<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">UU humor is embedded below, and this one is fairly timely!</span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div>

<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><font size="4"><b style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">The Work That Reconnect Workshop Series Ahead</b></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Beginning

 tomorrow (Tuesday, May 7) from 7 to 9 p.m., Rev. Hilary Krivchenia will be offering a 

five week workshop series on the Work That Reconnects, founded by Joanna

 Macy. It unfolds as a spiral journey that helps us face and address our

 grief and anger about the planet. The series will be held in person in 

the social hall here at FUUSM. Please contact Hilary for more 

information at <a href="mailto:wtrspiraljourney@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">wtrspiraljourney@gmail.com</a>. There is a requested donation of $50, but the standard is give more if you can and less if you can<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">’t.

 No one will be excluded for financial reasons. Preregistration is 

required.</span></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><br></span></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font size="4"><b style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Service Auction Events Still Available for Sign-up!</b></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Several

 events offered for live bidding as well as fixed-price items are still 

available for sign-up. Sheets are available in the social hall. Just add

 your name and phone number, and Al Tuttle will take it from there. </span></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><b><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><br></span></font></b></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><b><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">Please Help Out FUUSM's Financial Assistants and Treasurer</span></font></b></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26)">

<font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">If you are writing a check to FUUSM, please use the <span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">“Memo” line to indicate whether it is in fulfillment of a pledge, and the fiscal year (e.g., <span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">“Pledge <span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">‘23–24”); a donation unrelated to a pledge (e.g., <span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">“Donation”); an event (e.g., <span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">“Service Auction 2024”); or a contribution for a special project (e.g, <span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">“Digital sign”). Thank you! From Financial Assistants Maggie Meyer and Dawn Hewitt, and Treasurer Don Poole.

</span></font></p>

</div><div><b><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></b></div><div><b><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4">The Week Ahead</font></b></div><div>

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-1551f8a1-7fff-2a5a-4362-004a445e5f4d"><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">Monday, May 6</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 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">2 p.m., </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:line-through;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Caring 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"> canceled this month. </span></font></p></li></ul><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"></font><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:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tuesday, May 7</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 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">3:30–6:30 p.m., Girl Scout Troop in social hall.</span></font></p></li><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 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">7–9 p.m.,</span><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"> The Work that Reconnects</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">, Hilary Krivchenia, social hall.</span></font></p></li></ul><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"></font><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:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wednesday, May 8</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:700;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 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">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">Meditation</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"> via Zoom.</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;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"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><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">6 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">Women’s Group potluck, social hall.</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"> Nancy Lee and Chris Keller will host. </span></font></p></li></ul><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"></font><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:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sunday, May 12</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:700;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 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">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">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"> sanctuary.</span></font></p></li><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 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">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">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">sanctuary</span></font></p></li><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 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">11 a.m., MOV Friends (Quakers)  meeting RE parlor.  </span></font></p></li><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 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">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">Social hall. Ends at 1:15 p.m.</span></font></p></li><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 style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><span style="white-space:normal">Some Unitarian Universalists think that life after death is one big 

annual congregational meeting, but they are not sure whether the meeting

 is in Heaven or Hell. <br></span></font></p></li></ul></div><div><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" 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 style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4">Dawn Hewitt</font></div><div><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4">Office assistant</font></div><div><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4">First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta</font></div><div><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4">232 Third St.</font></div><div><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4">Marietta, OH 45750</font></div><div><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4">(740)373-1238</font></div><div><font style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4">Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 a.m.--2 p.m. </font><span style="font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br><table style="border-top:1px solid #d3d4de"><tr><td style="width:55px;padding-top:13px"><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail" target="_blank"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;"></a></td><td style="width:470px;padding-top:12px;color:#41424e;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18px">Virus-free.<a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail" target="_blank" style="color:#4453ea">www.avast.com</a></td></tr></table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"></a></div>