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"Predictability and Security"

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor." How much energy do we spend trying to keep life predictable? At this service with Rev. Sue Browning we'll reflect on the dynamics of predictability and security in our lives. The service will include our annual Flower Communion celebration.

So we can begin the service promptly at 10 a.m., please arrive at the church, or sign into Zoom (click here) by no later than 9:50 a.m.

PLEASE REMEMBER: Immediately after the service is the May Potluck followed by the Annual Congregational Meeting.

"A vacation is either a leave of absence from a regular job or an instance of leisure travel away from home."

"A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about themselves, others, nature, or a higher good through the experience. It can lead to a personal transformation, after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life."

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May 21 | Dick Durham

Come out to UUCR on Saturday May 20 at 9 a.m.; we are planning to have regular days to work on our beautiful grounds (clearing weeds as well as other tasks) monthly. We hope to be able to eliminate, or at least reduce the use of Roundup and other herbicides.

The May Potluck will be held on May 21^st, after the Sunday service and prior to the Annual Congregational Meeting. This month's potluck is being hosted by the Board of Trustees, who will provide drinks. Please bring a dish to share. — Lynn Geisert

The annual congregational meeting will be held on Sunday, May 21^st following the Sunday Service.

The Budget and Slate of Candidates will be voted on by the congregation. This requires a quorum of 20% of the membership, so please plan to attend the meeting either in person or via Zoom (click here). Members who have signed the Membership Book prior to February 20, 2023 will be eligible to vote.

For five days in August of last year, 46 youth and adults from the Chestertown area went on a pilgrimage together to major civil rights sites in Alabama and Atlanta. The congregations of UUCR and the Presbyterian Church of Chestertown were major financial sponsors of this trip. A professional documentary film of the trip has been produced and the congregations of UUCR and PCC will be the first to see it. Follow along and experience the impact of this trip on a 9-year-old and his 80-year-old uncle. Listen to the participants talk about their feelings from visiting the 16th Street Baptist Church or walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.  

— Philip Dutton

This year's summer office hours will be Wednesdays and Sundays from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. beginning May 28 through September 3. This is to partially compensate for my overtime hours, holidays, and vacation time that has not been taken.

— Darlene Wiggers, Office Administrator

The May Outreach Collection of the UUCR Social Justice Committee is for the Delmarva Pride Center.

The mission of The Delmarva Pride Center is to create a positive environment inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities. They support, educate, connect, organize, and provide outreach to the Delmarva LGBTQ+ community and its allies. This community service organization provides regular social events in safe spaces to encourage respect and dignity for all people. An important upcoming event is the Delmarva Pride Festival June 16 – 18, 2023 in Easton, MD.

Website: Delmarva Pride Center https://www.delmarvapridecenter.com

The National Music Festival is being held in Chestertown this summer from June 4 - 17. They will hold three free lunchtime concerts at UUCR on June 9, 14, and 15, each beginning at 12:30 p.m. They will also be using UUCR for some of their rehearsals but have not yet given dates or times. Please be aware of this when planning the use of, or access to, the buildings and grounds. Thanks!

— Darlene Wiggers. Office Administrator

Gayle Folger, Nancy Holland, and Vida Morley

-6 - Joy Mayfield

-7 - Sabine Harvey

-9 - Lynn Dolinger

10 - Tom Lippincott

10 - M.Q. Riding

14 - Rachel Perry

18 - Nancy Holland

25 - Ray Gomez

27 - Harry Hart

28 - Betty Kerr

29 - Sydney Brookes

30 - John Ford

We want to help celebrate your birthday! If we didn't include your birthday, please contact the UUCR office by email (click here).