- Poinsettias For the Holidays! November 22, 2024 Order your holiday poinsettias now! Dedicate your flower to the memory or in honor of a special person or event and take it home with you after the Music Service. Scan the QR code with your phone or click here to place your order. Orders are due December 1st.
- No Youth Faith Formation Classes: Sun., Dec. 1st, at 9:30a November 22, 2024 After all the turkey and pumpkin pie, we’re giving everyone a chance to rest those stuffed bellies! On December 1st, Youth Faith Formation is taking a little break. Enjoy the extra time to relax with family and friends, and we’ll see you back the following Sunday! Childcare will still be provided!
- Coffee With the Board: Sun., Dec. 1st, from 10:45a – 11:15a November 22, 2024 Please join us for Coffee with the Board on Sunday, December 1st, after service in the Stonewall Conference Room.
- Offices Closed for Holiday: Thu., Nov. 28th – Fri., Nov. 29th November 22, 2024 Offices will be closed November 28th – November 29th for Thanksgiving. All announcement submissions for the November 29th Intercom need to be sent to Communications by Thursday, December 21st at 12:00 p.m.
- cUUriosity Conversations: Sun., Dec. 1, at 10:45a November 22, 2024 Join us after the service this Sunday, December 1 for cUUriosity Conversations! This is an open and welcoming time for visitors and friends to ask questions, share thoughts, and learn from one another about Unitarian Universalism and our congregation. We look forward to seeing you there!
- Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Program: Thu., Dec. 5, from 11:45a -1p November 22, 2024 You’re invited to the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa program: Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System in Cedar Rapids. Hear Black Hawk County Sheriff Tony Thompson report on efforts to integrate mental health and criminal justice services, followed by Q&A. Sheriff Thompson shares his experiences and envisions Iowa’s future with proper mental health care for... Read More →
- Break Barriers, Build Beliefs (B4) Workshop: Sat., Dec. 7th, from 9:00a – 2:30p November 22, 2024 On Saturday, December 7, First Unitarian Church of Des Moines will participate in the Break Barriers, Build Beliefs (B4) workshop offered by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) for congregations involved in the search for a new minister. The Ministerial Search Committee invites all congregational leaders, members, and friends to participate in this workshop. The workshop... Read More →
- Grief Support Circle: Mon., Dec. 9, from 5:30p – 6:30 p November 22, 2024 The Grief Support Circle meets monthly on the 2nd Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in the Minister’s Office. Our society is not great at confronting grief. As a result, there is abundant unhelpful advice, platitudes, and reactions out there. Perhaps even more unsettling, though, are the things we can’t talk about. What if... Read More →
- Talent Limited: Sun., Dec. 8 from 5p -7 p November 22, 2024 Our small group of would-be thespians has been meeting since June 2023 on the 2nd Sunday of each month. We invite you to join us on Sunday, November 10th, for a play chosen, directed, and read by our members. We gather at 5:00 p.m. for a potluck, so bring your beverage of choice and something... Read More →
- Interfaith Alliance: Meet My Religious Neighbor: Sun., Dec. 8, at 5:00p November 22, 2024 Join the Interfaith Alliance for a Christmas holiday soup supper and caroling at Plymouth Congregational Church. The “Meet My Religious Neighbor” series is sponsored by CultureALL, Des Moines Area Religious Council, The Comparison Project, and Interfaith Alliance of Iowa. Free will offering suggested to help cover the cost of the soup. Email Tim Knepper with questions.
