Hello and Happenings

Greetings FUCD Young Adults!

It is my pleasure to introduce myself to you as your new Assistant Minister. I will be with you for the next two years. I am looking forward to shared community, engaging experiences, meaningful worship, and untold amounts of fun.

In the coming months, I hope to visit with each of you individually and to partner with you to find ways to connect and to make a difference in each other's lives, in the congregation, and in the wider community of the world. I am passionate about social justice and about finding meaning in life. My hope and invitation to you is to see where our minds, hearts, bodies, and spirits can take us together.

As a side note, I love coffee and local eateries. It would be a pleasure to share a cup or a bite of something with you.

Please feel welcome to email me or to find me on Sunday mornings to chat, share a question or concern, or to share your passion for where we might go together.

peace.

Jeannie Hufstedler, Assistant Minister

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Young Adult Brunch!

• Date: Sunday, August 1, 2010 after the 10a service
  
• Location: Breakfast on Broadway at 2901 South Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113, (303) 788-9998.
• Information: All Young Adults along with their partner/spouse, guest, and children are welcome! Come for good fellowship and food! We will meet in Friendship Hall after the service and carpool or follow to the restaurant. Feel welcome to come even if just for a cup of coffee, juice, or water!
• Contact: Jeannie Hufstedler, Assistant Minister, at: jeannie@firstuniversalist.org
• NOTE: Ali Hoover will facilitate this event, as I will be late arriving from a preaching assignment in Boulder.

Theology on Tap, 1st Monday of every month from 7-9p

• Date: Monday, August 2, 2010 from 7-10p
• Location: Bull and Bush at 4700 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246, (303)759-0333
• Information: Due to the the necessity for me to attend the Board of Trustees and the Committee on Ministry meetings each month, I would like to shift Theology on Tap to the first Monday of the month. This is open for discussion, if needed, so that this gathering can be as accessible as possible. All Young Adults along with their partner/spouse and guests are welcome to attend (the young at heart may also be interested). Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are available at Bull and Bush, along with tasty food. Check out their website/menu at: http://bullandbush.com/
• Contact: Jeannie Hufstedler, Assistant Minister, at: jeannie@firstuniversalist.org

INVITATIONS:

Looking for a Young Adult At Large Member for the Social Justice Council

The Social Justice Council is one of 4 developing councils of the church. It is the council that coordinates efforts for social justice, ensuring that Task Forces are operating within the values and principles of this congregation and also providing much needed resources, communication, and encouragement for those engaged in social justice on behalf of FUCD.

Let me know if you are interested. Please, pass this on to others who may be interested.


Interested in forming a Young Adult Cohort at First Universalist?


I am looking for 4 or 5 Young Adults who are interested in joining me to form a small group to help plan and guide the direction of the Young Adult Ministry. I am thinking that we would meet once per month to discuss: events, planning, worship, fellowship, service, and more! Please let me know if you are interested.


Interested in a Young Adult Small Group?

In October, I will be facilitating a Young Adult Small Group with the intention of both facilitating the curriculum (not sure which one we will use yet) while also training those present to be facilitators of new small groups. The idea is to allow Young Adults to grow our own small group ministry that will eventually grow into the larger congregation--small groups beyond the first one could be open to people of all generations. This will give us the opportunity to share our gifts and be connected in a deep and meaningful way to the congregation as a whole. Let me know if you are interested in this first small group.