Please see below for upcoming event information. Zoom links can be found in the Weekly Announce email or by emailing office@uuithaca.org. Events are at the church located at 306 N. Aurora St unless otherwise noted.

Also, check out our Social Justice Events.

Sundae Sunday
Sunday, September 14 from 12 – 1 pm
Join us for our annual Sundae Sunday following service. The event will take place in the Garden Street Entrance on Aurora Street. We will be serving delicious sundaes with Purity ice cream and plenty of toppings, including vegan options.

September Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday, September 17 at 6:30 pm

The Board meets on the third Wednesday of the month. Board meetings are a hybrid format, taking place in the Parlor and through Zoom. All FUSIT congregants are invited to attend these meetings. Ten minutes are set aside at the beginning of the meeting for congregation feedback. Please join us! Check the Weekly Announce for the link to join the meeting via Zoom.

Handwerker Gallery Visit with David Salomon – following service on September 21

David Salomon will lead a tour and discussion of the exhibition Section as Cosmogram: From the Heavens to the Earth that he curated at Ithaca College’s Handwerker Gallery at 1 pm. You can meet us at the gallery or gather with us in the parlor after coffee hour and follow us there.   

Care Cafe
Sunday, September 21 from 12 – 1:30 pm in the FUSIT Library

Rev. Peaches Gillette will hold the Care Cafe again this year beginning on Sunday, September 21. Last year’s gatherings created such meaningful connections and provided a warm space of support for everyone who joined. We look forward to continuing that spirit of community and comfort together. Every other Sunday, we will meet in the library at 12 pm until approximately 1:30 pm, after service and after coffee. I hope you can join us as we reconnect and support one another in the year ahead.

Women’s Circle September 22 at 7 pm over Zoom

Women’s Circle meets via Zoom on the 4th Monday of the month. All who identify as women are welcome. This is a drop-in group, so no need to sign up; just come. Anyone is welcome to bring a poem or a reading. For information or questions contact Nancy Miller at ananda7733@gmail.com.

Pub Theology
Tuesday, September 23rd, 6:30 pm
Join us at Liquid State Brewing for an evening of good fellowship and conversation at our favorite local brewery (owned by FUSIT members!). We will gather at 6:30 pm and reflect together. on our monthly theme. Non-beer and nonalcoholic drinks options available! 21 and over please. Bring your friends! Hope to see you there! Pub Theology takes place on the 4th Tuesday of every month. Liquid State Brewing, 620 W. Green Street, Ithaca

Buildings and Grounds Restoration Day
Saturday, September 27 from 10 am – 12 pm

Come join us to tidy up our outside spaces for the new season! Our beds, trees, paved areas, windows, and gutters all need our attention. We may have a painting job as well if one or two people are interested in that! Any suggestions or questions, contact Sara Catterall at buildings@uuithaca.org.

Ministry Team Fair
Sunday, September 28th, During coffee hour in the Parlor
Enjoy a cup of coffee and snacks while learning about the many and varying ways you can get involved here at FUSIT. We want to learn about you! What are you passionate about? What brings you joy? What are your gifts and talents? Explore our many teams and ministries and find out how volunteering can deepen your connection to this community.

 Doors open at 6:30 pm, concert begins at 7 pm

Named Penguin Eggs & Roots Music Canada’s New Discovery of the Year, Montrealer Aleksi Campagne blends his folk songwriting roots with an edgy, multi-layered sound resulting from his unique combination of voice, violin and looping-effect pedals. Aleksi won a 2024 Canadian Folk Music Award for his fully bilingual album, which offers 10 songs in English & the same 10 songs in French.

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Hayley Reardon is a critically acclaimed folk-pop singer and songwriter, and a storyteller in the truest sense of the word. Her songs serve as postcards from an artist brave enough to take the road less traveled. Reardon dove head first into music at the young age of 15, and has dedicated much of her life to writing, recording and performing music around the world. She has released 4 studio albums, 7 EPs, 1live album and countless singles-totaling over 85 original songs and millions of streams to date. Reardon has shared the stage with renowned artists including Lori McKenna, Rodney Crowell, Dar Williams, Anaïs Mitchell, Xavier Rudd, John Paul White, Rachel Platten and most recently, Ed Sheeran, who invited Reardon to perform at his Old Phone Pub pop-up in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Herever-deepening music carries a lyrical and melodic weight beyond her years, being described as “brilliantly moving folk/pop with a lyrical depth and soul” (Performer Magazine) and “a melancholy little masterpiece” (American Songwriter Magazine).No Depression writes “Reardon is truly a treasure.”

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