Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames

We invite you to join us through the summer at our 10am Sunday services.

Starting on September 12, 2010, we will have two services at 9:30 and 10:30am.

1015 N. Hyland Ave.
Ames, IA 50014-4005
515-292-5960
uufa [at] uufames [dot] org

FLOOD UPDATE: The Fellowship office will be open regular hours (10-2) this week.

To see pictures of the flood-related tear-out of the lower-level carpet and furniture, visit www.UUFAmesFloods.shutterfly.com.

 

The Rev. Charlotte Cowtan, our interim minister, has arrived in Ames. She will lead her first worship service in mid-September. Lori Allen is the director of Youth and Children's Ministries. Lisa Harmison is the office administrator and Diana Crosswait is the projects coordinator.

Sunday Services and Religious Education

The summer UUFA service, plus nursery care and religious education for children through sixth grade, is offered at 10 am on Sundays through Labor Day, after which we will resume our 9:30am and 11:30am service schedule.

Religious Education Ice Cream Social

Please join us on Sunday, August 29 from 3-4:30 for socializing with friends, eating ice cream, signing up for classes, looking at curriculum, and volunteering to help with this year's RE program. See you there!

The UUFA Mission Statement

We are a diverse community of caring individuals who come together to provide an environment that nurtures and educates our children, stimulates the study and practice of ethical and liberal religious thought, supports the creative spirit in us all, and demonstrates concern for the environment and the broader community.

Welcoming Congregation logo UUFA is a Welcoming Congregation

universal access symbolhearing assistive devices available

The UUFA facilities are accessible, and we offer assistive-listening devices at services and events.

MWLS YouTube Video

Watch this 9 minute YouTube video from the MidWest Leadership School.  It highlights some of the youth activities with the attendees sharing their stories!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRC3NKvLGV8

Green Sanctuary Candidacy Approved

The UUFA has been accepted for candidacy to the UUA Green Sanctuary Program; the letter is attached as in both Word and pdf formats. 

The text of the acceptance letter reads as follows:

With this letter, the Unitarian Universalist Association, Office of Congregation Stewardship Services is very pleased to formally welcome the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames as a candidate to the Green Sanctuary Program.  A Green Sanctuary Review Team has examined your application and is impressed with your plans for meeting the program goals.

Application for Green Sanctuary Candidacy

This is the body of the application the UUFA will submit to the UUA Green Sanctuary Committee as the part of the process of certification as a Green Sanctuary Congregation. This document is the culmination of the UUFA Green Sanctuary Committee's work over the past year. In addition to this narrative part of the application, we submitted three attachments, the report of an energy audit of our facility, a copy of the Present practices of our congregation: UUFA’s environmental footprint survey, and a summary of the survey results; pdf versions of these documents are attached.

Cowtan hired as interim minister

A Brief Introduction: UUFA's Interim Minister, Rev. Charlotte Cowtan

Charlotte comes to us from her most recent interim position, Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church, in Washington. She was first ordained at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Flint, Michigan, May 28, 1983. The following are her responses from her initial application to the UUA Transitions Office.

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