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SUMMER SUNDAY SCHEDULE
     9:30 A.M.  Services
   10:30 A.M.  Coffee/Fellowship
   Childcare During the Services

UU YOUTH
Angie and Kevin Stafsholt will be teaching OWL (Our Whole Lives) to the 9th–12th grade Youth starting this fall.  It will be held on Sundays from 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.  The Parent Orientation will be held on Saturday, August 21st at UUSBHC (time to be determined).  If you have a youth who will be attending OWL, the parent must attend the orientation and sign the appropriate forms.
Please contact Angie and Kevin at <stafsholt@mchsi.com> with questions.  If you know that your youth will be attending OWL, let Angie and Kevin know now.  They must prepare and make sure they have enough numbers for the class to happen.  If your youth has friends and you know that their parents would like for them to attend OWL, bring them along.  They are welcome!
OWL is a fantastic class for youth about sexuality.  It is something that our church is lucky to be offering.  If you have a youth who will be in 9th–12th grade this fall, make the commitment for them to attend OWL.  They will be glad you did!

NO Adult Sunday School DURING
THE SUMMER - we start up again August 29th

Small Group Ministries will continue as listed below~~ Small Groups are Open unless specified Closed.

FVUUM – Friendship Village UU Ministry (see related article) Wednesdays, June 16th and July 21st at 11:00 a.m., contact Brian Forster for lunch reservation
Facilitators Small Group– June 2nd and July 7th at 7:00 p.m.
Nature Lovers Group – June 12th and July 10th, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., contact Sheri Huber-Otting
Traveling UUs – attending General Assembly in Minneapolis June 22nd - 27th, contact Mike Knapp, facilitator
Sunday Afternoon Small Group – Mica Lorenz, Kirby Sherman June 13th and July 11th from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Waverly Small Group – Contact Neil and Lara Martinsen-Burrell

WOW!   Workshops on wEDNESDAYs   WOW!
Every Wednesday
Dinner is at 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday, $5/person, $2/child<5, $10/family.  We now have a cook for the dinners.  Please sign up at church or on-line at <http://snipurl.com/3w0i8>.
Theoretical String Band at 6:30 p.m.
Cedar Valley Meditation Group ~ 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. with Crystal King in the UU high school room.
Discover the secrets of your own natural biofeedback through this simple meditative technique.  Perfect for those who have never experienced meditation as well as the veteran meditator. This meditation is easy, effortless and enjoyable.  It trains your body to remain in relaxed states, even in your busiest, most stressful moments.  Questions?  Contact Crystal at 319-240-7393.
Fun for all ages ~ Join Margot and Elizabeth to play a game and/or make a piece of art.

Every Thursday
Buddhist Path at 7:30 p.m.
Join us as we explore Buddhist spiritual practices; open.

UUSBHC rejoices at the Iowa Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to affirm the rights of same-sex couples to marry. We are happy to help all couples plan their wedding day. We encourage the use our building and garden for your wedding!”

AUGUST SERVICES
Sundays at 9:30 a.m. unless stated otherwise

August 1st
Lammas Ritual ~~ Deblyn Russell
Join Deblyn Russell as she leads us through an Earth-based Ritual Service that honors “harvest”.  Receive blessings from the Corn Women.  We plant with love, tend with respect, and at Harvest time our yields reflect the bounty of our Mother Earth, ripened by our Father Sun.
August 8th
Poetry Sunday ~~ Rev. Eva Cameron, Bill Chene (WA)
Bring a favorite poem or two to share with others (one of your own creation or one by another author).  We will take turns sharing poems, and enjoying the richness that only poetry can speak to the soul.
August 15th
Hell and Other Hot Topics ~~ Rev. Eva Cameron
As we endure the mid-summer heat, join us as we explore some of the “hot button” issues of religion—things that get people all fired up—like the idea of hell.
August 22nd
Chapel Service ~~ Rev. Eva Cameron
Come one, come all for this brief service which will be held on the church lawn if the weather is nice.  The All-Church Retreat will continue (from Saturday) following the service.
August 29th
Festival Sunday:  Water Communion ~~ The Festival Team
Bring a small vial of water to share from some place that has brought you joy and comfort in the past year.  Sometimes people bring water from a vacation spot, or an old family farm.  Sometimes people bring it from a new home, or their backyard garden spigot where they spent happy hours watering their garden.  We bring all this water to share, representing the oneness at the center of who we are, even as our life’s journeys are different.

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