Mid-Week Update: August 5, 2026
News
Events
Volunteer Opportunities & Needs
Alohas: Hellos and Goodbyes
Humanitas
Social and Environmental Justice
ICYMI: In Case You Missed It
Upcoming Services
All BUF services are accessible in person or on Zoom.
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Sunday, August 9, 10:30am, Sanctuary - Guilt, Repentance, and Repair
Rev. Marsha Vollkommer, worship leader with Eleanor Burke, celebrant
Guilt is often used as an excuse, a lack of commitment to change, and can end up being self-serving. That's where the repentance and repair comes in.
Sunday, August 16, 10:30am, Sanctuary - Good Sports
Rev. Barbara ten Hove, worship leader with Tom Nicholas, celebrant
While some progressive folks think sports are violent and not PC, I have learned valuable lessons from my engagement with a variety of sports. It’s worth a look at what sport has to teach us about community, fairness, morality, and yes, even religion.
Sunday, August 23, 10:30am, Sanctuary - Prayer
Tom Nicholas and Steffany Raynes, service leaders
Prayer can be complicated for UUs. In this service, we will try to look at prayer with fresh eyes and explore questions like this: What forms can prayer take? What makes something a prayer? How can prayer help build community?
Sunday, August 30, 10:30am, Sanctuary - Saved from What? Salvation UU Style
Rev. Barbara ten Hove, worship leader with Steffany Raynes, celebrant
When asked, “are you saved?” many UUs cringe and don’t know what to say. What if we said yes? What does UU salvation look like and can we find ways to engage with it?
Children’s Religious Services
OWL Registration
If you have a child going into K-1 or 4-6 next fall, OWL program registration is open. Our Whole Lives (OWL) is an award-winning lifespan sexuality education program providing honest, accurate information that dismantles stereotypes and assumptions, builds self-acceptance and self-esteem, fosters healthy relationships, improves decision making, and has the potential to save lives.
We have 15 spots available to BUF youth in each class. Once the initial 15 spots are filled, anyone interested should use the waitlist form. Spots are limited and registration is now open to non-BUF communities.
ALL REGISTRATION CLOSES Sunday, September 13.
Important Dates:
Mandatory Parent/Child Orientation - Sunday, September 27 @ 12:30-2:30pm
Sessions - Sundays, October 4, 11, 18, 25 and November 1, 8, 15, 22 @ 10:30-11:45am, (4th-6th graders will have extended class on November 15 and 22, 9:00-11:45am)
Fee: $125/child with scholarships available
Registration and Waitlist Links:
Register: Kindergarten-1st Grade OWL
Summer Religious Explorers
Sundays. 10:45 - 11:45
Our Summer RE Coordinator, Lucy Major, is planning and running our summer children's RE program during Summer Sunday services. The schedule is the same as during the regular school year. Children from Pre-K to 5th grade (ish) will make art, play games, or play with Legos in the Flex Room from about 10:45-11:45am every Sunday.
Questions? Want to register your child or youth? Contact the Director of Religious Education, Lis Epperson, at BUFReligiousEducation@buf.org.