First Unitarian Universalist RVA- April 9, 2019
We GROW in search of wisdom,
we CARE in support of community, we ACT in service of justice.
WELCOME
All are invited to join us for services!
April's Theme-"Honesty"
(packet available on Member Portal -- ask your group leader for the password!)
Wednesday, April 10th
Vespers
6:00 pm-6:30 pm
MEETS IN THE GREAT HALL
Service led by Rev. Sherman Z. Logan, Executive Minister, focusing on the monthly theme of "Honesty"

Simple Supper
6:30 pm
MEETS IN THE LOWER LEVEL
Dinner provided by Abbie Arevelo-Herrera:
Pastelitos Catrachos (empanadas): some with chicken, some with potatoes, some with cheese
Rice and beans on the side
Salad and bread

Ministers Present
7:15 pm -8:30 pm
MEETS IN THE LIBRARY or PRESIDENT'S HALL
Led by Rev. Sherman Z. Logan, Executive Minister
What we Choose. Ethics for Unitarian Universalist
This week will focus our attention on Natural, Legal and Human Rights. What is the source of human rights? What authority grants them? Are they inherent to being human, or are they political constructs, or both?
Please join us.
ALSO MEETING:

Protest Choir Rehearsal
6:30 pm -7:15 pm
GREAT HALL

UU Singers Choir Rehearsal
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
GREAT HALL
Thursday, April 11th
UU Zen Group 
Sitting and Walking Meditation
Every Thursday at 7pm
Nursery
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Joy Duke's Writers Group
Thursday, April 11th
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Alcove B
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Lay Pastoral Care/Team Kindness Meeting
Thursday, April 11th
3:30 - 4:30 pm
Alcove B

Parent Group Meeting
Thursday, April 11th
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Library
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Feminist Meeting
Thursday, April 11th
6:30 - 8:00 pm
President's Hall
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Friday, April 12th
no meetings are scheduled for Friday, April 12th
Saturday, April 13th
Greater Richmond Humanists would like to invite all UU congregants to the Saved by Science & Humanism: Dare to Care regional conference that will be taking place in Richmond this coming weekend. Please note this is a two-day conference, and there is a separate venue for each day. 

Please visit  https://www.SavedByScience.com  for more information including a full conference schedule and speakers gallery . And if you have any questions, please give me a call at (804) 320-0493 or email me at rpenczak@verizon.net
Thanks and hope to see you at the conference!
Rob Penczak
Co-leader of Greater Richmond Humanists
Reflections on Sunday 4/7
RE Reflections

Grades 1-2:

Life giving plants remind us how interdependent we are with the whole web of existence!
Next Week - to plan for!
On Tuesday, April 16, 6:30 p.m., we (The Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship of FUUCR) invite you to join us in The Great Hall for A Service of Communion , with the understanding that religion at its best affirms all of life as holy.  Some of us will gather in memory of Jesus, believing that his spirit is brought nearer to us and reminds us of our association with him, while others do so as a unifying human ceremony, grateful for our multi-faith association which enriches and ennobles us.

The communion service is a ritual meal in which participants eat foods symbolizing something greater than themselves. There is a tension between those who reject the mystery and mysticism of the rite and those for whom the rite is central to their faith. For Christians, we break bread and drink wine in memory of Jesus. We share these simple elements as a sign of our awareness that the Spirit if always with us in all we do. We also share these gifts as signs of our commitment to justice and our gratitude for the life we are called to share.

Whoever you are and wherever you are on life’s journey, we welcome you!
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