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

Current Health and Safety policy (replaces previous COVID policy)

Summer Worship

UU Fellowship of Chautauqua
Sundays at 9:30 AM through August 24

In-person worship in the open-air Hall of Philosophy with members and friends of the UU Fellowship of
Chautauqua, details at https://www.uufchq.org/sundays.html

There is no gate fee at Chautauqua on Sundays, but a FREE ticket must be issued in your name; be prepared to show identification. This free Sunday Pass includes admission to the Chautauqua Institution frounds and free programming. Paid programming, such as theater or opera, requires a separate purchase.

On Sundays, parking is FREE in the main lot (across Rte. 394 from the Welcome Center and Main Gate), as long as you leave by 5 PM. After 5 PM, pay $15 as you leave the lot (rate may increase after 3 PM on concert days).  It can be a considerable walk between your parking spot and the Welcome Center / Main Gate, but tram service is available to shorten the walk.

Please read Chautauqua Institution’s current safety and security policies, which may restrict what can be carried with you into the Hall of Philosophy, Amphitheater and other venues:
https://www.chq.org/visit/resources/chautauqua-institution-policies/safety-security-policies/

UUCNC’s weekly worship

Resumes on Sunday, September 14, 11 AM
at 222 Temple St, Fredonia NY

You are invited to listen to the words of Rev. Ron Skowronski in this first service of our new congregational year. We will bless the stones that we use during Joys and Concerns and mingle the waters we collected from our summer hiatus from worship services. Please bring a small vessel of water for the water ceremony.

Following the worship service we will celebrate July, August, and September birthdays and enjoy a potluck lunch.

Details are on the online calendar tinyurl.com/caluucnc.

Sing for Unity

Sunday, September 21, 2 PM
A worldwide musical movement for unity, peace and community

On the United Nations International Day of Peace 2025, voices from every corner of the planet will sing to send a powerful message: We are one world, one people and we stand together in unity and community.

Members of our congregation and the larger community are invited to the UUCNC meetinghouse (222 Temple St, Fredonia NY) to participate in the Sing for Unity project, singing songs of joy, peace, and unity with people all over the world who will be singing at 2 PM in their time zones, creating a wave of music around the world. Those attending the 11 AM worship service will have time after coffee hour to go home to eat lunch, or you are welcome to bring a bag lunch to eat at the meetinghouse before we sing together.

Every voice matters! Add yours and help grow our global sound wave for hope, unity, global community, peace and equality! Bring songs to sing and your voices to sing them. We will end by singing together “What a Wonderful World,” the same song everyone all over the world will be singing.

Cup of Kindness Cafe

Friday, September 26, 7-10 PM
at 222 Temple St, Fredonia NY

On September 26 we will 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.