[Fuusm-l] weekly update 03192018

[Chris at FUUSM]

Paper Airplane Contest/Food Drive – 12:30pm in the Sanctuary…All Ages – Come Fly With Us!!!

Invite your family and friends.   

The airplane contest has been a great event for more than 25 years.  Lucy described it to her Bridges class as one of the coolest things you can do at church.  To make it happen, we need help - many of you are veteran airplaners.  Let Lucy or I know if you are willing... call us (Lucy 740-517-3260, Robin 740-517-3378).Thanks in advance   Robin


This Week

Mon. 3/19   Reiki (7pm) SH      BRIDGES Prog. Co. (5:30pm) P 

Tues. 3/20   Office Closed           

Wed. 3/21  Meditation (12-1pm) P      

Men’s Group (6:30pm) Ted Goertzel – 2404 Anderson Rd. Fleming OH 

Soul Connections (7pm) SH Spring Potluck: Ostara History/Traditions – Chris Friend

Thurs. 3/22    AA/Al-anon (7pm) SH/P

Sat. 3/24   Tai Chi (9am) SH      MOV Pasta Dinner (5-7:30pm) Betsey Mills

March For Our Lives (11am-1pm) E. Muskingum Park, Front St.  Rally in solidarity with the national movement, organized by students, for students.  www.facebook.com/marchforourlivesmttaoh



Sunday ~ March 25       

Nursery available (9:30am-12:15pm) next to the Social Hall

Today’s Issues (9:30-10:45am) in the Parlor     Choir practice-9:30am in the Sanctuary 

Adult RE (10-10:45am) RE- Upstairs    The Evolution of UU Theology: 

Worship (11am) What’s Your Best Life Now? Samuel Prince, Guest Speaker

BRIDGES A World of New Friends – Class in RE Bldg. with Lucy Filipow

Paper Airplane Contest/Food Drive – 12:30pm in the Sanctuary

Garden Class  1:30: Emily Grafton,  “Invasive Species: Problems, Controls, and Alternatives”     

2:45: Andrew Clovis, WV Master Naturalist - “Gardening for Wildlife”

Hospitality Services    Greeters:  Betsy & Roger Kalter          Grocery Card Sales: Barb Kidd

Coffee Corp:   Suzyn Mills                Fair Trade Coffee Sales: Adeline Bailey          

Clean-Up: Kim McMichael, Renata Wentzel & Nancy Lee

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Grocery Card Sales - You can use a Giant Eagle gift card to purchase other gift cards for restaurants, home-improvement stores, and other vendors.  You're giving to the recipient of the gift card but also to FUUSM since we get 5% of sales of these cards. 



Church Safety Meeting/Training   Tues. March 27 (6:30-8:30pm) in the Social Hall of the First U.U. Society of Marietta 232 Third St. (3rd & Putnam Streets).

 Religious leaders- Who is on Your Safety Team?  You're invited to a special Church Safety Training.  

All are welcome to attend- Important preparation for church leaders to think through in the event of a possible threatening situation.   Pastor Brady Stephens, a former Parkersburg police officer, chaplain with the Wood County Sheriff's Dept., and senior pastor with the Homeland Community Church on Camden Ave. (for 10 years). 

He has developed and been teaching this church safety program for eight years.



Board of Trustees Meeting – Sat., March 31 (9:30-12:30pm) Jeremiah’s Restaurant – Front Street Marietta



Congregation B’nai Israel’s annual Passover Seder Service Sat., March 31-  @ Emmanuel's Restaurant on Front Street.starts promptly at 6:15p.m.  To attend please RSVP by March 22nd – Lori Fahn (740) 568-1676.



Social Justice Forum will be the SECOND Sunday in April (April 8)



Looking Ahead:  

MOV Interfaith presents Distilled Wisdom of World Religions(April 5- May 31) Flyer in Soc. Hall.



Empty Bowl Luncheon -April 7 (11am-2pm) First Presbyterian Church            



Newcomers Orientation-Fri., April 27, 7 PM, at the Tings.  The Membership Committee will explain how you can become more involved in our congregation, & provide a packet of reference material. Followed by discussion and socializing, dessert and refreshments. If you would like to attend, please contact Darryl Ting (740-374-8729, Chris Keller at the church office (740-373-1238), or anyone on the Membership Committee.     Darryl Ting, for the Membership Committee:Adeline and Mike Bailey, Karen Barry, Betsy Kalter, Nancy Novak,Neva Rees, Cynthia and Darryl Ting



Annual Congregational Meeting – Sunday, April 29 (12:30pm) Social Hall



FUUSM Yard Sale, May 4,5,6.   As you do your spring cleaning, please remember to set aside items for our FUUSM Yard Sale.    John Kidd is coordinating the sale this year. John's requests: No books or clothes.
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