We will meet at Bayou Gulch Park at 4815 Fox Sparrow Road in Parker (please note: NOT the Spirit of Life property on Baldwin Gulch Circle!) at the regular time Sunday, August 4th for a fun church service with music and laughter, and follow with a picnic. Contact Sarah M. for more information.
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Brunch Bunch
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Our next Brunch Bunch will be Sunday, September 1, 2024. We can’t wait to brunch with you! Monetary contributions are accepted but not required. (No Brunch Bunch August 4th, as we will be having our Summer Picnic!) Please RSVP to Calisse W.
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Prairie UU Fundraising Garage Sale
Tentative Dates: September 6-7, 2024
8AM – 2PM
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Donations can be made starting now and delivered to the Spirit of Life garage, back left area. Please contact Brenda before making your drop off. Any large piece of furniture or large item, contact Brenda anytime to attempt to post and sell NOW with donations going to Prairie directly. Having this new VERY VISIBLE location we hope will make for the greatest sale EVER! So do your part to pull out some good stuff to donate!
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AND plan to spend some helpful moments with Brenda in the garage sorting and organizing. She’ll need several volunteers for the two sale days keeping in mind that early mornings and closing time are the hardest to hold down without several helpers!
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Don’t forget to plan on doing a little shopping as well to help support Prairie.
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You can also make a monetary contribution if you don’t have items to donate. All is very much appreciated!
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Prairie UU’s Annual Auction
It’s that time again — our Annual Auction Committee is beginning to prepare for this year’s big event! If you’d like to help coordinate Prairie’s Silent Auction and Live Auction (our biggest social extravaganza!), please contact Jan S.
The success of the Auction depends on help from people like you!
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From Joanna Shukert, of our Prairie Community…
If any of you are considering buying or selling a home, or know someone who is, I’m offering to donate half my commission from any transaction originating from a Prairie member. The funds will be donated directly to Prairie in your name. As you know, home prices have doubled in recent years (along with real estate commissions), so I’m happy to make this offer on an ongoing basis. I’ve worked as a Denver realtor for 15 years and have been in the top 5-10% of HomeSmart agents over the past 3 years. I’d be honored to assist with any buy or sell transaction in the metro area. I also offer free advice or guidance on anything real estate related, so please reach out anytime if I can help.
Please email Joanna to learn more!
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Justice League
We hope you’ll join us for our next Justice League meeting on July 28th, 12:00PM to 1:30PM at the Parker Library after service.
We will focus on organizing, networking with other UUs and interfaith groups near Denver for action related events, finding some community speakers to fill our lay- led services, and helping with voting rights efforts.
Reach out to Kathy H. with questions, or visit the Justice League’s page.
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Prairie UU’s Book Club
When: Monthly at 2:00PM
Where: Parker Library, The Loft
Coming up…
August 17th – The Thursday Murder Club, a Novel by Richard Osman
September 21st – Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
October 19th – The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
November 16th – The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro
December – No Book Club
January, 2025 – Cutting for Stone, a novel by Abraham Verghese
Please contact Sarah M. with questions!
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Musical Jam Sessions
We are switching things up! Ukulele lessons on Thursday afternoons are ending, and the Prairie Jamboree is starting up!
~ 2nd and 4th Thursdays, each month
~ 4:30PM-6:00PM
~ The Gulch (Spirit of Life property)
For questions contact Clark or Claudia. All are welcome!
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Circle Supper
Our next Circle Supper will be Sunday, August 11th at 5:00PM, hosted by Jan S. Please RSVP to Jeff G.
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Habitat Interfaith Alliance News
HIA ~ Golf Classic
Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Time: 7:30AM Shotgun Start
Location: Inverness Resort and Golf Club
200 Inverness Drive West
Englewood, CO, 80112
The Habitat Interfaith Alliance 2024 Golf Classic: Our 20h annual tournament will again be held at the Hilton Inverness Hotel and Golf Club, on their beautiful PGA Championship course. Help us to raise funds to build a Habitat home in 2024!
Sponsorship Levels:
ACE: $5,000
EAGLE: $2,500
BIRDIE: $1,500
Please go to our tournament registration site for more details. If you would just like to come out and play and support the cause, you can also sign up directly on our tournament registration site. For any other information please contact the tournament director.
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Habitat Interfaith Alliance ~ Build Day
Prairie UU and Trinity United Methodist (one of the other Habitat Interfaith Alliance member congregations) will share a build day on Saturday, September 14th. More info and a link to register will be provided as it gets closer.
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Habitat Interfaith Alliance ~ Trivia Night
Save the date for Habitat Interfaith Alliance Brews & Brains Trivia Night on November 9th.
More info to come!
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UU the Vote “Building a New Way” Webinar
More info, and registration here!
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Questions? Additions for next week? Please email Katy!