We remember and celebrate the lives of two longtime and beloved First UU members who died this week: 

KK Wilder passed away at the Respite House on Monday night, after a period of illness. An obituary will be forthcoming, and will keep you posted on a possible memorial at a later date.

Ruth Page passed away at Wake Robin on Sunday. You can find her obituary here.  A Circle of Remembrance for family and friends will be held Wake Robin this Sunday evening, 11/6, at 6pm.

We hold KK and Ruth and their dear ones in the light during this time of grief. 

JUMP (Joint Urban Ministry Project) has been supported by our congregation for almost 30 years.  It is supported through our budget, with many volunteers from First UU, by supplying toilet paper for JUMP's clients, and by our annual Thanksgiving JUMP Bag drive.  This Sunday, November 6, JUMP bags will be distributed.  Stapled to each bag will be a list of items that you, as a bag recipient, will procure and place in the bag.  Some lists will be of food staples, such as rice, beans, cereal, and tomato sauce.  Other lists will be of toiletry items, tooth paste, razors, etc.  Then on Sunday, November 20, you will bring your filled bag to Sunday service.  The bags will be delivered to JUMP at First Congregational Church on Monday, November 21.  First UU is the major contributor of these items for JUMP's clients, and it seems that the need is never less, only more.  First UU's contribution is very appreciated by JUMP and JUMP's clients.  We have come close to 200 bags is the past - let's hit 200 bags in 2016!

Thank you from everyone at JUMP.

All are invited and welcome to gather for a pre-election,  non-partisan,  apolitical prayer vigil on Monday, November 7 at 6 pm at the First Congregational Church of Burlington, UCC, 38 South Winooski Avenue.  We are all feeling the stress and tension over this election and area clergy want to offer your community, our community, a time and a place to come together for healing and hope.  No politics - just song, poem and prayer.    The vigil will take place outdoors, weather permitting.  

This event is hosted by First Congregational Church of Burlington, UCC, with planning assistance from area clergy representing interfaith and interdenominational traditions.  

The working schedule is:

Dec 4: parent orientation

Class dates (8 sessions)

Jan 8

Jan 15

Jan 22

Jan 29

Feb 5

Feb 12

Feb 19

If you'd like to register your 5th or 6th grader, or for more information, please contact Martha Dallas: martha@uusociety.org or 862-5630 x 28.

Find out more about OWL here http://www.uua.org/re/owl

First Unitarian Universalist Holiday Bazaar is Saturday, December 3, 2016,  from 9 am - 2 pm.  Seeking vendors of cards, artworks, jewelry, crafts, handmade items.  

We have 10 tables available to rent to UU's who would like to sell their crafts during this busy and fun community event that fills our building with holiday cheer. We will be upstairs in the Susan B Anthony Room, lots of light and windows this year! Elevator access. Set up is from 8am to 9am on Dec 3.  Tables will be 6-8' long. Tables are $30.00 or 10% of your proceeds (whichever is less). We'll also have one group table for UUs who have just a few things to sell. If we don't rent all tables by November 5, we'll seek vendors from the broader Members/Friends of FUUSB community. 

Please contact Carol Czina to sign up or questions at carolczina@burlingtontelecom.net or 802 864 0242.

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Also, for class-specific details, our teachers only have contact info for the parent who registered them. If you want your contact info shared with your child's teachers, please contact Alex Kerrigan, RE Assistant: reassistant@uusociety.org.