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	July 2026
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		1 Ministerial Formation Team Ministerial Formation Team July 1, 2026 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Minister's Office See more details Recovery Group Recovery Group July 1, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Prairie Room See more details • •	2 Tai Chi Tai Chi July 2, 2026 9:30 am - 10:30 am Griffin and Gathering Area See more details Art Wall Art Wall July 2, 2026 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Griffin Hall See more details • •	3 Office Closed Office Closed July 3, 2026 See more details 2nd Service Team 2nd Service Team July 3, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Stonewall Conference Room See more details • •	4 Independence Day Independence Day July 4, 2026 See more details Faith Formation Team Meeting Faith Formation Team Meeting July 4, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ZOOM ONLY UCDSM Communications is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Faith Formation Team Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83997946293?pwd=KyoEQCg4EXyrrNvNN9A6raiCSXGNpC.1 Meeting ID: 839 9794 6293 Passcode: FF See more details • •	5 Childcare Childcare July 5, 2026 9:15 am - 12:15 pm Room 105 Childcare is always available during Sunday services for children aged 0-4 years-old See more details Sunday Service (Hybrid) Sunday Service (Hybrid) July 5, 2026 9:30 am - 10:45 am Griffin Hall Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm/streams See more details Sunday Forum Sunday Forum July 5, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Griffin Hall See more details Humanism Book Discussion Humanism Book Discussion July 5, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stonewall Conference Room Send a note to HumanistBookGroup@ucdsm.org if you would like to participate. Contact: Brenda Trickler/Warren Stine Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87018584456?pwd=Mzl5REczWWRrSXl0QnFDZ3kwdlBTUT09 See more details • • • •
6 DMARC Book Group DMARC Book Group July 6, 2026 8:30 am - 10:00 am Stonewall Conference Room First Unitarian is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: DMARC Book Group Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89454166012 Meeting ID: 894 5416 6012 Passcode: DMARC --- One tap mobile +13092053325,,89454166012# US +13126266799,,89454166012# US (Chicago) Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89454166012/invitations?signature=kKJDj2dHs_leQCavlbMdJuXU-V87Z7PrQAOTDFD0N00 See more details Tai Chi Tai Chi July 6, 2026 9:30 am - 10:30 am Griffin, Gathering Area See more details Awakening Heart Sangha Awakening Heart Sangha July 6, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Zoom Only Awakening Heart Sangha is a mindfulness practice group in the Plum Village Tradition of Vietnamese Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, or ‘Thay’. We meet by Zoom on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time. All are welcome on a drop-in basis to this ongoing group. All levels of practice are welcome, regardless of whether you are a newcomer to meditation or have had a meditation practice for a while. Brief meditation instruction will be offered at each meeting as needed for any newcomers. At each meeting, we will check-in, practice 20 minutes of sitting meditation and 10 minutes of walking meditation followed by a short reading and discussion. Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83919185060?pwd=q1mGPZkWva8jnmTbKLk7JRfIls2Z0b.1 Email sangha@ucdsm.org for more information or to be added to the weekly Sangha meeting announcement email list. See more details • • •	7 D2D Meeting D2D Meeting July 7, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am Stonewall Conference Room See more details Caring Ministry Planning Meeting Caring Ministry Planning Meeting July 7, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stonewall Conference Room See more details • •	8 2nd Service Team 2nd Service Team July 8, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Creek Room 214 See more details Queer/Trans Action Group Queer/Trans Action Group July 8, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm ONLINE ONLY UCDSM Communications is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: QTAG Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87333716601?pwd=kp7gEmxbmbZgw3xRREj6xObcUXoyaa.1 Meeting ID: 873 3371 6601 Passcode: QTAG Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/87333716601/invitations?signature=LpAP_OCRnSIxxKv4X1J_HqoxwLABwJ0JZJWoyWbwNkU See more details Recovery Group Recovery Group July 8, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Prairie Room See more details Steering Committee (ONLINE ONLY) Steering Committee (ONLINE ONLY) July 8, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online Topic: Steering Committee (Stonewall) Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82307074762 Meeting chat link https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/82307074762 Meeting ID: 823 0707 4762 Passcode: 1800Bell See more details • • • •	9 Tai Chi Tai Chi July 9, 2026 9:30 am - 10:30 am Griffin and Gathering Area See more details Playground Subcommittee Meeting Playground Subcommittee Meeting July 9, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am Stonewall Conference Room First Unitarian is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Playground Subcommittee Time: Jul 9, 2026 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86867349927 Meeting chat link https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/86867349927 Meeting ID: 868 6734 9927 Passcode: 1800Bell See more details Unity Circle Board Meeting Unity Circle Board Meeting July 9, 2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Griffin Hall LG See more details Fire Inspection Fire Inspection July 9, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm See more details Faith Formation Leadership Team Faith Formation Leadership Team July 9, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Griffin and Kitchen See more details Small Group Ministry Small Group Ministry July 9, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm MInister's Office Facilitated by Amanda Kruse and Heidi Lackmann See more details • • • • • •	10 Board Game Night Board Game Night July 10, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Griffin Hall Contact: Gianfranco Berardi, gamenight@ucdsm.org Meets: Second Fridays; 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. CT; Griffin Hall Welcome: All Please join fellow UU friends for a fun night of board games in Griffin Hall. Bring your favorite game as well as any beverages or snacks you might want to share. See more details •	11 All Leadership Gathering All Leadership Gathering July 11, 2026 8:30 am - 11:00 am Griffin Hall and Kitchen See more details Congregational Life Meeting Congregational Life Meeting July 11, 2026 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Stonewall Conference Room and ZOOM Topic: Congregational Life Meeting Time: Jul 11, 2026 11:15 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81964691679 Meeting chat link https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/81964691679 Meeting ID: 819 6469 1679 Passcode: 1800Bell See more details • •	12 Childcare Childcare July 12, 2026 9:15 am - 12:15 pm Room 105 Childcare is always available during Sunday services for children aged 0-4 years-old See more details Sunday Service (Hybrid) Sunday Service (Hybrid) July 12, 2026 9:30 am - 10:45 am Griffin Hall Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm/streams See more details Sunday Forum Sunday Forum July 12, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Griffin Hall See more details Grief Support Circle Grief Support Circle July 12, 2026 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Minister's Office Meets in the Minister's Office Any who are dealing with the loss of a loved one are invited to attend as many or as few sessions that work for you. Feel free to bring your dinner, if you'd like. If this group doesn't work for you but you need help working through your grief, please reach out to the Pastoral Care Team See more details Windbreakers Windbreakers July 12, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Gathering Area/Griffin and Kitchen See more details • • • • •
13 DMARC Book Group DMARC Book Group July 13, 2026 8:30 am - 10:00 am Stonewall Conference Room First Unitarian is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: DMARC Book Group Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89454166012 Meeting ID: 894 5416 6012 Passcode: DMARC --- One tap mobile +13092053325,,89454166012# US +13126266799,,89454166012# US (Chicago) Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89454166012/invitations?signature=kKJDj2dHs_leQCavlbMdJuXU-V87Z7PrQAOTDFD0N00 See more details Tai Chi Tai Chi July 13, 2026 9:30 am - 10:30 am Griffin, Gathering Area See more details Awakening Heart Sangha Awakening Heart Sangha July 13, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Zoom Only Awakening Heart Sangha is a mindfulness practice group in the Plum Village Tradition of Vietnamese Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, or ‘Thay’. We meet by Zoom on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time. All are welcome on a drop-in basis to this ongoing group. All levels of practice are welcome, regardless of whether you are a newcomer to meditation or have had a meditation practice for a while. Brief meditation instruction will be offered at each meeting as needed for any newcomers. At each meeting, we will check-in, practice 20 minutes of sitting meditation and 10 minutes of walking meditation followed by a short reading and discussion. Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83919185060?pwd=q1mGPZkWva8jnmTbKLk7JRfIls2Z0b.1 Email sangha@ucdsm.org for more information or to be added to the weekly Sangha meeting announcement email list. See more details Politics and Policy Group Politics and Policy Group July 13, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Stonewall Conference Room The Politics and Policy Group meets Monday, July 13 at 7pm at the church and the members are discussing the “The Once and Future Worker” by Oren Cass. Although written by a conservative thinker, we are finding a number of items on which we agree. See more details • • • •	14 D2D Meeting D2D Meeting July 14, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am Stonewall Conference Room See more details Women Around the Table (former UU Women's Lunch Bunch) Women Around the Table (former UU Women's Lunch Bunch) July 14, 2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Gathering Area Women’s Monthly Lunch All UU (and UU-interested) women are welcome to join the monthly gathering of the UU Women’s Lunch Bunch (2nd Tuesday of every month at 11:30). There’s always good food and lively conversation. Please be sure to RSVP before the luncheon if you plan to attend: womenslunch@ucdsm.org See more details Tuesday Book Club Tuesday Book Club July 14, 2026 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Urbandale Public Library, 3520 86th St, Urbandale, IA 50322, USA Please contact thstephenta@gmail.com for monthly location, it's not always the library See more details Private Rental Private Rental July 14, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Prairie Room Steven - HOA See more details • • • •	15 Women's Wednesdays Women's Wednesdays July 15, 2026 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm Winnie's House Chosen by Women, About Women, Discussed by Women RSVP's sent to wednesdaywomen@ucdsm.org See more details Recovery Group Recovery Group July 15, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Prairie Room See more details • •	16 Tai Chi Tai Chi July 16, 2026 9:30 am - 10:30 am Griffin and Gathering Area See more details •	17	18 Celebrant Team Meeting Celebrant Team Meeting July 18, 2026 9:00 am - 10:30 am Stonewall Conference Room Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81038991478?pwd=UOR0NrS5iKdxeI9BVDtJ3UFpoEHwVP.1 Meeting ID: 810 3899 1478 Passcode: Celebrant See more details Event Turnover Event Turnover July 18, 2026 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm See more details Legend of the Cupboard - DND Night Legend of the Cupboard - DND Night July 18, 2026 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm 213/214 Wood's and Creek with Faithyna Leonard See more details • • •	19 Childcare Childcare July 19, 2026 9:15 am - 12:15 pm Room 105 Childcare is always available during Sunday services for children aged 0-4 years-old See more details Sunday Service (Hybrid) Sunday Service (Hybrid) July 19, 2026 9:30 am - 10:45 am Griffin Hall Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm/streams See more details Sunday Forum Sunday Forum July 19, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Griffin Hall See more details Humanism Book Discussion Humanism Book Discussion July 19, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stonewall Conference Room Mary Safford and via Zoom Send a note to HumanistBookGroup@ucdsm.org if you would like to participate, especially if planning to join via Zoom. Contact: Brenda Trickler/Warren Stine https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87018584456?pwd=Mzl5REczWWRrSXl0QnFDZ3kwdlBTUT09 See more details • • • •
20 DMARC Book Group DMARC Book Group July 20, 2026 8:30 am - 10:00 am Stonewall Conference Room First Unitarian is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: DMARC Book Group Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89454166012 Meeting ID: 894 5416 6012 Passcode: DMARC --- One tap mobile +13092053325,,89454166012# US +13126266799,,89454166012# US (Chicago) Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89454166012/invitations?signature=kKJDj2dHs_leQCavlbMdJuXU-V87Z7PrQAOTDFD0N00 See more details Tai Chi Tai Chi July 20, 2026 9:30 am - 10:30 am Griffin, Gathering Area See more details Small Group Ministry Small Group Ministry July 20, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Stonewall Conference Room Facilitated by Ellen Taylor See more details Board of Trustees Orientation Board of Trustees Orientation July 20, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Topic: BOT Orientation Time: Jul 20, 2026 05:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86938901355 Meeting ID: 869 3890 1355 Passcode: 334398 See more details 2nd Service Team 2nd Service Team July 20, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Woods & Creek See more details Awakening Heart Sangha Awakening Heart Sangha July 20, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Zoom Only Awakening Heart Sangha is a mindfulness practice group in the Plum Village Tradition of Vietnamese Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, or ‘Thay’. We meet by Zoom on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time. All are welcome on a drop-in basis to this ongoing group. All levels of practice are welcome, regardless of whether you are a newcomer to meditation or have had a meditation practice for a while. Brief meditation instruction will be offered at each meeting as needed for any newcomers. At each meeting, we will check-in, practice 20 minutes of sitting meditation and 10 minutes of walking meditation followed by a short reading and discussion. Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83919185060?pwd=q1mGPZkWva8jnmTbKLk7JRfIls2Z0b.1 Email sangha@ucdsm.org for more information or to be added to the weekly Sangha meeting announcement email list. See more details • • • • • •	21 D2D Meeting D2D Meeting July 21, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am Stonewall Conference Room See more details BOT Governance Training BOT Governance Training July 21, 2026 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Stonewall Conference Room First Unitarian is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: BOT Governance Training Time: Jul 21, 2026 05:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82282476405 Meeting chat link https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/82282476405 Meeting ID: 822 8247 6405 Passcode: BOT See more details Board Meeting Buffer Board Meeting Buffer July 21, 2026 5:45 pm - 6:00 pm Stonewall Conference Room See more details Board of Trustees Meeting Board of Trustees Meeting July 21, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Stonewall Conference Room The UCDSM Board of Trustees Meets in Stonewall Conference Room https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81039646421 Meeting ID: 810 3964 6421 Passcode: 1800Bell See more details • • • •	22 Caring Community Team Caring Community Team July 22, 2026 4:45 pm - 6:15 pm Stonewall Conference Room See more details Building Team Meeting Building Team Meeting July 22, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Stonewall Conference Room First Unitarian is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Building Team Meeting Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87674930680 Meeting ID: 876 7493 0680 Passcode: building --- One tap mobile +13092053325,,87674930680# US +13126266799,,87674930680# US (Chicago) Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/87674930680/invitations?signature=9rMWVR1jEIyXSYuqNkPlVn6fK3cyXt7B3tuoP3w1UyU See more details ROOT [Rising Our Own Tribe]- Emerging Adults Group ROOT [Rising Our Own Tribe]- Emerging Adults Group July 22, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Room 107 See more details Recovery Group Recovery Group July 22, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Prairie Room See more details • • • •	23 Tai Chi Tai Chi July 23, 2026 9:30 am - 10:30 am Griffin and Gathering Area See more details •	24	25	26 Childcare Childcare July 26, 2026 9:15 am - 12:15 pm Room 105 Childcare is always available during Sunday services for children aged 0-4 years-old See more details Sunday Service (Hybrid) Sunday Service (Hybrid) July 26, 2026 9:30 am - 10:45 am Griffin Hall Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/@firstucdsm/streams See more details Sunday Forum Sunday Forum July 26, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Griffin Hall See more details A Little Light Reading- Humanist A Little Light Reading- Humanist July 26, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Minister's Office See more details • • • •
27 DMARC Book Group DMARC Book Group July 27, 2026 8:30 am - 10:00 am Stonewall Conference Room First Unitarian is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: DMARC Book Group Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89454166012 Meeting ID: 894 5416 6012 Passcode: DMARC --- One tap mobile +13092053325,,89454166012# US +13126266799,,89454166012# US (Chicago) Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89454166012/invitations?signature=kKJDj2dHs_leQCavlbMdJuXU-V87Z7PrQAOTDFD0N00 See more details Tai Chi Tai Chi July 27, 2026 9:30 am - 10:30 am Griffin, Gathering Area See more details Awakening Heart Sangha Awakening Heart Sangha July 27, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Zoom Only Awakening Heart Sangha is a mindfulness practice group in the Plum Village Tradition of Vietnamese Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, or ‘Thay’. We meet by Zoom on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time. All are welcome on a drop-in basis to this ongoing group. All levels of practice are welcome, regardless of whether you are a newcomer to meditation or have had a meditation practice for a while. Brief meditation instruction will be offered at each meeting as needed for any newcomers. At each meeting, we will check-in, practice 20 minutes of sitting meditation and 10 minutes of walking meditation followed by a short reading and discussion. Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83919185060?pwd=q1mGPZkWva8jnmTbKLk7JRfIls2Z0b.1 Email sangha@ucdsm.org for more information or to be added to the weekly Sangha meeting announcement email list. See more details • • •	28 D2D Meeting D2D Meeting July 28, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am Stonewall Conference Room See more details A Word With You A Word With You July 28, 2026 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Stonewall April-November, Zoom December-March “A Word With You” meets once a month in person and discuss topics that interest members. We would like to invite new-comers (or old ones) to our church who could join us or just visit with us. We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 10:30 am. The topics vary from environment to personalities. Zoom: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81344473833?pwd=MIgypg7hv1aV8BmMWNzdpOCam38k0S.1 Meeting ID: 813 4447 3833 Passcode: WORD Please contact Sachiko Murphy (wordwithyou@ucdsm.org) if you are interested. See more details Congregational Life Team Congregational Life Team July 28, 2026 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Stonewall Conference Room See more details Expresso Coffeehouse Expresso Coffeehouse July 28, 2026 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Griffin Hall See more details • • • •	29 Governing Committee Governing Committee July 29, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm First Unitarian is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Governance Committee Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81529937968 Meeting chat link https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/81529937968 Meeting ID: 815 2993 7968 Passcode: GOV See more details Recovery Group Recovery Group July 29, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Prairie Room See more details • •	30 Tai Chi Tai Chi July 30, 2026 9:30 am - 10:30 am Griffin and Gathering Area See more details Website Meeting Website Meeting July 30, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Stonewall Conference Room Topic: Website Meeting Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87045206432 Meeting chat link https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/87045206432 Meeting ID: 870 4520 6432 Passcode: WEB See more details • •	31

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