Affinity Groups
Please join us! See calendar for details.
Find your affinity and/or identity groups for you to meet others in a relaxed setting that encourages conversation, spiritual connection and an opportunity to be of service. For additional programs: https://www.uuclb.org/connect/
UU Young Adult Network
Facilitator: Kathy Adams & Valerie Wilson Lindberg
This group gathers for small group ministry discussion, social action and to build a beloved young adult community. Meetings are 3rd Sundays – check the uuclb.org/calendar and weekly announcements for updates. Contact Kathy Adams for more information.
Atheist
Facilitator: Steve Fuller
This group offers the opportunity to explore life, both personal and social, through atheistic roots. It’s a place for discussion about the meaning of atheism and its effects on our lives and relationships.
Mondays, 3:00 on Zoom
Contact the Atheist Group Facilitator
LGBTQ+
Facilitators: Chrisanne Blankenship-Billings and Bill Sive
Please reach out to our facilitators by emailing the contact below. https://www.uuclb.org/act/lgbtq-caucus/
Contact the LGBTQ+ Facilitators
Nature’s Path
Facilitators: Pat McAllister and Pat Taylor
This group explores Wiccan and Pagan practices and insights as well as celebrating all eight of the Wiccan Sabbats. All are welcome!
Currently this group is meeting per the uuclb.org/calendar
Rooted in Reverence
Facilitator: Edie Mickey-Silveria
This group draws upon Jewish and Christian sources to deepen our UU Faith and practice. Group discussion will explore contemporary historical writing and music, including biblical texts, prayers, and meditations in our reflection.
Currently this group is meeting via zoom.
UUCLB Writing Group “Words of Our Own”
Facilitator: Debbie Rodriguez, Michael Lyde and Friends
Everyone is welcome…come for a visit if you would like. A prompt is provided, and then we read our writing and we share positive feedback only. Debbie Rodriguez is certified in the Amherst Writers and Artists Method. The meeting is held after the service for 90 minutes. For more info contact: mikeuuclb@gmail.com
UUCLB Contemporary Book Club
Facilitator: Marianne Buchanan
We meet every 4th Sunday at 9:00 a.m. in Room 1. To access the Zoom meeting, go to https://www.uuclb.org/ Click on Calendar, find the meeting by date and time and click on Zoom. Please read the book and come ready to discuss. All are welcome. We do not read a book in December.
2023 Reading List
Sept. 24 – Lucy by the Sea, Elizabeth Strout (2022). A divorced couple are stuck together during the COVID-19 pandemic. What could go wrong?
Oct. 22 – The Trail, Ethan Gallogly (2022). How nature helps us find what’s missing in our lives. (Illustrated by Jeremy Ashcroft.)
Nov. 26 – By Her Own Design: A Novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register, Piper Huguley (2022). A granddaughter of slaves rises above adversity to create a famous wedding dress.
Bonus Book – We usually do not meet in December. But because we loved his The Midnight Library, we put Matt Haig’s The Humans (2014) on standby. We might read it or roll it into 2024.