Sunday, October 24, 2021, 10:30 am - online and in person!

Andrew Tonks, Worship Council Member

Sam Chandler, Music Director

Mack Jones, Children's Teacher & Youth Facilitator

Deborah Starkel, Treasurer of the Board

If you're joining in person: Please review our covid-19 safety guidelines on our website. Please also note: In-person worship plans are subject to change dependent on covid-19 case numbers in Cumberland County. We will alert you quickly if such changes occur prior to Sunday. For more information on our re-opening decision process please see our Re-Opening Phase Chart.

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.

This year's reimagined Maine Farm Supper is a personal pot pie takeaway dinner. Visit https://uuyarmouth.org/maine-farm-suppers/ for more information or to preorder.

Volunteer to help with the reimagined Farm Supper! No matter your skill level, there are fun jobs to do while sharing in community.

Please email Cindy (cindyguernsey@icloud.com) with your name and phone number to receive a group email with a schedule offering time slots for various tasks. Thank you!

First Universalist will be having a mini fair on Dec. 4. Proceeds will be for the Wabanaki Garden Trust in Brunswick. The Chamber of Commerce will be advertising. We have solicited soups, Joy's jams and some craft items will be sold. If anyone has done crafts that they would like to donate, please let Dorothy McAloney know at dmcaloney48@gmail.com.

Come to an all ages Halloween themed event this Sunday, October 24, 3 - 4 pm, where we’ll be painting and carving pumpkins. Consider painting or carving a chalice design and leaving the pumpkins as decorations at the church—or take them home for your own enjoyment. Please BYO pumpkin for carving or painting. We’ll have paint, paint brushes, carving supplies, tarps, buckets, etc. Come and bring your friends, too!

Children's Chapel will be held during worship this Sunday, beginning at approx. 10:45 am, after the Children's Blessing. Today, we will be focused on building bridges between people, not fences.

We encourage all junior and senior youth group members to come to carve pumpkins this Sunday from 3 - 4 pm.

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

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 October and November RE calendars.

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

This guided interactive experience engages us in a story of particular events in the history of 400-years of colonization of Wabanaki people by Europeans in this territory now called the state of Maine. Explore what it means for current descendants and future generations, and what story we are writing for our grandchildren. For 30 First U members and friends (appropriate for ages 15+), please register with Marge Titcomb (mjtbean@aol.com or 207-272-9345) to receive the Zoom link.

Created by Wabanaki REACH; brought to First U by Faith-in-Action Council

You can help demand "truth in advertising" by supporting this citizen initiative that will prohibit foreign money being spent in Maine elections. Follow this campaign on Facebook to learn more and consider signing up to assist in collecting signatures.

The Maine UU State Advocacy Network is seeking a part-time administrative coordinator. You can view the job description for more information and instructions on how to apply.

The Maine Voices Beyond Prison Walls art exhibit which is part of the Freedom and Captivity Project.

The Freedom and Captivity Project is a statewide public arts and humanities collaborative conceived with the participation of people in Maine impacted by incarceration. The project aims to help the public imagine a future without prisons through exhibitions, workshops, webinars, a podcast series, research, creative production and public education materials.

The Freedom and Captivity Project art exhibit Maine Voices Beyond Prison Walls opened at the Union of Maine Visual Artists Gallery at the Portland Media Center, 516 Congress Street Portland Friday, September 3, 2021 and will run through through October 29, 2021.

On Wednesdays from 11 am - 1 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!