<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4">T<span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">here is humor embedded in this email somewhere. <br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Announcements</b></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><b>Lost and Found</b></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Wendy, our building steward, found a small swallow-shaped (bird) earring  in the RE upstairs meeting room (Attention Board of Trust Governors membes!) It joins two pairs of reading glasses and the lid of a travel mug in the church lady's lost and found collection. <br></span></font></div><div>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Annual Congregational Meeting Ahead</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><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">Mark your calendar: FUUSM’s annual Congregational Meeting will follow the Sunday service on April 28. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you wish to add an item, such as a motion, to the meeting’s agenda</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">, it must be submitted to Board of Trustees Secretary Nancy Luthy by April 14: </span><a href="mailto:nancy.luthy@gmail.com" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">nancy.luthy@gmail.com</span></a><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">. <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">Committee chairs, your annual reports are due to<a href="mailto:fuusm.office@gmail.com" target="_blank"> fuusm.office@gmail.com</a> by April 9. </span></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><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"><br></span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NINE Coffee Hour Volunteers Are Still Needed!<br></span></b></font></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><u>Please sign up</u> for six coffee hour shifts per year! This schedule will begin on April 7. We still need volunteers for:</span></font></p><ul><li style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">first Sunday of odd months (1 person) (with Cathy Rees and Joan Coffey)</span></font></li><li style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">second Sunday of odd months (1) (with Beth Lepore and Shari Ballantyne)</span></font></li><li style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">third sunday of odd months (2) (with Squish Rector)</span></font></li><li style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">third Sunday of even months (1) (with Squish and Judy Segall)</span></font></li><li style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">fourth Sunday of odd months (1) (with Karen Binkley and Mike Lang)</span></font></li><li style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">fourth Sunday of even months (2) (with Martha McGovern)</span></font></li><li style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">fifth Sundays (1) (with Martha McGovern and Cindy Brown)<br></span></font></li></ul><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please email Dawn at <a href="mailto:dawnbirder@gmail.com" target="_blank">dawnbirder@gmail.com</a> if you can help. <br></span></font></p><div><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Seeking Donations for April 12 Service Auction<br></b></span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
</p><div><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4">Please
 donate your to FUUSM's biggest fundraiser of the year: the Service Auction, 
to be held April 12. There are three categories: Live auction, silent 
auction, and set price. (No country store this time.) Especially
 popular with our folks are events that feature food!
 This can be as simple as a country-style dinner, a picnic, an ethnic 
adventure, a garden party, etc. Not able to host a party but love to 
cook? Offer your specialty to be prepared and delivered to the winning 
bidder. We're also fond of games: a card party, puzzle competition...how
 about an evening of charades? Outdoor adventures, such as a bird walk, 
nature hike, kayak/canoe trip, bike tour, local history tour. And
 let's not forget services: a car wash, a simple will, handyman service,
 window washing, genealogy research,
 chauffeur service, dog walking, pet sitting, to name but a few. Art,
 jewelry, food, useful things, unique things, garden decor, make
 good silent auction items. Really special ones make good live auction 
items. <span style="background-color:rgb(207,226,243)">The deadline for items is March 29. 
</span></font><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4">A form
 with the info needed to prepare bid sheets and the 
catalog is attached. You can print and fill out the form and get it to 
the church lady, or send the information as an email to: Cindy Brown at <a href="mailto:labrown@gmail.com" target="_blank">labrown@gmail.com</a>. Also, please plan on attending! It is guaranteed to be a fun evening!<br></font></div><div><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><b>The Week Ahead</b></font></div><div>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-ce8418e1-7fff-7558-947c-953c59637e14"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Today, Monday, March 25</span></font></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;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"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="4"><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">7 p.m.,</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"> Finance Committee</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"> meeting via Zoom. </span></font></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Tuesday, March 26</span></font></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;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"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="4"><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">3:30–6:30 p.m., Girl Scout Troop in social hall.</span></font></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Wednesday, March 27</span></font></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;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"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="4"><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">Noon, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Mediation</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"> via </span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/93461686559?pwd=Zm9Wdk1ZbjR0Rm56UGREOG5YZE5uZz09" style="text-decoration:none;font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Zoom</span></a><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">.</span></font></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Sunday, March 31</span></font></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="list-style-type:disc;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"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="4"><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">9:30 a.m., </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Choir practice,</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"> sanctuary. New members are always welcome!</span></font></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;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"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="4"><strike style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">9:30 a.m., </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Today’s Issues</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> discussion group. </span></strike><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Not this week.</span></span></font></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;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"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="4"><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">9:30 a.m</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">., New UU course, </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">social hall.</span></font></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;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"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="4"><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">11 a.m., </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Sunday service,</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"> sanctuary: Easter, all-ages service, with </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"></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">Rev. Kathryn Hawbaker. Reflection: <i>Saving Grace.</i></span></font></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;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"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Coffee hour! </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">Social hall. An Easter egg hunt will be in the courtyard!</span></font></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;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"><font size="4"><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">1 p.m.,<b> Ostara Ceremony,</b> the Pagan celebration of spring, courtyard, weather permitting.</span></font></li></ul></div><div><font size="4"><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"><b>Monday, April 1: </b>FUUSM Office <u>closed </u>for the April 1 holiday. 🤣<br></span></font></div><font size="4"><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">Dawn Hewitt</font></div><div><font size="4">Office assistant</font></div><div><font size="4">First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta</font></div><div><font size="4">232 Third St.</font></div><div><font size="4">Marietta, OH 45750</font></div><div><font size="4">(740)373-1238</font></div><div><font size="4">Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. </font><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>