We join together to encourage spiritual growth,
build a beloved community, and act for peace and justice.
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Sunday, April 11
10:30 a.m. Sunday Service
"Emily Dickinson: National Poetry Month"
- Rev. Carl & with Intern Minister Jen as liturgist
Special Music:
Nick Int Veldt
Please spread the word about our online Sunday Services
to anyone you know who may be interested.
Virtual Coffee Hour:
Breakout Rooms for ~15 minutes with 5-6 people
(immediately after Sunday Service in same Zoom Room)
11:45 a.m. Friendly Forum:
"Cambodia Reads,”
led by Carolyn Judd
Learn about this month's split-plate offering recipient.
12:00 p.m. Earth-centered Spirituality Service:
3:00 p.m. Atheists/Humanists/Agnostics (AHA)
Discussion Group
Check our homepage for
the next 7 days of online opportunities:
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General Announcements
Split-Plate Nominations due April 13
(July 2021 - June 2022)
Make nominations through frederickuu.org/splitplate. On the third Sunday of each month, half of UUCF's undesignated offering donations are shared with the non-profit selected for that month.
Discounted Tickets to "Revolutionary Love"
Virtual Conference (April 15 - 18)
This year's theme is "The Courage to Imagine" and will feature a diverse group of artists, activists, prophets and educators called together to challenge our moral imagination. Details available at revolutionaryloveconference.com. There are scholarship funds available for a Black, Indigenous, or People of Color interested in attending this conference. Please email Intern Minister Jen at uufrederickintern@gmail.com if you are interested in being a part of our UUCF group. The group discount ticket price is $50 instead of $75.
UUCF's PPP Loan Forgiven!
Approximately a year ago, UUCF received a loan of $60,500 under the Payroll Protection Plan (PPP). The Small Business Association (SBA) backed these loans to help businesses keep their workforce employed during the COVID-19 crisis. (The SBA is a United States government agency that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses.)
The loan was intended to become a grant if we demonstrated that we had continued to keep our staff employed, which, of course, we did. This week, we received the good news that our loan had been forgiven in its entirety. We had kept the funds separately in case we had to repay some portion of the loan, but now we are free to treat the funds as our own.
We also applied for and received a somewhat smaller loan during the second PPP round. The rules concerning forgiveness remain the same.
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Celebrate UUCF
This Saturday, April 10 at 7:00pm
All are welcome!
“UUCF Stewardship Update”
- Bill Cranmer, Chair of UUCF's Stewardship Team
“The Present & Future of UUCF’s Religious Education”
- Nicole Hodges-Abbasi, Director of Religious Education
“The Present & Future of UUCF’s Music Program”
- Deb Int Veldt, Music Director
“Reflections from UUCF's Board of Trustees”
- Lisa Bromfield, Board President
“Sustaining the Light”
- The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg, minister
"Ask Me Anything"
with Rev. Carl
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Joys & Sorrows
Robert Strasser has been diagnosed with T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, and received his first chemo treatment on Friday, April 2. His sister Sheryl is a recently retired physician, and is helping support him. At some point soon, he will likely be discharged from Frederick Health Hospital to a local skilled nursing facility where he can work on gaining back his strength and mobility. Sheryl is requesting that Robert have no visitors or phone calls, so he can focus on his own well being. But please do keep sending him text messages (240-285-8199) of support and care to keep his spirits up.
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UUCF's Blanche Ames Virtual Art Gallery "Painted with Light:
The photography of Christopher B. Fowler"
This month's show runs from April 4-25 with a Zoom reception on Sunday, April 18 at 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. as our Friendly Forum for that day.
The following three quotations resonate with Christopher's approach to photography.
"Art is about telling the truth."
- Dylan Thomas
"What appeals to us about mountains and rocks and trees is not that they're mountains and rocks and trees but rather the lines, planes and textures they present to us"
-Georgia O'Keeffe
"The task of the artist is to convey the radiance behind the physical reality." - Joseph Campbell
Chris' photography has a pureness to it. He does not use photoshop or otherwise manipulate images aside from cropping, when needed, and truing the horizontals. He does not use filters or a lot of different lenses although admits to using a zoom lens in the wide-angle length to get the greatest possible depth of focus. His images are quite literally what he sees through the lens. If not technically sophisticated, they are meant to be deeply felt.
Click here to view or purchase Chris' art through our online gallery, and be sure to save the date for Sunday, April 18 at 11:45 a.m. for our Virtual Artist's Reception with Christopher Fowler.
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Frederick CUUPS
("Covenant of UU Pagans")
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FCUUPS monthly newsletter.
Legends Lodge Tavern
Friday, April 9, 7pm
Join us for an evening of myth and community at Legends Lodge! The Lodge is a place to gather with friends for the sharing of stories from our faith paths, and honor the Bardic arts. You’re welcome to listen or to share! Myths, legends, poems both old and new, are all welcome! This month’s theme is ‘Love Stories.’ If you’re planning to perform, please let us know beforehand! Drop-in performances are welcome if time allows.
Earth-centered Spirituality Service
Sunday, April 11, 12:00pm (Noon)
The monthly Earth Service provides an opportunity to focus on the Sixth Source of Unitarian Universalism: “Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.” This month’s Earth Service is led by Raven.
Dark Moon Shadow Meditation
Sunday, April 11, 7:00pm
Join longtime Heathen witch Emily Nicole for a Dark Moon Meditation, where we will connect to the Darkness of the Moon and our own Shadow Self. All are welcome to join.
Tarot 101: How to Learn Tarot Without Losing Your Mind
Wednesdays at 7pm, April 14 – 28, May 12 – 26
Join Heather for this FCUUPS workshop series focused on building comfort with reading tarot for yourself! Over the six sessions, you’ll gain a solid foundation for working with tarot as we break down the systems and structures at its core. Whether you’ve just gotten your first deck* or simply want to be less dependent on reaching for the book every time – this series is for you!
*no tarot deck required
**Participants will need a dedicated notebook or other method of recording their thoughts & observations as we work through the deck.
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Virtual Cheese Tasting Event Saturday, April 17
Miss being together in beloved community and enjoying each others company? Here's a great opportunity to get together! Join local professor and cheese enthusiast Christine Rai for a fun and delicious Zoom cheese tasting, hosted by UUCF. During our lively one-hour session, you will be guided through a tasting of five styles of cheese, learning about the history, science, and culture behind this delicious food.
Cost: $10 plus the purchase of cheeses on your own. Nichole, UUCF's Director of Religious Education has attended one of Christine's tastings and loved it so much she wanted to bring together our families to share in the experience!
Christine Rai is an innovative professor at Frederick Community College who specializes in food studies, culture, and hands-on learning. She adores cheeses of all sorts and has been leading cheese tastings since 2017. Christine writes about food, travel, and teaching at www.christinerai.com and is about to publish her first book, Rainbows in the Rain and Stars in the Dark: Inspiration for Positive Living.
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Open for Online Orders Now!
Visit here to pre-order& browse.
Pre-ordering Strongly Encouraged!
Preordering will assure you your first choice of plants, especially of perennials, as many of the perennials are in limited quantity. Preordering will also help minimize the number of people mingling together in our plant booths at any given time. You can safely browse through the on-line catalogue here, and place your order on line. We will pack your order, and it will be waiting for you in the designated pick-up area at UUCF.
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Tickets are free, but you must register here in advance to receive the Zoom link.
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UU BIPOC Gatherings (Black, Indigenous, & person of color): You're invited to join the Central East Region's BIPOC gathering happening two Mondays of the month at 6:30pm ET. In our gatherings we are joined by lay folks of color, lay leaders of color and/or religious professionals of color to be in community. Our conversations focus on topics like wellness and resilience and our goal is to center BIPOC experiences and create space to explore our UU experiences. Please email Sana Saeed (ssaeed@uua.org) or Paula Cole Jones (pcolejones@gmail.com( for zoom information. Dates for Spring Gatherings: Apr 12 & 26, May 10 & 24, and June 14 & 28.
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Zoom Event - A Faith Call For Justice And Democracy
Voter Suppression in the Post Election Period
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April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD), a day set aside to raise awareness for and share resources about the importance of end-of-life planning. But oftentimes folks who haven’t yet reached advanced age find reasons to put off conversations about their values and priorities at the end of life. So we’ve created a webinar focused on our next generation of planners, and the challenges they face in completing this important process.
Matt Whitaker, Compassion & Choices’ Director of Integrated Programs, will lead a panel of experts who will demonstrate how easy, straightforward and rewarding conversations around end-of-life planning can be. We will also provide tons of great resources along the way to help you and your family plan for any health outcome or advanced illness you may be facing. You will also have an opportunity to ask specific questions of our panel.
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Ibram X. Kendi’s second annual event brings together, showcases, and celebrates the nation’s leading antiracist writers and helps to prepare the writers of tomorrow. Buy tickets here. Kendi writes, “By not running from the books that pain us, we can allow them to transform us. I ran from antiracist books most of my life. But now I can’t stop running after them — scrutinizing myself and my society, and in the process changing both.”
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Announcements for our weekly e-newsletter are due no later than Wednesday noon. Please keep your announcement 50 words or less. If you have a graphic for the group or organization, please include that as well. Email to: office@frederickuu.org
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