THIS SUNDAY'S
DISCUSSION SERVICE
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"Who Are You, and
How Did You Get Here?"
John Ramsey, Discussion Leader
Sunday, August 6, 2023 - 10 a.m.
We look at personal journeys and how they led to this beloved community.
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Upcoming Discussion Services |
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Sunday, Aug 13
"Leaning into Earth-Centered Traditions"
Unitarian Universalists draw inspiration from the 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. At this summer discussion service with Rev. Sue Browning, we'll explore earth-centered traditions, including nature religion and pagan practices.
- Rev. Sue Browning, Discussion Leader
Sunday, Aug 20
" Writing Exercise"
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So You Don't Miss Anything! |
- This Week's Discussion Service Information
- Upcoming Discussion Services Information
- Newsletter Index
- Helpful Links, Office Hours, Upcoming Events Calendar
- Minister's Column
- Say Cheese!
- Potluck Host(s) Needed
- Pastoral Care and Connection Committee
- Birthdays
- UUCR Contact Information
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End of Reflections Notice at the VERY END
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If you don't see "VERY END of REFLECTIONS for August 3, 2023"
at the VERY END of this email, you're not seeing the entire email.
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UUCR
UUCR Summer Office Hours
W, Su — 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
M, Tu, Th, F, Sa — CLOSED
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AUG 6 | Discussion Service
John Ramsey,
Discussion Leader
AUG 13 | Discussion Service
Rev, Sue Browning, Discussion Leader
AUG 18 | Potluck
Host(s) NEEDED
AUG 20 | Discussion Service
M.Q. Riding, Discussion Leader
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If you know of another link or event that should be added, please contact
the UUCR office by email or phone 410-778-3440. Thanks!
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Giving the Phone a Rest
It was wonderful to have vacation time on Lake Sunapee with family last month. Bill and I lucked out with sunny days in the 70s for most of our time in New Hampshire. We hiked some, tried pickleball (my sister wanted to teach us - it was fun!), read, and shared many meals with many family and friends.
We were gone for nine days, and I pretty much met one of my time-off goals. I more or less put down my phone.
Like many of you, I rarely actually talk on my phone. It's more that I look at texts, and respond to texts. I refresh email, and respond to email. I check the weather. I get headlines from the Washington Post and NY Times, and pop open articles. I do puzzles and Wordle. I scan Facebook - rarely posting, but monitoring "friends" posts and professional UU pages.
This vacation, I only checked my phone briefly in the morning and at bedtime. I knew that in the case of an emergency or need to know "stuff," I would have heard a call come in — the phone would ring. The rest I figured could be ignored, and it worked out. The first few days of not keeping the phone in my pocket were odd. And then it wasn't. There was a discipline to staying focused on the other stuff — seeing nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews, and reading and exercising. Giving the phone a rest was a good choice!
And then we returned, a bit more refreshed by having given my phone a rest while away.
I look forward to planning our upcoming 2023–24 congregational year together. The phone is back on. Please be in touch with ideas and questions.
Thanks for the time off!
Rev. Sue
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If you haven't sent in a photograph for this year's "UUCR Directory of Members and Friends," our resident portrait photographer (David Biehler) will be at church this Sunday, August 6, and available to take your photo. Please take advantage of this opportunity, as they are putting on the finishing touches prior to sending the directory to the printer. We wouldn't want to miss including your smiling face. |
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The August 18th Potluck is still in need of a host(s). If interested, please sign up on the sheet on the whiteboard or contact Diane Shields. If you can't commit to August, please sign up for another available month.
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You are encouraged to share your joys and sorrows with the UUCR Pastoral Associates (see below). This team is a mixed group — but all have had previous life experiences and a variety of professional training in counseling and philosophy. Please contact one, or several of us, if you “want to talk.”
Pastoral Care Associates: Kevin Brien,
Gayle Folger, Nancy Holland, and Vida Morley
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AUGUST
-3 - Kevin Brien
-6 - Joan Blume
18 - Joan Biehler
19 - Bob Fox
27 - Margo Long
30 - Liz Salett
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We want to help celebrate your birthday! If we didn't include your birthday, please contact the UUCR office by email (click here).
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Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River 914 Gateway Drive | Chestertown, MD | 21620
Phone: 410-778-3440
Summer Office hours: W, Su — 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Closed — M, Tu, Th, F, Sa
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VERY END of REFLECTIONS for August 3, 2023
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