<div dir="auto">Jane...<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Very good words!!! I couldn't have said it better. Wish I had been there, too.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">đď¸Peace...</div><div dir="auto">đLove...</div><div dir="auto">đLight...</div><div dir="auto">đHealth...</div></div><div dir="auto"><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">bevđ</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Nov 12, 2022, 8:08 AM Jane Tumas-Serna via Women <<a href="mailto:women@fuusm.org">women@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">About the Womenâs Group meeting on Wednesday.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As usual I had not planned to go to the meeting but then
Beth moved the meeting for health reasons to the Social Hall. I began to think
it would be a good idea because I admire Beth and Karen so much. But I never got there because I could not get
a covered dish together and it was too dark and too late. So, I missed it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">By accounts, on the next day, it was a resounding success,
one of the best meetings. And I was
jealous and sorry I had not gone. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The discussion afterwards troubles me, Beth and Karen
are giants in the community and congregation.Â
They care for and work for us and those most needy in the larger community
of Marietta. I love them both for what
they do. They deserve our gratitude and
love.</span></p>
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support women? What does it mean to be a
host? How can we be more inclusive, follow
our principles and create a beloved community? </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Jane </span></p></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 8:36 PM Gillian Abbott via Women <<a href="mailto:women@fuusm.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">women@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Gosh I feel bad for Karen and Beth. As the hosts I think they were just trying to avoid a big clean up afterwards. Sort of glad I wasnât the host. Oh well I think the host can do whatever they decide to do and we can all decide to attend or not. Sorry anyone got upset. Hugs Gillian </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 6:57 PM Dawn Hewitt via Women <<a href="mailto:women@fuusm.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">women@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>I donât have asthma, and I do prefer meeting in other peopleâs homes. It feels so much more intimate when itâs held in a home. <div><br></div><div>I suspect that the reason it has been requested to BYO place setting is to facilitate cleanup. If we use FUUSMâs plates and silverware, somebodyâthe hosts, I supposeâare going to be stuck with a ton of dishes while the dishwasher runs a load or two. If a lot of women attend, and check-in lasts a while, it could be a late night for the hosts. I donât mind doing dishes or running my dishwasher. But sitting around waiting for the FUUSM dishwasher to finish⌠not so much. I donât mind bringing my own place settingâand taking it home dirty. I stick âem in my own dishwasher when I get home. Itâs no big deal. But I would mind hanging out at FUUSM waiting for the dishwasher to finish. I guess Chris and I are different that way!!</div><div><br></div><div>I do plan to offer my house for Womenâs Group one of these months (<b><font style="color:rgb(227,36,0)">didja hear that, Cindy Brown??</font></b>) and Iâll be happy to do the dishes afterward. Doing dishes is my favorite household chore. (Not kidding.) </div><div><br></div><div><div>For the past two months (possibly more), weâve had nearly 20 women attending, which is fine for the social hall, but at or beyond the limit of most of our homes. If everyone on this list attends every meeting, theyâll all have to be at the social hall. So, letâs keep up the variation. Those who strongly prefer meeting in homes can skip those held at the SH. Those who prefer the SH can skip those held in homes. Those who who have weak preferences can go or not go to whatever they feel like. </div></div></div><div><div><div><br></div><div>âdawn</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Nov 10, 2022, at 6:11 PM, Teresa Hayes via Women <<a href="mailto:women@fuusm.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">women@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">I've never hosted a women's group. The main reason I never offered was because the meeting was held in the member's home, and my home doesn't accommodate that many. I suppose if two people wish to sit on the tub to eat and one wishes to sit on the commode, I could uncomfortably accommodate ten people.<br><br><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Until the pandemic, Women's Group was held in someone's home, at least in my experience. I prefer it at the social hall. I too am curious to know why we continue to use our own items from home. Does the safety committee need to address that issue?</div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></div></div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></div>
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On Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 07:03:47 PM EST, Chris Hoke via Women <<a href="mailto:women@fuusm.org" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">women@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:
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<div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div id="m_250619640187812374m_-772833151195330861m_-6979218009081442882ydpd264b468yiv8375585403" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">If the Womenâs gathering continues to be at the Social Hall and I am required to bring my own dish, cup, utensils and a dish to share, you can be sure I will not be there.</p><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">For months now, the Menâs group have been meeting in the hostâs home and are not required to bring their plates and such.</p><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Why such concern? Are you women also asking your friends and family to bring their place settings to your home over the holidays and other times?</p><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">I am extremely disappointed with this policy.</p><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Chris Hoke </p><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  <br></div><div id="m_250619640187812374m_-772833151195330861m_-6979218009081442882ydpd264b468yiv8375585403yqt20827" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="border-style:solid none none;border-width:1pt medium medium;padding:3pt 0in 0in;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor"><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">From:</b> Women <<a href="mailto:women-bounces@fuusm.org" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">women-bounces@fuusm.org</a>> <b style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">On Behalf Of </b>Dawn Hewitt via Women<br clear="none"><b style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 9, 2022 10:41 AM<br clear="none"><b style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">To:</b> A List for the Women of FUUSM <<a href="mailto:women@fuusm.org" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">women@fuusm.org</a>><br clear="none"><b style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Cc:</b> Dawn Hewitt <<a href="mailto:hewitt@earth-maker.com" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">hewitt@earth-maker.com</a>><br clear="none"><b style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Subject:</b> Re: [Women] Women's group</p></div></div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  <br></div><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">It is at the social hall, for sure. Bring a dish to share and your own table setting.</p><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  <br></div></div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">There was a problem with the FUUSM email lists for the past few days. Messages were sent, but apparently, they were not delivered.</p></div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  <br></div></div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">âdawn</p><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Sent from my iPad</p></div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">On Nov 9, 2022, at 10:37 AM, Anita Newhart via Women <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:women@fuusm.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">women@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:</p></blockquote></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">ďťż</p><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Sue Montera & I (Anita N) want to attend Women's Group tonight, but now I am confused: Is it at the social hall at the UU or at Beth's home on Washington St?  </p><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  <br></div></div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Please let me know!</p></div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  <br></div></div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Thank you!!</p></div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  <br></div></div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Anita</p></div></div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  <br></div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 6:59 AM Rebecca Phillips via Women <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:women@fuusm.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">women@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="border-style:none none none solid;border-width:medium medium medium 1pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204,204,204)"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="background-image:none;background-size:auto;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;background-color:white;background-repeat:repeat"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Yikes! I mixed up my weeks. Hope to see everyone at the social hall this evening. Will probably bring a dessert.</span></p></div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="background-image:none;background-size:auto;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;background-color:white;background-repeat:repeat"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  </span><br></div></div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="background-image:none;background-size:auto;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;background-color:white;background-repeat:repeat"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Rebecca</span></p></div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  </span><br></div></div><div id="m_250619640187812374m_-772833151195330861m_-6979218009081442882ydpd264b468yiv8375585403m_7329976991669200794Signature" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div id="m_250619640187812374m_-772833151195330861m_-6979218009081442882ydpd264b468yiv8375585403m_7329976991669200794divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."-- Cicero</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Women mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:Women@fuusm.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">Women@fuusm.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://fuusm.org/mailman/listinfo/women_fuusm.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">http://fuusm.org/mailman/listinfo/women_fuusm.org</a></p></div></blockquote></div><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Women mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:Women@fuusm.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">Women@fuusm.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://fuusm.org/mailman/listinfo/women_fuusm.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">http://fuusm.org/mailman/listinfo/women_fuusm.org</a></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div><div id="m_250619640187812374m_-772833151195330861m_-6979218009081442882ydpd264b468yqt63186" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Women mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:Women@fuusm.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">Women@fuusm.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://fuusm.org/mailman/listinfo/women_fuusm.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">http://fuusm.org/mailman/listinfo/women_fuusm.org</a><br clear="none"></div></div>
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