Calendar of Events & Holidays
Events in October 2023
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October 1, 2023(18 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 9:30 am: Houston Women's Group – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 302 9:30 am: RE for all ages – Religious Education for all ages during the 9:30 Service. Children attend the beginning of the service, and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Fireside Room 10:15 am: Parent's Group – Come find support, community and ideas for creating a grounded family life. Babies are welcome to stay with parents in the group OR all children can be cared for by our nursery staff: we have set up extra nursery staff to care for the older children during Parent’s Group this Sunday. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 303 10:15 am: Sunday Discussion Circle – Hybrid Meeting Zoom/ Room 304 10:30 am: String Band – The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston String Band welcomes all who love to OR WANT TO play music together!We meet in-between services on most Sundays. We have members of every skill level, and welcome beginners as well We can supply you with a Ukulele if you have never played anything, but would like to learn! First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Room 201 10:40 am: Choir Rehearsal – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Choir Room 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: Micro Aggressions Against People of Color – Micro aggressions against people of color - A facilitated discussion on words and behaviors that strike you as disadvantageous to people of color. Facilitator - Georgette Dregde First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Library 1:00 pm: "Be Ready to Vote!" - JCC Short Forum – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 203 1:00 pm: OWL Session – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 302 1:00 pm: Rocke Private Rental – 1:00 pm: Whole Foods Plant Based Challenge Group – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Room 201 |
October 2, 2023(1 event) 6:30 pm: AVDA – |
October 3, 2023(2 events) 1:00 pm: Rocke Private Rental – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Choir Room 6:30 pm: AVDA – |
October 4, 2023(1 event) 7:00 pm: Choir Rehearsal – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Choir Room |
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(16 events) 9:00 am: Changing Women – All women are invited to join us for some sacred time on Sundays at 9:00 a.m. We are currently meeting on Zoom on first and third Sundays and
in person in Room 303 on second, fourth and fifth Sundays.
For more information and to receive the Zoom meeting link,
contact Keddy at keddyannoutlaw@gmail.com or Margaret at mkallsen@yahoo.com.
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 303 9:00 am: Sunday Nursery – Care for babies, toddlers and for children when parents are attending groups First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Nursery 9:30 am: Houston Women's Group – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 302 9:30 am: RE for all ages – Religious Education for all ages during the 9:30 Service. Children attend the beginning of the service, and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Fireside Room 10:15 am: Sunday Discussion Circle – Hybrid Meeting Zoom/ Room 304 10:30 am: String Band – The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston String Band welcomes all who love to OR WANT TO play music together!We meet in-between services on most Sundays. We have members of every skill level, and welcome beginners as well We can supply you with a Ukulele if you have never played anything, but would like to learn! First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Room 201 10:40 am: Choir Rehearsal – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Choir Room 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 1:00 pm: Rocke Private Rental – |
October 9, 2023(1 event) 6:30 pm: AVDA – |
October 10, 2023(3 events) 1:00 pm: Rocke Private Rental – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Choir Room 6:30 pm: AVDA – 7:00 pm: Minister's Book Group – In person and online via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81683941920?pwd=OG9mK1diSGluWWtPQUptUlVKTmNTUT09
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Library |
October 11, 2023(2 events) 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! 7:00 pm: Choir Rehearsal – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Choir Room |
October 12, 2023(3 events) 6:30 pm: Intro to Judaism class – With Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss of Congregatino Shma Koleinu. 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(19 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 9:30 am: Houston Women's Group – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 302 9:30 am: RE for all ages – Religious Education for all ages during the 9:30 Service. Children attend the beginning of the service, and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Fireside Room 10:15 am: Parent's Group – 10:15 am: Sunday Discussion Circle – Hybrid Meeting Zoom/ Room 304 10:30 am: String Band – The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston String Band welcomes all who love to OR WANT TO play music together!We meet in-between services on most Sundays. We have members of every skill level, and welcome beginners as well We can supply you with a Ukulele if you have never played anything, but would like to learn! First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Room 201 10:40 am: Choir Rehearsal – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Choir Room 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 1:00 pm: Rocke Private Rental – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Choir Room 5:00 pm: Affirmation of Ministry for Rev. Scott – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Sanctuary |
October 16, 2023(1 event) 6:30 pm: AVDA – |
October 17, 2023(3 events) 1:00 pm: Rocke Private Rental – 6:30 pm: AVDA – 6:30 pm: Lives of the Spirit Covenant Group |
October 18, 2023(2 events) 6:30 pm: First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Board Meeting – The monthly board meeting is open to all members of the church
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/92068822000?pwd=NUgycEZjbEFmU2xZdzBNckJaSUcvZz09 First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Library 7:00 pm: Choir Rehearsal – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Choir Room |
October 19, 2023(3 events) 6:30 pm: Intro to Judaism class – With Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss of Congregatino Shma Koleinu. 7:00 pm: Una Noche De Ballet Folklorico: Mexican Folk Dancing – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Sanctuary |
October 20, 2023(2 events) 6:00 pm: Congregation Shma Koleinu – 6:45 pm: In-Person Games Night – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Fireside Room |
October 21, 2023(2 events) 10:00 am: Yoga – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Channing Hall 1:00 pm: Ralph Cox Memorial – Channing Hall and Fireside First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Channing Hall |
October 22, 2023(15 events) 9:00 am: Changing Women – All women are invited to join us for some sacred time on Sundays at 10:00 AM We are currently meeting on Zoom on first and third Sundays and For more information and to receive the Zoom meeting link, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 303 9:00 am: Sunday Nursery – Care for babies, toddlers and for children when parents are attending groups First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Nursery 9:30 am: Houston Women's Group – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 302 9:30 am: RE for all ages – Religious Education for all ages during the 9:30 Service. Children attend the beginning of the service, and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Fireside Room 9:30 am: Sunday Service – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 10:15 am: Sunday Discussion Circle – Hybrid Meeting Zoom/ Room 304 10:30 am: String Band – The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston String Band welcomes all who love to OR WANT TO play music together!We meet in-between services on most Sundays. We have members of every skill level, and welcome beginners as well We can supply you with a Ukulele if you have never played anything, but would like to learn! First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Room 201 10:40 am: Choir Rehearsal – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Choir Room 11:30 am: Sunday Service – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 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 3:00 pm: Candidate Accountability Session (off site - see below for location) – Join The Metropolitan Organization (TMO) for a non-partisan Accountability Session with the leading candidates for Houston Mayor on Sunday October 22 at 3 pm at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 5102 Dabney. Learn about the Harris Health bond election to build a new LBJ Hospital and Emergency Trauma Center, renovate and expand Ben Taub Hospital and Trauma Center and build three new full-service clinics in East, Northwest and Southwest Harris County. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 203 |
October 23, 2023(1 event) 6:30 pm: AVDA – |
October 24, 2023(3 events) 1:00 pm: Rocke Private Rental – 6:30 pm: AVDA – 7:00 pm: Minister's Book Group – In Person and Online via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81683941920?pwd=OG9mK1diSGluWWtPQUptUlVKTmNTUT09 First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Library |
October 25, 2023(1 event) 7:00 pm: Choir Rehearsal – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Choir Room |
October 26, 2023(1 event) 6:30 pm: Intro to Judaism class – With Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss of Congregatino Shma Koleinu. |
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(15 events) 9:00 am: Changing Women – All women are invited to join us for some sacred time on Sundays at 10:00 AM We are currently meeting on Zoom on first and third Sundays and For more information and to receive the Zoom meeting link, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 303 9:00 am: Sunday Nursery – Care for babies, toddlers and for children when parents are attending groups First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Nursery 9:30 am: Houston Women's Group – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 302 9:30 am: RE for all ages – Religious Education for all ages during the 9:30 Service. Children attend the beginning of the service, and leave together. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Fireside Room 9:30 am: Sunday Service – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 10:15 am: Sunday Discussion Circle – Hybrid Meeting Zoom/ Room 304 10:30 am: String Band – The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston String Band welcomes all who love to OR WANT TO play music together!We meet in-between services on most Sundays. We have members of every skill level, and welcome beginners as well We can supply you with a Ukulele if you have never played anything, but would like to learn! First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Room 201 10:40 am: Choir Rehearsal – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Choir Room 11:30 am: Sunday Service – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Room 304 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) 6:30 pm: AVDA – |
October 31, 2023(3 events) All day: Gun Violence Service All day First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Sanctuary 1:00 pm: Rocke Private Rental – 6:30 pm: AVDA – |
November 1, 2023(1 event) 7:00 pm: Choir Rehearsal – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Choir Room |
November 2, 2023(1 event) 6:30 pm: Intro to Judaism class – With Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss of Congregatino Shma Koleinu. |
November 3, 2023
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November 4, 2023(1 event) 10:00 am: Yoga – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Channing Hall |