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We join together to encourage spiritual growth,
build a beloved community, and act for peace and justice.
Sunday, June 24 at 10:30 am.
"Looking Back, Looking Forward"
- Lora Powell-Haney
(with special music by Danielle Grace)
Invite a Friend
If you have ever wondered what creates a Director of Religious Education, join us next Sunday, June 24, to hear the story of one congregation member who took the leap after attending the UUA's General Assembly. Where were we as a congregation? Where are we now? Where might we go and grow? It's time for DRE Lora to pack her spiritual suitcase! Danielle Grace will provide the music.
9:15 a.m. Friendly Forum: "Free the Children: What should churches
do?
(Room 113)
10:30 a.m. One Service Sunday
(Sanctuary)
Children 3rd-grade & younger sung to "Arts & Exploration" (Room 123)
11:40 a.m. Art Show Closing (Gallery)
11: 45 a.m. Labyrinth Walk for National Healing, Love and Compassion:
led by Lora Powell-Haney (Labyrinth)
Labyrinth Walk for National Healing, Love and Compassion: Rallies, Marches, Calls to our Representatives are critical at this point in our Nation's history. And, we also need loving kindness, healing and compassion for those with whom we disagree on policies. Join Lora Powell-Haney this Sunday, after the Service to create space for loving kindness, grace, healing and more!
Art Show Closing: The art show, "Of Sun and Sea," featuring artists, Jannon Baer and Mattye Hamilton, will close this Sunday, June 24. Please be sure to finalize your purchase from the show before you leave Sunday's service.
UUCF Members & Friends Art Show:
Art intake will occur on Sunday, June 24 from 11:40 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
This Week
UUA General Assembly Watch Parties:
Thursday/Friday 10:00 am. (Room 125)
Feldenkrais with Katie Giarth:
*Canceled this Week Only*
UU Buddhists Group Meditation:
Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. (Chapel)
Frederick Refuge Recovery Open Meetings: Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. (Room 124).
Carpooling to Poor People's Campaign Rally/March in D.C.: Saturday, 8:00 a.m. UUCF Parking Lot. Please let Joanne Spivey (
[email protected]) or Ann Andrex know (
[email protected]) to expect you.
Asbury United Methodist's Annual Block Party: Saturday, June 23, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 101 W. All Saints Street, Frederick.
Frederick CUUPS Litha Ritual:
Saturday, June 23, 7:45 p.m (Sanctuary)
Stand-up Frederick's Vigil for the Children: Sunday, June 24, 7:30 p.m. at Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ, 15 W. Patrick Street. Visit here for more information.
Beginner's Yoga: Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m.
Daytime Meditation Group:
Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. (chapel) 'Early Bird Special' for new meditators at 10:45 a.m.: 5-minute meditation.
Dismantling Racism Team Meeting: Wednesday, June 27, 7:00 p.m. (Room 125)
UUA General Assembly Live Streaming at UUCF: Thursday/Friday, June 21/22, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Grab a cup of coffee and join us as we live stream the UUA General Assembly Sessions II & III. Lively conversations throughout. Can't join us? Many sessions will be live streamed for free, including this year's Ware Lecture: see the full schedule of sessions available for streaming:
www.uua.org/ga/off-site/2018.
Social Witness Process at General Assembly: Throughout our congregational conversations this Spring, questions were asked about how change is affected at the UUA. Here is one way, through the Process of Social Witness, individuals, groups and congregations can submit proposals that, if selected, may go on to be studied within the entire UUA community. This year, there are two proposals for Congregational/Study Action Issues (CSAIs):
- Undoing Intersectional White Supremacy, and;
- Dismantling Intersectional Oppression.
To read them, click
here. Our UUCF Delegates will be voting on these CSAIs. And, the UUA is sending us '
alerts' so we better understand the process and our opportunities to know more before we vote.
Updates on previous CSAIs will be given at the Business Meetings which are live-streamed. You can watch each Business Meeting live online through out the General Assembly by going to
www.uua.org/ga and click on 'livestream'.
General Announcements
Thanks to all our Garden Helpers:
A very gracious thank you to HollyShifrin, Diane Chong, Bonnie Sydnor, and Autumn Szabo for helping plant donated items to UUCF gardens areas. Thank you also to Sea Raven for Iris contributions, and Meg Menke for her foliage which we planted. Thank you RIck for all the Daylillies and digging holes for us!!
Calling all UUCF Artists: Application forms for our July 1st congregational show are available
online and on the gallery shelf across from room 113-115. Please retain the first page, fill out the second and return it to the folder by
June 24. Applicable art work includes paintings, drawings, collages, photographs, and fiber and ceramic pieces suitable for hanging. Art intake will occur on Sunday, June 24 from 11:40 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Wednesday, June 27 from 6:00-8:00 pm.
If you wish to sell a craft (note cards, jewelry, pottery, unframed photos, etc.)
please note that space is limited to four vendors.
 New Storage Shed (Whoopee!!)
: from our Facilities Manager, Rick Anderson: We have acquired a new (additional) storage shed. Any UUCF Group or Committee
that wishes to store items in the new shed should contact
Rick (
[email protected]
) to discuss your storage needs. Rick will be subdividing the shed with designated storage areas and will need to plan accordingly. Please note that the shed is not climate controlled, but will be dry; items that are susceptible to bugs or rodents must be stored in labeled and sealed plastic bins supplied by each group.
Come hygge with me:
Hygge literally only requires a conscious appreciation, a certain slowness, and the ability to not just be present - but recognize and enjoy the present." This congregation is where I feel most at home. I'd like to set up a time and place where anyone, with and without kids, and just hang out together. No plan, no agenda. Have a game, movie, or snack you want to share? Great! Bring it. No, that's also great! There are no expectations other than being together. No stress, just us. Contact Sabrina Smith,
[email protected], or
301.788.6107
Daytime Meditation Group:
Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. in room 115, facilitated by Alice MacDonald (
[email protected]
, 240.815.5406). We will begin with 45 minutes of silent meditation, and everyone is welcome to meditate for less time (5 minutes) and then quietly slip out of the room! All are welcome, beginners to long-time meditators.
 Feldenkrais at UUCF: Spring Session ongoing on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. (Chapel) led by UUCF member, Katie Giarth. 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). Visit:
brainbodymotion.com/ for more information.
 Frederick Refuge Recovery Open Meetings: Thursdays, weekly, 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. Visit:
www.refugerecovery.org for more information.
The Buddhist Meditation Group:Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m.(Chapel) The group explores a variety of Buddhist teachings, with a 30-40 minute meditation. All are welcome; no experience necessary! For more information, or to be added to the e-mail list for weekly notices, contact Lynn Wagner at [email protected].
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Social Action Committee
 The final event is on Saturday, June 23 at 10:00 a.m.:
Global Day of Solidarity and Sending Forth Call to Action Mass Rally in Washington, D.C.
www.poorpeoplescampaign.org
Carpooling to Poor People's Campaign Rally/March in D.C.: Saturday, 8:00 a.m. UUCF Parking Lot. Please let Joanne Spivey (
[email protected]) or Ann Andrex know (
[email protected]) to expect you.
New UU Social Justice Program: Sacred Fire: Our times demand capable, deeply-rooted, and effective congregational social justice leadership. To meet this need, the ministry of Sacred Fire Unitarian Universalist is launching a justice leadership training program over the course of the 2018-19 church year. This program is designed to be fully harmonized with the ministries of participating congregations by supporting, enlivening, and increasing the impact of their work.
Other UU Congregations in the region who are planning to participate include:
Cedar Lane UU, Accotink UU, UU Sterling, UU Baltimore, UUs of the Chesapeake, and the Washington Ethical Society. For more information on the program, read this proposal.
If you are interested, please let Rev. Carl ([email protected]) know by June 24, 2018.
 All Are Called: A Message from UUA's Side with Love: Earlier this week, national Latinx base-building movement organization, Mijente, issued an immediate call to action to #ShutdownSessions #AbolishICE and #FreeOurFuture.
View it here, read the transcript of it below and answer the call directly at:
bit.ly/actionready .
A lawless administration is separating families
White supremacy has been dividing us from our loved ones since the beginning of this country
Now we are watching as children are incarcerated in old Walmarts
Widening the circle by thousands of who will be punished for being a migrant, of color, poor
As Latinx Leaders who have been living and fighting on these borders for decades
Who are Pro-Black, Pro-Queer, Pro-Working class
Mijente is issuing the call for immediate direct action to:
- shut down Jeff Sessions
- Abolish ICE
- Resist a Fascist Future
Those fighting for Black Liberation are answering the call
Those leading work for LGBTQ liberation are answering the call
Electoral organizers are answering the call
Leaders of faith are answering the call
Westminster Pride Day Volunteers & Vendors Needed: Westminster Pride Day is Saturday, July 7. To volunteer or have a table for your business, etc. visit:
www.westminsterpride.org.
 Film Screening/Discussion: Reinventing Power: America's Renewable Energy Boom, Wednesday, June 27, 6:00 p.m. Presented by the Sierra Club. Join us at Serendipity Market, 14 E. Patrick Street. food available for purchase. 50 minute
film starts at 6:30.
Discussion and solar presentation afterwards.
Dismantling Racism Team News
Dismantling Racism Team Meeting: Wednesday, June 27, 7:00 p.m. (Room 125) All are welcome.
Robin DiAngelo's long-awaited book is out:
Asbury United Methodist's Annual Block Party: Saturday, June 23, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 101 W. All Saints Street, Frederick. You're Invited To A Party!
All Saints Street will be closed to vehicle traffic on that day. Food, fun, games and crafts for folks of all ages will be available. Many community organizations will also be represented. UUCF will have a crafts table.
How can you participate?
- Bring your kids and your friends and have fun. (Wear a UUCF T-shirt, if you have one)
- UUCF is lending our white tables for use at the event. Come to UUCF on Friday, June 22 at XX pm to help load them into Andy Calmer's truck, or arrive at UUCF ½ hour early on Sunday, June 24 to help unload them.
- Arrive at Asbury at 7:00 am on June 23 to help set up.
- Volunteer to assist for one or two hours on Saturday at one of the stations serving food or drinks or help at our craft table.
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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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