FROLIC) hit the UUFD stage on Friday, September 22. The culmination of the event was raising funds for a new Memorial Garden and additional support for a much-needed upgraded Sanctuary HVAC system. The $14,726.11 raised was a reflection of the generosity and the joy our members and friends experienced in returning to this … Continue reading FROLIC a resounding success!

News from Faith Formation

“You don’t stumble upon your heritage. It’s there, just waiting to be explored and shared.” Robbie Robertson, Musician October marks the beginning of the busier-by-the-day holiday season that begins with Halloween.  With all these holidays, we each look forward to (or perhaps dread) the traditions of our families and communities that are part of our individual … Continue reading News from Faith Formation

Heat pump in our future!

Several months ago, the UUFD Board voted to allocate any funds generated by the FROLIC event over and above $10,000 to the Social Responsibility & Justice Team.  We were thrilled by this possibility and decided that, if we received any funds, they would go towards the HVAC renovation of our sanctuary that Mike Trefry and the … Continue reading Heat pump in our future!