Saturdays 3 – 5 p.m.
5 weeks – July 23, August 6, 13, 20 & 27
This FPMT study program presents basic Buddhist philosophy and principles within the Tibetan Mahayana context, and provides simple meditation instruction. It includes audio recordings, readings, and discussion questions. This program is offered by FPMT in partnership with UUYO.
Suggested donation: $10 per session or $5 if you are a student or laid off.
All are welcome! You do not have to be Buddhist to attend!
Help us create a Logo for the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown! Submit a design (or several) to our logo contest, by emailing to the church office (office@uuyo.org) or mailing it to the church or dropping it off. Deadline is July 10.
Saturdays 9-Noon — June 11 – Oct. 29 — First Unitarian Universalist Church
Fresh, local and regional produce; locally prepared value added products; bakes items; healthy food and snacks; cooking demonstration and samples; recipes for how to prepare local foods; new ways to prepare vegetables; yard sale; live entertainment.
We accept WIC Farmers’ market coupons (produce). We also accept EBT Ohio Direction Card.
We will hold our annual church picnic from 12:30 PM until dark. It will be held at Mill Creek Park – Chestnut Hill Pavilion. Bring sports equipment and any board or card games you enjoy. In the food area, bring a dish to share, cold drinks, and your own table settings.
Visiting teacher: Venerable Drimay
Friday June 10th 7-9, Saturday June 11th 1-5, & Sunday 12th 3-7 p.m.
Ven. Drimay, an American Buddhist nun, will be coming out from California where she teaches at FPMT Dharma centers in the Bay Area. Sessions will include an introduction to the key ideas of renunciation, bodhichitta, and correct view, which are essential for full enlightenment. We will also practice using the Daily Meditation on Shakyamuni Buddha.
Suggested donation: $20 or $10 per session.
This program is offered by FPMT in partnership with UUYO. See the blog, fpmt-ohio.blogspot.com
A Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) study group
Buddhism in a Nutshell – Part II
Saturdays 3 – 5 p.m.
June 4th, 18th and July 2nd.
Special Shakyamuni Buddha birthday celebration on Wednesday June 15th from 2 – 4 p.m.
(No class on June 25th – all dates subject to change)
This FPMT study program presents basic Buddhist philosophy and principles within the Tibetan Mahayana context, and provides simple meditation instruction. It includes audio recordings, readings, and discussion questions.
Suggested donation: $10 per session or $5 if you are a student or laid off.
You do not have to have attended Part I to attend Part II. This program is offered by FPMT in partnership with UUYO. See the blog, fpmt-ohio.blogspot.com
Menu: Pancakes and sausages served with juice, milk, coffee, and tea
Charge: $3 per person (to help offset the cost). Children under 12 are free.
Dan Materna has volunteered to help at the range assisted by other members familiar with the process. Other men are needed to help set up, wash dishes, possibly assist with the kitchen cooking detail, etc. The men will also make a large pot of coffee for after the service.
We ask women to please donate a dozen cookies or something to go with coffee. Fruit is acceptable. Please, ladies, tray the cookies; and as they fill up, place them on the table in front for after service libation.
April 3 marks the opening of the Church School art show. We think you’ll be surprised and delighted by the creativity, individuality, and vigor of the art. The art work will be on display for a couple of weeks in Channing Hall.
Bulbs are sprouting, trees are budding and our young talent is blooming, too.
This course is being offered by Julie Thomas, who has taught “Tara Dance” at UUYO for many years. We are excited to have her provide this offering in association with Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (fpmt.org).
Cocoa Mocha is a family-friendly gathering that provides a safe space for all LGBTQ youth and Allies. We get together every third Friday of the month in Channing Hall for workshops, music, dancing, and good food. All LGBTQ people and Allies are welcome.
Our annual Boxing Day Gift Exchange will follow the service. Everyone is invited to bring a small, sill, funky or goofy gift, maybe a gift that you are ready to re-gift. Please wrap your present; then we will have a fun gift exchange with these presents.
Adults and children are invited. We will be decorating the church for the holidays, making ornaments and gingerbread houses, singing carols, telling and listening to Christmas stories, eating cookies and drinking cocoa! It will be a great way to usher in the season!
This is for anyone who is thinking about joining or who has joined in the last couple of years. In this fun and informative gathering, we’ll get to know each other and learn a bit about this church and Unitarian Universalism. We’ll have an overview of the history of the church, learn about how things get done at UUYO, and meet some of the leaders and doers here. We’ll also take a tour of the building, maybe uncovering a few secrets along the way. A brunch will be provided. Those who have not joined but want to will have an opportunity to join at the end of the gathering. Those who couldn’t make last spring’s “Belonging to UUYO” are welcome (and those who want to repeat are welcome too!). If you are interested in attending, please call the church office at 330.746.3067.
On Saturday, October 16, 7:00 PM at First Unitarian Universalist Church
Florida Troubadour Dan Gribbin will present an evening of song combining his original music with singalong opportunities–folk favorites by James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Tom Paxton, Paul Simon, Pete Seeger and others. The theme of the evening will be the wonderful effects of music on our soul and on our community of shared creativity. Bring your instrument, bring your voice, bring your creative self.
Green Leadership
Training for people who want to make a BIGGER impact
Saturday, October 23, 2010, 9 am – 4 pm
First UU Church of Youngstown, OH
Sponsored by the Ohio-Meadville Leadership Development Team and UU Ministry for Earth.
Registration Information: Registration fee is $35 by October 8; $40 after that. Groups of 3 or more who register at the same time save $5 per person. Some OMD Scholarships are available, contact the district office for details.
Keynote speaker, Dr. David Orr is a respected global expert on environmental issues and professor of environmental studies and politics at Oberlin College in Ohio. Leonardo DiCaprio’s The 11th Hour documentary features Dr. Orr, along with physicist Stephen Hawking, and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachov. Senior member of the advisory committee of the Presidential Climate Action Project, Dr. Orr is a widely-known advocate for earth. World famous environmental activist, Dr. Orr will highlight leadership skills you and your congregation can use now to save our planet.
Sat Aug 21, 12 Noon, at the Northside Farmer’s Market (at the church)
Leslie Schaller, the Director of Programming at ACEnet, an Athens Ohio kitchen, will talk about creating a Kitchen Incubator. This would be a facility that would help food entrepreneurs create value-added products — cookies, breads, jellies, salsas, pastas, soups, and other recipes — for marketing.
“Styled similar to the Youngstown Business Incubator, it will provide space, equipment, support, and training for the startup and growth of businesses. By increasing healthy locally grown and value-added produce to the community, schools, grocers, restaurants and farmer’s markets, the Kitchen Incubator will grow green jobs and businesses, increase local farmers’ sales and bring fresh food closer to you.”
Green Leadership
Training for people who want to make a BIGGER impact
Saturday, October 23, 2010, 9 am – 4 pm
First UU Church of Youngstown, OH
Sponsored by the Ohio-Meadville Leadership Development Team and UU Ministry for Earth
with Keynote Speaker David Orr
David Orr, at Oberlin University
Gain insights from national and local leaders in the Green Movement. Be inspired. Learn how to motivate your congregation to get involved and partner with other groups.
Keynote speaker, Dr. David Orr is a respected global expert on environmental issues and professor of environmental studies and politics at Oberlin College in Ohio. Leonardo DiCaprio’s The 11th Hour documentary features Dr. Orr, along with physicist Stephen Hawking, and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachov. Senior member of the advisory committee of the Presidential Climate Action Project, Dr. Orr is a widely-known advocate for earth. World famous environmental activist, Dr. Orr will highlight leadership skills you and your congregation can use now to save our planet.
After an “Ethical Eating” lunch, choose from two workshop tracks:
Build Green commitment in your congregation: Speakers include Robin Nelson, UUA’s Green Sanctuary program leader; Nancy King-Smith, Northeast Ohio leader for UU Ministry For The Earth; and Green congregational leaders.
Build Green partnerships in your community: Featured in Thomas Friedman’s bestseller, Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution, Mike Maniates is an environmental science professor at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania.
Get the big picture on current Green issues, plus practical ideas and advice you can use right away.
Registration Information: Registration fee is $35 by October 8; $40 after that. Groups of 3 or more who register at the same time save $5 per person. Some OMD Scholarships are available, contact the district office for details.
Home Hospitality and childcare are avaialble if requested by October 8th.
Our host congregation is First UU of Youngstown, OH. You can learn more about them at www.uuyo.org. For a Google Map click here, for a Mapquest map click here.
Saturdays 3 – 5 p.m.
Help us create a Logo for the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown! Submit a design (or several) to our logo contest, by emailing to the church office (
On Saturday, October 16, 7:00 PM at First Unitarian Universalist Church
