Consult our online calendar tinyurl.com/caluucnc for upcoming events.

Current Health and Safety policy (replaces previous COVID policy)

Chalice Circle Sundays

Religious Exploration experiences for three multi-age groups:

• Elementary classes (grades K-4) meet on the first and third Sundays at 9 AM (December 7 & 21).
• Coming of Age classes (grades 5-8+) meet at 10 AM on December 7 & 21.
• Teen/adult discussion group meets on the third Sunday at 10 AM (December 21).

Vegetarian Potluck Dinners

Wednesday, December 17, 5:30-7:30 PM
at 222 Temple St, Fredonia NY

Due to the winter weather advisory, UUCNC’s Wednesday, December 10 potluck is canceled.

Members and friends are invited to gather for a vegetarian potluck meal on Wednesday, December 17. Please bring a dish to pass, and please list the ingredients for anyone with dietary concerns.

After December 17, weekly potluck dinners will return in 2026. In January we will vary the themes, with a vegan potluck on Wednesday, January 21, but all foods — including fish and meat — are welcome at the other January potlucks. Details of weekly themes will be posted here.

In these trying times, community is more important than ever, and we believe a weekly communal meal will be nourishing for body, soul, and psyche.

There is a sign-up sheet on the back table for set-up and clean up duties. If you plan to attend, please plan to help out. Many hands make light work!

No potlucks on December 24 or 31.

Cup of Kindness Cafe

Friday, December 19, 7-10 PM
at 222 Temple St, Fredonia NY

One Friday each month we offer FREE coffee, snacks, and great conversation at our Friday night coffeehouse, the Cup of Kindness Cafe.

All are welcome—a special shout out to university students, LGBTQ+ individuals, and just about anyone who just wants a safe and welcoming place to be themselves.

A freewill offering will be accepted, but there is no obligation. Questions? Contact Rev. Ron Skowronski.

Guest at Your Table

Guest at Your Table (GAYT) is the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s (UUSC) annual intergenerational program to raise support for and awareness about key human rights issues. Unitarian Universalists across the country uphold human rights work around the globe through the seasonal GAYT collection for the UUSC, a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization advancing human rights together with an international community of grassroots partners and advocates.

Guest at Your Table information was distributed at the November 23 worship service and is available each Sunday. Here’s a children’s activity calendar, suitable for printing:
https://uucnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GAYT-Calendar-2025.pdf

We will collect your donations (checks payable to UU Service Committee or cash in an envelope marked for GAYT) on Sunday, January 11, but you may donate online any time, listing your congregation as the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua: uusc.org/givetoguest

Your tax deductible donation of $40 or more earns you and your family annual UUSC membership benefits. Donations of $150 or more are eligible to be matched by the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, NY.