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We join together to encourage spiritual growth,
build a beloved community, and act for peace and justice.
Sunday, September 24 at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.
"Sinai and Zion"
- The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg
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" (Rooms 120 and 123)
9:45 a.m. Children's Choir Rehearsal (K - 2nd grades) (Chapel)
10:30 a.m. Middle Hour Religious Education for All Ages
- Religious Education (Classrooms)
- UU Buddhist Group Meditation & Discussion (Chapel)
- Friendly Forum: Nancy Abrams, Part 1 (Sanctuary)
11:30 a.m. Late Service (Sanctuary)
Arts & Exploration for children 3rd grade and below (classrooms)
12:30 p.m. Art Show Removal
12:40 p.m. Nancy Abrams, Part 2 (Rooms 113/115)
Two-part Friendly Forum: Meet Beacon Press author Nancy Abrams:
Sunday, September 24
, part 1 at
10:40 a.m.
(sanctuary) & part 2 at
12:40 - 2:00 p.m.
(room 113/115). An atheist married to a famous scientist (cosmologist Joel Primack), published the book
A God That Could Be Real: Spirituality, Science, and the Future of Our Planet
in 2015: "She dismantles several common assumptions about God (omniscient, omnipotent) as incompatible with science-but finds something worthy of the name 'God' (not universal, but planetary) in the new science of emergence. Join us for a discussion of how we humans might be inspired to protect our warming planet and create a sustainable civilization." Rev. Carl was asked to review the book:
patheos.com/blogs/carlgregg/2015/03/a-god-that-could-be-real
. For part 2, please bring potluck food to share if you are able.
The UUCF Buddhist Fellowship has scheduled an extra meeting on Sunday, Sept. 24. The session will focus on several different approaches to meditation with time to practice them. Beginners are especially invited. Lynn Wagner will facilitate.
Art Show Closing: Sunday, September 24. The Shari and John Kuhn show, "Taste of Italy," will close this Sunday. Please make sure to complete your purchases by Sunday after the second service or contact Ann Andrex at
[email protected].
This Week
UU Buddhist Meditation Group: Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. (Chapel)
UUCF Carpet Cleaning (Entire Building): Friday, September 22, all day.
UUCF Coffeehouse Open Mic Returns! Saturday, September 23, 7:00 p.m. (Sanctuary) Performers get two or three pieces depending on how many sign up. The event is free, but donations gratefully accepted. As always, BYOB. Email
[email protected] or visit our Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/UUCFCoffeehouse or for more information.
Yoga for All Ages: Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. (Chapel)
Bioethics with Rev. Carl: Tuesdays, beginning September 19, 7:00 p.m. (Room 113)
UUCF Adult Choir Rehearsal: Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. (Sanctuary)
General Announcements
Only TWO openings remain at our Circle of Life Cooperative Preschool, the weekday preschool program at UUCF, has a few remaining openings for the 2017-2018 school year. The school welcomes children, aged 3 and 4. Check out the website at
http://frederickuu.org/circleoflife/ or email:
[email protected]
Save the Date! Our Annual UUCF Auction is on November 11th This Year: Tickets now on Sale in the Atrium after each Sunday Service! Tickets are only $10; Ages 15 and Up. Kids are Free! Due to Space Constraints, ticket sales will be limited. The donation link on the UUCF Website will be available soon.
Joys & Concerns
Ivan Sellin is on the road to full recovery (following major surgery and a brief bout with pneumonia). He and Sandi Smith-Gill thank everyone for their thoughts, support, and prayers. He is now recovering at home.
Classes and Events
Adopt-A-Road:
Saturday, September 30, 9:00 a.m. at the Sheds in the parking lot. Call/text Dave Hutchins with questions: 301.667.4267
Atheists/Humanists/Agnostics (AHA) Group Discussion: Sunday, October 1, 12:40 p.m. (Room 124) All are invited to learn more about who Eugene Debs was, and all are welcome to bring facts and factoids about this period and its relevance to issues of today. We will consider similarities of the New Deal, the Socialist Agenda, and Bernie Sanders' contemporary proposals as well-certainly a satisfying synchronicity.
Learn How to Irish Set Dance: Monday, October 2, 6:30 p.m. (Chapel). You've thought about coming to the
ceilí but not sure if you can do it? We are offering (3) hour and a half sessions prior to Oct 8th where we will take you through the basics of Irish Set Dancing. You'll learn how the dances are organized, what the calls mean and how to perform them. We'll even go through several figures so you get the feel of the dancing. You do not need a partner.
"Bioethics" with Rev. Carl (Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:15 p.m., 6 sessions, starting September 19 in Room 113/115). Topic: (1) Human Research, (2) Reproductive Technologies, (3) Genetic Choices, (4) Dividing Up Health Care Resources, (5) Ethics for Medical Professionals, (6) Contemporary Issues such as the revolutionary new genome editing technology CRISPR. Suggested Donation to UUCF: $5/session. Childcare available with 1-week's notice to
[email protected].
Wills & Trusts Teach-in: Thursday, October 5, 1:00 p.m. Room 113/115. Do you have a will? Is it up to date? This seminar is your chance to hear an attorney share important information about Wills and Trusts:
Why have a will, and how often should it be updated?
Who should have a trust versus a will?
What is important in creating Health Care Directives?
How can you provide for a dependent with special needs?
What costs should you expect?
PRESENTERS: Laura Melia, Attorney with Miles and Stockbridge in Frederick MD, and Jason Topper, Financial Planner with Turning Point Financial, also in Frederick. (See Laura's bio at
www.goo.gl/J83SWt, and Jason's info at
www.goo.gl/pTN92e).
This event will last for one hour, with time for Q and A. It will start promptly at 1 p.m. You are invited you to come early - at noon - with a bag lunch. Enjoy some social time, get to know others who are curious about this topic.
UUCF's treasurer and members of the Board of Investment Trustees urge you to attend this important learning opportunity.
 Our 2nd Annual Irish Ceilí is coming up! It will be held on Sunday, October 8. Beginners class starts at 3 p.m.. First Ceili dance from 4-5. Potluck dinner from 5-6. And then second dance from 6-8. Childcare available from 4 - 7. Cheryl O'Brien and Steve Buckingham will offer 2 more Beginner's Lessons: Mondays, Sept 18 and Oct 2, both from 6:30 - 8. Ceilí is open to all for $15.00 pp. Children under 12 are free. We need delicious Potluck dishes, accompanied by an ingredient card. For further information contact Cheryl O'Brien at [email protected] or Nancy Roblin at [email protected]. Flyers and beginners' class reminder slips available at the Welcome Desk and in Atrium.
 Roy Zimmerman ReZist Concert:
Thursday, October 12, 7:00 p.m. (Atrium/Sanctuary).
R
eZist
is 90 minutes of Roy Zimmerman's original songs, a funny affirmation of Peace and Social Justice. "Sometimes I think satire is the most hopeful and heartfelt form of expression," says Roy, "because in calling out the world's absurdities and laughing in their face, I'm affirming the real possibility for change." $20 or" pay what you can." Watch him on YouTube:
Meditation/Yoga Mini-Retreat with Irene Glasse & Carl Gregg: Saturday, October 14 (9:00 a.m. - Noon, UUCF Sanctuary): $15 in advance / $20 at door. Please contact instructors (
[email protected]) in advance if accommodations needed; we will offer adjustments to be as accessible as possible. To register or for more details, visit
frederickuu.org/retreat.
Climate Justice Peaceful Protests: Saturday, September 23, Fireside Room, Wegman's, 7830 Worman's Mill Rd. Wells Fargo Bank is financing the Keystone XL pipeline, ignoring the global warming impacts of exploiting the fossil fuel. On-going monthly protests are being organized by Climate First!. We'll have a
peaceful direct action at Wells Fargo Bank to share concerns about the Keystone XL pipeline and its grave repercussions for the world's climate. Please join our
#Defund KXL peaceful direct actions against Wells Fargo in the Mid-Atlantic states. For information, see
www.climatefirst.us, or contact UUCF member, Monica Greene at 240.344.0574.
'Trumpcare' Has Returned: Special request from UU Social Justice: Tuesday, September 25, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Senate Drop-in. If we have enough volunteers, we will stop in at all 100 Senate offices to drop off letters from UUSJ, UUA and the interfaith community. Sign up
here for this special delivery. We will send out details over the weekend.
The Graham-Cassidy bill again puts millions at risk of losing their healthcare. Most analysts say this proposal is worse than the BRCA, the bill that was defeated in July.
This UUSJ webpage has more information on what you can do. Please take a look, share the page widely, and do your own research about this insidious bill.
Voting Rights Protections: The ACLU has created a grassroots mobilization program focused on organizing local communities to protect and expand our fundamental right to vote. Contact Bill Cranmer at
[email protected] if you would like more information.
Peace Vigil Holding the Vision of a World Without Nuclear Weapons: Sunday, September 24, 2:00 p.m. on the steps of the Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ, 15 West Church Street, Frederick, followed by a Multi-Faith Musical Celebration for Peace at 3:00 pm.
October's Split-plate Recipient is the UU - United Nations Office (UU-UNO), which has two missions:
1. To engage in the work the UN to advance a peaceful, just, sustainable and pluralistic world community that promotes human rights.
2. To educate and inspire UUs and others to support and participate in this work.
This small nongovernmental organization is an effective advocate for our principles on the world stage. Please support the UU - UNO through the split plate on United Nations Sunday, October 15.
UUCF's envoys to the UU - UNO, Charles Haney and Monica Greene, attended the 2017 intergenerational spring seminar in New York City,
"Interfaith Action to Disarm Our Planet." A presentation about the seminar will be given at Friendly Forum on
Sunday, October 8.
Dismantling Racism Team News
Black Lives of UU Calls for Adoption of 8th Principle: Read more
here.
March for Racial Justice: Saturday, September 30, Washington DC. More information at
m4rj.com
Rhiannon Giddens: The Freedom Highway Tour, Sunday, October 1, 7:30 p.m. The Weinberg Center, Frederick. Professor Terry Anne Scott, of Hood College, will precede Rhiannon at 6:30 p.m. with an introduction about African American music. "Freedom Highway is full of songs [that] sound like they've been lurking around the American subconscious for centuries, passed along by oral tradition or via song collectors and academics until they found their way to this particular singer, to this particular album, to this particular moment in history." -
Uncut. Tickets available at:
http://www.weinbergcenter.org/14384/rhiannon-giddens/
Robin D'Angelo, author of What Does It Mean to Be White?, at UU Annapolis: Sunday, October 29, 2:00 p.m. Join our Dismantling Racism Team carpool by contacting Carol Antonowizc at
ecacres@comcast.net. Register at:
http://tinyurl.com/uucadiangelo
This event is expected to sell out soon!
And, a proposed
March of White People for Black Lives:
Community News
 Call for Help: The Frederick Community Action Agency Soup Kitchen needs volunteers. The Frederick Soup Kitchen, operated by the Frederick Community Action Agency (FCAA), is desperately in need of volunteers to staff the soup kitchen and serve food to homeless individuals and needy families. The Frederick Soup Kitchen serves a free evening meal, seven (7) days a week to as many as 110 hungry people a night. The Frederick Soup Kitchen served over 25,000 meals during fiscal year 2017.
Volunteers are needed Monday through Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. to serve prepared meals and then clean up. It is an enjoyable and rewarding volunteer activity that does not require any special skills. Volunteers must be at least 14 years of age and volunteers are especially needed on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings. Most volunteers serve meals 2 to 4 evenings per month.
For more information or to sign-up to volunteer, please contact Sarah McAleavy, Supervisor at 301-600-6263 or by email at [email protected].
Multifaith Musical Celebration for Peace: Sunday, September 24th at 3:00 pm at Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ, 15 West Church Street, Frederick, MD faith communities and singers from Hood College will join together in a musical celebration for peace. Groups participating in this event see this concert as an opportunity to build unity and community through music. Given as a gift to our community, music heals wounds and brings peace and inspiration to our hearts. With competing voices and ideas seeming to divide us, this peaceful gathering offers fellowship and oneness for all.
The event features choirs and musicians from Hood College and the following faith communities: Trinity United Methodist, Islamic Society of Frederick,
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick, Metropolitan DC Baha'i , All Saints Episcopal Church, Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ, and Beth Sholom.
Let it Shine Extravaganza: Saturday, October, 14, 7:00 p.m. St. John's Regional Catholic School, 8428 Oppossumtown Pike, Frederick 21702
Adults with and without disabilities are the featured performers in this Variety Show, the proceeds of which will benefit L'Arche Frederick, whose mission is to build a community of faith-filled homes for people with intellectual disabilities. Singing, dancing, magic and skits are planned for the show, which begins at 7PM. Doors open at 6:30PM for sale of handmade goods and bidding in the silent auction. Suggested donation of $10 for adults and $3 for children over 6. Come join the fun!
Have an Event or Notice to Announce?
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
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