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First Universalist's weekly newsletter
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ON HOSPITALITY
Sunday, September 23, 10:30 am
Rev. Frieda Gillespie, Interim Minister
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FAITH FORMATION & RE PROGRAMS
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FALL 2018 PROGRAM SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE
Read one, read all: the
Fall 2018 Program Schedule for September - December 2018 is now available complete with dates, times, and locations of your favorite First U programs!
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE THIS SUNDAY, SEPT. 23
10:15 am -
Junior Youth Group (Common Room)
10:30 am -
Children's Chapel (begin in Sanctuary)
10:30 am -
Nursery Care (The Nursery)
4:00 pm -
Senior Youth Group (Gathering Room)
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JUNIOR AND SENIOR YOUTH GROUPS BEGIN THIS SUNDAY
Junior Youth Group, for all interested 5th - 8th graders, is from 10:15 am - 11:30 am in the Common Room. Join us for a snack, fun, games, learning about neighboring faith communities, and activities to help our world.
Senior Youth Group, for all interested 9th - 12th graders, is from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm in the Gathering Room. Join us for a snack, deep connections, laughter, exploring our beliefs, and planning for our mission trip.
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ADULT CONVERSATION CIRCLES: NEW DAY, NEW TIME
Yes, Adult Conversation Circles (also known as Adult RE), facilitated by Rev. Frieda Gillespie, will be moving to the 1st and 3rd Mondays, 6 - 7 pm. Children are also welcome to come to play games, do activities, and connect with their UU peers in a safe, inclusive environment. The next ACC and UU Games evening will be held on
Monday, October 1, at 6 pm.
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OUR WHOLE LIVES PROGRAMS OFFERED THIS FALL
For Middle Schoolers (7th - 8th grade) - Thursdays, October 11 - November 15, 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm, held at First Parish, UCC in Yarmouth.
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What is Our Whole Lives? The
Our Whole Lives program is a comprehensive, accurate, and developmentally appropriate human sexuality curriculum available for kindergarten aged children through senior adulthood. Developed to meet or exceed the National Sexuality Education Standards, OWL empowers participants to make informed, responsible decisions about their sexual health and behavior.
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HELP DECIDE THE FUTURE
At First U, we offer all ages programs because we believe that we are all lifelong learners and explorers. Now, we’re looking for a team to help envision and guide these programs. If you help to launch our RE Council, your ideas and efforts would be focused on:
- growing our great adult, youth, and children programs
- deciding what topics we should focus on exploring
- assisting with some logistics of programming
- promoting some of our great programs like Our Whole Lives, Neighboring Faith Communities, and Adult Conversation Circles
This new council would meet every 2—3 months, would work on small projects or developing ideas in between meetings, and would be future-focused. Questions? Interested? Contact Gwen Matthews, Program Assistant, at
gwenatfirstu@gmail.com.
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YOGA STARTING UP AGAIN
The Fall Yoga Session continues each Saturday at the Church from 10:00 - 11:15 AM. Ten dollars donation suggested per class. One-half of the proceeds go to a charity agreed with the class, and one-half to the Church. This is a multi-level yoga class. You can modify or stop at any time. Newcomers welcome. Any questions contact the Instructor, Lois Howlett, at loishowlett2@gmail.com or tel 847-3055.
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WHAT ROLE COULD YOU PLAY?
The Member Services Committee is looking for a few good folks to help welcome newcomers and plan events for our current members and friends. In particular, we’re seeking:
- In-reach Lead: Focused on maintaining connections with current members and friends and planning fun events.
- Outreach Lead: Focused on reaching out to the community through publications, signage, or events.
- Greeter Lead: Focused on leading our greeter team and welcoming new folks who come through our doors.
- Organizer: Focused on calendars, scheduling, meeting organization, and big picture planning.
- 2-3 Support Folks: Committee members who assist in visioning, planning, and implementing events, programs, parties, and publications.
All roles will receive lots of support. If you join, you’ll be engaging in a
particular spiritual calling of care—care for those who are here and those who are yet to arrive. Questions? Interested? Contact Joanna Landsman at
jslandsman@gmail.com or Gwen Matthews, Program Assistant, at
gwenatfirstu@gmail.com.
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COME ONE, COME ALL TO A FIRST U SOCIAL EVENT
An open invitation to old friends and new. An opportunity to meet Rev. Frieda, our new Interim Minister, ask questions you may have about the transition and share some good food. Look for sign-up sheets downstairs on Sunday and choose the time which suits you best. Rev. Frieda and the transition team are hoping everyone can join us at one of these gatherings. We look forward to seeing you there.
- Sunday, September 30 @ 4 pm in the Common Room at First U. Hosted by Sue Ellen Bordwell and Nancy Read
- Tuesday, October 2 @ 7 pm at Ben and Marianna Tupper’s home, 167 West Elm St., Yarmouth
- Friday, October 12 @ 6 pm at Nancy Austin’s home, 40 Sandpiper Cove, Yarmouth
In addition, we will be holding some small Healing Circles, beginning on Saturday, October 27. More details and dates to follow.
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WELCOME TO THE WORSHIP COUNCIL
The Worship Council helps create and sustain a vibrant, meaningful spiritual practice each Sunday. We are looking for church members to help! Some roles are finite, and others are open-ended, without committee meetings or long-term commitments.
Would you like to:
- read poems or passages on occasion,
- play a musical instrument or sing,
- help plan lay services,
- worship weave,
- support the minister and guest speakers
- or… be a full-fledged Worship Council member looking at the whole year?
We work as a team with Rev. Frieda Gillespie. Talk to any of the council members (Reverend Frieda Gillespie, Nancy Austin, Jeanette Newton, Joy Ahrens, or Anne Turner, as well as Sarah Witte and Meghan Nathanson) about any interest large or small in serving this vital need. Or send emails to Frieda Gillespie
flgillespie@gmail.com, Nancy Austin
naustin63@gmail.com, or Jeanette Newton
medfordjen@aol.com. Or join us at the next meeting, this Sunday, September 23 at 12:00 pm after the service.
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SINGING IS GOOD AT FIRST U
Did you know that EVERYONE is welcome in the choir? There are no auditions or try-outs. We are very friendly and easy-going, without almost zero crazy perfectionist performance anxiety. We love to welcome new folks, first time singers, and need people in every section from high (soprano) to low (bass) voices. Even quiet voices! We all learn new pieces together, with lots of laughter, patience and support. We sing a few Sundays each month. We meet to practice on Thursdays 6:30-8:00 pm in the Common Room, and then again on Sunday mornings at 9:30 am to warm up before the service. Please email Music Director Sam at
schandler1103@gmail.com for more info. or just show up on Thursdays!
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COFFEE CALENDAR: FALL 2018
Check out the
Coffee Hour Calendar for this Fall to see what date your group has! And if you're new to this whole Coffee Hour thing, be sure to view the information on hosting and brewing coffee available in the church kitchen.
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JUSTICE WORK: FAITH IN ACTION
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GET OUT THE VOTE
Voting happens on Tuesday, November 6! Be sure you are registered to vote and urge others to register. UUs cherish our right and responsibility to vote as an article of our faith: our Fifth Principle is "the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process in our congregations and at large."
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Please click below to view these community announcements:
- Central Men's Club of Yarmouth
- ecomaine
- UUA New England Region
- Habitat for Humanity
- Open Heart & Peaceful Harbor Sanghas
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Pastoral Emergencies
If you have a pastoral emergency, you can contact Rev. Frieda Gillespie on her cell phone at 508-207-7566. Please note that most weeks she will be in Yarmouth Sunday - Tuesday and working from her home office in MA Wednesday - Friday. Saturdays are typically her day off, but she will answer calls for pastoral emergencies.
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Submit Your Announcement
To have your church or community event included in this newsletter or in print on Sundays
please fill out this form
or
email the information to Gwen at
gwenatfirstu@gmail.com
by Wednesday at 12 pm to have it included in that Friday's edition of Channels or the Sunday Morning News.
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