Middle Hour
Learning, Connection & Fun for All Ages on Sunday Mornings
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What is Middle Hour?
Middle Hour is the time between our 9:00 am and 11:00 am Sunday services (from 10:10-10:50 am) during our program year between approximately September through May. There is no Middle Hour during the summer. The goal of Middle Hour is to provide time for adults to participate in adult enrichment opportunities, learning, and connection, while our children to connect and play in Fun & Friends.
Our Adult Faith Formation Team helps coordinate the adult Middle Hour offerings. Offerings include presentations by committees and teams, ways to engage in justice-making, spiritual or creative practices, discussions about theological or ethical issues, and more.
Almost every week, one of our music programs will be rehearsing in the sanctuary as well. All are welcome!
Fun & Friends for Kids
Fun & Friends will include art options, crafts, games, and relaxed play time (as requested by the children and parents themselves). Approximately once per month, the Joyful Noise Choir rehearsal will be held in lieu of Fun & Friends and we hope all young people will participate.
We Need You! To make this happen, we need several adult volunteers who are willing to supervise the Fun & Friends room or the nursery on a rotating basis. Fun & Friends volunteers do not need to be teachers, regular RE volunteers, or have any experience! Anyone over the age of 18 (and at least 21 for the nursery) who can pass a background check is welcome to apply. Contact Ms. Kim or Ms. Jill if you’d like to help out in this way! (kim@fvuuf.org or jill@fvuuf.org).
What’s Coming Up In Middle Hour?
April 12
- No Middle Hour! Join us for a single 10:00 am service in the sanctuary (and RE for children) followed by a soup lunch and stewardship event.
April 19
- Immigration: How Did We Get Here? – Join Abbey Hessling, who grew up at our Fellowship, to learn about the legal and historical underpinnings of how we (nationally and globally) ended up with the immigration crises we are facing today.
- Pop-Up Membership Joining Ceremony – For anyone who feels ready to join the Fellowship as a member and hasn’t had the chance, join us during Middle Hour or after the 2nd service. Led by folks from the Membership Team. This is the last day to join the Fellowship as a member if you want to vote at our June 7 Annual Meeting.
- Joyful Noise all-ages choir rehearsal in the sanctuary with Tam Masters.
April 26
- Earth Day with members of the Green Sanctuary Team.
- Fellowship Choir rehearsal in the sanctuary with Tam Masters.
May 3
- Newcomer Q&A – Join folks from our Membership Team for an informal information and Q&A session for anyone who is new to the Fellowship or still feels that way.
- “Community in Bloom” May service theme – Join this Sunday’s lay worship leader to discuss the theme of the month and our earth teacher, sunflowers, and how you too can be inspired by these ideas and symbols. You will also have the opportunity to add to your home altar.
May 10
- Fellowship Choir rehearsal in the sanctuary with Rick Bjella.
May 17
- UU the Vote: Midterm Elections – Members of our UU the Vote team are already looking ahead to the midterm elections and want to help you begin thinking about what issues and candidates matter to you.
- Joyful Noise all-ages choir rehearsal in the sanctuary with Tam Masters.