Upcoming Events

May 2024

Pledge Picnic 2024

05/18/2024 at 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Make Time to Celebrate with the Fellowship Community
For the May Pledge Party Picnic- An all ages good time

Saturday, May 18 from 4-7 pm
Get ready for a Rock’n good time! Join us for a lovely afternoon of food, fun, and fellowship as we come together to celebrate another year of belonging to and co-creating this beloved community. We’ll have lawn games and activities set up to enjoy, a full two-hour set of live music from Jasson Klingonsmith and his fabulous cover band, and delicious food available for purchase ($7 half plate, $15 full plate) from Chef Colleen Betts. Stick around for our yummy sundae bar at the end.

RSVP for your food purchase HERE

It’s Fellowship Pledge Season!

Affirm your commitment to the Fellowship by filling out your pledge form today

Complete your PLEDGE FORM here: 2024-2025 Fiscal Pledge Form
(Or mail back the form sent to you via snail mail)

Testimonial: Josh Charles, HUUF member since October, 2024~ “I first visited HUUF in July of last year, and quickly learned that I had discovered the community I had been looking for. I look forward to each event I attend, whether that’s a service, or Art Matters, food prep, or some of the many other wonderful events we have. I’m moved by the abundance of leaders doing good work in the broader community and feel privileged to form connections with the other members here. This is truly a special place.”

Yoga at HUUF

05/20/2024 at 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

Yoga at HUUF

5:30-6:45 Every Monday at HUUF

Sunset Yoga with Jamie Kessloff

This body positive class is open to all levels. Jamie Kessloff is an Anusara-inspired Yoga teacher with Restorative Yoga training as well. Anusara’s foundation is Iyengar based yoga infused with strategic alignment and yoga philosophy. Jamie’s yoga sharing honors where you are at, and meet you there, with the option of a challenge if you are wanting it. We practice loving kindness to ourselves in Sunset Yoga, which generates an inner strength and vitality that nourishes our life everyday, and ripples.

Attendance by donation- $10-15 suggested ~ No one turned away for lack of funds

* For you health & safety, a state of the art air filtration system is always on during class

Ancient Forest Sangha

05/23/2024 at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Ancient Forest Sangha

7 PM Every Thursday

***1st Thursday Zoom Only***

**5th Thursday Potluck**

*All Other Thursdays In-Person Only*

A Buddhist community practice. This group meets most weeks with the addition of a quarterly “Day of Mindfulness”.

To inquire or for more information, please contact Val Gizinski @ polkaqueen@gmail.com or check out the Ancient Forest Sangha website here: https://ancientforestsangha.org/

"Town Hall Meeting" on Gender Neutral Bathrooms at HUUF

05/24/2024 at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Town Hall Meeting

On Friday, May 24, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., in person and on Zoom, HUUF members and friends will have an opportunity to listen and speak about the possibility of altering our bathroom signage so that people of any gender have a welcoming bathroom in our main building. The Town Hall will start with a screening of Toilet Training, a 30-minute documentary recommended by the UUA that “addresses the persistent discrimination, harassment, and violence that people who transgress gender norms face in gender segregated bathrooms. Using stories of people who have been harassed, arrested or beaten for trying to use bathrooms, Toilet Training focuses on bathroom access in public space, in schools, and at work.”

Currently we have one restroom that has always been a de facto gender-neutral space-the one in the CARE Building, which is a single stall and has a lockable door. People attending events in the main building who don’t identify as either male or female have to go outside and brave the winter wind, rain, and cold to use a restroom where they can feel comfortable. There can also be mobility issues with the added distance. The two restrooms in the main building are currently labeled “Men” and “Women.”

Following the discussion at our Annual Meeting on March 24, and after looking into how this issue is handled elsewhere, the HUUF Board crafted a proposal to leave the women’s room labeled as is, adding a sign advising people that it contains a changing table; change the men’s room into an all-gender restroom with a sign indicating there is urinal inside; and add a sign to the CARE Building restroom indicating there’s a changing table inside (it’s already labeled “All-Gender”). The Board is looking for feedback on this proposal.

The UUA urges all groups who support gender equity to offer gender neutral bathrooms. Quoting from their website: “Who Benefits from Gender Neutral Bathrooms?”

People who are uncomfortable in men’s or women’s rooms for many reasons; for example, people who are not women or men and/or people who are gender nonconforming.
Parents/caregivers whose children are a different gender from them.
People with caregivers or personal attendants who are a different gender from them.

Please come to the Town Hall and let the Board know what you think about this issue. If there’s a coalescing around a proposal as a result of the Town Hall, the Board will bring it up at the Congregational Meeting on June 2 and, after further discussion, possibly ask for consensus. (See the HUUF statement on consensus here.)

Margy Emerson, Co-President, Board of Trustees

HUUF for Black Lives Matter

05/25/2024 at 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

HUUF for Black Lives Matter!

12-1:30 PM Every Saturday, on the corner of 4th & V in Eureka

We, the people of Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, wish to show our continued support and solidarity with the cause and community of Black Lives Matter. Toward that end, we are committing to having a weekly presence at the corners of 4th & V in Eureka every Saturday from 12:00-1:30 pm. Please join us in holding signs, and being a visible presence for this important and vital voice in our community and country. You can volunteer to hold one end of our Black Lives Matter sign for an hour, with another HUUF member/friend or bring a sign of your own to amplify our presence and voice there. Contact Chip Sharpe for more information: chipsharpe@sbcglobal.net

The Power of Presence

05/26/2024 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

A monthly Circle with Karen Harris beginning Sunday, May 26 at 1:00 p.m.

Every week when we recite our aspiration, we commit ourselves to helping one another in fellowship. But what does this actually mean? What could this look like in this Fellowship? How can we deepen our capacity to show up for ourselves and each other, especially during challenging times?

Facilitated by Karen Harris and assisted by other local mentors, we will gather monthly from May to December. Our intention will be to deepen our self-understanding, our connection to each other, and our ability to show up for the benefit of all. Whether you are seeking support or would like to offer it, if you are interested in exploring how HUUF members can deepen our mutual connection and support, this group is for you.

Yoga at HUUF

05/27/2024 at 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm