In This Issue
-Upcoming Service
-Attention All Techies
-COVID Policy
-Fiction Book Discussion
-LFP
-Donate with Text Message
-In Case You Missed It
-Care List
-Upcoming Events
-Submit to the Newsletter
-Minister Info
-UUCH Board Members
-Church Info
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Happening Soon
Board Meeting
Jan 25, 6:30 pm
Zoom
Fellowship Book Discussion
January 27th, 7 pm
For ALL of the upcoming events, please click the "Check Events" button at the top of the newsletter or see the upcoming week's list near the end of the newsletter.
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"Embracing Change"
Rev. Jaimie
10:45 AM, Sunday Jan 16
As humans we love patterns, stability, and control. Yet, sometimes our patterns outlive their usefulness and what used to serve us well begins to hold us back. How do we navigate change together? How does the practice of living with intention inspire us and help us to adapt to change? Join us to explore these questions and more in our virtual Sunday service!
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Attention all techies (and techie-adjacents)!
To continue to offer hybrid worship services, we need more hands to support our efforts. Providing services online is really helping to grow our community! Volunteers can conduct some roles from home--like tech quality checks or providing service segment markers in the chat. Other roles are in-person, working with multimedia tech. We hope to add enough people to make the commitment once per month. We'll need people to run the camera (just pushing preset buttons upstairs!) or run the soundboard. Training is provided! If interested, please contact technology@uuch.org
Thank you,
Your Tech Team
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UUCH Board Updated COVID Policy
Information about the full COVID-19 policy can be found below.
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Virtual Service Auction
this February!
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Our second ever Virtual Service Auction is coming in February!
For those new to UUCH, the Service Auction has long been the second-largest means of raising funds for our church’s operations, the largest being our spring Annual Budget Drive to secure pledges/donations as a basis for building a church budget for the coming church fiscal year that begins every July 1. Due to the pandemic that began in 2020, the Stewardship Committee established our first Virtual Service Auction, held January 31- February 14, 2021.
Given the uncertainty of when we will be able to resume fellowship within our Broadmor Road location, we are going virtual again and will be accepting donations of services and goods from our congregation online leading up to the auction itself, which will open for bidding on Sunday, February 13 and close on Sunday, February 27.
Stay tuned to the next newsletter and Sunday service for more information on how to identify and submit items for bid. Last year’s virtual auction items included game nights, virtual dinner parties, handyman services, Fourth of July and Labor Day outdoor events, and a whole array of gift baskets, one-of-a-kind art and/or craft pieces, chocolates, baked items, a puzzle collection, camping tent, sports equipment, and more.
Your contribution is only limited by your imagination. For more information, please contact Stewardship chair Dan McKitrick by email, dugndun@gmail.com, or message (identifying yourself within) at (256) 426-6906.
submitted by the Stewardship Committee
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UUCH Fellowship Committee
Fiction Book Discussion--The Hobbit
Join the UUCH Fellowship Committee on Thursday, January 27th at 7:00 pm for a Zoom Discussion of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Watch for the Zoom link here or check the UUCH calendar.
J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel The Hobbit tells the story of an unlikely hero, the eponymous hobbit Bilbo Baggins, and his episodic quest, along with thirteen dwarves and the wizard Gandalf, to reclaim gold from the dragon Smaug.
We will meet on Thursday, January 27th at 7 p.m. for a discussion of this inspiring book. Everyone is welcome. Steve Rittenberg and a Person To Be Named Later will facilitate.
Copies are available at the Huntsville Madison Library, both as a physical book and an electronic book. If you need assistance purchasing this book, please contact srittenberg@gmail.com or Rev. Jaimie Dingus at minister@uuch.org
Submitted by the Fellowship Committee
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Little Food Pantry
The Little Food Pantry needs your help! Please sign up on the signup genius. For newcomers to buying food for the pantry, here are some suggestions:
Proteins: canned tuna, Vienna sausages, ham, mac & cheese, pintos, beanie weenies, spaghetti & meatballs, pb & j.
Other: canned veggies, pasta, cereal, grits, soups, pancake mix, bananas, onions, potatoes, cabbage, apples.
Use your imagination! And a HUGE thank you to all of you who’ve filled it month after month. The need is there.
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Submitted by the Social Justice Committee |
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Donating by Text or Online
Our e-giving partner, Vanco is migrating to a new mobile app: “Vanco Mobile.” After September 30, giving with the GivePlus+ app will no longer be supported. To continue giving with a mobile app, download the Vanco Mobile app from the Apple App Store or Google Play to your mobile device and follow the instructions here. If you have already set up a login for GivePlus+, it will work on Vanco Mobile.
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By Text:
To give a plate offering to UUCH from your mobile device, text the amount (without dollar sign) to 833-559-0257, and follow the instructions. Text giving is by debit or credit card only.
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Online:
Like our other online and mobile giving options, this option is through Vanco, is secure, and has a good option for "plate" donations as well as "pledge" and "AHA".
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"The Perpetual Shift"
Rev. Jaimie Dingus
Sunday, January 16, 2022
Stream last week's service recording anytime!
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Care List
This Sunday at Our Circle of Candles:
Kathy lit a candle of Joy: “A student who tested positive for the virus is feeling better, and I’m showing no symptoms, thankfully”
Kathy lit a candle of Concern: “My daughter and sister both have Covid, but are better this week. Please stay vigilant, everyone!”
Bryan Walls (he/him) lit a candle of Sorrow: "Missing a memorial service today for a dear friend from the contra dance community, Chrissy Davis-Camp, who died suddenly on January 1. Thankful for a warm safe place surrounded by this beautiful snow."
Nancy Pettus lit a candle of Love and Support: "to Summer Peters as she begins her journey to recovery."
Kenton lit a candle of Joy: "I'm joyful, looking forward to having us (the Green Family) joining this loving community."
LaDawn Edwards lit a candle of Joy:: "My stepdaughter bought her first home this month, just a few miles north of UUCH. It is wonderful to help her put down roots and begin the foundation of financial security."
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Upcoming Events
If you encounter a problem with a link, please check our Facebook page and website for possible updated information and links.
Board Meeting
Jan 25, 6:30 pm
Zoom
Fellowship Book Discussion
January 27th, 7 pm
Zoom
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Submit to the Newsletter
Do you have news to include in the newsletter next week? Please submit your article to the newsletter through our request form no later than 10:00 am each Tuesday. |
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Minister
Rev. Jaimie Dingus
Office Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday by appointment.
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UUCH 2020-21
Board Members
President:
Nick Wilbourn
Vice President:
Betsy Applegate
Secretary:
Nancy Finley
Treasurer:
Bob Locklear
Trustees:
Suzey Delacey
Shalin Mody
Nancy Pettus
Minister:
Rev. Jaimie Dingus
President Ex-Officio:
John Schulz
Do you have an agenda item for the Board?
The Board respectfully requests that all agenda items for the meeting be submitted to Board President Nick Wilbourn via email no later than one week prior to the meeting (i.e. the Tuesday before). The next board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 25, 2021 at 5:00 pm.
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Office Administrator
CJ Cribbs Langley
Main Office Hours:
Monday – Thursday
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
*Please email the office if you need building access.
Phone:
256-534-0508
For more info on any event, contact the church office or visit our website.
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The Overlook is a publication of The Unitarian Universalist Church,
3921 Broadmor Rd., Huntsville, AL 35810
Editor-in-Chief:
Laurel Bollinger
Copy Editor:
CJ Cribbs Langley
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Huntsville, AL 35814
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