Calendar of Events & Holidays
Events in October 2023
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October 1, 2023(6 events) 9:00 am: Sunday Nursery – Care for babies, toddlers and for children when parents are attending groups First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Nursery 11:45 am: Spirit Explorers – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 7-10. Children attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 11:45 am: Spirit Play – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 4-7. Children attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 11:45 am: Youth Group – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 15-18. Youth attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 11:45 am: YoUUth Unit – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 11-14. Youth attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 1:00 pm: OWL Session – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 302 |
October 2, 2023(1 event) |
October 3, 2023(1 event) |
October 4, 2023
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October 5, 2023(2 events) 6:00 pm: "Across" Documentary Screening – Screening of episode 1, followed by a panel discussion with invited guests from LaUnidad11 (with whom we often collaborate on rapid response) and the local office of Church World Service (a well-known national organization founded in the aftermath of WWII to provide services to refugees and whose Houston office provides case management services to asylum-seekers). First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Channing Hall 6:30 pm: Newcomer Covenant Group – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Fireside Room |
October 6, 2023
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October 7, 2023(2 events) 10:00 am: Yoga – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Channing Hall 7:00 pm: Religion in Houston's Pan African Community: Mama Ade – The Caravan of the Ancestors – Each year the National Black United Front organizes a caravan from their headquarters in the Third Ward to the Galveston beach where the slave ships arrived. Mama Ade has long been one of the caravan’s primary organizers. She’ll be sharing with us about its origin and import and offering some of her own story. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 |
October 8, 2023(7 events) 9:00 am: Sunday Nursery – Care for babies, toddlers and for children when parents are attending groups First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Nursery 11:45 am: Spirit Explorers – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 7-10. Children attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 11:45 am: Spirit Play – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 4-7. Children attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 11:45 am: Youth Group – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 15-18. Youth attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 11:45 am: YoUUth Unit – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 11-14. Youth attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 12:45 pm: Youth Event – 1:00 pm: OWL Session – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 302 |
October 9, 2023(1 event) |
October 10, 2023(1 event) |
October 11, 2023(1 event) 6:30 pm: Dia de Los Muertos Altar Construction – Join Multicultural Education and Counseling Through The Arts (MECA) for an evening with curator, Luis Gabito, who will offer a talk about the "altar de ofrendas" which is central to the celebration of Dia de Los Muertos, followed by the construction of an altar for the First Church community! |
October 12, 2023(2 events) 6:30 pm: Lives of the Spirit: “Spiritual Activism in Our Times: the Borderlands and Gloria Anzaldúa.” – Presented by Professor Brenda Sendejo First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Fireside Room |
October 13, 2023
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October 14, 2023(2 events) 10:00 am: Yoga – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Channing Hall 6:00 pm: Mary Koch 80th Birthday Dance and Celebration – Channing Hall |
October 15, 2023(10 events) 9:00 am: Sunday Nursery – Care for babies, toddlers and for children when parents are attending groups First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Nursery 10:45 am: Arts Forum: "Aesthetic Inheritances" presented by Stacey Allen – “Aesthetic Inheritances” is a project by performance artist Stacey Allen that explores the preservation of Black culture and community. The project is created, in part, on the site of the Barrett family home at Barrett Station, a Freedom Town established in 1875 in Northeast Harris County. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Sanctuary 11:45 am: Spirit Explorers – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 7-10. Children attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 11:45 am: Spirit Play – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 4-7. Children attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 11:45 am: Youth Group – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 15-18. Youth attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 11:45 am: YoUUth Unit – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 11-14. Youth attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 1:00 pm: "Be Ready to Vote!" - JCC Short Forum – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 203 1:00 pm: Lives of the Spirit Covenant Group First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 302 1:00 pm: OWL Session – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 302 5:00 pm: Affirmation of Ministry for Rev. Scott – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Sanctuary |
October 16, 2023(1 event) |
October 17, 2023(2 events) 6:30 pm: Lives of the Spirit Covenant Group |
October 18, 2023(1 event) 6:30 pm: First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Board Meeting – The monthly board meeting is open to all members of the church
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October 19, 2023(2 events) 7:00 pm: Una Noche De Ballet Folklorico: Mexican Folk Dancing – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Sanctuary |
October 20, 2023(1 event) 6:45 pm: In-Person Games Night – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Fireside Room |
October 21, 2023(1 event) 10:00 am: Yoga – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Channing Hall |
October 22, 2023(6 events) 9:00 am: Sunday Nursery – Care for babies, toddlers and for children when parents are attending groups First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Nursery 11:45 am: Spirit Explorers – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 7-10. Children attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 11:45 am: Spirit Play – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 4-7. Children attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 11:45 am: Youth Group – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 15-18. Youth attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 11:45 am: YoUUth Unit – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 11-14. Youth attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 1:00 pm: OWL Session – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 302 |
October 23, 2023(1 event) |
October 24, 2023(1 event) |
October 25, 2023
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October 26, 2023
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October 27, 2023(1 event) 6:30 pm: Plant-Base Potluck – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Channing Hall |
October 28, 2023(2 events) 10:00 am: Yoga – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Channing Hall 5:30 pm: "Dia de Los Muertos" Spanish Service – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Sanctuary |
October 29, 2023(7 events) 9:00 am: Sunday Nursery – Care for babies, toddlers and for children when parents are attending groups First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Nursery 11:45 am: Spirit Explorers – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 7-10. Children attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 11:45 am: Spirit Play – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 4-7. Children attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 11:45 am: Youth Group – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 15-18. Youth attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 11:45 am: YoUUth Unit – Religious Education during the 11:30 Service for ages 11-14. Youth attend the beginning of the service and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 1:00 pm: Forum for Congregational Safety – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Sanctuary 1:00 pm: OWL Session – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 302 |
October 30, 2023(1 event) |
October 31, 2023(2 events) All day: Gun Violence Service All day First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Sanctuary |
November 1, 2023
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November 2, 2023
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November 3, 2023
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November 4, 2023(1 event) 10:00 am: Yoga – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Channing Hall |