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228 Gougler Avenue
Kent, OH 44240
ph: 330.673.4247
uukent@sbcglobal.ne t

Programming

Groups & Activities

ABBY DANFORTH WOMEN’S SOCIETY	MUSICIANS’ NETWORK
ART IN THE SANCTUARY	OUR MANY LIVES
ADULT CHOIR	OUT TO LUNCH BUNCH
BGLT	SMALL GROUP MINISTRY
BOOK GROUP	SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
CAMPUS MINISTRY	SUMMER INSTITUTE
CELTIC CLAN	TAI CHI
CUUPS	WHERE’S WALDEN?
KENT YOGA CENTER AT KENT UU	WOMEN’S CHOIR
ABBY DANFORTH WOMEN’S SOCIETY Time & Place: call Ester Duncan for details. Format: Members work on service projects for Kent Social Services-collecting items for the food cupboard and domestic violence shelter. Contact: Ester Duncan
ADULT CHOIR Drop-ins welcome (Tenors/Basses are always welcome). No auditions. Time: Sundays 6:30-7:45 pm Place: Church Sanctuary Format: Focus is on fun and community-building as well as music. The choir learns both songs for performance and hymns in order to lead the rest of the congregation. The choir performs during the church service a couple of times a month. Contact: Hal Walker
ART IN THE SANCTUARY Calling all artists!!! Contact: Mike Hovancsek
BGLT Time & Place:Meets every 3 weeks or so. Format:Open to new members. Members meet to discuss gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender issues and concerns. Contact: Vivien Sandlund
BOOK GROUP New people are welcome, but call ahead Time: 2nd Tuesday, 7 pm Place Member’s homes Format: Discussion group. Members of the group choose the book or theme each month. Contact: Martha Kluth
CAMPUS MINISTRY Click here to learn more... Format: Informal worship with music, reading, and conversation. Contact: Renee Zimelis Ruchotzke
CELTIC CLAN Time & Place: call Trish McLoughlin Format: Focus is on fund raising and community-building as well as playing Celtic music. The group performs during an occasional church service, at nursing homes and at local folk music events. Contact: Trish McLoughlin
CUUPS Contact:Beth Straubhaar
MEN’S GROUP Open to men only. Drop-ins are welcome. Time: 2nd Thursday, 7 - 9 pm Place: Eldredge Annex Format: Members of the group take turns leading a program for the rest of the group, plan events (social and fund raising) for the church community and outreach service projects for Kent Social Services. Our purposes are to nurture men’s spirit, promote discussion of men’s issues, and through this improve our lives and lives of those around us. Contact: Joel Slater
MUSICIANS’ NETWORK Contact: Saunis Parsons OR Mike Hovancsek
OUR MANY LIVES Time: First meeting Sept. 12 @ 7:00 pm Place: Eldredge Annex Format: Group discussion about using skills and ideas developed in on of our “lives” to groups in other areas of our life. Contacts: Bob Erdman
OUT TO LUNCH BUNCH Informal get-together after the second service at a local restaurant (Dutch treat). See the Thread from the Web for location and contact information.
SMALL GROUP MINISTRY Click here to lean more... Contact: Margot Milcetich
SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE Place: Fessenden Hall Time: See church calendar for meeting times Format: This group is dedicated to the work of peace, social witness and justice on a variety of international, national and local social justice causes and encourages volunteerism at a local level for social justice work in the community. Most recently, we worked successfully on petition signings for the raising of the minimum wage in Ohio as well as authoring a resolution against the use of torture that was unanimously adopted by our congregation. Contact: Vivien Sandlund
SUMMER INSTITUTE Watch for announcements in the newsletter.
WHERE’S WALDEN? Click here to learn more... Time: Once every 3 months Place: Various parks within driving distance Format: Connection with nature and our transcendentalist heritage a la Henry David Thoreau. Activities are intergenerational. Choices are offered. Registration for events requested. Fee to cover costs. Contact: Liz Erickson, Jim Scott, Gordon Vars
WOMEN’S CHOIR No audition required Time: call Saunis Parsons Place: Church Sanctuary Format: Focus is on fund and community-building as well as music. The choir performs during the church service a couple of times a month. Contact: Saunis Parsons
CLASS FOR MEMBERS AND OTHERS
KENT YOGA CENTER AT KENT UU Drop-ins are expected! Gentle, moderate & challenging classes, am & pm hours. Workshops & private sessions, too. Wear comfortable layers & bring your yoga mat. Mats & props are available to borrow or purchase. Certified teachers: Margot Milcetich & Heidi Shaffer Check the Calendar for class times & descriptions. Contact: Heidi Shaffer yogaheidi@neo.rr.com www.kentyogacenter.com
TAI CHI Drop-ins are welcome. Wear loose fitting clothes and socks or slippers. $5 donation/class Time Monday: Advanced @ 7 pm, Intermediate @ 7:30 pm, Beginners @ 8:00 pm. Place: Fessenden Hall Format: Participatory Class Certified Instructor: Susan Goekler

Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent, 2008