Senior Brunch and Creative Conversations
For those of you interested in attending our Senior Potluck Brunch at BUUF this Wednesday, April 20, at 11am we’ll watch the following TED Talks program and discuss it while enjoying our brunch.
You can grow new brain cells. Here’s how:
“Can we, as adults, grow new neurons? Neuroscientist Sandrine Thuret says that we can, and she offers research and practical advice on how we can help our brains better perform neurogenesis—improving mood, increasing memory formation and preventing the decline associated with aging along the way.”
And for those of you interested in attending our Creative Conversations get-together at BUUF this same Wednesday evening at 7pm we’ll watch and discuss the following TED Talks program:
Chelsea Shields: How I’m working for change inside my church:
“How do we respect someone’s religious beliefs, while also holding religion accountable for the damage those beliefs may cause? Chelsea Shields has a bold answer to this question. She was raised in the orthodox Mormon tradition, and she spent the early part of her life watching women be excluded from positions of importance within the LDS Church. Now, this anthropologist, activist and TED Fellow is working to reform her church’s institutionalized gender inequality. ‘Religions can liberate or subjugate, they can empower or exploit, they can comfort or destroy,’ she says. ‘What is taught on the Sabbath leaks into our politics, our health policy, violence around the world.'”
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Cakes for the Queen of Heaven: Part II
Thursday, April 21st, 6:30-9:30pm
“Cakes for the Queen of Heaven” Part 2 will continue exploring the past to reclaim the stories of powerful women found in ancient Judaism and early Christianity. This workshop series will discuss global silencing and brutalization of women that accompanied the rise of patriarchal religion and society. Our journey will conclude with the exciting new world-view and theology that has emerged in our time. We will explore was of telling a new herstory.
Facilitators: Gretchen Ohmann and Renée Kauffman
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Earth Day Blessing and Solar Open House
presented by the Social Justice Coalition.
Learn how to make your electricity from the sun at our Blessing Ceremony on Saturday, April 23rd at 1pm at BUUF.
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Planning Ahead
State of the Fellowship: Part 2 is on Sunday, May 15, 12:30pm-2:30pm at BUUF. We will review outcomes of SOF: Part 1 and begin 5-year visioning project. Everyone is invited to participate. Attendance at Part 1 is not required for participation in Part 2.
BUUF Annual Meeting is on June 5 @10:30 AM, with a potluck afterward. Our Annual Meeting will include an opportunity to vote on next year’s budget, CO/SA projects, and special requests. Members eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting will have signed the membership book and made a financial or in-kind contribution to BUUF for the current fiscal year. Deadline for voting member status is May 5.
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2016/17 Pledge Season is currently underway
We are still working on our goal of $12,000 or more. We are currently around $10,000. We are almost to our goal! The recommended pledge is 1-2% of your annual income. You can view, download and print the Affirmation and Pledge form here.
Pledge Celebration and Cabaret: Giving Thanks
Canvass Dinner and Cabaret: Giving Thanks (aka pledge dinner) is April 30 @ 6-9 pm. Bring a potluck side dish or dessert. BUUF will provide turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing, gravy, cake and beverages. *RSVP and cabaret sign-up to office@berrienuu.org or Hilary at (720) 289-8125 is required by April 24.
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Volunteers Needed!
Volunteers are needed to present/lead for SUMMER BUUF Sunday Services. Our summer services are more informal, often in a circle and without music accompanist. All topics are encouraged that tie to our 7 Principals and are respectful of others. A sign-up schedule will be posted in the Fuller Fellowship Hall.
*There will be no service on Labor Day weekend Sunday, Sept. 4.
If you have any questions, please contact a Sunday Service Committee Member (Dennis, Renee, Harvey, Julie).
