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May 23, 2019
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Join Us for Worship This Sunday!
Marathon Street Closings
Offices Closed May 27
Annual Meeting & Picnic
Spring Potluck Picnic
Restorative Circles Facilitator Training
First UU Community 4th of July BBQ
 




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Upcoming Service
Sunday, June 2  at 
10 a.m.

Worship Leaders: 
FUUSB Yuuth Group

Worship Associate:
Rodney Lowe

Yuuth Sunday
Join us for a multi-generational service led by our Yuuth! The service will be followed by the annual meeting and picnic.
 



 

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Join Us for Worship This Sunday!
Sunday, May 26 at 10 a.m.  null

Worship Leader: Rev. Andrée Mol, Developmental Assistant Minister for Pastoral Care and Membership

Worship Associate: Melinda Lee

Service of Remembrance
Join us for our annual Memorial Day weekend service of remembrance. We will create a communal space to recognize those we have lost. There will be time in the service to light a candle and share the name of someone you wish to remember.

There will be no special programming for children or childcare available during this Sunday's worship service. Children are always welcome to remain in the Sanctuary where fidget fixers and activity sheets are provided for them. Any parent is welcome to use the nursery space with their child; headsets are available at the office with which to listen to the service.

Marathon Street Closings - May 26
The Vermont City Marathon is being held in Burlington this Sunday, May 26. Please check out the links below in case you need to use an alternate route to or from the Meeting House that day. 

 
FUUSB Offices Closed May 27
Save the Date

The FUUSB offices will be closed on  Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday.

FUUSB Annual Meeting - June 2
The 2019 FUUSB Annual Meeting will take place on Sunday, June 2 at 11:15 a.m. in the Sanctuary. It is essential that members attend annual meeting in order for us to have a quorum and be able to pass important items on the agenda. We will also be taking time to say goodbye to staff members who will be leaving us at the end of this fiscal year. Following the meeting, please join us on the lawn for our Annual Picnic. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend!
 
The 2019 Annual Meeting Warning and agenda, Proposed Budget, and the Annual Report are available at this link: 
 
Join Us for the Spring Potluck Picnic - Sunday, June 2!!!
Hope Baker-Carr
All are invited to the Spring Potluck Picnic Lunch and Celebration, after the Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 2 on the Meeting House lawn. Come and participate in this last community event of the year, share wonderful food, and bid farewell to Rev. Susan, Rev. Andrée, and Andrea!  We will have music, games for the kids and labyrinth walks. Please sign up to bring food (finger-food!), and/or help with chores.
 
Please RSVP here:  https://signup.com/go/NvVydfo

(rain location: Sophia Fahs Community Room)

Restorative Circles Facilitator Training
The Healthy Congregation Team is extending an invitation to one or two members of our Society to go to a Restorative Circles (RC) training to learn this conflict resolution process. Currently there is a team of five at FUUSB who have been trained as RC facilitators and meet regularly to practice. They are looking for others interested in doing the training and joining their group!

When: May 31-June 2, 2019. Friday evening 6:30-9 pm, Saturday 9:30 am-5 pm, Sunday 1:30-5:30 pm. 
Where: Scituate, MA
What: The workshop will be paid for and we will help to find a home-share with a Scituate, MA UU family for the weekend.  

For more information please contact Sarah Forbes at 
  
The Restorative Circle process, as practiced by Dominic Barter of San Paolo, Brazil, is a way to handle community based conflict through listening for understanding. The core of this process is Reflective Listening, that is giving every individual in the community the chance to have their feelings and needs heard and understood by the community. Once everyone has been heard, and the community understands how the conflict came into being, they have an opportunity to decide together how to resolve the conflict. 

First UU Community 4th of July BBQ
patriotic_picnic_sparkler.jpg Zoe Hart

It's so exciting! What was once just an idea - a 4th of July Community BBQ to feed those in need of a meal and get to know our Old North End neighbors - is becoming a reality. A wonderful team of volunteers has come together and the planning is well under way, but we need a little help. We are looking for four gas grills to use that day. If you have a propane gas grill in good working condition that you'd be willing to loan us for the afternoon/evening of July 4th, please contact  [email protected] . We'll take care of picking it up and returning it to you. Watch this space in the coming weeks for more opportunities to contribute to what promises to be both a fun event and a great opportunity to serve our mission.