Current Events
qUUeer — This LGBTQIA+ group meets after the service on the 4th Sunday of each month in an available classroom at the Meetinghouse. Their next meeting is July 28. This group is a safe space for members of the queer community to discuss issues, seek and give comfort and understanding, and work together toward shared goals within our UU framework. While we appreciate our many allies, this particular setting is open only to those who identify as LGBTQIA+ For more information, please send an email to quueer@uufortwayne.org or contact the minister.
HUUmanists In Action – This group meets after the service on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month to explore the history of Humanism and its application to contemporary social and community issues. Their next meeting is July 28. Everyone is welcome to join in the discussion.
Stewardship Worship Service & Volunteer Fair — Join us in celebrating the spirit of Generosity through volunteering. Sunday, August 4. At 10:30am, a special Worship Service centering around Volunteerism is planned, followed by a Volunteer Fair in the Social Hall from 11:45 – 12:30. All UUCFW groups are invited to share what they do and invite members to join them. 20+ church committees, groups of five and others have already signed up! Refreshments and food will be provided. Contact secretary@uufortwayne.org for more information.
Advocates for Racial Justice — Meetings to plan and share thoughts and ideas about the work to be done are held on the first Wednesday of every month, via Zoom. Their next meeting is Wednesday, August 7 at 7pm. Please contact Rebecca Reeder for the zoom link.
Sisters Over 65 — Our meeting time is the second Thursday of the month in the Choir room from 10:30am to 12 noon. Some of us go to lunch after the meeting. All are welcome. Our next gathering is August 8. Special guest is Rachel Blakeman. On September 12th, our speaker is Peg Maginn and on October 10 it’s Robyn Valdizon.
Taco Ministry — This open group to meet up for lunch is held the third Sunday of the month, with our next lunch on August 18 @12:15. Restaurant TBD. Come support local business, taco-bout the sermon, and enjoy camaraderie with friends old and new. RSVP to Robyn Valdizón.
UUCFW at the TinCaps — Save the date! We already have plans for the congregation’s annual TinCaps outing. We will be behind home plate for the next-to-last home game of the regular season Saturday, September 7 at Parkview Field. Our choir members will once again sing the national anthem to start the game just before 6:30. Gates open at 6:05. Tickets are $14 each and available to UUCFW members and friends alike. Note that this is the weekend AFTER Labor Day.
To purchase tickets, send your payment with the requested number of tickets to the church office.
Advocates for Environmental Justice — Mark your calendars now for September 28 and 29, so you may participate in the upcoming UU Climate Revival: Reimagine Together from an Extractive Age to a New Era! During this time, as a congregation, we will collectively envision a future for the world we want to create together. Participation in this event will also help us reach goals we are developing toward Green Sanctuary 2030 status. Details to come later, but to learn more now watch this video from UUA President Rev Sofia Betancourt, and also browse through this inspiring information.
The South African Volmoed Youth Drumming Project (VYDP) will be touring Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois, November 8-26, sponsored by many of their friends in the region, UUCFW Advocates for Racial Justice, and by the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace.
The Youth Drummers will be featured in our UU worship service on Sunday, November 10. We are honored to be their hosts for a variety of events November 8-13, while they are in Fort Wayne. Recent UU travelers to South Africa were moved by their commitment to each other, their skill in drum making, their personal dreams and vision as well as those for their country, and their infectious, joyful spirit.
In Indiana, they will be performing in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Goshen/Elkhart. Traveling with the 10-member drumming group are:
Rev. Edwin Arrison, Anglican priest, Volmoed Youth Leadership Training Program (VYLTP) Director, close personal friend and colleague of Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Rev. Rene August, VYLTP leadership facilitator, Anglican priest, reconciliation trainer dealing with poverty, injustice, and inequality.
Bevil Spence, VYDP teacher, 20+ years’ experience as drum circle facilitator, drum and instrument maker, founder of The Drumba Project, using drumming and percussion as a tool in the therapeutic and educational process.
Siyabonga Vonco, leader of VYLTP drummers and singers.
For more information, contact Jim or Rebecca Reeder.
Opportunities for Stewardship —
You can raise funds for the church during your normal shopping! What better way to grow our resources than by making money on the things we already do and buy.
First, the Raise Right program (formerly known as Scrip). For those wanting to enroll in scrip the church code is: 77DDL4CC29923 Click here to enroll or download the RaiseRight app.
There are multiple options when ordering cards. You can buy eGift cards that can be printed at home or saved electronically on your phone. Or you can order physical gift cards and have them shipped to you. Click here for a list of Ship-to-Home Eligible Brands. If you have any questions, please contact our Scrips Coordinator, Kathi.
Second, you can link our congregation to your Kroger shopping! It’s easy to sign up for their Community Rewards program with our number: EM779. Then when you shop at Kroger, you will see our name at the bottom of the receipt. Learn how by clicking here.
Thank you – these small things really do make a difference!
