What’s Happening at BUF?

Check the calendar below to see upcoming events at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship. For more information on any of these events, please contact the person listed or reach out to our church administrator. To read our most recent Mid-Week Update newsletter, click below. To submit content for an upcoming Mid-Week Update, please send it to mwu@buf.org, keeping it to 200 words or less, by 10:00am on the Monday prior to publishing. Submissions to BUF News can be sent to buf-news@buf.org.

Click HERE to watch the Ordination of Sunny Joy on Sunday, April 12th by the UU congregation in New Haven, Connecticut where she served as an intern minister for two years.

Featured Events

Embodiology Open Sessions: Monday, July 13–Wednesday, July 15, 6:00-7:00pm | Social Hall

Dr. Ama Wray and the Embodiology team are bringing their dynamic program to the BUF community! Embodiology is a holistic combination of movement, music, cognition and sensory awareness originating from ancestral knowledge within the Anlo-Ewe culture in Ghana—it has been described as Ubuntu (“I Am because We Are”) in practice. They are generously offering three FREE Open Sessions to various BUFsters:

  • Monday, July 13 – Women (she/her, she/they) of all ages and abilities

  • Tuesday, July 14 - Children and intergenerational families of all abilities

  • Wednesday, July 15 – LGBTQI+ community of all abilities

Gardening Group Potluck: Sunday, July 19, 12:30pm | Patricia Conover’s home

The BUF Gardening group is continuing with a monthly gathering in BUFster gardens. Consisting of a brief tour, shared food, discussion of topics of interest to gardeners far and wide, and sharing ideas and experiences. Bring food to share. Patricia's address: 2805 Northwest Ave, Bellingham. RSVPs are appreciated.

BUF at the Bells: Friday, July 31, 6:35pm | Joe Martin Field

BUF is planning an outing at the Bellingham Bells baseball game on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 6:35 pm. The Bells will be taking on the Victoria Harbourcats at Joe Martin Field on Lakeway Avenue, next to the Aquatic Center. All tickets are $18 apiece. We will be sitting in the middle Grandstand, fairly high up, to minimize sun exposure, but come prepared for possible sun exposure. Purchase your baseball tickets on July 12, July 19, or July 26 from Amy Van Pelt or Rod Haynes in the Narthex next to the Sanctuary at BUF. Limited supply. Plan early! For more information contact Rod Haynes.

Annual Auction Fundraiser: November 7, 2026 | BUF Social Hall

Save the Date for BUF’s Annual Auction & Dinner, to be held on November 7th, 2026, in the BUF Social Hall. Donations, volunteers, and (of course) attendees are needed! Find more information on the event website.

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