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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Please review for September 7 W & M Committee meeting.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Martha</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:worship@fuusm.org">First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta via Worship</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, August 29, 2022 9:54 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:revkat@suddenlinkmail.com">Rev. Kat Hawbaker</a>; <a href="mailto:worship@fuusm.org">Worship & Music Committee members</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:fuusm@suddenlinkmail.com">First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[Worship] Fw: Let's celebrate the 100th Anniversary of The FlowerCeremony in 2023!</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>FYI.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Dawn Hewitt<br>Office assistant<br>First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta, Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> Joshua Berg <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> Friday, August 26, 2022 2:27 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> Joshua Berg <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> Let's celebrate the 100th Anniversary of The Flower Ceremony in 2023!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Fellow Unitarian Universalists and friends:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The 100th anniversary of Norbert Čapek’s flower ceremony is next year. Let’s join together to commemorate the occasion! My name is Pastor Joshua Berg and I am volunteering to lead the worldwide commemoration.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I saw a post on social media recently noting that 2023 will be the 100th anniversary of Norbert Capek’s first flower ceremony. There were, as you might expect, subsequent comments suggesting something should be done to celebrate this occasion. As a newly ordained UU minister considering how I might fulfill my duty to serve the larger faith, this seemed like the perfect opportunity. With experience in both production and project management, it fits right in my wheelhouse and I offered to take it on.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Even though there is less than a year to put it together, a diverse team is taking shape and exciting plans are being considered. However, in order to pay authors for liturgy elements, license music and images, contract composers and musicians, hire video crews, graphic artists, mail material worldwide to congregations, research planting local and native plants and so many other possibilities that are being considered…funds must be raised.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>To that end, would you consider sharing</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://youtu.be/X9MMXsgmpr0" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>this promotional video</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> in your social media, your newsletter, in worship, and wherever else you think appropriate?</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Link URL:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://youtu.be/X9MMXsgmpr0" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'><a href="https://youtu.be/X9MMXsgmpr0" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/X9MMXsgmpr0</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Embed code:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><iframe width="560" height="315" src="<a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X9MMXsgmpr0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/embed/X9MMXsgmpr0</a>" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>There is a crowdfunding campaign via Faithify.org which will end in just over a month. It has a goal of $5000 USD, which must be met in order to receive any funds. Even when we reach that goal, let’s keep going because, the more that can be raised, the more can be done.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>You can use the QR code below (which is also in the promo video), the URL (</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.faithify.org/campaign/116/flower100" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://www.faithify.org/campaign/116/flower100</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>), or just direct people to</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="http://faithify.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>faithify.org</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> and type “flower” into the search field.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Feel free to reach out to me directly at </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>uuflower100@gmail.com</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> with input, suggestions, offers for help, or anything else. I am confident this will be a celebration that will bring all Unitarians Universalists together spiritually and will be something which we can all enjoy and of which we can all be proud!</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Warmly and with gratitude,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Pastor Joshua Berg</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>uuflower100@gmail.com</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="http://www.heartmindspiritministry.com/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>www.heartmindspiritministry.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><img border=0 width=223 height=290 style='width:2.3229in;height:3.0208in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.png@01D8BB9C.FD5EA440"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>