THIS SUNDAY'S
WORSHIP SERVICE
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"The Diversity of Life"
Rev. Sue Browning, Minister
Kim Agee, Service Leader
Michael Casey, Musician
Philip Dutton, Guest Musician
In Person & Zoom
Sunday, April 16, 2023 - 10 a.m.
In his book An Immense World, Ed Yong notes, “We humans are so deeply embedded in our own particular way of seeing the world that we find it hard not to impose our perspective on other creatures — if indeed we bother thinking about them at all.” As Unitarian Universalists we work hard to understand and learn from the perspectives of other people. What might we learn by considering the perspectives of animals and how they perceive the world? Join Rev. Sue Browning and Kim Agee for this Earth Day service (a few days early!) where we’ll consider the power of looking at the diversity of life on earth in a fresh way.
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.
Welcoming Families and Children on Sunday Mornings
Each Sunday, UUCR offers childcare and simple age-appropriate activities for children of all ages. If you have any questions about UUCR's programming for families and children, please be in touch with Rev. Sue.
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Upcoming Worship Services |
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Sunday, April 23 — In Person & ZOOM
"Change is Gonna Do You Good"
Change is inevitable. Look around you. Look at you! We can be authors and designers of change, or we can be passive observers. The choice is yours.
Join us as we look at this ongoing phenomenon in our lives and consider:
- How are we handling change personally?
- How are we handling change as a congregation?
This crazy, wonderful world is not done changing,
and neither are we!
- Annie Lavin & John Ramsey, Speakers
- Michael Casey, Musician
Sunday, April 30 — ZOOM ONLY
"The Sacred in Congregational Life"
We are excited to welcome Lenore Bajare-Dukes, our new primary contact at the Unitarian Universalist Association, as our guest speaker. What do you value in congregational life? What is the meaning of sacred in this context? How might congregations change over the next 3-5 years? How is our faith evolving? As this service with Lenore and with Rev. Sue Browning we’ll explore what it means to be a UU congregant in today's world.
NOTE: This is the 5th Sunday in the month, and on 5th Sundays we hold our Sunday service on Zoom only, i.e., there will be no service at the church. The service will be a chance to gather with our sibling congregation, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Easton.
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Lenore Bajare-Dukes, Guest Speaker
- Rev. Sue Browning, Service Leader
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So You Don't Miss Anything! |
- This Week's Worship Service Information
- Upcoming Worship Services Information
- Newsletter Index
- Helpful Links, Office Hours, Upcoming Events Calendar
- Upcoming Musical Guests
- Volunteers are Needed
- Yard Sale & Auction Fundraisers — Time to Get Serious!
- NOTICE — UUCR Building Closed April 26 - May 6
- UUCR Spring Cleanup Party Photos
- April's Outreach Collection — ShoreRivers
- UUFE Fundraiser
- Queen Anne's Chorale Spring Concert
- Pastoral Care and Connection Committee
- Birthdays
- UUCR Contact Information
- End of Reflections Notice at the VERY END
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If you don't see "VERY END of REFLECTIONS for April 13, 2023"
at the VERY END of this email, you're not seeing the entire email.
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This Week's
Worship Service
Last Week's Worship Service Recording
UUCR
UUCR Office Hours:
W, Sa, Su — 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
M, Tu, Th, F — CLOSED
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APR 14 | Bring in Yard Sale &
Auction items
APR 16 | Worship Service
In Person & ZOOM
Rev. Sue Browning, minister
APR 16 | Deadline for ALL
Donations — Yard Sale and Silent & Live Auctions
APR 21 | Monthly Potluck
(host needed)
APR 23 | Worship Service
In Person & ZOOM
Annie Lavin & John Ramsey, speakers
APR 29 | Yard Sale
APR 30 | Worship Service
ZOOM ONLY
Lenore Bajare-Dukes, guest speaker
MAY 06 | Silent & Live
Auctions
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If you know of another link or event that should be added, please contact
the UUCR office by email or phone 410-778-3440. Thanks!
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APR 16 | Philip Dutton
May 21 | Dick Durham
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Yard Sale - April 29
Silent & Live Auctions - May 6
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Deadline for ALL fundraiser donations (Yard Sale and Silent & Live Auctions) is this Sunday, April 16 after the service.
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OKAY FOLKS, IT IS TIME TO GET REAL AND GET SERIOUS!
We are way behind on fundraiser donations
and time is almost up!
To those that have already donated THANK YOU!
The final dates we are accepting donated Yard Sale and Silent Auction items at the church are Friday, April 14 — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and after the service on Sunday, April 16 (this is also the deadline for the Live Auction donations).
We only have half the normal number of Live (Service) Auction donations and the number of Yard Sale and Silent Auction items are way down also. This is our biggest fundraiser event of the year and although most of the funds are raised through the Live Auction, we also need as many Silent Auction and Yard Sale items as possible. UUCR Members and Friends only have a certain amount of money in their pockets to spend and the Yard Sale is the only way we can raise funds from outside sources for this event.
The amount that is set in the FY '23 budget for this fundraiser alone is $7,000.00 after expenses (which we've cut to the bare bones). We need to try to raise more than this to help offset the previous fundraising shortfall of $3,173 from what we received ($2,627) and that was set in the budget ($5,800) for the sale of the Castelli painting and the Soup & Bread Event. In other words, we need all the help we can get and fast!
Please donate what you can now and plan on attending the Yard Sale on April 29 and the Auctions on May 6.
The Auctions' catalog will be available on the
UUCR website by Saturday, April 22
so you can see what is available.
Please contact the following to donate to, or volunteer to help with the:
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UUCR's door's will be closed to outside groups and UUCR meetings from Wednesday, April 26 through Saturday, May 6 to allow for the Yard Sale and Auctions setup and other related acitivities. |
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The flyer below is posted on the UUCR Facebook page — please share it. |
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UU Garden Workday on Saturday, April 8 was a blast. No really! We had so much fun, got a lot done, and exercised our jaws as well as our gardening muscles. Gardening is the best form of therapy, hands down. |
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Vida Morley and Deb Ried (who is getting intimate with the soil) — photo above.
Diane Shields and Catherine Brooks (what is with this weeding lying down movement?) — photo at right.
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Judy Graham and Connie Schroth (hiding behind the bushes) — photo at left.
Missing from the photos (apologies) Jackie Mathwich, Jan Sprinkel, and Joy Mayfield (the photographer).
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Service coffee hosts and greeters are needed along with a host for this month's potluck on April 21. Please signup on the sheets provided on the whiteboard. |
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Social Justice Committee
Outreach Collection for April
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The Outreach Collection for April is ShoreRivers, the homegrown clean-water voice for Maryland's Eastern Shore.
There are several ways to donate to ShoreRivers throughout the month of April. In church, you can write "Outreach Collection" or "ShoreRivers" on the "for" memo line on your check. Or, until April 30, you may click the donate button ( click here) on the UUCR website. Then use the option C ustom Amount and check the box Write us a comment. Please type that it’s for the monthly outreach or ShoreRivers. |
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Here's a chance to support an event at our sibling congregation, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Easton. (This is a copy of the event held at UUCR last year.)
— Rev. Sue
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Queen Anne's Chorale Spring Concert |
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Members who enjoy traditional spirituals may be interested in the upcoming performance of the Queen Anne's Chorale on Saturday and Sunday, April 22 and 23. "Feel the Spirit" will be sung with accompaniment, including a few audience sing-alongs, at the Centreville Methodist Church, 608 Church Hill Rd., Centreville.
The program includes "Every Time I Feel the Spirit," "This Little Light of Mine," "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," and others sung by a chorus of 40 men and women. Tickets are $20 and will be available at the door of the church (marked by a tall white steeple on the left as you enter Centreville) for shows starting at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.
— Linda Weimer
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Pastoral Care and Connection |
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You are encouraged to share your joys and sorrows with the UUCR Pastoral Associates (see below). This team is a mixed group — but all have had previous life experiences and a variety of professional training in counseling and philosophy. Please contact one, or several of us, if you “want to talk.”
Pastoral Care Associates: Kevin Brien,
Gayle Folger, Nancy Holland, and Vida Morley
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APRIL
-6 - Stan Salett
-7 - Tom Tontarski
-9 - John Ramsey
13 - Amy Warner
16 - Connie Schroth
17 - Jim Lavin
22 - Elisabeth Tully
30 - Kim Agee
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We want to help celebrate your birthday! If we didn't include your birthday, please contact the UUCR office by email (click here).
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Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River 914 Gateway Drive | Chestertown, MD | 21620
Phone: 410-778-3440
Office hours: W, Sa, Su — 8:30 am-12:30 pm
Closed — M, Tu, Th, F
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VERY END of REFLECTIONS for April 13, 2023
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