<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">Expect to be tired tomorrow. Why?</font></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Please donate your time, talent, or services to the FUUSM auction!</b></font></div><div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">It is time once again for our favorite FUUSM fundraiser, the FUUSM Service Auction, which will be held April 25 at the KofC hall in Harmar. Doors open at 6, bidding will start at 6:30. As you know, the success of this event rides on the creative and generous shoulders of all of us. So how can you help? Here are just a few ideas ...</font></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">For the live auction:</font></div><div><ul><li><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">Host an event at your home or the social hall, such as a card or games party, dinner/brunch/lunch, movie night</font></li><li><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">Share your knowledge and skills:  Cooking, or arts &amp; crafts</font></li><li><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">Lead a hike or offer a tour </font></li><li><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">Offer a useful service: handyperson, yard &amp; garden, meal/food prep, window washing, power washing</font></li></ul></div><div><div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">Or for the silent auction:</font></div><div><ul><li><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">Quality art </font></li><li><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">Vintage/antiques </font></li><li><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">New or like new small appliances &amp; household items</font></li><li><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">Unique garden decor</font></li></ul></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">Cindy Brown recently emailed a form to submit your auction offerings--information she&#39;ll need to make the auction catalog, which is a Very Big Deal. Send it to <a href="mailto:lablibn@gmail.com">lablibn@gmail.com</a>, or drop it off at the FUUSM office. SOON!  </font></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div></div></div></div><div><b><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">The week ahead</font></b></div><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-ae50f668-7fff-2631-7685-920147faa790"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Tuesday, March 31</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">3:30\u20136:30, Girl Scouts in social hall</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">4:30, private use of RE parlor (Roger Kalter)</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">March 31 is the last day of a 31-day march!</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Wednesday, April 1: Don\u2019t be an April Fool!</span></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-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">10:15 a.m., </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Worship &amp; Music Committee, </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">RE parlor</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Thursday, April 2</span></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-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">2:05 p.m.</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">FUUSM Auction Quartet practice, RE parlor</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Sunday, April 5</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">9:30 a.m., </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Choir practice, </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">sanctuary.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">11 a.m., </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Sunday service, </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">sanctuary, Zoom and Facebook </span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Coffee hour!  </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Social hall. Ends at 1 p.m. </span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">12:30 p.m., <b>Egg hunt! </b>FUUSM courtyard</span></p></li></ul></font></span></div><div><b><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></b></div><div><b><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">Mark your calendar for these dates down the road:</font></b></div><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-5723b238-7fff-8bae-b54c-41e491f62730"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Friday, April 17</span></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-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">5:30 p.m., </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes, </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">an evening of piano music in the musical idiom of the Middle East, performed by Randall Kidder. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Sayyids and Dervishes</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> occupies a special place in the body of works by Armenian philosopher, composer and mystic George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff (1877-1949) and Ukrainian composer Thomas De Hartmann (1885-1956).   ( </span><a href="https://www.gfnyc.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.gfnyc.org/</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> )  Meditative and mindful, these compositions stem from melodies and music Gurdjieff heard in remote monasteries in Asia and the Middle East. The Dervish pieces are often characterized by powerful dance rhythms, full of spiritual fervor, while the music of the Sayyids presents more of a mystery. During the two intermissions, guests will enjoy a sumptuous selection of Middle Eastern mezze, desserts, and beverages. Those who attended the 2025 FUUSM service auction paid $35 for each ticket. This event is open to the public, and attendees are encouraged to donate, with all donations going to FUUSM.</span></p></li></ul><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre">Wednesday, April 22: Earth Day</span></font></span></div><div><ul><li><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-a604ecd3-7fff-3acd-fb0c-6f2ae75eb754"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">7 p.m.,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> free film screening of </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline">The Extraordinary Caterpillar,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> hosted by the Green Sanctuary Committee. Please come! It\u2019s a wonderful movie\u2014 not a made-for-children film, but curious children will enjoy it, too. </span></font></span></li></ul><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-a604ecd3-7fff-3acd-fb0c-6f2ae75eb754"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;white-space:pre">Friday, April 24</span><br><ul><li><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-a604ecd3-7fff-3acd-fb0c-6f2ae75eb754"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-cd98c21b-7fff-13aa-97aa-ca82363c22bc"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700">11 a.m., Celebration of life for Margaret Fredericks </span></span></span></li></ul><b>Saturday, April 25</b></font></span></div><div><ul><li><span><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-cd98c21b-7fff-13aa-97aa-ca82363c22bc"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">9 a.m. \u20132 p.m., <u>Household Hazardous Waste Collection</u>, Americas Styrenics Employee Parking Lot, 17401 Route 7 (between Marietta and Belpre). Note: this is for residents of Washington County, ONLY. Acceptable for dropoff: insecticides, herbicides, pesticides, antifreeze, watch batteries, used oil, rat poison, solvents, transmission fluid, household cleaners, gasoline, auto batteries, fertilizers, stains, paint, household batteries (put tape on each end), wood strippers, creosote, bleach, moth balls, pool chemicals, kerosene, radiator cleaners, grease, ammonia, sealants, degreasers, cesspool cleaners, photo chemicals, brake fluid, engine cleaners, metal polish, paint thinner, fluorescent light tubes and bulbs, glue, automotive freon, varnish, lighter fluid, oil filters, diesel, adhesives, propane cylinders, and intact mercury thermometers. There is no charge to drop off these items. </font></span></span></span></li></ul></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">The following items will <u>not</u> be accepted: Tires, ammunition, explosives, fireworks, smoke detectors, flares, radioactive materials, gun powder, electronics, TVs, pressurized fire extinguishers, appliances, isocyanate cans &amp; cylinders (urethane foam insulation). No wastes will be accepted from industrial, commercial, government or agricultural generators. </font></div></blockquote><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4"><span><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-cd98c21b-7fff-13aa-97aa-ca82363c22bc"><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">10 a.m.\u20131 p.m., <u>Earth Day Marietta</u>, Armory Square. </span><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">FUUSM&#39;S Green Sanctuary Committee </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">will have a booth, along with Citizen&#39;s Climate Lobby, Washington County for Safe Drinking Water, Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action, and Friends of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge\u2014all groups FUUSM folks support. </span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">1 p.m. \u20135 p.m., <u>tree planting at Buckley Island</u>. Meet at 1 p.m. at the Williamstown boat launch. Sign a waiver and board a boat! No tools or experience necessary. Spend the afternoon improving the habitat on Buckley Island. How cool is that?</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">6 p.m.\u201310 p.m.,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> FUUSM\u2019s annual Service Auction!!! </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Knights of Columbus Hall, 312 Franklin St. in Harmar. Bidding starts at 6:30.</span></p></li></ul></span></span><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-37057162-7fff-4c27-1a9a-56e1b525c626"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Saturday, May 9</span></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-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">10 a.m. \u2014 2 p.m., Annual </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">FUUSM Plant and Bake Sale! </span></p></li></ul></span><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-4c317751-7fff-f1d9-413e-336bfffe1cd9"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Sunday, June 7</span></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-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">5\u20137 p.m.,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> FUUSM Valley Gem cruise</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, a service-auction event.</span></p></li></ul></span></font></div><font face="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 face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">Dawn Hewitt</font></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">Office assistant</font></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta</font></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">232 Third St.</font></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">Marietta, OH 45750</font></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">(740)373-1238</font></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 a.m.--2 p.m. </font><br></div></div></div></div>