Teams
There are many ways to get involved and many levels of engagement — whether you are interested in social action, religious exploration, care-taking our facilities and land, or more general activities of congregational life. Everyone — newcomers and friends included — is welcome to get involved.
Congregational Life
Aesthetics
The Aesthetics Team works to maintain the vision and integrity of our building and grounds, to ensure that the physical environment is welcoming, informative for members, friends and visitors, and visually and spiritually pleasing. See Aesthetics for more information.
Art Resources Team (ART)
UFCO Art Resource Team (ART) brings art to life within UUFCO , engaging members and the greater community in harmony with our UU values. We curate art shows in Linus Pauling Gallery, host exhibit receptions with artist talks, organize an annual Art Fair and Sale, sponsor Family Art Nights, host Holiday Ornament creations for our indoor trees, and promote the acquisition of permanent art. We have installed an outdoor bronze sculpture of two cranes, two fiber art hangings for our Pete Seeger Gathering Hall, and an oil landscape painting and a wood relief design in the Founder’s Fireside Library. To show your creations, watch the ACE for Calls to Artists. Please, reach out to us with questions about anything art-related! art@uufco.org.
Adult Spiritual Development
Encourages spiritual growth and promotes a free and responsible search for truth and meaning through a variety of groups, classes and activities grounded in Unitarian Universalist principles and traditions. Offered throughout the year, programs include Soul Matters, meditation, yoga, UU curricula, book clubs, and more. Contact Adult Spiritual Development
Board Committees
Visit the Board of Trustee page for information on Board Committees, including Finance, Leadership Development, Personnel, Safety & Security, Endowment, Stewardship, and the Facilities Cluster.
Good Times
Good Times activities bring our congregants and newcomers together, fostering friendships, understanding, and knowledge of the wider world. Monthly Circle Suppers are small group potluck gatherings at a host’s home. Card and movie nights, hiking, kayaking, biking and skiing groups, and camping trips all give small groups opportunities to have fun, get to know each other better, and explore the natural world. Each Good Times activity has an organizer who maintains the contact list for that activity.
Helping Hands
Members and friends of UUFCO strengthen connections in our community by serving one another in times of need. Helping Hands volunteers have indicated their availability for offering rides, preparing meals, and doing light tasks. Submit requests for assistance to HelpingHands@uufco.org.
Library & Archives
The Founders Fireside Room houses a lending library of books and resources focusing on our UU principles, sources, spiritual traditions, and values. Our Library Committee organizes, manages, and promotes the use of the collection and orders books for adults and children.
Membership
The Membership Team warmly welcomes newcomers, invites them to participate in congregational activities, and encourages them to consider the path to membership. The team offers three orientation series each year, and membership ceremonies are held in the fall and spring.
Men's Groups
These groups give men an opportunity to advance their own spiritual and personal journeys within a supportive, empathetic group of peers. The seven principles of Universalism inform and underpin confidential discussions. There are four groups of 8 to 12 men each.
Music & Choir
Music is vital to the spirit of UUFCO. Our choir enriches Sunday services with vocal music twice a month. All interested singers are welcome to join the choir. In addition, instrumentalists, small group ensembles, soloists, and our house band contribute their musical gifts to Sunday services and other events.
Pastoral Care Team
The presence of a caring, listening companion can help navigate a rough passage. Trauma or times of crises can re-order our lives and magnify uncertainties and the Pastoral Care Team is available during these difficult times. They can provide support with an atmosphere of safety and compassion, and is a reminder of UUFCO’s care and connections. If you need pastoral care or know of someone who does, please reach out to the team at pct@uufco.org.
Special Events and Programs
Special events throughout the year inspire our creativity, generosity, and fun-loving spirit. Our fall service auction, featuring donated dinners, trips, services, tickets to events, and handmade items, contributes significantly to the UUFCO operating budget. Our yearly talent show, summer picnic, and back-to-church potluck in the fall bring members and friends together to laugh, play, and deepen our fellowship. Our annual budget drive kicks off with a festive all-congregation potluck and program.
Sunday Volunteers
All members and friends take turns doing everything that makes our Sundays so welcoming—greeters, welcome table, hospitality (coffee, occasional treats), cleanup. This is an easy and fun place for anyone to jump in. If you don't know what team you are on, or would like to be assigned to a team, contact Congregational Life Facilitator.
Worship Committee
Works with the minister and provides coordination for the content of the services.