BUUC Events

Upcoming Events
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OCTOBER SERVICES
Hybrid services (in person and on Zoom) are held at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.  If you are not already on our mailing list and would like to receive links for the online services, contact the office at [email protected]!

October 4:  “Leaps of Faith”
Worship Leader:  Rev. Alice Anacheka-Nasemann
Music:  Nubia Peña, soprano;
Jamie Bishop, concertina

October 11:  “Shared Values and the Music of Peter Mayer”
Worship Leader:  Tom Pelletier
Music:  Tom Pelletier & the BUUC Choir

October 18:  “To the Ends of the Earth”
(Rev. Alice reflects on her experiences as a pilgrim on El Camino de Santiago.)
Worship Leader:  Rev. Alice Anacheka-Nasemann
Music:  Graupner Sonata — Rick Condee, flute and Lila Farrar, piano

October 25:  “Spirituality for Mind, Body, and Soul”
Worship Leader:  Gary Blanchard
Music:  BUUC Choir


Circle Suppers – Our first Circle Supper of the year will be Saturday, October 3rd.  We'll have two more later in the year. 
Planning an Event or Meeting at BUUC?
If you or your committee is planning an event at BUUC, please be sure to notify BUUC’s Office Assistant Emily Foster at [email protected].  She can check if the date, space and time you want is available and promote your event or meeting through the appropriate outlets used at BUUC (email, print, calendar, Facebook, Instagram).  If you are the event/meeting host/chairperson, please arrive at the church before other attendees to ensure the space is ready (including lights and heat as needed). 

Ongoing Events​

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​STONE SOUP COMMUNITY LUNCHEON
When:  The first Wednesday of every month
Where:  in person at BUUC
A chance to socialize and have lunch together at the church.  Coffee and tea are provided.

BUUC BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
When:  Tuesday, October 13th, at 7:00pm
Where:  on ZOOM

The BUUC Book Discussion Group meets monthly September-June on the second Tuesday.  You do not need to have read the book to join us!
 October:  Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
November: Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America by Leila Philip
December: We Burned So Bright by TJ Klune
January:  Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick
February:  Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartness
March: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
April:  Foster by Claire Keegan
May: The Land and Its People by David Sedaris
June: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Everyone is welcome to join us for the BUUC Book Club!  If you have any questions or suggestions contact Barbara Hale at [email protected].  Keep reading!
 
COMMITTEE FOR ECOLOGY & SOCIAL ACTION (CESA) MEETING
When:  Wednesday, October 17th at 7:00 pm
Where:  on ZOOM
Contact Penny Blum (chair) at [email protected] with questions. 

Warm Welcome Project
CESA's Warm Welcome Committee is making items of comfort (hats, scarves, shawls, blankets, and quilts) for the clients at ACE (African Community Education) in Worcester.  Please join us in making items to keep ACE clients warm and feeling welcome.  Ask any member of CESA for details.  Many thanks.

Collection for World Central Kitchen
CESA continues to collect donations for World Central Kitchen, an organization that is on the ground providing meals to people in crisis.  There is a can to accept small donations to WCK on the parlor table during the regular church year.

Crayon Initiative
CESA is sponsoring a collection of broken/stubs/unwanted crayons for the Crayon Initiative, which melts down discarded crayons, remanufacturing them into new, free crayons for kids in children's hospitals across the U.S.  For more information go to thecrayoninitiative.org. 

GAME DAYS AT BUUC
​Game Days return on Sunday, October 4 after Fellowship Hour in the lower level of the church.  We typically have 8-14 people stay for roughly 90 minutes of silliness, laughter and game playing.  We have loads of options, and determine each activity depending on how many people we have.  Starting in November, Game Days will be on the third Sunday of the month after Fellowship Hour, and we are working on having 2 Game Evenings over the Fall and Spring, dates TBD.

CHOIR REHEARSAL
When:  6:55-8:30 each Thursday
Where:  In person at the church
If you are interested in joining choir, have other musical skills to share, or any questions about the music program, please get in touch with Music Director Lila M Farrar;  lilamfarra[email protected] or 508-864-5978.
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THE BUUC WOMEN'S ALLIANCE
The Women’s Alliance of the Brookfield Unitarian Universalist Church has met since 1859.  The Alliance provides support to the church and service to the community.  It also serves the social and spiritual needs of women through fellowship, group expression, and programs of education, service and community.  Membership in the Alliance is not limited to members of the BUUC.  Contact any member for information on current activities:  Donna Boyea, Barb Hale, Joanne Hamerly, Laurel Hemmer, Laurie Magnuson, Sharon Smith, Donna Sullivan, Judy Trifone.