Our Sunday services are at 9 and 11am, in-person and on Zoom,

followed by in-person and Cyber Social Hour, immediately after both services.

In light of the current high incidence of flu, RSV, and other respiratory illnesses as well as COVID, we remind people that the current protocol strongly encourages (though doesn't require) wearing masks at the church. Read WBUUC's Current COVID Protocol

Church-Related Closings & Weather Notifications

Sunday, Feb. 12 | The Vulnerabilities of Being Alone with Rev. Jack Gaede and live music from The WBUUC Choir, directed by Jody McCormick. Due to illness, Rev. Sara's final sermon has been moved from the 12th to Sunday, February 26th.

Sunday, Feb. 19 | with guest preacher Rev. Alicia Forde and live music from Hot Elementzzz.

Sunday, Feb. 26 | Saying Goodbye with Rev. Sara Goodman

If you are visiting for the first time or bringing a guest or returning after an absence, feel free to register below so that our welcome teams can prepare for your arrival.

https://wbuuc.org/sunday-worship/.

The Nursery is available during worship to care for children ages 6 months through 3 years. Registration is required: https://wbuuc.breezechms.com/form/22-23RE

As WBUUC contemplates adoption of the 8th Principle, we are seeking input from all members and friends of the WBUUC congregation. What will this mean for you, and for WBUUC? Your input will provide valuable perspectives to inform voting on this Principle, as well as future actions, if adopted.

The proposed 8th Principle: “Journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”

Listening Sessions:

Thursday, March 2 at 7pm | In-person & Zoom

Sunday, March 5 at 12:30pm | In-person & Zoom

Please register here:

https://wbuuc.breezechms.com/form/8thprinciple

To learn more about the 8th Principle:

https://wbuuc.org/8th-principle/

Click here to see the Winter/Spring 2023 Supper & Soulwork Schedule

Join us for an upcoming Supper & Soulwork – these Wednesday night evenings of fellowship and food provide all-ages with a chance to connect mid-week, share a meal, participate in various activities and/or special programming, and most importantly, be together.

Next Supper & Soulwork is TONIGHT and will be a potluck.

Follow this link to let us know that you're coming and tell us which dish you're planning to bring. If you can show up early to help with set-up (or stay late to help with clean-up), please let us know that also:

https://bit.ly/2-8-23-potluck

Evening Schedule:

5:30 Potluck Meal

6:30-7:30pm Soulwork for all ages

6:15-7:45pm Nursery Care

6:30-7:30pm Parent Circle

7:15-9pm Board Meeting

Click here to see the Winter/Spring 2023 Supper & Soulwork Schedule

Every carbon offset contribution to WBUUC’s Climate Action Fund helps pay for our solar addition. Some members will offset intercontinental or continental vacation flights. But more of us take short vacations. We drive to Duluth to sightsee, Whitewater State Park to camp, or Mankato to visit Grandma. Enter your mileage in the carbon calculator and offset these short vacation trips. No Vacation trips? Donate any amount to the Climate Action Fund to help add solar collectors on the church roof. And please click Submit so we can count the total number of participants.

Learn more and calculate your carbon offset: https://www.wbuuc.org/solar/

This Sunday, the Social Justice special collection is for our local food shelves – the White Bear Area Food Shelf, the Mahtomedi Food Shelf, and the food shelf in the Resource and Support Center at Century College. Food insecurity continues to be a huge problem in our area. Your help is definitely needed. WBUUC collects money for food shelves each February and donates it in March when Minnesota FoodShare matches the dollars donated. Minnesota FoodShare’s motto is “Increase Food Access; Build Strong Communities”. What could be better in fighting food insecurity than to have our donations doubled? Feeding America says that every dollar donated can help secure and distribute 12 pounds of food — that's about 10 meals for families experiencing food insecurity. No donation is too small to make a big difference.

You can donate in three ways:

• Online: http://bit.ly/give-to-wbuuc - indicate Food 
• Send a check or leave a check in the office lock box with Food on the memo line.
• Text to Give with text to 651-615-5551 and the “amount Food" (e.g., if you want to give $25, put this in the text: 25 Food)

Feb. 17 | 8:00-9:30am | Zoom

Please join The Northeast chapter of MICAH (Metropolitan Council on Affordable Housing) for its 2023 Legislative Breakfast on Friday, February 17th, from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. Hear state legislators and local policy makers explain how they will help meet the critical need for more affordable and emergency housing in the Northeast Metro area. Register for the virtual event at https://tinyurl.com/4anj8wke. Please see the Social Action Bulletin Board in the social hall for details or speak with Janet Urbanowicz

Feb. 18 | 10am-2pm | Zoom

Join Dr. Paula Cole Jones and MUUSJA on Zoom for a deep dive on living into antiracism and to cast an informed vote on the proposed 8th Principle & updated UUA congregational covenant (Article II). Register at https://bit.ly/PCJ_0218 Agenda will be sent to registrants but plan to attend from 10am to 2pm with rest breaks. Those who participate on Saturday morning will be invited back on Tuesday, Feb. 21st from 6 to 8pm for optional further discussion with your circles (young adults, BIPOC UU's, RE teachers, social justice teams, etc.) Requested fee to offset costs is $50 payable to www.muusja.org/donate. Scholarships are available. Contact director@muusja.org with questions.

Resources and services from Minnesota State Services for the Blind (SSB) are available for teens and adults, to help navigate school, transition to employment, living a full life, or adjusting to declining vision as they age. Many services are individualized and include home visits, help with technology and more. For most services there is no charge and grants are available for those who can’t afford to purchase essential technology such as a computer or smart phone. If you or someone you know is experiencing vision loss, find out more at https://mn.gov/deed/ssb/ 

If you would like to have a joy, a sorrow, or a life event shared in our time of meditation and prayer in the Sunday service, please complete this form. You may also use this form to request prayers, ask for support from the congregation, and just to let us know what is going on with you. https://wbuuc.breezechms.com/form/MeditationRequest

Meeting with Ministers

We invite you to contact us directly to make an appointment for an in-person or Zoom meeting. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays are the days on which we concentrate appointments though we will also make available other times if these weekday times don't work for you. Questions or to make an appointment with one of us, contact us.

Building Hours

Tue/Wed/Thurs: 10am – 5pm

Fridays: often open – best to confirm before arriving

Mondays: typically closed or open by special arrangement only