Meet ‘n’ Eat is the Women’s Lunch Group of the Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church. We meet every Tuesday at area restaurants outdoors for food an fellowship. Visitors and guests are always welcome.  Please wear a mask and following safety procedures.  For communication of upcoming restaurants, we have an mailing list, updates in the order of service, and a Facebook page called “Meet ‘n’ Eat”. If you wish to be added to the mailing list, please contact Tamar Wasoian at dlre@bauuc.org. 

Mental Illness Family Support Group at 7:00pm December 7
Join our National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) free, 90-minute Bay Area Family Support Group that is for families and friends of those living with serious mental illness. We meet virtually at 7:00pm on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. The facilitators are family members who help you share your experiences in a safe and confidential setting where you can learn from others’ experiences, increase your inner strength, and learn how to use local resources. For more information, contact Don Rhorer at drhorer99@earthlink.net or 281-627-0207. To register, follow this link.

This week we travel the path of Opening to Joy. One of the ways we open to joy is to find our funny bones.  We create joy by celebrating the power of silly and the work of whimsy. So let’s create some joy by letting whimsy guide our way!  

Please join our DLRE, Dr. Tamar Wasoian on fun and lighthearted conversation on joy! 

The women of BAUUC will be gathering to explore their spirituality and connect with others. If you’d like to be a part of this gathering, please contact Julie Blanford at julianneblanford8@gmail.com

The HIS Men’s Lunch Group meets every Thursday for lunch and conversation at local restaurants. Please see the Mid-Week Briefs and the Order of Service for Locations. Contact throop@fastmail.com   for more information

This closed groups meets weekly online. It is a forum for sharing joys and concerns, supporting each other, and keeping up to date with new Covid related information. The group will meet via Zoom every Thursday at 3:30pm.

On Friday, December 10 from 10am – 12:30pm. we will have a special gathering in Cockrell Hall to make beaded bracelets and pendant necklaces for teen girls for the Citywide Club Christmas Eve Feast Event at the George R. Brown Convention Center on December 24. There will be plenty of beads, pendants and chains from our collections. We’ll help you if you would like to learn. Youth and families are welcome.

Our group of church members and friends meet on every Friday at 10:30am for knitting, crocheting, needlework and lively conversation via Zoom. You are invited to bring whatever project you are working on. Beginners are always welcome; we’ll teach you.

Topic: Knitting the Spirit

Place: Church’s playground and Cockrell Hall on rainy days.
This is a time for our children and families to enjoy learning and have fun together.
All safety procedures would be observed in the playground and indoors. Bring your mask, chair and water bottle. If you are planning on attending, please RSVP no later than Friday evening. 
For more information and RSVP contact Tamar Wasoian at dlre@bauuc.org

At our festive holiday luncheon, we like to give some tender loving care to our year-round caregivers, past and present church volunteers, and staff. We also like to “turn the tables” and ask partners, spouses, and friends to volunteer to cook and serve our attendees. Everybody get ready for a great time on Saturday December 11, from 11:30am to 2:00pm. As part of the fun, come prepared for a White Elephant gift exchange! So that we can make adequate preparations, please text Darcy Truehan to make a reservation.

Mr. and Ms. Claus are including Bay Area UU Church in his global tour to gather gift ideas from young people (and those not so young). They will join us on Sunday December 12 from 10:20 to 11:00 am in Cockrell Hall or outside weather permitting. Parents are invited to bring their cameras and take photos. The Religious Education Ministry Team will provide doughnuts and hot apple cider. Join us for this special holiday visit!

Is social media the downfall of society? Will cable news spark a civil war? J Sylvan doesn’t know, but they urge us to look at how these communication streams affect us in our daily lives. 

Following our worship service most Sundays, all members, friends, and visitors are invited to join our friendly lunch group.

The Buddhist Meditation Group meets at 4:00pm on Sunday evenings in the church sanctuary.  You do not need to be Buddhist to participate. For more information, please contact Doris Smith at 713-473-5363 or via email at dorisjs3d@yahoo.com

We are gathering outside in our church parking lot for Zumba class. Spots are limited, Please contact Tamar Wasoian at dlre@bauuc.org or 603-706-1573 to RSVP and for more information.   

Meet ‘n’ Eat is the Women’s Lunch Group of the Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church. We meet every Tuesday at area restaurants outdoors for food an fellowship. Visitors and guests are always welcome.  Please wear a mask and following safety procedures.  For communication of upcoming restaurants, we have an mailing list, updates in the order of service, and a Facebook page called “Meet ‘n’ Eat”. If you wish to be added to the mailing list, please contact Tamar Wasoian at dlre@bauuc.org. 

How does the media shape our worldviews? Our lives? Our minds? We think of the media as a tool, but it can affect us as much as we affect it. As people of faith, how do we think of our relationships to these systems that take up so much of our lives? Please join our Transitional Minister J Sylvan for this discussion about our experiences and observation with modern media, including social media.

The HIS Men’s Lunch Group meets every Thursday for lunch and conversation at local restaurants. Please see the Mid-Week Briefs and the Order of Service for Locations. Contact throop@fastmail.com   for more information

This closed groups meets weekly online. It is a forum for sharing joys and concerns, supporting each other, and keeping up to date with new Covid related information. The group will meet via Zoom every Thursday at 3:30pm.

Our group of church members and friends meet on every Friday at 10:30am for knitting, crocheting, needlework and lively conversation via Zoom. You are invited to bring whatever project you are working on. Beginners are always welcome; we’ll teach you.

Topic: Knitting the Spirit

Place: Church’s playground and Cockrell Hall on rainy days.
This is a time for our children and families to enjoy learning and have fun together.
All safety procedures would be observed in the playground and indoors. Bring your mask, chair and water bottle. If you are planning on attending, please RSVP no later than Friday evening. 
For more information and RSVP contact Tamar Wasoian at dlre@bauuc.org

Do you play Dungeons and Dragons? Interest in learning how to play? Come join us for Dungeons and Dragons night at the church Saturday December 18 from 1pm to 3pm in Room 103/104.  For more information or questions, contact Jim Ross-Nazzal.

Ring in the holidays on Saturday December 18 at our annual All-Church Holiday Potluck Party. We’ll provide some delicious smoked ham and festive holiday drinks and ask you to bring your favorite holiday side dish to share. We’ll celebrate the season with singing carols and enjoy the talents of our church members, young and old. If you like to share your performing art talents with us, please contact our DLRE Dr. Tamar Wasoian no later than December 15 at dlre@bauuc.org. Children are especially invited to be part of this event. Mark your calendar for a fun evening on December 18 at 5:30pm in the Cockrell Fellowship Hall. 

Please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R37CWWX and let us know if you are able to attend.

Praise rest, regeneration, and renewal. Join J Sylvan in a meditation on sacred darkness as we look back on the previous year and prepare for the Longest Night. 

Following our worship service most Sundays, all members, friends, and visitors are invited to join our friendly lunch group.

Family Fellowship is meeting outdoors at our church’s new playground. This will take place on the first and the third Sundays of the month from 3:00-5:00pm. 
Please bring your chair or blanket and water bottle. Come and join us in a time of fellowship and fun. 
These gatherings are open to all parents and children of any age. 
Please RSVP to Jennifer Ross-Nazzal if you are planning to attend in advance. This is very important to make sure we are following our safety procedures for outdoor gatherings. 
You can contact me for more details at (jennarossnazzal@hotmail.com).

The Buddhist Meditation Group meets at 4:00pm on Sunday evenings in the church sanctuary.  You do not need to be Buddhist to participate. For more information, please contact Doris Smith at 713-473-5363 or via email at dorisjs3d@yahoo.com

We are gathering outside in our church parking lot for Zumba class. Spots are limited, Please contact Tamar Wasoian at dlre@bauuc.org or 603-706-1573 to RSVP and for more information.   

Meet ‘n’ Eat is the Women’s Lunch Group of the Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church. We meet every Tuesday at area restaurants outdoors for food an fellowship. Visitors and guests are always welcome.  Please wear a mask and following safety procedures.  For communication of upcoming restaurants, we have an mailing list, updates in the order of service, and a Facebook page called “Meet ‘n’ Eat”. If you wish to be added to the mailing list, please contact Tamar Wasoian at dlre@bauuc.org. 

Join our National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) free, 90-minute Bay Area Family Support Group for families and friends of those living with severe mental illness. We meet at 7:00pm on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. The facilitators are family members who help you share your experiences in a safe and confidential virtual setting where you can benefit from others’ experiences, discover your inner strengths, and learn how to identify and use local resources. For more information, contact Don Rhorer at drhorer99@earthlink.net or 281-627-0207. To register, follow this link.

The HIS Men’s Lunch Group meets every Thursday for lunch and conversation at local restaurants. Please see the Mid-Week Briefs and the Order of Service for Locations. Contact throop@fastmail.com   for more information

This closed groups meets weekly online. It is a forum for sharing joys and concerns, supporting each other, and keeping up to date with new Covid related information. The group will meet via Zoom every Thursday at 3:30pm.

Christmas means carols, readings, stories, and wonderful music from our Choir. Our Christmas Eve services will be on Saturday night December 24 at 5:30pm and 7:00pm. This year, the 5:30pm service will include an original Christmas Pageant starring members of BAUUC.

Bring your family and friends and join us in honoring the magic and wonder of the holiday at our traditional candlelight services. During the services we will have a special offering to support the Minister’s Discretionary Fund which is used to offer immediate assistance to our members and others in financial crisis. Coffee and hot cocoa will be provided between services, and you are invited to bring Christmas cookies to share.

Christmas means carols, readings, stories, and wonderful music from our Choir. Our Christmas Eve services will be on Saturday night December 24 at 5:30pm and 7:00pm. This year, the 5:30pm service will include an original Christmas Pageant starring members of BAUUC.

Bring your family and friends and join us in honoring the magic and wonder of the holiday at our traditional candlelight services. During the services we will have a special offering to support the Minister’s Discretionary Fund which is used to offer immediate assistance to our members and others in financial crisis. Coffee and hot cocoa will be provided between services, and you are invited to bring Christmas cookies to share.

Around the end of December many of us traditionally reassess what we want to do differently in our lives. We make “New Year’s resolutions.” But what if the things we want to change or set aside are much larger than we are?
Several years ago in the dead of winter Catherine Vance took a solo pilgrimage to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. How, she asked herself as she toured the great Civil War battlefield, can I put my family’s Confederate past behind me when I can’t disown it? But more than that, how can we, whether individually or as a nation, acknowledge our failings and divisiveness and resolve to grow into Something Better, into our greater ideal?

Catherine Vance has been a member of BAUUC since 2018. She is a writer and a chaplain at MD Anderson Hospital in Houston.

Following our worship service most Sundays, all members, friends, and visitors are invited to join our friendly lunch group.

The Buddhist Meditation Group meets at 4:00pm on Sunday evenings in the church sanctuary.  You do not need to be Buddhist to participate. For more information, please contact Doris Smith at 713-473-5363 or via email at dorisjs3d@yahoo.com

We are gathering outside in our church parking lot for Zumba class. Spots are limited, Please contact Tamar Wasoian at dlre@bauuc.org or 603-706-1573 to RSVP and for more information.   

Meet ‘n’ Eat is the Women’s Lunch Group of the Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church. We meet every Tuesday at area restaurants outdoors for food an fellowship. Visitors and guests are always welcome.  Please wear a mask and following safety procedures.  For communication of upcoming restaurants, we have an mailing list, updates in the order of service, and a Facebook page called “Meet ‘n’ Eat”. If you wish to be added to the mailing list, please contact Tamar Wasoian at dlre@bauuc.org. 

The HIS Men’s Lunch Group meets every Thursday for lunch and conversation at local restaurants. Please see the Mid-Week Briefs and the Order of Service for Locations. Contact throop@fastmail.com   for more information

This closed groups meets weekly online. It is a forum for sharing joys and concerns, supporting each other, and keeping up to date with new Covid related information. The group will meet via Zoom every Thursday at 3:30pm.

Place: Church’s playground and Cockrell Hall on rainy days.
This is a time for our children and families to enjoy learning and have fun together.
All safety procedures would be observed in the playground and indoors. Bring your mask, chair and water bottle. If you are planning on attending, please RSVP no later than Friday evening. 
For more information and RSVP contact Tamar Wasoian at dlre@bauuc.org

Do you play Dungeons and Dragons? Interest in learning how to play? Come join us for Dungeons and Dragons night at the church every Saturday from 7pm to 9pm in Cockrell Hall.  For more information or questions, contact Jim Ross-Nazzal.

Following our worship service most Sundays, all members, friends, and visitors are invited to join our friendly lunch group.

Our Whole Lives is the nationally recognized ‘Gold Standard’ sexuality curriculum developed by the Unitarian Universalist Association and the United Church of Christ. This curriculum provides honest, accurate, and age appropriate information to our youth. 

Classes will meet in person on Sunday afternoons from 12:30-3:30pm starting in January. No Zoom option will be provided.

For more information and questions, please contact the Youth Director Rusty Cockrell at (youthdirector@bauuc.org).

The Buddhist Meditation Group meets at 4:00pm on Sunday evenings in the church sanctuary.  You do not need to be Buddhist to participate. For more information, please contact Doris Smith at 713-473-5363 or via email at dorisjs3d@yahoo.com

We are gathering outside in our church parking lot for Zumba class. Spots are limited, Please contact Tamar Wasoian at dlre@bauuc.org or 603-706-1573 to RSVP and for more information.   

Meet ‘n’ Eat is the Women’s Lunch Group of the Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church. We meet every Tuesday at area restaurants outdoors for food an fellowship. Visitors and guests are always welcome.  Please wear a mask and following safety procedures.  For communication of upcoming restaurants, we have an mailing list, updates in the order of service, and a Facebook page called “Meet ‘n’ Eat”. If you wish to be added to the mailing list, please contact Tamar Wasoian at dlre@bauuc.org. 

The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Greater Houston (NAMI) presents two online support group meetings and are both facilitated by BAUUC members. The Family Support Group is for families and friends of those living with severe mental illness. The Connection Recovery Support Group is for adults with mental health challenges. For more information, contact Don Rhorer at drhorer99@earthlink.net or 281-627-0207.

Our next book is “The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother” by James McBride. We will meet via Zoom for our discussion on Wednesday January 5 at 1:30 pm.

This classic autobiography and memoir is also a tribute to McBride’s mother. The chapters alternate between McBride’s descriptions of his early life and first-person accounts of his mother Ruth’s life. McBride depicts the conflicting emotions that he endured as he struggled to discover who he truly was, as his mother narrates the hardships that she had to overcome as a white, Jewish woman who chose to marry a black man in 1942.