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We join together to encourage spiritual growth,
build a beloved community, and act for peace and justice.
Sunday, October 22 at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.
"Lessons from the Russian Revolution: 100 Years Later"
- 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" (Room 123)
10:30 a.m. Middle Hour Religious Education for All Ages
- Religious Education (Classrooms)
- UU Buddhist Fellowship (Chapel)
- #UUWhiteSupremacyTeachIn2 (Sanctuary)
11:30 a.m. Late Service (Sanctuary)
Arts & Exploration for children 3rd grade and below (classrooms)
#WhiteSupremacyTeachIn:
Sunday, October 22. 10:30 a.m. (Sanctuary) UUCF will participate in the Second UU #WhiteSupremacyTeachin in place of Friendly Forum. For more information and resources, visit:
frederickuu.org/teachin.
UUCF T-shirts are available for pre-order:
Sizes: onesie, toddler, & XS - 5X; Cost: $20. Payable in atrium by cash or check (to "UUCF" with "T-shirt" in memo line) or by credit card (
frederickuu.org/tshirt
). Order by: Sunday, November 5 (shirts will arrive around two weeks later). Sample is available during the Middle Hour at atrium table.
This Week
Feldenkrais with Katie Giarth: Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. (Chapel)
UU Buddhists Group Meditation: Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. (Chapel)
UUCF Board of Trustees Meeting: Thursday, October 19, 7:00 p.m. (Room 113)
Yoga for All Ages: Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. (Chapel)
Bioethics with Rev. Carl: Tuesdays, beginning September 19, 7:00 p.m. (Room 113). This week's topic is Informed Consent, Truth-telling, and Human Research. All are welcome.
UUCF Adult Choir Rehearsal: Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. (Sanctuary)
General Announcements
Donate Items for Auction
Begin planning your donations to the UUCF Auction:
- Unique gifts,
- Family-affordable and family-featured events (dinners, parties, tours, vacations, etc.)
- Home cooked meals,
- Expert advice and services
- Silent Auction items needed too: jewelry, tools, household goods, etc.
- All donations must be entered no later than Tuesday, October 31, so we can have the catalog ready for distribution on Sunday November 5.
- Donations may be brought to UUCF on Sunday, November 5 and Friday, November 10 (Noon - 5:00 p.m.). Please remember to bring the donation confirmation that is emailed to you when you submit your online donation.
Tickets: $10
for ages 15 & up. (Ages 14 & younger free
.) Due to Space Constraints, ticket Sales are limited to 150. (Don't delay, buy your tickets early!). On sale in the atrium each
Sunday
.
Calling all Cooks, Bakers & Helpers! Saturday, November 11. Do you like to bake? Or do you like to work in the kitchen? We are holding an Auction Dinner on Saturday, November 11. the meal will be catered, but we need a team to organize, serve the meal, and clean up afterwards. We also will help our CLC provide a Bake Sale for desserts by adding lots more baked goods. Please contact Nancy Roblin (
[email protected]) if you can help. It's FUN!
Latinx and/or LGBTAIQ UU Community: "I recently started participating in events and groups at UU. As a Latinx queer cisgender woman, I would like to connect with other people at UU who are Latinx and/or LGBTAIQ. If you'd also like this connection and community, please feel free to reach out!
Frederick CUUPS
is currently preparing a recently-donated Pagan research library for use by the local community. We were recently visited by the Frederick News Post, who wrote
this wonderful article about it. Visit www.frederickcuups.com to read more about the library.
Facility Use: With all the new folks in the building, we thought we'd remind everyone about the basic rules for use of the facility. The basic guidance is to leave the room as you found it, but for more explicit instructions, visit:
http://frederickuu.org/visit/Facility_Use.php
Joys & Sorrows
In Loving Memory of William ("Bill") Laughlin: Longtime members of UUCF William ("Bill") and Virginia ("Ginny") Laughlin moved to North Carolina in 2015 to be closer to their daughter Cary. We received the sad news that Bill died this past week. Condolences may be sent to the following address:
Ginny Laughlin
c/o Cary Kuhar
Classes and Events
"Bioethics" with Rev. Carl: (Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:15 p.m., 6 sessions, continues through October 24 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].
Feldenkrais at UUCF: 10-week session begins Thursday, October 12, 5:30 p.m. (Chapel). Join UUCF member, Katie Giarth. Feldenkrais e
mploys 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 or $80 for all 10 sessions (skipping Halloween and Thanksgiving week). Visit:
http://www.brainbodymotion.com/ for more information about Katie and Feldenkrais.
Frederick Refuge Recovery Open Meetings: Thursdays, beginning November 2, 7:00 p.m. (Room 113). 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. Those struggling with any form of addiction greatly benefit when they are able to understand the suffering that addiction has created while developing compassion for the pain they have experienced. We hope to serve you, and meet you on the path. Visit:
www.refugerecovery.org for more information.
 The Art of Divination: Beginning Tuesdays, November 7, 6:30 p.m. (Chapel) Join Frederick CUUPS co-chair, Irene Glasse, for a four session series devoted to exploring the Art of Divination. We will cover different types of divination - cartomancy (tarot and oracle cards), scrying, sigil systems (runes, ogham), dowsing (pendulums, dowsing rods), dream interpretation and more. We will explore techniques for enhancing psychic and divinatory abilities. Each class includes a lecture portion, exercises, open Q&A, and a handout. Recommended donation of $10 per session.
UUCF 101 Pathways to Membership:
Saturday, November 18, 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.
Sacred Dream Work: Rev. Rebecca Hill is an Ordained Interfaith Minister with experience in dream work facilitation who has trained at several C.G. Jung Centers in the U.S. and Zurich. If you are potentially interested in participating in a workshop on dream work as a spiritual practice at UUCF, email:
[email protected].
Join Us for a UULM-MD Issues Forum: This Sunday, October 22, 2:00 p.m., Cedarhurst UU, Finksburg, MD. Meet with task force chairs for Criminal Justice, Climate Change, Economic Justice, and Death with Dignity to learn more about our advocacy efforts in these areas and find ways to be involved. WHERE: Cedarhurst Unitarian Universalists, located at 2912 Club House Rd, Finksburg, MD 21048. WHEN: Sunday, October 22, 2017 from 2 - 5 pm WHAT: Opportunity to discuss and prepare for the 2018 Maryland Legislative Session.
Toys for Tots Season:
Di Creedon of the Social Action Committee is serving as our liaison with Toys for Tots again this year. Sponsored by the Marine Reserves, Toys for Tots collects new, unwrapped toys for children in need for distribution during the holidays. Di has placed the collection boxes by the entry coat closet for your convenience. Bring a smile to a child during the holiday season!
Dismantling Racism Team News
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Artist: Alice Skinner via Amplifier.
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"We Are All Charged..." A Message from UUA President, the Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray. "
We have an extraordinary opportunity to live the most deeply universalist aspect of our theology and to begin to overcome the limitations of our history."
"Most of New England's colonial-era cemeteries hold the bones of slaves."
We don't often associate New England with American Slavery. A visually beautiful and poignant essay from
Atlas Obsura
. And then, here's a story from the Washington Post on the fight to keep a Black Cemetery in Bethesda. RRUU is actively partnered with the Macedonia Baptist Church.
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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