The preliminary total for January’s Justice Sunday collection for BackPack Buddies is $3,530. Thanks to everyone who contributed, we will be able to continue to fund feeding 15 children over the weekend for the rest of this school year.
However, BackPack Buddies is just one of … read more.
UUFR’s Immigrant and Refugee Ministry Team will meet on Wednesday, February 12, at 5:30 pm in the Music Room. Guest Amy Waters from Lutheran Services will talk with us about our potential service project at Smithdale Apartments.
UUFR will provide a Nachos Bar lunch at Love Wins Ministries in February. Please use this link to sign up. You may drop off food at UUFR from 9:00–10:30 am February 26, or at Love Wins at St. John’s Metropolitan Community Church, 622 Maywood … read more.
In existence since 2007, the Love Wins Community Engagement Center provides day shelter, meals, clothing, counseling, and other services to Raleigh’s homeless and at-risk population. Many of you have already helped provide monthly meals and have responded to drives for much-needed handmade hats, mittens and … read more.
Help us watch out for each other! UUFR’s Care Team is starting a voluntary “Buddy System.” Two individuals/couples will be paired up. Buddies will try to check in with each other at least once a month, or during weather emergencies, to see if everything is … read more.
New UUFR Youth Choir! Sunday, January 26, 12:15 pm (Music Room) – Rehearsals following our church service. For youth, ages 5 and above. The Youth Choir will perform contemporary music with a strong message of peace, hope and community building. This is sure to be a great fun, … read more.
Start saving unwanted material for the upcoming March Flea Market on Saturday, March 12. It’s time to “thank” your unused objects for their service, and let them go to new homes.
On February 19, at 7 pm, the Antiracism Ministry (ARM) will host a free community event honoring Raleigh’s “Black Main Street.” The event will include a talk by Ashley Adams, research historian in the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and a viewing … read more.
The UUFR Women’s Reading Group is changing its meeting date to the 2nd Tuesday of each month starting in February. Thus, in February, the meeting date will be Tuesday, February 11, at 7 pm. The current book is Women Rowing North by Mary Pipher. Contact: … read more.
In February, UUFR’s Race & Culture Book Club will read Carol Anderson’s “White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide”. The “New York Times” review of books writes, “…acclaimed historian Carol Anderson reframes our continuing conversation about race, chronicling the powerful forces opposed to … read more.
