Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and Fun

Old and new friends gather each year to reconnect, refresh and recharge. Grounded in its many years of tradition as CBD week, UU Fellowship and Fun welcomes new faces and new directions. UUFF (pronounced OOFF!) is an uplifting and relaxing week designed to allow us to explore our UU faith, connect and reconnect with each other, share our gifts and let the kids show us how to be kids again. 

We're very excited to welcome the Rev. Carolyn Patierno, minister of All Souls Unitarian Universalist Congregation, New London, Connecticut, as our minister of the week. Her thought-provoking and heartfelt sermons are sure to keep the week lively. 

Each year we focus on a particular aspect of our experience as practicing Unitarian Universalists. In 2008, we will consider "The Long, Slow, Beautiful Birth of Unitarian Universalism"  Rev. Josh Pawelek, our theme speaker, will make the claim that Unitarianism and Universalism, at the time of their origins in the United States, were the world's first truly modern religions. They incorporated into their world-views the hopes, dreams and innovations of western modernity. They approached theology, the Bible, and congregational life as modernists, shedding what they considered to be the archaic and outmoded practices and beliefs of more traditional, credal religions. But modernity is not without its problems and limits. And thus it is also true that a modern religion is not without its problems and limits. What are the problems and limits within Unitarian Universalism that stem from its modernist identity? What lessons might today's Unitarian Universalists learn from anti-modernist and postmodernist criticisms of modernity? What pre-modern or ancient religious sensibilities and wisdom might be worth reclaiming? How would Unitarian Universalism be transformed if it were to transcend the limits of its modernist religious identity? 

You can look forward to a wide variety of programming and workshops for adults and children, including: 

Poetry Writing with Elizabeth Thomas
Dancing with Randy and Sandra Locke
Yoga with Anne Falkowski
Drumming with Jaime Arias
Art Explorations with Nicki Bock
Book Discussions with Joel Ross

Outdoor Games featuring Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball, Newcomb, Horseshoes and Croquet and lots of music making of all kinds with just about anybody. 

Of course, there is always time for long beach walks, quiet reading on the porch, campfires, hanging out in the grove, our annual parade, the talent/no talent show and the Intergenerational Olympics. 

Please join us for a truly special, memorable week. 

Coordinators: Anne Falkowski and Sue Hamlett