We join together to encourage spiritual growth,
build a beloved community, and act for peace and justice.
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Sunday, July 12
10:30 a.m. Sunday Service
"High Summer: How We are with Each Other"
- Intern Minister Jen
with Rev. Carl -- & Danielle Grace as liturgist
(Pagan Folk: a little bit Celtic, a little bit Tribal, & a ton of fun)
Please spread the word about our online Sunday Services
to anyone you know who may be interested.
11:45 a.m.
Friendly Forum:
Black Lives of UU (BLUU)
Join us as we welcome Samuel Prince, a member of BLUU from Akron, Ohio, who will share what's been happening at BLUU and their plans for the future. All are welcome. BLUU is committed to: Expanding the power & capacity of Black UUs within our faith; providing support, worship space, information & resources for Black Unitarian Universalists; justice-making and liberation through our faith. BLUU is our July split-plate recipient.
(Zoom link available at
frederickuu.org
)
12:00 p.m. Earth-centered Spirituality Service
3:00 p.m. Atheists/Humanists/Agnostics (AHA)
Discussion Group
Regularly check our homepage for
the next 7 days of online opportunities:
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RE news for July
Summer Together at UUCF
We are so excited to offer several
online summer workshops
for our beloved community! Even while physically distanced, we can continue to connect, learn, and grow in community together!
Please be sure to
register
for your workshops ASAP
--space is limited! (We'll send you a supply list for any workshop that may require materials in advance after you register.)
Jammies in July:
Our FABULOUS Youth Group is spearheading a pajama drive to benefit Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership in Frederick.
coipp.org
. We are calling this drive
"Jammies in July"
and we're asking that you purchase new pajamas to provide comfort and care to those in need in our greater community. All sizes for children and youth ages 0-18 years old are needed. It's fun to have your child pick out the pajamas they might want for themselves to give to another child their same age :). Our kids' remarks closed with: "We believe that all people deserve respect and cozy pajamas!"
We can receive the Pajamas in a couple of ways:
- Purchase on your own online and send care of Patricia Einhorn 520 Klineharts Alley Frederick, MD 21701
- Purchase on your own and drop off at Patricia Einhorn's home (there will be a donation box on her porch)-520 Klineharts Alley Frederick, MD 217013.
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Ongoing Classes & Events at UUCF
Book Discussion Series:
White Fragility
,
Hosted by UUCF’s Dismantling Racism Team, the group will meet
Wednesday, July 15 to discuss Chapters 3 & 4
of
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism,
by Robin DiAngelo.
All are welcome.
Please be prepared to discuss the current week’s reading in a small group format.
If you’re just starting the book, this 6-minute video from Robin DiAngelo is a good introduction:
facebook.com/watch/?v=272757440243386
Can’t find a hard copy of
White Fragility
? Try an e-book using Amazon’s free Kindle app, available here
:
amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcp
. Questions? Contact
lwagner4@mac.com
UUCF Book Group
Currently meeting via Zoom on the second Friday of the month at 7:30pm. If you are not currently on the email distribution for the book group, please send an email to Jane Hufstedler,
janehufstedler@gmail.com
, and she will add you to the distribution. It is only through email that you will have the link to join the Zoom room.
This month's book (July 10) is
A Drop of Midnight
by Jason Diakite. It is the new biography by the world-renowned Hip-Hop artist, Jason “Timbuktu” Diakité. The memoir is a vivid and intimate journey through his own and his family’s history – from South Carolina slavery to twenty-first-century Sweden.
New: UUCF Social Hour
Tuesday, July 14 & Thursday, July 23 at 6:30pm
Join us for an open social time to check-in, visit, and share.
- If there are less than 10 participants, we’ll stay in one big group for up to an hour.
- If there are 10 or more participants, we’ll split into Breakout Rooms (randomly assigned) of ~5-6 people each for two sessions of 20 minutes each, then perhaps stay together in one big group for the final 20 minutes. Facilitated by Melissa Aellen.
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Joys & Sorrows
Tina Whims:
On Friday, Tina was admitted the hospital for a subarachnoid hemorrhage, and the doctors discovered an aneurysm, which was surgically removed. She was discharged on Tuesday, and is resting at home. If you reach out to Tina, please know that they may be a delayed response as she prioritizes her recovery. We will continue to update you on how we can support Tina, her husband Glen and daughter Jasmine in the coming weeks. Please also keep Tina’s whole family in your thoughts or prayers.
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General Announcements
T
he Unitarian Universalist Mid-Atlantic Community (UUMAC) decided not to let COVID-19 prevent us from joining together this summer. We have planned a virtual camp with many of the same elements of UUMAC and more. There are opportunities for worship, play and learning for all ages. So, although white water rafting is out, lots of fun is still definitely in.
Virtual UUMAC starts on July 12, and there are FREE(!) activities planned for 4 weeks!
To find out more visit
uumac.org.
Slides from Rev. Carl's presentation: DefundThePolice?
: Background Behind the Hashtag & Where Do We Go from Here?” are available at
frederickuu.org/blm
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COVID-19 Special Enrollment Period Now Ends July 15!
The Maryland Health Connection COVID-19
Special Enrollment Period
has extended the deadline until July 15 for uninsured Marylanders who need health coverage. In this crisis it is essential that uninsured Marylanders get coverage so that they can get the care they need.
To enroll go to
MarylandHealthConnection.gov
or download the free “Enroll MHC” mobile app. Request or select “Coronavirus Emergency Special Enrollment Period.” Free help is available by calling 1-855-642-8572 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.
Spread the word using this
Toolkit
which includes graphics and language for newsletters and social media.
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Did you read
this article
in the Sun which indicates that the Board of Elections has not recommended to the Governor how it should conduct the General Election in November?
Right now, there are three options:
1. a traditional election with numerous polling places,
2. a new model in which all voters would be sent applications for mail-in ballots,
3. a mostly mail-in election similar to the June primary but with additional in-person voting sites on Election Day.
Two of the members voted to send everyone registered a mail-in ballot, as was done for the primary. However, three of the members voted to send everyone an application for a mail-in ballot, adding an additional step that could reduce turnout, as well as add an additional financial burden to the state.
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We believe that it is extremely important that every voice is counted. Governor Hogan will have the final say, so we are requesting that you write to the Governor and ask him to support another mail-in election with sufficient polling places for early voting and election day. Please click on the button below to access Governor Hogan's Portal and click on Infrastructure for the message topic, right now there is no option for Election or Voting.
Email Governor Hogan
In Solidarity,
Steve Buckingham,
UULM-MD Chair
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UUse Your VOICE
An online workshop to increase our effectiveness in values-centered voter engagement
Many Unitarian Universalists are passionate about mobilizing voters and engaging our values for electoral justice, but we don’t know the best ways to influence people who disagree with us. In this workshop, participants will learn strategies to build rapport and trust with people with whom progressive voters disagree; self-regulation skills; methods to identify people in your circle on whom it would be smart to focus; and compassion-based values to prevent slipping back to fruitless conversation approaches. The workshop leader is
Dr. David Campt
, a nationally-recognized trainer known for his lively, engaging, and practical workshops about dialogue on difficult issues (and especially his White Ally Toolkit initiative). Dr. Campt worked with the First Unitarian Church of Portland, OR, and All Souls Church in Washington, DC, to create this training specifically for Unitarian Universalists.
Participants can choose either of two tracks, or both for a $25 additional fee:
- Track 1: Persuading Conservative Voters. 8-9:30 pm EDT / 5-6:30 pm PDT on Tuesdays July 14 (joint class), July 28, August 11 and 25
- Track 2: Persuading Non-Voters. 8-9:30 pm EDT / 5-6:30 pm PDT on Tuesday, July 14 (joint class), then Wednesdays July 29, August 12 and 26
Sliding scale registration fee from $50-125 and full scholarships available.
Click here for more information and to register.
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What’s Next?
At General Assembly, Naomi Klein reminded us that all things become possible in these moments of deep rupture. We need all hands on deck! Join leading organizers and activists to learn how to use electoral organizing strategies to carry your team to success.
We have designed a 6 week organizing school for social justice leaders with all levels of organizing experience. Join us for “It Starts with Faith: Summer Organizing School” to learn how to:
- build a solid social justice team
- identify roles and develop leaders
- focus your work around measurable goals for success in November
- maximize outreach using the latest communications tools and strategies.
At the end of the series, you will have the skills to lead your team to go All In in 2020 and beyond.
Bringing Our Values into the Public Square : Phonebank with Showing Up for Racial Justice
Saturday, July 18th 3-5 pm ET/ 12-2 pm PT
UU the Vote and Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) are partnering to identify and build connections with anti-racist voters in Pennsylvania. We’re inviting white folks in PA to actively join in the urgent work of racial justice and learn what non-partisan racial justice issues are at play in the election this year.
Join the July 18 phonebank
!
At the phonebank we’ll host a training and practice session and then dig into calls. Hear about the racial justice work SURJ has been supporting across the country and get into the practice of having values-based conversations.
Together our groups will be a key part of spreading anti-racist values to work towards racial justice in our time.
Let’s #VoteLove and #DefeatHate together.
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Urge Your Senators to 'Secure Our Vote' with UUSJ's Action Alert
UUSJ’s
Write Here! Write Now!
June campaign asked senators for $4 billion in the next stimulus package for states to prepare for the November elections. (The House has already passed the HEROES Act.) Changing the way we vote is expensive, and state budgets are stretched to the breaking point. The coronavirus remains a threat, so if we want to have the most important election of our lives be free, fair, secure, and safe, we must be able to register online, vote by mail, and have safe polling places. And we need a strong U.S. Postal Service. If you haven't already, tell your senators that we deserve a free, fair, safe, and secure election — and time is running out. Act now to help ‘Secure Our Vote and support the U.S. Postal Service.
Take Action Here
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This week, the Electoral Project of the Movement for Black Lives introduced a visionary bill, the
BREATHE Act
, which will divest our taxpayer dollars from brutal, discriminatory policing and invest in a new vision of safety and justice: a vision that allows all people to thrive and be represented and free.
If you missed it, you can watch the unveiling
here
!
At SURJ, we’re all in for the BREATHE Act. We have a chance to decisively choose a side - and we are choosing to show up in solidarity and alongside the Movement for Black Lives.
Here’s how you can show up, too:
Publicly support the BREATHE Act today by posting on all of your social media platforms. You can find our posts of solidarity here on
Facebook
,
Twitter
,
Instagram
and additional examples and
graphics in the toolkit
(including Queers for the Breathe Act, Small Towns for the Breathe Act and much more!), .
Join SURJ for a national webinar about the Breathe Act and how you can take action to support it on July 21st at 8 ET.
Register here.
Check out these toolkits for more information for
organizations and individuals
. Move your organization or individuals in your life to also come out in support of this bill.
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Looking for a Room to Rent
Currently looking for a room to rent in or near Frederick. I'm a queer cisgender Latina in my late 40s, and I've lived in Frederick for five years. I've worked as a teacher, writer, and tutor. My work has been published at
UU World
Magazine. Interests include reading, meditation, and listening to music. Allergic to cats, but dogs are great. I've worked as a dog sitter for roommates' dogs. Also worked as a house sitter. Nonsmoking. References available. Please reach out to
arachne2017@gmail.com
for information about budget range. Thank you!
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Announcements for our weekly e-newsletter
are due no later than Wednesday noon. Please keep your announcement 50 words or less. If you have a graphic for the group or organization, please include that as well. Email to:
office@frederickuu.org
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