Announcements
[This is the Announcements page. Also see the Upcoming Events page.]
Share the Plate with HIP Housing on Sunday, December 20
December 11, 2020HIP Housing is the recipient for December’s Share the Plate offering, and it’s a great opportunity to help support affordable housing in San Mateo County. Chris Sturken is a Community Outreach Specialist at HIP and will be joining us during the Zoom service to talk about ...more...December All Ages Activity
December 3, 2020Light the Journey ~ Celebrate the SeasonOur Wayside Pulpit display case on Brewster Avenue and the Social Hall windows on Lowell Street are now filled with UUFRC creativity. Come by during the day to see the artwork and at night to see lights. Have fun finding ...more...UUFRC Redwood Circle Issue 02 November 2020
November 21, 2020Click here for the PDF Filemore...New Video From Rev. Brian 2020-11-20
November 20, 2020Here is a new video from Rev. Brian.more...Summary Board Minutes, October 27, 2020
November 10, 2020Board meetings are public; every member is invited to attend. Attending: Steve Hill, Chris Stovall, David Stoutamire, Polly Ragusa, Tovis Page, Graham Abra, Rob Davis, and Rev. Brian Ferguson Finance report: Graham reviewed the latest Finance Committee report with the board. The key points that the Finance ...more...Program Council Meeting Minutes from September 26, 2020
October 30, 2020UUFRC Program Council Minutes – September 26, 2020, 7 pm, via Zoom Attendees: Alex, Lori, Ellen, Tovis, Martha, Rev. Brian Absent: Marina Minutes of August meeting – approved. PC Cluster Groups Operations (Alex): Building, Committee on Ministries, Communications, CUUE Congregational Life (Lori): Caring, Connections Justice & Outreach (Ellen): Roosevelt Tutoring, Social Action, ...more...Program Council Meeting Minutes from August 20, 2020
October 30, 2020UUFRC Program Council Minutes – August 20, 2020, 7 pm, via Zoom Attendees: Alex, Lori, Marina, Ellen, Tovis, Martha, Rev. Brian Minutes of July meeting – approved. Reviewed action items: Ellen joined the COVID19 task force. Alex added all committee members to the PC Google Drive. All other ...more...UUFRC Organizational Model
October 29, 2020more...Seldom Asked Questions About the Program Council
October 29, 2020What is the Program Council? We are a governance committee that works to balance the needs of congregational activities while monitoring our building use, volunteer time and church calendar. The Program Council comprises six clusters: Congregational Life, Governance, Faith Formation, Sunday Services, Social Justice & Outreach ...more...Share the Plate with GRIP Training Institute
October 13, 2020This Sunday, November 15, our community offering will go to the GRIP Training Institute, a non-profit organization serving incarcerated people in California. This will be our Fellowship’s third year “sharing the plate” with GRIP, and I am grateful to our community for supporting an organization ...more...Summary Board Minutes: September 29, 2020
October 9, 2020Summary Minutes of the UUFRC Board Meeting, Sept 29th, 2020 Board meetings are public; every member is invited to attend. Attending: Steve Hill, Chris Stovall, David Stoutamire, Polly Ragusa, Tovis Page, Graham Abra, Rob Davis, and Rev. Brian Ferguson Finance report: Graham reviewed the latest Finance Committee report ...more...Program Council Meeting Minutes, July 23, 2020
September 29, 2020UUFRC Program Council Minutes of July 23, 2020 ,7 pm, via Zoom Attendees: Alex Stagner (chair), Lori Longo, Marina Rose, Ellen Hill, Tovis Page, Solveig Zarubin (briefly), and Rev. Brian Ferguson Next meeting: Thursday, August 20, 7 – 8:30 pm And then the 3rd Monday of the ...more...Program Council Meeting Minutes, June 9, 2020
September 29, 2020Meeting Summary: On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 @ 6:30pm The Program Council gathered for an informal discussion with our Ministerial Candidate, Rev. Brian Ferguson. Following this visit Chris called the formal committee meeting to order. Alex Stagner was elected as the new Program Council Chairperson and has ...more...Share the Plate with Reclaim Our Vote this Sunday, September 27
September 24, 2020Our donations will support Reclaim Our Vote, a nonpartisan campaign to empower voters of color in voter suppression states. We will hear from the inspiring and visionary founder and director, Andrea Miller. Reclaim Our Vote is sponsored by the Social Action Committee, as part of our #UUTheVote ...more...UUFRC Zine Issue 01 September 2020
September 21, 2020Click here for the PDF filemore...For Immediate Release
September 18, 2020Names Rev. Brian Ferguson as New Settled Minister REDWOOD CITY, Calif., September 16, 2020 — The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Redwood City (UUFRC) today announced the appointment of Rev. Brian Ferguson as its settled minister. Rev. Ferguson comes to UUFRC from Austin, Texas, where he served ...more...Summary Board Minutes: August 25th, 2020
September 17, 2020Summary Minutes of the UUFRC Board Meeting, Aug 25th, 2020- Board meetings are public; every member is invited to attend. Attending: Steve Hill, Chris Stovall, David Stout mire, Polly Ragusa, Tovis Page, Graham Abra, Rob Davis, and Rev. Brian Ferguson Attending part of the meeting: Jennifer Bahr-Davidson Finance report: ...more...Summary Board Minutes: July 28th, 2020
August 14, 2020Summary Minutes of the UUFRC Board Meeting, July 6th, 2020 Board meetings are public; every member is invited to attend. Attending: Steve Hill, Chris Stovall, David Stoutamire, Polly Ragusa, Tovis Page, Graham Abra, Rob Davis, and Rev. Brian Ferguson Attending part of the meeting: Jennifer Bahr-Davidson, Jeanne DeShazo, ...more...UUFRC Extended Building Closure
August 13, 2020August 12th, 2020 Dear Beloved UUFRC Community, This is an update from the Board’s last message about closure of our building during this time of shelter in place orders. We are extending the building closure until at least May 2021, aligned with the recommendation from the Unitarian Universalist ...more...Goodbye from Rev. Gretchen
August 10, 2020To All at the UU Fellowship of Redwood City: Dear everyone – Well, Judy and I survived the bumpy move to Sacramento and are still ironing out the complications that ensued. We do love our home and the neighborhood: so very diverse and friendly!! There are no words ...more...