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We join together to encourage spiritual growth,
build a beloved community, and act for peace and justice.
Sunday, February 18 at 9:30 am & 11:30 am.
"Darwin Day: The Evolution of Beauty"
- The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg
with the UUCF Adult Choir
Invite a Friend to UUCF
Do you have friends, family members, or colleagues who are interested in
science? Our
annual Darwin Day service, may be a great time to invite them to join you for a Sunday at UUCF.
Sunday, February 18, 2018
9:15 a.m. Childcare for Infants to 3 years (Room 119)
9:30 a.m. Early Service (Sanctuary)
Children 3rd-grade & younger sung to "Arts & Exploration" (Room 123)
9:45 a.m. Children's Choir Rehearsal (K - 2nd grades) (Chapel)
10:30 a.m. Middle Hour Religious Education for All Ages
- Friendly Forum (Room 125)
- Religious Education for all ages (classrooms)
- UU Buddhist Fellowship Meditation & Discussion Group (Chapel)
10:40 a.m. UU Parenting Forum (Sanctuary)
11:30 a.m. Late Service (Sanctuary)
11:30 a.m. UUCF Youth Group (Room 125)
Arts & Exploration for children 3rd grade and below (classrooms)
12:45 p.m. Atheists/Humanists/Agnostics Study Group (Chapel)
continues our study of 'Religion without God' the last work by legal philosopher, Ronald Dworkin.
Split-plate Recipient this Sunday:
This Week
Feldenkrais with Katie Giarth: Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. (Chapel)
UU Buddhists Group Meditation:
Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. (Chapel)
Frederick Refuge Recovery Open Meetings: Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. (Room 113).
"UUCF 101: Pathways to Membership" Class: Saturday, 9:00 a.m. (Room 113) Class is full.
Yoga for All Ages:
Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. (Chapel)
Social Action Committee Meeting: Tuesday, February 20, 5:40 p.m. (Dinner at 5:00 p.m.) (Room 113)
Inner Evolution Yoga Group with Julie Hanson: Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. (Chapel)
Daytime Meditation Group:
Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. (Room 124) 'Early Bird Special' for new meditators at 10:45 a.m.: 5-minute meditation.
Adult Choir Rehearsal: Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. (Sanctuary)
General Announcements
Your Circle of Life Cooperative Preschool
is now accepting applications for the 2018-2019 School year. We offer weekday preschool for children aged 3 and 4. Our focus is on learning through play, social and emotional skills, and creative problem-solving skills. F
or more information, visit us at: frederickuu.org/circleoflife.
Birds & Bees
Many 'thank you's' from Rick Anderson, our Facilities Manager: Thank You to Alice MacDonald for volunteering to be our Gardening Coordinator this year. A 'Tip of the Hat' to Samantha & David Purvis for maintaining our Blue Bird Houses. A shout out to Ed Mordan for his great care of our bees. And, we need someone who could come to talk with our Purple Martins!
Gardening Group: Spring is Just Around the Corner! Rick Anderson, our facilities manager, has asked Alice MacDonald to help coordinate a list of folks who might be interested in helping periodically for an hour or two, as needed, to maintain our flower beds. Tasks could include: weeding, pruning, trimming bushes or planting perennials and bulbs. To join, please email Alice MacDonald at
[email protected] or signup at the Adult Ed closet in the Atrium.
Joys, Concerns & Sorrows
Doug Foard is still on a respirator after surgery following a fall. He is able to sit up for several hours a day with a back brace and to breathe on his own, but the respirator is needed because he is otherwise not taking in enough oxygen. He is still in the ICU, so visits and calls are not possible at this time, but cards can be sent to: Ann and Doug Foard, 38998 Bolington Rd, Lovettsville, VA 20180
-3046. Please keep Ann and Doug in your thoughts or prayers.
Conflict Resolution Weekend Workshop at UUCF: Friday, March 9 thru Sunday, March 11. Facilitated by Alternatives to Violence. For more information and to register, visit:
frederickuu.org/ConflictResolution.
Daytime Meditation Group: Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. in room 124, facilitated by Alice MacDonald (
[email protected] , 240.815.5406). We will begin with 45 minutes of silent meditation, and everyone is welcome to meditate for less time (5 minutes) and then quietly slip out of the room! All are welcome, beginners to long-time meditators. New to meditation? Join us for our 'Early Bird Special: 5-minute meditation' at 10:45 a.m.!
Inner Evolution Yoga Group with Julie Hanson:
Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. (Chapel). For more information, contact Julie at
[email protected]
.
Feldenkrais at UUCF: Spring Session ongoing on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. (Chapel) led by UUCF member, Katie Giarth. Guided attention and gentle movement with an emphasis on sensory learning. Improves posture, flexibility, coordination, athletic performance, mobility, chronic pain, tension and stress. $10/session). Visit:
brainbodymotion.com/ for more information.
Frederick Refuge Recovery Open Meetings: Thursdays, weekly, 7:00 p.m. (Room 125). Refuge Recovery is a mindfulness-based addiction recovery community that practices and utilizes Buddhist philosophy as the foundation of the recovery process. Drawing inspiration from the core teachings of the Four Noble Truths, emphasis is placed on both knowledge and empathy as a means for overcoming addiction and its causes. Visit:
www.refugerecovery.org for more information.
Rev. Carl Teaching at Frederick Community College: "Our Grandchildren Redesigned: 21st-century Bioethics," Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., March 13 - April 17: Consider your beliefs, values, and convictions in light of ethical dilemmas in dialogue with your classmates. Learn about the revolutionary gene-editing technology CRISPR and biotechnologies that will boost human physical and mental performance to unprecedented levels. Discuss case studies on the ethical implications of research on human beings, dividing up health care resources, paternalism & autonomy, truth-telling & confidentiality, genetic choices, reproductive technologies, and informed consent. For more information or to register, visit:
frederick.edu/ilr
Social Action News
Social Action Committee Meeting:
Tuesday, February 20, 5:40 p.m. (potluck at 5:00 p.m.) (Room 113)
Dismantling Racism Team News
Ongoing Follow-up on Dismantling Racism in the UUA: In 2017, UUCF joined hundreds other UU congregations in holding two UU White Supremacy Teach-ins on accountably dismantling oppressions in ourselves and our institutions. For background, visit frederickuu.org/TeachIn. Also in 2017, the UUA Board of Trustees appointed a Commission on Institutional Change to analyze structural racism and white supremacy within the UUA. The latest update from the Commission is available at medium.com/@UUA_OnChange/feb-10-2018-dba2d0da021e. On Tuesday, the UUA Board discussed this at length with the Commission and were able to answer their most urgent questions. We will continue to provide updates about this long-term process of cultural and institutional change.
 David Hilliard Eaton (1932-1992) was the first African American to serve as senior minister in a large Unitarian Universalist church. During his tenure, All Souls Church, Unitarian in Washington, DC became a center of community service and social action, and was the first congregation within the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) to achieve a racially balanced black and white membership.
The church, he maintained, "is that institution whose primary purpose is to help people discover, create, and maintain hope in their lives. . . . When people have no hope, they discover hope together, [and] when they cannot discover hope, they create hope together." He was fond of saying that "some of us are clergy, but all of us are ministers" and that "ministry is a process whereby one attempts to bring the best out of him or her self in every situation, thus eliciting the best from the other person or persons." His work as a peacemaker, a force for justice and empowerment, and a proponent of multi-racial respect, in both the church and the larger community, were firmly grounded in his religious beliefs.
Learn more about Rev. David Eaton at
http://uudb.org/articles/davidheaton.html
Seminary for a Day with The Rev. Dr. Mark Morrison-Reed: Saturday, March 24, 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Cedar Lane UU, Bethesda, MD. From the African Gloster Dalton, who in 1785 was one of the signatories of the Charter of Glouster Universalist Society, to Edna Griffin, who was known as the Rosa Parks of Des Moines, to Rev. Yvonne Seon, who in 1981 was the first African American woman ordainde into the UU ministry, there are many UUs of color of whom UUs are ignorant. Not knowing about this has allowed a false narrative about who UUs have been to flourish. Why, when it comes to African Americans, is there a black hole in white consciousness? and what purpose has it served? Carpooling from UUCF. Visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/380694652379613/
"Addiction in Our Community"
Professionals from the Frederick County Health Department will offer an educational and informative presentation concerning the growing addiction crisis in our Frederick community.
Monday, 26 February 2018
7PM - 8:30PM
Saint Katharine Drexel Narthex
No cost
Registration is requested but not required. This confidential sign-up will be used
to determine numbers for set-up and hand-outs.
Light refreshments will be available.
Sponsored by Saint Katharine Drexel Social Justice Ministry
If you plan to attend, please phone in your response with the number of people attending. Office Phone: 301-360-9581
St. Katharine Drexel Church
8428 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD 21702
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