We join together to encourage spiritual growth, 
build a beloved community, and act for peace and justice.

Sunday, August 20 at 10:30 a.m.         
" Reclaiming Religious Language"
 - Bob Clegg, UU Seminarian
  
  9:15 a.m. Summer Friendly Forum(Room 113)
10:15 a.m. Childcare for Infants to 3 years (Room 119)       
10:30 a.m. One Sunday Service for Summer (Sanctuary)
Children 3rd-grade & younger sung to "Arts & Exploration" (Rooms 120 and 123)
11:30 a.m. Atheists/Humanists/Agnostics Group Discussion (Room 124) 11:30 a.m. Chalice Facilitators Meeting (Room 125)
11:30 a.m. Earth-centered Spirituality Service (Chapel)

This month's split-plate recipient: The Frederick Religious Coalition. The Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs provides emergency shelter for homeless adults, an emergency family shelter, assistance to keep families in their homes and other help to alleviate and prevent the adverse effects of poverty.  Please give generously Sunday.

Friendly Forum:  Nancy Pace will facilitate a discussion on the immigration/refugee issues raised in Mohsin Hamid's new novel,  Exit West (Hamid is the NYT bestselling author of  The Reluctant Fundamentalist and other books). Beautifully written, compellingly readable, this is a novel that brings to life the personal implications of the vast migration from the global poorer South to the richer North. NYT Book Review: "Prose so pure and purposeful it passes straight into the bloodstream. It intoxicates." Boston Globe: "Compulsively readable.... Tremendously profound and entertaining." LA Times Review of Books: "Relentlessly brilliant...." Nancy Pace: "I agree."

Atheists/Humanists/Agnostics Group Discussion:  "The Morality of Poverty and Suffering:  Charity, Self-Interest, or simply Justice?"

 
  (Sermon Archive: the text, audio, & video of most week's sermons 
are available online at frederickuu.org/sermons.)
 
This Week

UU Buddhist Meditation Group:  Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. (Chapel)

Meditation Mini-retreat with Rev. Carl: Saturday, 9:00 a.m. (Sanctuary)

Eclipse Viewing: Monday, August 21, 1:00 p.m. (Grounds & Building)

Yoga for All Ages: Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. (Chapel)

UUCF Adult Choir Rehearsals begin: Wednesday, August 23, 7:30 p.m. (Sanctuary)

Frederick Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m. (Room 113)


 
General Announcements

UNISON returns in September!  Please get your announcements and articles to us by this Sunday, August 20. This year we are trying to hold submissions to between one-quarter (roughly 325 words) and one-half (450 words) page maximum as we have found these sizes to be most effective for readership. In our world, shorter seems to be better. (Not suggesting tweets. ) We deeply appreciate your interest, support, pictures, and submissions. See you in September! ~ Tibby Middleton, Barbara Kenny and Mary Bowman-Kruhm ( [email protected])


Joys & Concerns

Fanny Johnsson fell not long ago and broke bones in her shoulder, leg, and hand. She welcomes calls (301-644-5724), visits and cards. During her recovery, she is in Meadows #207, which is part of the continuous care facility of Homewood at Crumland Farms. Cards can be sent to: 
Fanny Johnsson  
(Meadows #207)
7401 Willow Rd  
Frederick, MD 21702


 Classes & Events

Meditation Mini-Retreat with Rev. Carl:   Saturday, August 19  ( 9:00 a.m. -Noon , UUCF Sanctuary): $15 in advance / $20 at door. To register or for more details, visit  frederickuu.org/retreat . 

Join us for the Eclipse! Monday, August 21, 1:00 p.m. Join us at UUCF to view the upcoming solar eclipse. Bring your own viewing safety glasses (guidance for reputable vendors available here), something to tie-die and snacks/drinks to share. NASA has additional safety Information here. We'll also be streaming NASA's live coverage during the event.

Readings for Resistance & Resilience: Join Rev. Carl for our final Congregational Conversation this summer: Sunday, August 27 at 11:45 a.m. Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents. You do not have to have read the book to participate in the discussion. For details, visit frederickuu.org/readings.

Full Moon Labyrinth Walk: Wednesday, September 6, 7:30 p.m. (Labyrinth).

Rev. Carl at Frederick Community College: "What is Evil?: Religious & Philosophical Investigations" on Thursdays, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m., September 7(through October 12). We all know evil when we encounter it, including the villains of history, routine brutality in the news, the hateful violence of sociopaths, and more. Using a twenty-first century, postmodern perspective, we will investigate what evil is, why it exists in history and the human heart, and how we might best respond. For more information or to register, visit:  https://ilratfcc.com/portfolio/new-what-is-evil-religious-and-philosophical-investigations.



UUCF 101 Pathways to Membership:  Saturday, September 23, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Are you considering membership at UUCF? Join the Membership Committee for a half-day intensive exploration of Unitarian Universalist history and principles, specific information about our own congregation, and discussion of our individual spiritual journeys. Participants will receive a free copy of the UUA booklet  Welcome: A Unitarian Universalist Primer . Light refreshments will be provided. Childcare can be provided with one-week's notice to DRE Lora Powell-Haney at  [email protected] . Sign up on Sundays at the RE cabinet in the Atrium.

 
Dismantling Racism Team: Charlottesville Responses

This Sunday at Cedar Lane UU: Love Over Hate Interfaith Rally, 3:00 p.m. 9601 Cedar Ln. Bethesda, MD 20814.  
Last weekend, armed and organized white supremacists descended on Charlottesville, Virginia to promote racist, anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim, & xenophobic ideologies, and perpetrated deadly attacks against those who challenged hatred. We mourn the death of Heather Heyer and grieve for all those who lost their lives and were injured in the attacks.  Join diverse clergy, elected officials, social justice communities, and people of moral conscience across DC, MD, VA region as we call people to faithful resistance and action.  RSVP and share the event on Facebook. Contact Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler,  202-723-5330 or  202-302-0307 with questions.

Carpooling available from UUCF on Sunday. Contact Karen Reilly at [email protected] to confirm.


Articles of Interest:


"Love Showed Up Today in Charlottesville": from UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray.

"What I Saw in Charlottesville": a first-person account by Brian McLaren

Racism Scale: Where do you fall? 

Ten Ways to Fight Hate after Charlottesville from the Southern Poverty Law Center (New Edition).

  'Like' our facebook page for other posts from Charlottesvile and White Supremacy in the US at  www.facebook.com/DRTUUCF .


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Use  frederickuu.org/announce to submit contributions for the Order of Service or Midweek Email (both due by Wednesdays at Noon) as well as for posting on the  frederickuu.org website as a separate webpage.  

Submissions for our monthly UNISON newsletter are due by
 the 20th of each month to Tibby Middleton ([email protected]).

For the full calendar, visit frederickuu.org/calendar.