Religious Education
We will have religious education classes for all children and youth on January 11.
January 18 will be our monthly All-Ages Religious Education activity. Children and youth who are not in Pre-K & Kindergarten or Teen OWL will join Jess in the Alliance Room for a special lesson on our monthly theme, Practicing Resistance! Pre-K & Kindergarten and Teen OWL will attend their regular classes.
January 25 will be another Multi-Generational Service, and all children and youth not in Pre-K & Kindergarten or Teen OWL are invited to stay for the service. We’ll have a covenantal, discussion-based service with the opportunity to connect across generations. Pre-K & Kindergarten and Teen OWL will attend their regular classes.
And in Adult Religious Education - Deepening Spiritual Practice, a new religious education class for adults, will be held on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm starting January 6. Join me for a nine-session exploration of the role of spiritual practice in our lives and how to sustain it. Email me at jpond@buffalouu.org to register or with any questions.
Music Department
In just over a month's time, join the UUCB HoUUse Band for "Good Vibes" - a post-modern Cabaret on Friday, February 20th and Saturday, February 21st. This latest installment in UUCB's annual Cabaret fundraiser welcomes audiences into a topsy-turvy "post-modern" world in which beloved hit songs from the 1960s through the early 2000s are performed in unexpected new guises. Never thought you'd hear the Spice Girls' "Wannabe" as a madrigal or Pat Benatar's "Love is a Battlefield" as hot jazz? This special evening will provide all this and more - including several courses of small plates, desserts, a cash bar, and a fun night out with friends that you're not soon to forget. Please consider making an advanced ticket purchase and/or donation today! All proceeds go to support the church's operating budget. Tickets are available on Zeffy (button below) or after select services in the Parish Hall.
Women's Society
On December 18, the Women’s Society has invited Zach Carr to entertain us. His voice is rich, warm, and spectacular, so much so that he has been awarded Best Male Vocalist by Jazz Buffalo for two years in a row. He has received a standing ovation at every concert he has performed for us, and we expect you’ll join in at our gathering.
Reservations for lunch are $20 for members and $25 for those who are not yet members. The program is free for members and only $5 for non-members. Zach will entertain us with a wonderful playlist of selections from the Great American Songbook, along with a seasonal surprise or two.
We hope you’ll join us for lunch, but if time, schedules, or holiday budgets get in the way, please join us for $5, sit back, and enjoy the show.
Music with Michael
THE ROARING TWENTIES 2: Europe goes modern! with instructor, Michael Harris.
13 Zoom Meetings; Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 am
January 14 to April 8, 2026
Cost: $75 for full course, or $10 per session
We’ll examine the art and social trends that transformed Europe in the 1920s. We meet online on the Zoom platform. To register, send your check [payable to UUCB] to the Unitarian Universalist Church, 695 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222; or pay by card through Zeffy using the button below.
Banned Book Club
We will be meeting Saturday, January 24, 2026, to discuss this month’s pick: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder. On Tyranny is not banned nationwide, but it has been removed or challenged in at least one school district and is becoming a common read in many banned book groups across the country. On Tyranny is now available in print and graphic editions, as well as on Audible.
