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This Sunday,
November 28
Community Hour
Hot, Fair-trade Peace Coffee is available. Child care is provided. The FUS Library and Bookstore are open. Forum (see below). Opportunities for great conversations and connections abound!
FORUM at 9:30 a.m. "Say -- How about that election?!"
Discussion facilitators: Gene Martinez and Bruce Nelson. We want to hear your thoughts about what happened November 2 - and what it will mean for Minnesota, the U.S., and the rest of the world. Be prepared for a wide open discussion. Facilitators will endeavor to see that everyone has a chance to speak and keep the discussion productive.
ASSEMBLY at 10:30 a.m. "Notable Judgements and Special Mercies"
Speaker: The Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons.
How did the Puritan concept of history lay the groundwork for our collective idealization of "America's first Thanksgiving", as well as contemporary Native American reaction to the implications of the common myth? And what are we, as modern pluralists, to make of this historical muddle? Let's sort some of it out together. 
Exhibit OpensOn view in the FUS Gallery November 28-December 26 are works by The Scandinavian Weavers Study Group.
Click here to view descriptions of upcoming Forums and Assemblies.
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FUS Email Contacts
Phone: 612-377-6608
Fax: 612-377-2151 |
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Greetings from Mount Curve! 
Holiday Cheer is HERE!Bring the children in your life to FUS on Sunday November 28 so they can create Advent wreaths (UU-style!) to use with their families through the holiday season. And be sure to be here on Music Sunday, December 5, for a "A Winter Journey"!
Click here to view the FUS calendar, and scroll through the dates to see descriptions of upcoming forums and assemblies. Click here to view the recently posted Winter edition of The First Unitarian.
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We Missed You! 
The weather on Sunday November 21 was treacherous, to be sure -- and very disappointing considering it was our long-anticipated Housing Sunday. As you know, this was the Sunday we scheduled a social justice collection for the Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness. In addition to that, the proceeds for the Soup Lunch are going to St. Stephen's Social Services. Folks who were here were very generous with their contributions, but we want you to have a chance to show your support, as well. Please mail or bring in your support next Sunday. Thank you very much.
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Books for Kids FUS is collecting new and gently used children's books for the medical center waiting room at a Navajo Reservation in Arizona now through December 12 so they can be sent to the reservation by Christmas. Please place your donations in the box in the front hallway. And thank you!
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FUS Sponsors Families in Need
Look for gift tags on the evergreen trees in the Lower Assembly Hall. These are holiday requests made by two families the Minnesota Visiting Nurses Agency has matched with FUS. Chose a tag, sign the Gift Log, make the purchase and bring it to FUS by December 12. Click here to learn more about MVNA. Thank you!
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Kids Serving Others
The 6/7 graders will be making sandwiches for the Dignity Center on Sunday, November 28, while K-5th grade classes will be creating Advent wreaths for their families to use for the season, and many years to come! Click here to learn more about the Religious Explorers Program's holiday activities and schedule. |
Winter Solstice Celebration!
 Tuesday, December 21 Ticket sales begin November 28! Share this wonderful humanist celebration of the season with family and friends! Volunteers are needed to help with the festive dinner, Midwinter Revels program and children's activities. Visit the Solstice table in the Lower Assembly Hall during Social Hour, click here for more information, or Audrey.
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Coffee Chats
Sunday Mornings, December 5-19. This month we're trying something new! Come at 9:30 a.m. for time with a tall, warming coffee or tea, a morning treat, your fellow members, and conversations about books, theatre, current films, and -- if you dare -- local politics. Child care is provided; just bring your thoughts for some relaxed conversations, courtesy of your Membership Committee.
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Music Sunday: "A Winter Journey"
December 5, 10:30 a.m.
Featuring The FUS Chorus, with Barb Brooks, Music Director and The FUS Orchestra, with Jeffrey Stirling, Conductor. Musical sleigh rides by Wolfgang and Leopold Mozart, plus music by Brahms,
Vaughan Williams and selections from "The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky. The featured work is Eric Whitacre's "Winter" for chorus, orchestra and sitar. Click here and go to the December 5 Assembly listing to learn more.
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Holiday Craft Creation Fair
 This is not your usual craft fair! Children K-7th grades will be busy making presents for others on December 5 and 12 during the Religious Explorers program time. Kids can move from creating one craft to another, wrap their hand-made gifts, and plan their holiday giving! And this just in! Donate items for this craft fair! Items needed: retired wooden and metal serving spoons and plastic bottles (with caps 20 oz. or smaller). Thanks!
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Cakes, Cookies, Pies and More
The FUS spectacular annual bake sale will be Sunday, December 12, immediately following the service. All of the items will be homemade by FUS members, most of them also members of the FUS Alliance. This sale, known as "Holiday Temptations," is the Alliance's biggest fundraiser for the year and the earnings are used to help pay for many items and projects at FUS. Remember to bring cash or a check with you on the 12th. Everyone wins!
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 Holiday Happenings at FUS Holiday services! Music! Serve others in need! Holiday Temptations Sale! Free gift wrapping in the FUS Bookstore! Click here to learn more about all of the fabulous holiday happenings here at FUS! |
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