We join together to encourage spiritual growth,
build a beloved community, and act for peace and justice.
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Sunday, April 5, 2020
10:30am Online-only Service
"A Free & Responsible Search for Truth & Meaning”
with the UUCF Youth Group,
Rev. Carl, Nichole Hodges-Abbasi,
& Nick Int Veldt
Online-only & Open to all:
Feel free to spread the word about our online Sunday Service to anyone you know who may be interested.
We had 250+ devices logged in last Sunday, and we have room for up to 500 participants in our Zoom Room. (In many cases, more than one person is watching each device, so thank you to everyone joining our online Sunday Services!)
Sunday "UU Buddhist Fellowship"
Sunday "Friendly Forum "
Delightful commencement speech from Maharishi University given by Jim Carrey. Use your 'chat' box to participate in the discussion.
To discover the growing number of
UUCF activities that are accessible online,
regularly check our UUCF homepage,
which we will keep updated daily
with a rolling list of the
next seven days of online opportunities:
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UUCF Groups Go Online!
The following groups are going online, live-streaming with participants. These activities are
online-only & open to all:
Thursday, April 2
7:00 p.m. UU Buddhist Meditation Group
(online-only & open to all) through
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8891945368.
The group listens to or reads from a Buddhist teaching, discusses the teaching, and meditates. No experience or preparation required—come as you are! For more information, or to be added to the weekly group e-mail list, contact Lynn Wagner at
lwagner4@mac.com
Friday, April 3
10:00 a.m. Yoga for Advancing Beginners
(online-only & open to all)
, details at
zoom.us/j/719003881
. The class offers an accessible pace of basic yoga poses appropriate for beginners or anyone looking for a focused, mindful yoga practice. Feel free to contact Irene with any questions at
irene.glasse@gmail.com
. Suggested Donation to UUCF: $5 per session.
Saturday, April 4
7:00 p.m.
Celebrate UUCF
with Rev. Carl, Nichole Hodges-Abbasi (DRE), Deb Int Veldt (Music Director), Jerry Hutton (Board President), Meg Menke (Treasurer), Bill Cranmer (Stewardship Chair):
uuma.zoom.us/j/715747807
Tuesday, April 7
10:00 a.m. Yoga for Advancing Beginners
(online-only & open to all)
, details at
zoom.us/j/394799498
.
Feeling stressed? Try yoga! Yoga for Beginners offers an accessible pace of basic yoga poses appropriate for beginners or anyone looking for a focused, mindful yoga practice. Feel free to contact Irene with any questions at
irene.glasse@gmail.com
. Suggested Donation to UUCF: $5 per session.
7:30 p.m. Spiritual Practices for a Pandemic:
Cultivating Compassion with Yourself, Others, & this World
(a new weekly class with Rev. Carl)
:
uuma.zoom.us/j/967512242
Wednesday, April 8
Saturday, April 11
Online "Meditation or Yoga" Mini-Retreat with Rev. Carl & Carrie Glasse:
Saturday, April 11 (9am-Noon). Cost: $20 through
frederickuu.org/retreat
. (We offer adjustments to be as accessible as possible for all bodies.). Zoom link will be sent to registered participants.
To discover what UUCF activities are accessible online, regularly check our UUCF homepage at
frederickuu.org
!
Online-only Opportunities (Open to All)
- Check the CommUUnity Now Event Hub for online only events happening daily at UU congregations across the country that are open to all.
- Children, Youth, & Parents: Links for Religious Education Online events available in our R.E. Newsletter: March 2020 Edition
If you are unfamiliar with Zoom, please watch:
Your mic will be muted upon entry to the meeting. Please use the chat function only for urgent questions/concerns to limit distractions for all participants.
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Additional Resources:
- Resources for UUCF members & friends during physical distancing, available here. (We're keep this list updated, so check back periodically--and feel free to share with others who may need it.)
- Grant Funds Available (up to $250) for those at higher risk for COVID-19: Covers ancillary costs related to COVID-19 including food, medicine delivery, and transportation costs. Visit here for more information. Accepting phone applications only at this time.
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Celebrate UUCF!
Saturday, April 4, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Online-only & Open to All
“Update on UUCF Pledge Drive”
- Bill Cranmer, Stewardship chair
“Update on UUCF Finances”
- Meg Menke, Treasurer
“The Present & Future of UUCF Religious Education”
- Nichole Hodges-Abbasi, DRE
“The Present & Future of UUCF's Music Program”
- Deb Int Veldt, Music Director
"Reflections from the Board of Trustees”
- Jerry Hutton, President
“A Beacon of Hope in a Time of Physical Distancing”
- Rev. Carl
Open Q&A with Rev. Carl
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UUCF Pledge Drive Continues!
Our 2020-21 Pledge Drive "Beacon of Hope" continues through the end of March.
If you have already completed a pledge form
- THANK YOU!!
If you plan on maintaining your current pledge level
, you do not need to complete a form, as
‘Your pledge is your pledge until you tell us otherwise.”
If you have not pledged yet
, we invite you to return the Pledge Form that was mailed to you several weeks ago to the UUCF Office, or
pledge online anytime at
frederickuu.org/pledge
We encourage you to
consider signing up for regular electronic giving to UUCF through
frederickuu.org/give
. We now have 100 households who give electronically and it provides a steady base of support.
If you have any questions about your current pledge or want to set up a recurring electronic giving, you can email the treasurer at
treasurer@frederickuu.org
or call Meg Menke at 301-473-7680.
Please keep in mind that every single pledge makes a difference to our congregation's well-being -- no matter how much you can give. Some of us are increasingly worried about our economic well-being in the coming months, and financial commitments may have to change. Of course, that is understandable. We appreciate you letting us know. Some of us may be able to give more than we'd planned, which can help make up any differences along these lines.
Our love and care for one another and this beloved congregation is what matters most, and what keeps us going. Thank you, for all you do!
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Nominations for UUCF's Split-plate Recipients are Open:
Nomination forms can be found on UUCF's website at
frederickuu.org/splitplate
. (Deadline: Sunday, April 5.) On the third Sunday of each month, half of our undesignated collection is donated to the named charity or non-profit organization.
Retired UU Men Eating Out
(RUUMEO) meetings are suspended until further notice.
April's Split-plate Recipient
:
Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, COIPP,
is a Frederick non- profit, that serves Frederick County children who have an incarcerated family member. The effects of incarceration on a child are well documented, and COIPP's mission is to " foster the growth of strong, resilient, hopeful children." While our activities have been somewhat curtailed during this health crisis, we have able to send new books, thanks to The Curious Iguana, deliver health and hygiene products, along with gift cards to Aldi's, and with the cooperation of the Frederick County Detention Center, put money on inmates accounts for telephone use. Please visit our Facebook page, and our website,
www.coipp.org.
Join Patricia Einhorn, next Sunday, April 12, at our Friendly Forum, 11:30 a.m.
UUCF's Social Action Committee
has donated $475 (the last of last year's book sale profits) to the United Way of Frederick County for its work in providing emergency relief to people needing help and support because of the coronavirus. Partnering with the Frederick News-Post, a number of charitable foundations, and generous individuals, the United Way hopes to raise $150,000 for the emergency relief campaign.
"The economic fallout from coronavirus," United Way maintains, "is causing significant hardship for many Frederick County families. Thirty-nine percent of households in Frederick County already struggle to afford basic household needs. Today, many of these families face an even more uncertain future."
To ensure maximum impact, according to the United Way, the philanthropic community is banding together to ensure that dollars are distributed appropriately throughout the community. Programmatic impacts may include, but are not limited to, emergency shelter, financial stability assistance, transportation needs, prescriptions and medical supplies, food and food supplies for seniors, and suicide prevention and other mental health services.
The
Blanche Ames Gallery
has canceled the next 3 months of Art Shows (April, May and June). The Members and Friends Show, Scheduled for July, is also in doubt at this time. The current show will remain in place for the time being. Items for the current show that have been purchased will remain on display until the current show comes down. If there are extenuating circumstances and you need to receive your purchased art piece now, please contact Ann Andrex, Gallery Manager, at
andrexes@comcast.net
or by text at 240.372.3346, and she will make arrangements for a curbside pickup. We appreciate your understanding. We will update this plan as needed.
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Joys and Sorrows
Longtime UUCF member Dottye Ewing died last week. She will be deeply missed.For more on Dottye's extraordinary life, visit
here
.
Condolence cards for Dottye’s family can be sent to:
Carol Wagner
102 Mercer Ct
Apt 25-8
Frederick, MD 21701
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Greetings Beloveds!
We are facing enormous uncertainty and unknowns. Many of us float between being steady and embracing the challenge ahead of us and then drift to a place of fear. We each are searching for ease and normalcy as we navigate the consistency of change. Change is constant. Beloved, however you are doing it, you are doing a good job!
We are witnessing the communal pivots that are happening and the call for us to become more of each other’s business while honoring social distancing. We don’t have all the answers but as organizers we believe in gathering the collective.
We invite you to come and gather with
Side With Love & Love Resists In These Times Webinar
on April 2nd 2020 at 6:30pm EST/5:30pm CST/4:30pm MST/3:30 PST.
This moment also gives us clearer examples of how society will use a global pandemic to perpetuate racism and xenophobia and prioritize corporations over people. Whether it is from Representative Moulton (MA) proposing a resolution to blame China (call him and tell him NO today) for the coronavirus or our inability to free people in prison and detention in the midst of this global pandemic, or Congress authorizing a $500 billion corporate bailout, we can still take concerted action to transform these unjust systems and demand justice.
We have a choice to move closer to dignity and interconnectedness in this moment. Side With Love will create opportunities to share these examples, rest in our collective wisdom, sing and reflect together as we brace for the new realities that are unfolding.
Join Us in organizing for justice during the pandemic.
- UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray & UUSC President Rev. Katherine Mary Morn
- Emma’s Revolution
- Side with Love Campaign Manager Everette Thompson
- Organizing Strategy Director Rev. Ashley Horan
- Dr. Charlene Sinclair of Black PAC & Intern Minister First UU Richmond
- A Detention Watch Network Organizer
- Aly Tharp, Program Director, UU Ministry for Earth
- Plus UUs from across our black, brown, LGBTQ and justice networks.
This webinar will offer the interconnectedness of spiritual sustenance and movement organizing as a means to live into the values and principles of Unitarian Universalism and work for justice and transformation.
RSVP now
.
We are together!
Choose Love,
Everette R. H. Thompson
Side With Love, Campaign Manager
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Local Group Sewing Face Masks
Instructions and more information from Frederick Health Hospital
here
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For more information and to sign up: visit
here
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From our friends at the Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs (Frederick, MD):
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Dear friends in faith,
The Religious Family has suspended the Emergency Family Program and is housing our families in local motels. We are seeking donations of non-perishable food to support our families while they are sheltered in place. Please call (240) 578-5158 to arrange dropping these items off at our Resource Center.
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Pouched rice
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Cans of beans, meat, fruit, vegetables, soup
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Powdered milk
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Cereal
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Oatmeal
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Peanut butter
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Honey
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Jam
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Instant coffee and tea
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Spices and condiments
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Nuts
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Packaged microwave meals
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Snack bars, dried fruit, granola bars
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Children’s liquid Tylenol
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Adult Tylenol
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Paper/plastic plates and plastic cutlery
We also need volunteers:
- Food/Supply Delivery - Transporting individuals to satellite locations in commercial vehicles
- Mental Health outreach/medication monitoring
- Staffing of satellite locations housing homeless, front line staff, 1st responders etc.
- Donation and supply management
- Medical staff for site visits, temperature reading, general oversight of temporary shelter locations
Thank you once again for supporting The Religious Coalition and our efforts to alleviate the effects of poverty on the families and individuals in Frederick County. Your kindness and generosity are especially appreciated during this uncertain and challenging time.
Please lift our staff members and homeless families in your thoughts and prayers.
Yours,
Neil Donnelley, Director of Emergency Family Shelter
(240) 271-2150
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12Bursts:
encourages children to achieve 60-minutes of daily recommended physical activity through 12 activity “bursts” of five minutes each. Stack your bursts or mix or match in whatever way best fits your schedule to complete each day’s Daily Dozen challenge:
12bursts.org
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