Treats on the Trail
Each fall, our Membership & Religious Education Committees work together to host a fall festival where families and kids of all ages pass out treats along the nature trails behind our historic meeting house.
![Watch out for Bears!](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/251173806_4826789054020264_5676065752218150370_n.jpg)
![The whole family is in Bob's Burgers](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/313410780_5928622267170265_7025358406541675618_n.jpg)
![Mother Nature & a Dandelion](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/313902108_5928631520502673_8751691750019350416_n-739x1024.jpg)
Service Auction
Many Unitarian Universalist congregations use service auctions as a way to generate donations each year. UUCF members auction off their skills (like gardening or home cooked treats), special events (like Kentucky Derby parties, or karaoke nights), and hand-made items. Our auction includes a live auction portion through the night with themed jokes & costumes from emcees and attendees, plus a silent auction section with tickets, gift certificates, and products from area businesses.
![Emcees for "Under the Sea"](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_39a9.jpg)
![Dinner is ready at "Mardi Gras"](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/uufarmington-service-auction.jpg)
![Members celebrate "Once Upon a Time in the Old West"](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/309273448_5821895537842939_6158150715360443796_n.jpg)
Spring Fling
Celebrate all that is Mother Earth, nature, and the renewal of our earth at Spring Fling! Committees collaborate to share in community and warmer weather!
![](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/spring-2-1.jpg)
![](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tempsnip.png)
Social Outings
We regularly enjoy social outings together – community theatre plays, field trips to farms & museums, park playground meet-ups, book clubs, dinners homemade or out on the town, and even sporting events like DCFC games & roller derby!
![Members out on the town together](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/117293406_3024123704381002_3293175384244702049_n-edited-1024x682.jpg)
![Members at a DIA tour](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/315908009_10111184343368152_6256043282637491097_n-edited-1-1024x683.jpg)
Summer Picnic & Pot Lucks
What better way to celebrate community than with a picnic? Each summer we take our smiles on the road, inviting members and guests to enjoy food, games, and laughter for our annual Summer Picnic. We also enjoy pot lucks throughout the year, typically following service.
![People sitting at picnic tables under a pavilion](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/297990244_5682886431743851_3113815536783954668_n-1024x768.jpg)
![A group of people of various ages sit at a picnic table playing cards together.](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20170730_134420-1024x768.jpg)
Farmington Community
As a long standing congregation in the Farmington area, we regularly participate in community events.
![Grand Raven Festival in Riley Park](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/243991793_4722649137767590_3114641030981598684_n-edited-1024x768.jpg)
![Marching in the Farmington Founders' Parade](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_8415-edited.jpg)
COVID Life
While COVID slowed down the world, it didn’t stop UUCF from continuing to support our members and friends with lots of ways to connect while the world was closed.
![Outdoor services in our parking lot](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/205299062_4421266114572562_6745602032641344235_n.jpg)
![Driveway birthday celebration for milestone birthdays](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/147924849_4024335177598993_7769679421747035882_n-1024x768.jpg)
![Care-A-Van event provided care packages to members](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/119173998_3596297370402778_1375080241336748763_n-1024x768.jpg)
![Kids Zoom RE events helped us stay connected from home](https://www.uufarmington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_2680-edited-1024x768.jpg)