Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
We meet at 11 AM at the John Ash Community Center, 112 N. Barry St., Olean, NY
2019
September 15 - WATER COMMUNION led by Rosanna Bonfilio. Bring the water you collected from special places over the summer or use some of the symbolic water we will have on hand to share and connect.
October 6 - FROM GRASS ROOTS TO FUNGAL NETWORKS and 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION led by Rev. Renee Ruchotzke. Using what she learned on her sabbatical about Permaculture, our UUA Primary Contact will share her insights about how lessons from nature can inform how we can live out our vision of Beloved Community. This will be followed by coffee hour from noon to 1 and a celebration (food, music, other festivities) from 1:00 - 3:00. The traditional gift for 10th anniversary is aluminum or tin, so you are invited to bring canned goods for donation to The Olean Food Pantry.
October 20 - Writing with Love: Post cards/letters of support to elementary school students in El Paso, Texas and Holiday Cards for those Experiencing Incarceration led by Corinne Potter.
Followed by our ANNUAL MEETING led by Rosanna Bonfilio.
November 3 - "Shout!" - Football as Religion led by John Snodgrass.
I'll be talking about elements of religion (a sacred day of the week, rituals, clothing, foods, etc) and how, for many Americans, the religious impulse is stronger during a football game than during a church service.
November 17 - Gratitude - which will include a Ted Talk video by Louis Schwartzberg led by Anna Bush.
December 1 - CHALICA led by Sadie and Wila Jay-Edwards
December 15 - Do you hear what I hear? Communication applied to UU principles led by Corinne Potter
2020
January 5 - Our 4th principle as it relates to energy led by Bonnie Kennedy
January 19 - The Wisdom of Yoda - Join us for a look at the 7 Unitarian Universalist principles through the lens of the Star Wars series. Led by Hannah Catherine Mills-Woolsey CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
February 2 - LUMINESCENCE led by Sadie and Wila Jay-Edwards. Luminescence celebrates that which makes Unitarian Universalism distinctive. In this holiday, we celebrate the light that shines within each of us. We honor our Unitarian Universalist faith for allowing us to pursue spirit with reason. We express our commitment to the principles that guide us and to actions that transform the world. And we celebrate the freedom our faith provides toward seeking our own personal truths.
February 16 GOOD NEIGHBORS led by Corinne Potter. We will welcome our neighbor Della Moore to join us to talk about the African American Center for Cultural Development which is currently fundraising for further renovation of a neighboring property. She will share the mission of her organization, perhaps some history, and events planned for the future.
March 1 - Our UU Future led by Nancy Setters Jay-Edwards
March 15 - The Ides of March: A Look at Perspectives led by Mary James
The Olean UU Community invites all to our ONLINE gatherings Sundays at NOON starting March 29, 2020 due to COVID-19.
We’ll be using Zoom which you access via computer, tablet, or phone. “Arrive” 15 minutes early for Zoom introduction/help. Links will be posted in our Facebook group (Olean Unitarian Universalist Community) and will be sent out via email. If you wish to be added to the email list, email oleanuu@gmail.com Topics TBA. Online gatherings will continue until further notice.
March 29 at Noon via Zoom online (See more information above in RED). Hannah Catherine Mills-Woolsey leads us in looking for sources of hope and joy even in when life is hard. We will listen to Beatles "Let It Be"
Join Zoom Meeting us04web.zoom.us/j/942446919
Here is the link for all of the meetings in April:
us04web.zoom.us/j/393086229
April 5 - What is Acceptance and Encouragement to Spiritual Growth and Why is it Important to Us? led by Bonnie Kennedy
April 12th Spring Traditions, led by Rosanna Bonfilio
April 19th Thankfulness, led by Rosanna Bonfilio
April 26th April Birthdays, led by Rosanna Bonfilio
May 3 - The Wisdom of Yoda - Join us for a look at the 7 Unitarian Universalist principles through the lens of the Star Wars series. Led by Hannah Catherine Mills-Woolsey
May 17 - GATHERING LEADER NEEDED
June 7 - led by John Snodgrass
June 21 FLOWER COMMUNION led by Sadie and Nancy Jay-Edwards
We meet at 11 AM at the John Ash Community Center, 112 N. Barry St., Olean, NY
2019
September 15 - WATER COMMUNION led by Rosanna Bonfilio. Bring the water you collected from special places over the summer or use some of the symbolic water we will have on hand to share and connect.
October 6 - FROM GRASS ROOTS TO FUNGAL NETWORKS and 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION led by Rev. Renee Ruchotzke. Using what she learned on her sabbatical about Permaculture, our UUA Primary Contact will share her insights about how lessons from nature can inform how we can live out our vision of Beloved Community. This will be followed by coffee hour from noon to 1 and a celebration (food, music, other festivities) from 1:00 - 3:00. The traditional gift for 10th anniversary is aluminum or tin, so you are invited to bring canned goods for donation to The Olean Food Pantry.
October 20 - Writing with Love: Post cards/letters of support to elementary school students in El Paso, Texas and Holiday Cards for those Experiencing Incarceration led by Corinne Potter.
Followed by our ANNUAL MEETING led by Rosanna Bonfilio.
November 3 - "Shout!" - Football as Religion led by John Snodgrass.
I'll be talking about elements of religion (a sacred day of the week, rituals, clothing, foods, etc) and how, for many Americans, the religious impulse is stronger during a football game than during a church service.
November 17 - Gratitude - which will include a Ted Talk video by Louis Schwartzberg led by Anna Bush.
December 1 - CHALICA led by Sadie and Wila Jay-Edwards
December 15 - Do you hear what I hear? Communication applied to UU principles led by Corinne Potter
2020
January 5 - Our 4th principle as it relates to energy led by Bonnie Kennedy
January 19 - The Wisdom of Yoda - Join us for a look at the 7 Unitarian Universalist principles through the lens of the Star Wars series. Led by Hannah Catherine Mills-Woolsey CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
February 2 - LUMINESCENCE led by Sadie and Wila Jay-Edwards. Luminescence celebrates that which makes Unitarian Universalism distinctive. In this holiday, we celebrate the light that shines within each of us. We honor our Unitarian Universalist faith for allowing us to pursue spirit with reason. We express our commitment to the principles that guide us and to actions that transform the world. And we celebrate the freedom our faith provides toward seeking our own personal truths.
February 16 GOOD NEIGHBORS led by Corinne Potter. We will welcome our neighbor Della Moore to join us to talk about the African American Center for Cultural Development which is currently fundraising for further renovation of a neighboring property. She will share the mission of her organization, perhaps some history, and events planned for the future.
March 1 - Our UU Future led by Nancy Setters Jay-Edwards
March 15 - The Ides of March: A Look at Perspectives led by Mary James
The Olean UU Community invites all to our ONLINE gatherings Sundays at NOON starting March 29, 2020 due to COVID-19.
We’ll be using Zoom which you access via computer, tablet, or phone. “Arrive” 15 minutes early for Zoom introduction/help. Links will be posted in our Facebook group (Olean Unitarian Universalist Community) and will be sent out via email. If you wish to be added to the email list, email oleanuu@gmail.com Topics TBA. Online gatherings will continue until further notice.
March 29 at Noon via Zoom online (See more information above in RED). Hannah Catherine Mills-Woolsey leads us in looking for sources of hope and joy even in when life is hard. We will listen to Beatles "Let It Be"
Join Zoom Meeting us04web.zoom.us/j/942446919
Here is the link for all of the meetings in April:
us04web.zoom.us/j/393086229
April 5 - What is Acceptance and Encouragement to Spiritual Growth and Why is it Important to Us? led by Bonnie Kennedy
April 12th Spring Traditions, led by Rosanna Bonfilio
April 19th Thankfulness, led by Rosanna Bonfilio
April 26th April Birthdays, led by Rosanna Bonfilio
May 3 - The Wisdom of Yoda - Join us for a look at the 7 Unitarian Universalist principles through the lens of the Star Wars series. Led by Hannah Catherine Mills-Woolsey
May 17 - GATHERING LEADER NEEDED
June 7 - led by John Snodgrass
June 21 FLOWER COMMUNION led by Sadie and Nancy Jay-Edwards
