Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

of Yellow Springs

YELLOW SPRINGS — Here are activities for Sunday, October 27.

10:30 AM: “The Ukrainian Siituation: What You Should Know” Ben Zitsman, an Antioch College student of Ukrainian descent, will discuss the current political situation in Ukraine and how we arrived at this point. His talk will encompass a brief history of his homeland from the fall of the USSR to the present and how Ukrainian-American relations affect the American political scene as a whole.

Zitsman spent the last five years intermittently working on U.S. Congressional campaigns. In 2018, he managed Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s re-election campaign. He recently returned to college to complete his degree and is a senior at Antioch.

11:45: Join us for refreshments and conversation.

St. Andrew UMC to hold holiday bazaar

BEAVERCREEK — St. Andrew United Methodist Chuch will hold its annual holiday bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be holiday crafts, jewelry and clothing, children’s clothes and toys, CDs, books, sweet treats, cookies, attic treasures, and pictures with Santa. Lunch will be availale with homemade pies. St. Andrew UMC is located at 350 N. Fairfield Road in Beavercreek. For more informaton call 426-6491.

Clothing Closet

XENIA — Christ Episcopal Church has a free clothing and miscellaneous item giveaway every Tuesday (unless Xenia Community Schools are closed due to weather). The event runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 68 E. Church Street. Prayer requests are accepted.

ENGAGE

BEAVERCREEK — The youth group ENGAGE meets 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Beavercreek Baptist Church, 3511 Dayton-Xenia Road. The group is for grade 6-12.

Breakfast Club

BELLBROOK — The BellHOP Cafe hosts BHS Breakfast Club the first Thursday of each month.

The BHS Breakfast Club is co-sponsored by the Bellbrook Sugarcreek Ministerial Association and BellHOP Cafe to support the high school age youth in the community.

Community Dinners

XENIA — The Arrowbrook Southern Baptist Church, 1124 Upper Bellbrook Road, will host a free meal 6-8 p.m. the last Wednesday of each month. Please check the church Facebook page www.facebook.com/arrowbrookbaptist/to confirm dates and times each month.

Clothing closet open

FAIRBORN — First Church of God Tabernacle, 1635 Montgomery Ave., is inviting community members to come to its free women’s, men’s, and children’s clothing closet at the church. It is open 4-6 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month and 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. the third Saturday of each month.

Free clothing offered

FAIRBORN — The Fairborn United Methodist Church continues its ministry of the free clothing store, The Family Closet, located at Fairborn United Methodist Church, 100 N. Broad St. The Family Closet accepts donations but officials ask that items are not stained or ripped and do not come from homes in which cats or smoking was present due to allergies.

The hours of operation for The Family Closet are 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 9–11 a.m. the first Saturday of the month. Call the church at 937-878-5042 before holidays to make sure it is open. All clothing is donated whether it is used or new. Anyone needing clothing is welcome to come.

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