Please see below for a list of November 2024 events at the First Unitarian Society of Ithaca. Events are held at 306 N. Aurora St unless otherwise specified. For more information, email office@uuithaca.org.

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Election Meditation and Gentle Movement
Monday, November 4 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm in the Parlor

Mediation and gentle movement will be offered to anyone struggling with anxiety about the upcoming election. You may join, or leave, at any time during the offering.

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Post Election Vigil
Wednesday, November 6
10 am – 12 pm and 7 – 9 pm in the Sanctuary

We invite you to come together in community to light a candle, share a reading, prayer, or song, or simply sit in silence as we reflect in joy or sorrow on the results of the election.

Light refreshments and pastoral care will be available for all election offerings.

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Environmental Interest Circle Celebration
November 10, 2024

You’re invited to a celebration! FUSIT’s capital project to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the Annex building is complete. The building has been converted from burning methane to using air-source electric heat pumps with heat-recovery exchangers. The potentially dangerous and polluting gas lines have been eliminated. The entire building is now efficiently heated AND cooled by modern, safe, and efficient heat pumps. As a bonus, our project fits with Ithaca’s overall plan to electrify many downtown buildings.

On November 10 we will serve coffee hour on the second floor of the Annex, where you will be able to see and feel the new ceiling units delivering warm air. There will be information available about how to make this change in your own home, and people available to answer your questions. 

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Care Cafe
Sunday, November 10 and 24
12:15 – 1:45 pm, FUSIT Library

Rev. Peaches Gillette and Christine Kapral invite you to the Care Cafe. During our time in the ‘cafe’, we openly express our thoughts, reaching into ourselves and deeply touching upon and sharing what it means to be fully human in a complicated world. Facilitated by Rev. Peaches Gillette and Christine Kapral, both professionals trained in counseling, pastoral care and spiritual directions, each gathering will focus on a loosely structured theme around spirituality, encouraging participants to freely explore all aspects of their spiritual journeys. Past groups have been excellent and enriching, as the flow of participants from week to week has created perfect cross currents of relationships, broadening and securing FUSIT’s sense of community. Time together in the Care Cafe allows many of us to meet and know one another more intimately. 

Rev. Peaches Gilette pgfreedom09@gmail.com
Christine Kapral christinekapral@yahoo.com

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Beacon on Aurora – An Evening with Moonfruits
Sunday, November 17, doors open at 6:30 pm, concert begins at 7 pm

Beacon on Aurora is our monthly concert series featuring folk music in all its forms, with an emphasis on rising non-traditional artists. Our November Beacon on Aurora concert will feature Moonfruits—led by Ottawa-based partners Alex Millaire and Kaitlin Milroy—who craft contemporary folk, organically alternating between French and English, that addresses our collective humanity with heart, wit, and wonder. Join us on Sunday, November 17th to be inspired! Doors open at 6:30 and the show starts at 7 pm. 

More Information and Tickets.

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Chili and Cornbread Lunch
Sunday, November 24 from 11:45 am – 1 pm in the Annex

Please join us for the return of our annual Cornbread Communion during Sunday service followed by a shared meal of chili and cornbread in the Annex. Cooks Needed Do you have an amazing chili or cornbread recipe that you would love to share? We need volunteers to make a pot of chili for our November 24th Cornbread Communion and Chili event. Options that are gluten free, vegan, and allergen friendly are especially welcome. Please sign up here or reach out to Emily Richards at dre@uuithaca.org.

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Women’s Circle
Monday, November 25 from 7 – 8:30 pm

Women’s Circle usually 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 or 607-539-7733.

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Pub Theology
Tuesday, November 26, 6:30 pm
Liquid State Brewing, 620 W. Green Street

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 of Repair. Non-beer and non alcoholic 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.  

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8th Principle Action Ministry
Wednesday, November 27 at 7 pm

The 8th Principle Action Ministry (8PAM) meets via Zoom on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm. Look for future program offerings including book discussion and film viewing opportunities. Contact joAnn kowalski for more information or to offer ideas or suggestions at jmkowalski10@gmail.com. 

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Red Cross Blood Drive 
Friday, November 29 from 1 – 6 pm

Call 1-800 RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org to make your appointment.

Religious Exploration Events for Children/Parents

Religious Exploration Schedule for November
November 3 – Classroom Sunday
November 10 – Classroom Sunday
November 17 – Creative Sunday
November 24 – Multigenerational Service with Cider and Cornbread Communion 

November Movie Night
Friday, November 8 from 5:30 – 8 pm
Arch Room
Drop your kids off, or stay and join us, for a movie night, complete with dinner and snacks.

November Movie Night Registration  

Music for Little People 
Wednesday, November 6 and 20 from 10 – 10:45 am
Arch Room
Share in the joy of music in this class which is free and open to the public. Children 0-5 and their caregivers are welcome to meet us in the Arch Room each month. Sing, play, dance, explore instruments, and connect through music.

Small Group Ministry for Parents – Childcare Provided
Sunday, November 17
12 – 1 pm, FUSIT Library
Our Small Group Ministry for individuals who are actively parenting will begin meeting again this month. The group will follow the Soul Matters themes with a focus on how they are related to the journey and experience of being a parent. Gatherings will take place monthly on the third Sunday of the month from 12 pm-1 pm, with childcare available. We invite you to join us for an opportunity for fellowship and community within our larger First UU community, in a safe, confidential and nurturing environment.