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One Service & Religious Education for Children & Youth
at 10:00 am through September 4
Childcare available during services for babies and toddlers
(6 months+ to 3 years old)
July 3 - Americana for the Unitarian Universalist
As Americans we are constantly defining and re-defining who we are. Is this any different than being a Unitarian Universalist? Join us this Fourth of July weekend in a service to celebrate our country's independence and our own inter-dependence as a religious community. In this very challenging election year we must declare our own independence and not let politics define us. Let us re-define ourselves in the spirit of rational thinking humans, willing to work together for good in the whole.
Greg Wimmer, Worship Leader
Ann Hutton, Worship Associate
Scott & Russ Hoag, Dianna Parks, Kevin Kleist; Kathryn Horntvedt, piano
July 10 - Transitions - Opportunities and Challenges
Life is change - little everyday changes and big life-altering changes. How we perceive and cope with change greatly affects our experience of it. We'll explore strategies for navigating, even embracing, the difficult, often painful, sometimes exciting, almost always confusing times of transition we all face.
Rev. Char Tarashanti, Worship Leader
Melissa Eggler, Worship Associate
Carol Engel, Music
July 17 - "From Tolerance to Acceptance: The Journey of a Former Homosexual"
From the 1970's to 2016, queer people have been defining themselves and creating communities of love on the margins. Now that we have been so called "mainstreamed" what are the current challenges?
Rev. Karen Hutt, UU Pediatric Chaplain, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Worship Leader
Mark Brutinel, Worship Associate
Tom Overlie, vocals; Laurie Helmers, piano & vocals
July 24 - Chalice Camp
The children and youth of the 6th Annual Chalice Camp will be putting together a service that will truly be unlike any other! Throughout the week, the participants of our medieval-themed camp will be exploring world religions and crafting a service that will be lead by the children and youth. This is a wonderful opportunity to experience truly multi-generational worship.
Join us at the Chalice Camp service to honor our outgoing Childcare Coordinator, Molly Dennis.
Chalice Camp Children & Youth, Worship Leaders
Amy Nelson, Worship Associate
Teresa Tolmie, piano
July 31 - The Caregiving Transition: Love in Action
What makes caregiving a transition? Are there ways to ease this transition? Harriet will offer suggestions based on her nearly 19 years of caregiving experience. Caregiving will be linked with the UU covenant to affirm and promote "the inherent worth and dignity of every person."
Harriet Hodgson, Worship Leader
Ann Hutton, Worship Associate
Teresa Tolmie, piano
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At Ease
(July 2016)
 It's R&R time for Interim Ministers - our summer return to "home-base" to tend to our roots. I'm in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Should you need ministry in this time, please contact any of our Church Staff or Directors; we'll insure that your needs are met.
I'll return to Rochester August 16 to resume our "ministry for now."
phone: 402-617-3055
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Honoring our Outgoing Childcare Coordinator
Sunday, July 24
Join us at the Chalice Camp service to honor our outgoing Childcare Coordinator, Molly Dennis, as we thank her for her years of service to the children in the nursery and to the youth assistants who help in the nursery.
We'll have a guest book for you to sign or draw pictures in for Molly in the Commons following service. Molly is with us throughout July.
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 Shared Plate Recipient - Sunday, July 17
PFund Scholarship
The PFund Scholarship is awarded to GLBTQ students from southeastern Minnesota who will attend technical school, college or graduate school in the United States. This fund was started in 2000 by Darrel Waters and Mary Wallace to assist non-metro area students with their higher education.
Your donation to the shared plate will be matched through the generosity of a member of our church.
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Staff Opening
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Rochester, Minnesota has an opening for a Childcare Coordinator to work part-time on:
Sundays, September through May, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Sundays, June through August, 9:30 am to 11:30 am
- Manage a welcoming, pleasant, and safe nursery environment for young children (ages 6 months to 3 years) by being present in the nursery every Sunday.
- Train & manage youth assistants in the nursery & at events where childcare is requested.
- Background check mandatory.
- First Aid/CPR for infant, toddler & adult is required (can be arranged for if you need to take it).
- Experience working with nursery-age children is preferred.
- Pay is $12 per hour.
- Position begins August 1st, 2016.
To see the full Job Description or if you have other questions, contact the Summer Co-Directors of Religious Education at: dre@uurochmn.org
Digital Applications/Resumes may be sent to: dre@uurochmn.org
Paper Applications/Resumes may be sent to:
First Unitarian Universalist Church
c/o DRE "Childcare Coordinator Application"
1727 Walden Lane SW
Rochester, MN 55902
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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Master Gardener "Tour with the Masters" Highlights the UU Rain Garden
Wednesday, July 27 / 4 pm - 8 pm / First UU Rain Garden
We have been fortunate enough to be asked to show off our rain garden as part of the annual Master Gardener Tour! This tour includes stops at our garden and 5 others, from 4 p.m. till 8 p.m. The organizers are handling set up and garden information, including a talk about rain gardens. This tour is a great chance to showcase our lovely gardens and space. Last year there were more than 400 visitors.
However, we can use your help! You can join the UU Property Committee at the Outdoor Property Work Day - Saturday July 23, 9 am to Noon - to really spiff up our gardens - many hands are needed. Or you can help on the tour day by sharing information about the garden. Contact Angie Dalenberg (akschauf@yahoo.com) if you would like to help on the tour date.
You can also go on the tour of course. Tickets available at Sargent's on 2nd and on the tour date at Heintz Center RCTC. Questions? Call or email Kay Eberman.
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Donations for the County Jail
 Pat Traum
The Olmsted County Jail is no longer accepting magazines. They also don't accept C
D's, which are considered to be contraband that can be made into shards/knifes, etc.
We are, however, still accepting books of all kinds. Foreign language books and self-help books are especially welcome.
Thank you!
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Channel One Barrel - Where is it you ask?
Julie Gilkinson for the Social Justice Council
This past year, the Channel One barrel did not get many donations. I emptied it and took in 66 pounds to Channel One. Channel One is a worthy organization in need of donations, but there are many opportunities to donate through grocery stores, work places, drives held by movie theaters or sporting events, etc. We have returned the barrel. Please continue to donate - send them a check or donate online - to do the most good.
This year we have decided to concentrate on our own homegrown charity, Hawthorne Helps. To sustain this project we need to regularly bring in the items needed for their "mini store". So please check the Weekly e-News or Venture and bring in items to church with you at least once a month. Thanks!
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Our Mission:
Hawthorne Helps (HH) is a community Social Justice partnership led by UUs which strives to provide support that affirms personal dignity, welcomes newcomers to our city and encourages all students' educational success.
Our Service: UU volunteers staff a mini store offering a kind pr
esence and items that cannot be purchase with SNAP cards.
 Change in store day: Due to the midweek Farmers' Market day change, HH is currently on Thursdays at least through September: July 14 & 28, August 4 & 18, September 15 & 29
Collection Clarification: Please, no sanitary products. Hawthorne students are not comfortable selecting these items. Project Legacy young
women benefited and thank the generous donor.
Sign up in the Commons to become a retail volunteer, shopper, help with produce pick up, repacking and distribution or assist with inventory.
Questions? Sandy MacLaughlin or Sandy Ramage
Barrel Needs for July 2016 include:
baby wash, shaving cream & lotion
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Family Promise: Building communities, strengthening lives
Next UU Hosting Week: August 7-13
 A huge thank you to our terrific UU volunteers who helped to fill so many spots for our Interfaith Hospitality Network hosting June 12-19!!! The numbers we served this time were down, but whether we host 6 or 15, we need the same number of volunteers. Thank you for being flexible as this time we ran into some other events - a concert and the "cupcake lady" needing the kitchen - to complicate things a bit.
Since we need to host when school is not in session, our next hosting week comes up soon - August 7-13. Joyce Wood and Lynne Kirklin will be coordinating that week so they will be contacting you. Check your calendars to see when you can help.
This may be our last time hosting with the Congregational (UCC) church as the Beacon Academy needs more space and the longtime UCC coordinator, Barry Hanke, is stepping down with nobody yet stepping up. If that happens we will likely be paired with a different church - fitting with the theme of 2015-17: CHANGE.
The Executive Director, Trent Fluegel, is off to a new job, so the search is on for a new Director. A new Case Manager, Nicolette Meyer, is now on board - more change. But, Sadia Yousif continues as a part-time administrative assistant. There is a very dedicated Board working hard, as there is a need for the work this organization does.
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Happening at First UU
Information about activities, events, classes and more is i
n our Weekly eNews, on the
Events at First UU
page on our website, and is
available on Sunday morning.
Click on either the link or the image to see details for these opportunities.
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Upcoming Newsletters
The deadline is the 3rd Monday of each month, as noted.
| Issue |
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| August |
Monday, July 18, 2016 |
| September |
Monday, August 15, 2016 |
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Care Coordinators
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June 26-July 9
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Julie Gilkinson
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July 10-23
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Ronice Donovan |
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July 24-August 6
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Jean Hanson |
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Office Hours
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Contact
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Rev. Fritz Hudson
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Interim Minister |
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Kate Thompson-Jewell & Ramona Barr
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Summer Co-Directors of
Religious Education |
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Coordinator, Congregational Life |
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Jody Tharp
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Congregational Administrator |
Monday thru Friday: 9 am-3 pm
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Connie Schuelka
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Congregational Administrator |
Monday, Wednesday, Friday:
9 am-3 pm
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| Joe Mish & Connie Schuelka |
Co-Directors of Music |
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| Molly Dennis |
Childcare Coordinator |
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Tom Rud
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Custodian |
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Rev. Dillman Baker Sorrells
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Minister Emerita
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Members at Large
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Jerry Katzmann |
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Charyssa Cobb
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Gail Bishop |
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Randy Crawford
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| Secretary |
Ann Hutton |
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Angela Davey
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| Treasurer |
Rob Harveland |
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Eric Eggler
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Greg Turosak
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