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<div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Please join us at 11 a.m. Sunday </span><span lang="DA" style="color:black">in
person</span><span style="color:black"> in the sanctuary, or via Facebook </span></font><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Live, or on </span></font><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Zoom at </span>
<a href="https://zoom.us/j/96052465552?pwd=SW1vWituTFlwc01vN2VLMzBQTWplZz09" target="_blank">https://zoom.us/j/96052465552?pwd=SW1vWituTFlwc01vN2VLMzBQTWplZz09</a><br>Meeting ID: 960 5246 5552<br>Passcode: fuusm2323 <br></font></div><div>
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<div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Because
Covid is resurging locally, we encourage in-person attendees to wear masks</font><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">.</font></div></div><div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">Please <u>bring a food item to share at Coffee Hour</u>! The cupboards aren't bare this week, but pickin's are still pretty slim. </span></font></div><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="6">Re-Imagining Community</font><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><br>Natalia Rudiak, guest speaker, of Reimagine Appalachia, a diverse group cooperating “to find common ground and build the future wewant to see—a 21 st century economy that’s good for workers, communities, and the environment.” <a href="https://reimagineappalachia.org">https://reimagineappalachia.org</a></font></div><div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">“Wise leaders know that serving the best interests of all will lead to a healthy and prosperous society. That’s why they work to bring people together, not tear them apart, to serve the common good.” —Lawrence Overmire, in <i>The One Idea That Saves the World: A Message of Hope in a Time of Crisis</i><br></font></div><div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Welcome Song</b> “Whoever You Are, We Welcome You” Hal Walker<br></font><div style="margin-left:40px"><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Whoever you are, we welcome you.</font><br><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Wherever you come from, we welcome you.</font><br><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Whomever you love, we welcome you.</font><br></div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Welcome</b> Martha McGovern, worship leader<br></font></div><div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Honoring Indigenous Peoples</b><br><b>Prelude </b>“Nature’s Afternoon, ” Paul Cardall; Randall Kidder, pianist<br><b>Chalice Lighting</b><br>*Please rise in body or spirit.<br>*<b>Opening Hymn </b>“Here We Have Gathered,” (verses 1–3) </font>
<font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">#360 in <i>Singing the Living Tradition</i></font><font size="4">; </font><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">words: Alicia S. Carpenter; </font>
<font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">music: Genevan psalter</font>
<font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><br><b>*F.U.U.S.M. Affirmation</b><br><b>Time for All Ages </b><i>Stone Soup</i> Marcia Brown<br><b>Sending Song</b> “Go Now in Peace” Natalie Sleeth<br></font><div style="margin-left:40px"><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Go now in peace. Go now in peace.</font><br><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">May the spirit of love surround you</font><br><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Everywhere, everywhere, you may go.</font><br></div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Collection of Offerings<br></b></font></div><div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Offertory </b>“One World,” </font>
<font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">#133 in <i>Singing the Living Tradition;</i></font>
<font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Dede Duson, words; Vincent B. Silliman, words<br><b>Reflection </b><i>Re-Imagining Community, </i>Natalia Rudiak, guest speaker: "Community Benefit Agreements: Building Local Power for a Prosperous Future"<br>*<b>Closing Hymn</b> “We Would Be One,” </font>
<font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">#318 in <i>Singing the Living Tradition;</i> </font>
<font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">words: Samuel Anthony Wright; music: Jean Sibelius<br><b>Closing Words</b><br><b>Postlude </b>“Through Eden’s Gates,” William Bolcom<br><b>Announcements</b><br>Facebook Live ends<br><b>Joys and Sorrows/Wheel of Life</b> (Zoom participants are invited to share, too.)<br><b>Benediction/Extinguishing the Chalice</b><br>****************************<br><b>Welcome! We’re glad you’re here!</b><br>➢ Thanks to our childcare staff, Owen Cejka, and Deborah Lauer.<br>➢ We are grateful to our pianist, <b>Randall Kidder</b>; to our tech crew, <b>Mike Bailey </b>and <b>Ralph Olander</b>; to our Coffee Hour volunteers; to today’s hosts, <b>Darryl</b> and <b>Cynthia Ting;</b> to our worship leader, <b>Martha McGovern</b>; and to our guest speaker, <b>Natalia Rudiak</b>.<br>If you would like to learn more about membership or participation in FUUSM congregational life, please speak to today’s host.<br><b>Announcements</b><br><b>Today</b>, <b>Sunday, March 3</b><br>● </font><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">9:30 a.m., <b>Choir practice</b>, sanctuary. New members are always welcome!<br>● 9:30 a.m., <b>Today’s Issues </b>discussion group, RE parlor.<br>● 11 a.m, <b>Sunday service</b>, sanctuary. (See order of service, above.)</font><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><br></font></div><div>
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<font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Coffee hour! Karen Binkley, Mike Lang, </b>and<b> Kim McMichael</b> will be serving.<br>● 12:15 p.m., <b>Committee on Ministries </b>meeting, RE parlor.<br>● 3 p.m.,<b> Celebration of Life service for Brodie DeLancy</b>, sanctuary, followed by a meal, social hall.<br><b>Monday, March 4</b><br>● 2 p.m., <b>Caring Committee</b> via Zoom.<br><b>Tuesday, March 5</b><br>● 3:30–6:30 p.m., Girl Scout Troop in social hall.<br><b>Wednesday March 6</b><br>● 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., private use of kitchen (Betsy Kalter & Steph Rector)<br>● Noon, <b>Meditation </b>via Zoom.<br>● 5 p.m., <b>Worship & Music Committee</b> meeting, RE parlor.<br>● 7 p.m., Private use of social hall (Diana Bonnell, Religious Trauma group)<br><b>Friday, March 8</b><br>● 9:30 a.m,<b> Membership Committee </b>meeting, RE parlor.<br><b>Saturday, March 9</b><br>● 3–5 p.m., African drumming, social hall<br><b>Sunday, March 10:</b> <b>Daylight saving time begins!</b><br>● 9:30 a.m., <b>Choir practice, </b>sanctuary. New members are always welcome!<br>● 9:30 a.m., <b>Today’s Issues</b> discussion group, RE parlor.<br>● 11 a.m,<b> Sunday service,</b> sanctuary. </font><font size="4" style="white-space:pre"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Speak Into Being</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">, with Dr. Katy McDaniel providing the reflection. </span></font>
<br><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">● 11 a.m., MOV Friends (Quaker) meeting, RE parlor.<br>● Coffee hour! Social hall. (Ends at 1:30 p.m.)<br>FUUSM Office hours: Mon.,Tu., Th., Fri. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. (740) 373-1238, <a href="mailto:fuusm.office@gmail.com">fuusm.office@gmail.com</a>. Rev. Hawbaker is on sabbatical through March 2024.<br><b>FUUSM Affirmation</b><br>We, the members and friends of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta:<br>● Support the free and disciplined search for truth as the center of religious community and encourage an acceptance of pluralistic views;<br>● Recognize our Judeo-Christian heritage as well as other traditions and seek lasting values and new insights;<br>● Affirm, defend, and promote the equality, worth, and dignity of every person;<br>● Strive for a world community of love, justice, and peace;<br>● Support the democratic process and mutual respect in all human relationships;<br>● Cherish the universe and its resources and recognize</font><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-789e02c8-7fff-1e4b-378e-203d1fdccb30"> the unity of all life.</span></font></span>
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<font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br></font><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Dawn Hewitt</font></div><div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Office assistant</font></div><div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta</font></div><div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">232 Third St.</font></div><div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Marietta, OH 45750</font></div><div><font size="4" style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">(740)373-1238</font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 a.m.--2 p.m. </span><br></font></div></div></div></div>