Nursery care (ages 0-3) will be provided as usual. For more information, contact Erin Reid, our Director of Religious Education (DRE) (256.694.6786 or eereid@hotmail.com).  

From the Transition Team

It is a busy July for many of us with summer activities and travel.  Your church leadership, however, is still very involved in preparing our church for our exciting move to Broadmor.

The Council will be meeting this week to prepare ways for making our new building reflect our identity as Unitarian Universalists, and they will be discussing celebrations to commemorate the exciting stages of our journey together.  A temporary banner will soon be displayed at the Broadmor property announcing that this will be the "Future home of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Huntsville."

In collaboration with church programs and leadership, rooms are being allocated for staff offices, Children, Youth, and Adult Religious education activities, Choir, and meeting spaces. The Worship Committee has been meeting with the Renovation Committee to design pew replacement in the sanctuary in a way that makes us a welcoming, accessible church.  These are just a few of the ongoing preparations being made by the many active committees in the church.

As you probably noted in last week's newsletter, we have set a tentative moving date for September 14th.  There are, however, many things involved in a major renovation like ours. We will remain flexible and keep you informed about dates as it gets closer.

As always, please, let us know if you have questions or concerns as we approach this important step in building a beloved community together.  We can be reached at transition_team@uuch.org .

Great progress is being made in the renovation of our new church home, but there are many final touches left to do within the coming weeks before we move. Come join your church friends, and make some new ones, as we work together to get the Broadmor property ready.  We will be gathering on Saturday, July 26th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  There will be many jobs for every skill and ability level, inside and outside, including painting, weeding, hanging lights, moving limbs, attaching swings on the playground ...and more.

Many hands make light, and fun, work.

Please bring these items if you have them:

Paint Brushes and rollers

Screw drivers

Hand drills

Chain saws

Hand saws

Rakes

Work Gloves

Food and refreshments will be provided. Families are encouraged to participate with their children and youth for any amount of time, so our young ones too can begin to connect with our new home. Children will be under their families' supervision for volunteer activities. Childcare for young children will be provided all morning as needed.

The address is 3921 Broadmor Rd. NW. 

For further information, contact Brad Korb at bradkorb@mindspring.com. See you there!

Social Justice News

Save the Date:  

Habitat for Humanity Workday!  

Saturday morning, August 9th!  

More info to come.  

Please call Tonia Betts (256.882-9891) with questions.

Come Help Build Something Great in Our Community!

HAP Food Pantry Update

After receiving the UUCH June food pantry donations at HAP last week, Gayla Kidd, HAP's director, thanked us repeatedly for our continued support.  She said requests for food boxes continue to be high, and the pantry is running low.  So please keep up the great work--your donations are greatly appreciated!

What does it mean to be a Unitarian Universalist? Guided by the UU Tapestry of Faith Curriculum, this three-part series explores important themes in UU congregational life, such as worship, theology, history, covenant, faith development, social justice, and membership. This program focuses on introducing newcomers to Unitarian Universalism, but those who have been at UUCH for a while will also be able to share and connect with others as we explore our own beliefs and how they intersect with the UU tradition.

Everyone is welcome! So mark your calendars now for the Sunday mornings of August 10th, 17th, and 24th for this chance to learn and share. Meet for coffee or tea at 9:00 a.m.; discussion starts at 9:15. Pam Korb and Nick Wilbourn will facilitate the discussion. Contact Pam Korb (bradkorb@mindspring.com) for further info. If you need childcare during these classes, please contact Pam at least a week before the event.

Our general contractor, Lee Builders, has continued with the demolishing phase in the sanctuary bathrooms in preparation for remodeling those bathrooms to make them fully accessible. The Hutchens Company has finished the installation of the new HVAC systems for the sanctuary, foyer, and kitchen and has called for the city inspector to approve their work. We'll soon have air conditioning in those areas!
 
As we get closer to completing contractor activities at Broadmor, we will need lots of volunteer help to add the finishing touches to our new facility. Our next property work day will be Saturday, June 26th, so mark your calendars to come out and work on both interior and exterior areas of our new facility! See the related article in this newsletter. 

--Brad Korb, Renovations Chair

If you have pastoral care needs, please contact the Reverend Alice Syltie at revaluu@aol.com. Barbara Hitt is Chair of the Care Committee, and may be reached at home, (256) 881.2531; on her cell, (256) 348.5845; or by email at bghitt1@comcast.net.