Sunday, November 28, 2021, 10:30 am - online only this week!

Joanna Landsman, Board, Worship Council, and Small Group Member

Sam Chandler, Music Director

Joe Dreher, Board and Small Group Ministry Member

Barbara White, Small Group Ministry Member

To join online: To access the online service, please use this Zoom link and enter the passcode WORSHIP. A Sunday morning email will also be arriving with the Zoom link, order of worship, and a link to the offering.

Dear First Universalist Members and Friends,

This week, along with every week, we're grateful for this spiritual community that we create together.

- Rev. Hillary, Sam, Gwen, and Mack

P.S. Rev. Hillary will be off Thursday, Nov. 25 - Monday, Nov. 29, but is on call for pastoral emergencies. Please reach out via her cell phone.

The mini holiday fair is being held outside this year, from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm on Saturday, December 4th, and features soups to go, jams and jellies, and a few crafts.

Rev. Hillary: On Wednesdays from 12:00 - 1:00 pm Rev. Hillary will be holding an outside drop-in space at our church picnic tables. All are welcome to come by and check-in. (Weather permitting.) Throughout the week, Rev. Hillary will be holding office hours for individual conversations. These conversations can be on Zoom, over the phone, or in-person. Please reach out to Rev. Hillary directly to schedule a conversation, firstuminister@gmail.com. Note that Rev. Hillary is not available to meet on Saturdays and Mondays. See you soon!

Gwen: Once covid-19 numbers have moved down out of the "very high risk" zone, Gwen will be holding in person office hours from 1 - 3 pm on Wednesdays.

Though we are all in need of quiet and caring retreat time in the midst of the holidays, we recognize that giving up a whole Saturday the week before Christmas is simply not doable for many folks.

So in order to care for our needs and limits this time of year, we are rescheduling our Caring for Self and Other All Church Retreat to Saturday, January 22nd. Rev. Hillary, Gwen, and lay retreat leaders are sure that we will need a quiet, caring respite in mid-January as well!

More information and an RSVP for the January 22nd Retreat will be sent out closer to the date.

ADULT READ FOR DECEMBER: WOMEN OF THE DAWN

Interested in learning more about the complex and fascinating history of the Wabanaki people in Maine? Next month your Adult RE Council will be hosting a discussion of Women of the Dawn by Bunny McBride. This historical imagining of the lives of five Wabanaki women from the beginning of French settlement until today offers surprising insights and opens up a wealth of questions for those of us learning about this often forgotten part of our history. Please join us on December 5th!

This year, you can view a schedule of children and youth programs in advance and learn about timing of programs, topics/themes, and facilitators each week. Please also see below to view the December RE calendar.

Please note: These plans may be updated as the fall progresses.

Please fill out this online registration form for all children and youth who will be participating in programs at First Universalist. Thank you!

To register for the CareStart Pop Up Clinic, print and fill out the registration form before you arrive.

Did you know...?

You can support the important year round work of the Maine Unitarian Universalist State Advocacy Network (MUUSAN) by participating in their online auction. The auction is now open and ends on Tuesday, November 30th.