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BUUFers prepare and serve lunch at the Benton Harbor Soup Kitchen.

Berrien UU  Fellowship serves lunch at the Benton Harbor Soup Kitchen the first Saturday of every even-numbered month (February, April, June, August, October and December). Berrien UU volunteers prepare the meal, greet guests and help clean up the[...]

This Sunday October 3rd is a special Intergenerational service (for both children and adults).  We will be examining the life of Gandhi and how he influenced the way we think about non-violent protest. Mohandas Gandhi,[...]

 

There will be a meeting to plan themes, topics and guidelines for future Sunday services at 11:00am on Wednesday, October 6th, via Zoom. All BUUFers are invited to join. Please contact Lisa Fuller for a[...]

Please join the upcoming Task Force Meeting to help plan BUUF’s Fall Festival / Trunk-or-Treat. The meeting will take place on Thursday, October 7th at 7:00pm via Zoom. We need your help in planning fun,[...]

This Sunday, October 10th, we are going to investigate the question: “What Does it Mean to Be Pro-Life?” We are going to take a look at what it means to be pro-life in a Unitarian[...]

 

Sunday October 10th after the Service we will be trimming and cleaning up the overgrown brush area behind the felled log near the driveway up front. Volunteers are asked to bring trimming tools from home.

The Welcoming Congregation Committee is hosting a six-week online course, Trans Inclusion in Congregations which was created by Transforming Hearts Collective, a queer-led support for spaces of Inclusion. This course is for congregations that want[...]

BUUF’s Welcoming Congregation Committee is focusing on LGBTQ history for this service. To limit the subject, members of the committee have selected a specific topic to present. Brett Maccani will serve as service leader and[...]

 

This Sunday, October 24th, the BUUF service will focus on gun-violence. We will be addressing the effects of gun violence, why it is such a divisive issue in American society, and what we as individuals[...]

There will be one final Fall Festival Task Force Meeting on Wednesday, October 20th, at 6:00 PM via Zoom. It will hopefully be a quick session to review the status of our preparations and make[...]

The Welcoming Congregation Committee is hosting a six-week online course, Trans Inclusion in Congregations which was created by Transforming Hearts Collective, a queer-led support for spaces of Inclusion. This course is for congregations that want[...]

From the Desk of Diane Gibbons… Our monthly group pitch-in supper is scheduled for Thursday, October 21 at 6pm. We have a “Food” theme this month to usher in FALL. Please prepare a food dish[...]

Saturday, October 23rd, the BUUF Green Sanctuary team invites friends of BUUF and Fresh Start Children’s Garden Greenhouse to help Harvey Johnson and Dick Berndt place greenhouse hoops. 9-11 AM at 1140 Milton St., Benton[...]

Join fellow BUUFers for a “Fall Tame” session from 1-3 PM on our grounds (4340 Lincoln Avenue, St. Joseph). BUUFers will rake, mow, weed and cut to prepare our grounds for autumn and also for[...]

Join our fellowship for some safe, slightly spooky, outdoor fun, including: • Games and activities, like a haystack dig for prizes, a bounce house and pumpkin decorating • Train rides through our “slightly haunted” trails[...]

This Sunday, October 24th, the BUUF service will focus on gun violence prevention. We will be addressing the effects of gun violence, why it is such a divisive issue in American society, and what we[...]

 

The BUUF Social Justice Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 26, at 7:00 pm.  The agenda will include the following items: Lisa Fuller will report on the Unified Civic Monuments Project (www.unifiedmonuments.org), which is developing[...]

The Welcoming Congregation Committee is hosting a six-week online course, Trans Inclusion in Congregations which was created by Transforming Hearts Collective, a queer-led support for spaces of Inclusion. This course is for congregations that want[...]

The Community Forum for Economic Justice and The South Bend Reparations Working Group are organizing two book studies. Rev. Jim McConnell worked with these groups to plan these sessions and would like to warmly welcome[...]

Learn about the “ticking time bomb in the Great Lakes” on Thursday, October 28 at 7PM EST. Climate Reality Leaders Art Hirsch and Sue Holcombe will present facts in an information session about why Enbridge[...]

This Sunday, October 31st, we have a very special guest speaker. Debi Van Den Boom will talk to us about her work at the Cora Lamping Center, where she helps survivors of domestic abuse create[...]

 

Sunday October 31 after the service we will be trimming the holly bushes and cleaning up the memorial gardens in front of the church. Volunteers are asked to bring trimming tools from home.