Click the graphic for information on our October Services…
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Brunch Bunch
Our next Brunch Bunch will be Sunday, November 3, 2024. We can’t wait to brunch with you! (Monetary contributions are accepted but not required.) Please RSVP to Katy, or contact with questions.
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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!
Please save the date for Prairie UU’s biggest fundraising effort of the year — a night of fun at our annual Auction!
December 8, 2024
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Justice League
We hope you’ll join us for our next Justice League meeting Sunday, October 27th, 12:00PM to 1:30PM at the Parker Library after service.
We are focusing 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…
October 19th – TheBrief 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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Habitat Interfaith Alliance News
Habitat Interfaith Alliance’s Trivia Night
Save the date for Habitat Interfaith Alliance Brews & Brains Trivia Night on November 9th.
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Antiracism Learning Circles
The Antiracism Learning Circles are small discussion cohorts that go through a book or podcast. These Circles were formed in the Fall of 2020 as an educational response to the unrest due to the murder of George Floyd. They are supported by First Unitarian’s Advancing Racial Justice Action Group (ARJAG).
REGISTER HERE
One of our goals as a church is to build a multicultural, diverse, engaged, spiritual community that works to dismantle racism and other oppressions. Antiracism Learning Circles are opportunities to do some of that work, to expose ourselves to our true history, to increase awareness of ongoing oppressions, and to explore and reveal our reactions to issues concerning race in America.
We strive to hear every voice, provide a safe space for expressing our doubts and discomfort, create a deeper understanding, and encourage and learn from each other in a small group setting.
Open to all; please invite your friends and neighbors to join our Circles on Zoom.
How will these Learning Circles Work?
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Each cohort (typically 4-12) gathers for a series of 4-10 facilitated Zoom discussions.
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You have to register for a particular Learning Circle.
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Meeting dates & times depend on the specific circle & who is facilitating it.
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Each individual is given the opportunity to share reactions, then discuss as a group
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We ask that you attend all sessions so we develop trust bonds as we share personal stories and feelings.
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Young Adult Regional Gathering:
October 24 , 2024
A second Regional Young Adult Gathering has been launched, widening our circle to now be hosted at Jefferson Unitarian!
We will have a potluck and a facilitated spiritual discussion, and probably, more singing! Yay!
Please let any folks in your community know!
(Young Adult can mean anyone below 40)
The goal of this event is to create connections across congregational lines as well as encourage YAs to be leaders in their respective communities. Let’s widen the circle and make it happen.
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Christian Nationalism: Historical Perspective and Effective Responses
Sunday Oct. 20, 4PM
First Universalist Church of Denver, 4101 East Hampden Ave.
Presented by Dr. Bruce Gourley, editor of Church and State, a monthly publication of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. He is an Instructor at Montana State University, author of nine books, many dealing with Baptist history, and has written frequently about church-state separation in American history. Sponsors of the event are First Universalist Church and its Racial Justice Task Force, Jefferson Humanists, the American Humanist Association, and Americans United. Following the talk and Q&A session will be a reception with light refreshments.
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A generous offer 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 net 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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Questions? Additions for next week? Please email Katy!