[Fuusm-l] weekly update 09142020

[Chris at FUUSM]

Sunday Sept. 20 Ingathering Water Ceremony ~ 

In the Courtyard (9:30am & 10:15am & on Zoom from Sanctuary (11am).

As all things are different and changing, this year’s annual Water Ceremony will refer to our traditions, and

also happen in new ways. When there was a Sternwheel Festival, it made a strong connection to have it on the

same weekend, and it marked our Ingathering -the beginning of the FUUSM Program Year (like the school year). This year we have scheduled the event at the time of the AutumnaAutumnal Equinox, to reinforce our environmental work and education with an earth-based spiritual orientation. You are invited to bring actual water for the ceremony into the courtyard, ,and send photos (for a slideshow) of your sacred waters from this year or previous years.  

Please send photos to Rev. Kat Hawbaker by Wed .Sept. 16 and include your name and the name of the place or body of water.

September 2020 Worship Services Zoom Link
https://zoom.us/j/94822183499?pwd=ZVhkMHZWSnR1bTI5czZWRk1zdFFmQT09 <https://zoom.us/j/94822183499?pwd=ZVhkMHZWSnR1bTI5czZWRk1zdFFmQT09>
Meeting ID: 948 2218 3499 Passcode: fuusm2323   Dial in by phone from your regional location
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) Same Meeting ID (as above): 948 2218 3499 Different Passcode: 772050



ANNOUNCEMENTS

Black Lives Matter (MOV) gathers on Saturdays (12 Noon to 3pm) @ the Putnam St. Bridge.

Let’s show up for racial justice and keep learning together.



Use a FUUSM Building Entry Log (in a bright red folder) in the Office, Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall. 

Please sign in and out each time you enter any of the buildings. Thank you.

*Complete Guidelines are at the end of this bulletin.



Check the Weekly Update via the FUUSM-L email list for hybrid meetings

(Zoom & in-person) and other events on the calendar.



Access to the FUUSM Office is limited at this time for safety purposes. Please call or text Chris Keller before you come in. Masks are required.   

Regular Hours: Mon. Wed. Thurs. & Fri. (10:30-2:30pm).

Please check the FUUSM website www.fuusm.org and use email or phone to contact Chris Keller in the Office fuusm at suddenlinkmail.com

(740) 373-1238; or Rev. Kathryn Hawbaker (937) 470-4151. Rev. Hawbaker is available by appointment, but not on Tuesdays (Day Off) or 

Thursdays, (Sermon, study & community service).



Sunday Mornings (9:30am) in the Parlor

The Today’s Issues group meets Sunday mornings (9:30am) in the Office/RE building following social distancing guidelines. 

The group discusses essays from the NY Review of Books.



This Week at FUUSM

Monday, Sept. 14, 7-9pm Open Practice of Prayers on Zoom with Rev. Hawbaker

This session is based on the Prayer & Poetry Service (8/23) and featured articles from the Summer 2020 

UU World magazine. Access by using the Sunday Service Zoom Link.



Tues. Sept. 15 (7pm) FUUSM - UU the Vote Zoom Meeting



Wed. Sept. 16 Midweek Midday Meditation (12-1pm) (Zoom & Parlor)

https://zoom.us/j/98570571823?pwd=VklkWWUrSjZCclJ2dElZS3ZVVHFhdz09

Meeting ID: 985 7057 1823 Passcode: OMWed12 Dial in by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

Same Meeting ID: 985 7057 1823       Different Passcode: 528033

    Wed. Sept. 16 (6:30) Men’s Group on Zoom



Fri. Sept. 18 Newsletter Deadline – If you have any news or announcements for the October edition, please submit them to Adeline Bailey (adesign at suddenlink.net)



Sun.Sept 20 Water Ceremony (see above)



Looking Ahead

Sun. Sept. 27 (11am) Fall Congregational Meeting (Zoom & Sanctuary)

Your input and vote is important to address future plans and the proposed budget. The Proposed Budget has been shared by email, and the agenda is 

being finalized. Treasurer & Board Member, Ted Goertzel has shared the results of the survey. Thanks to all who offered their feedback -it helps 

with our planning.



UU the Vote

UU the Vote is a non-partisan faith initiative, in partnership with broader justice movements, to engage our neighbors, educate our communities, mobilize voters, and rally around key ballot initiatives. Join with your UU community to create a future defined by love, justice, and faith. #Votelove

UUs in Ohio and UU Justice Ohio (UUJO—our state action network) have been partnering with the Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC) https://www.ohorganizing.org/ - a coalition of front line community organizations working for justice and electoral justice here in our communities. It’s the homestretch, and we’re asking for UUs from around the country to join us on Thursday, September 17th at 4 pm EST as we call voters across the state leading up to the November election. We will be reaching out to people who get targeted for voter suppression — helping them get what they need to check their registration, register online if needed, answering questions about voting by mail/ early voting. We’ll be using ThruTalk to make our calls and will provide training at the phonebank. We recommend that you preview the platform on a YouTube video HERE. And we will be connecting folk to our online voter registration page at OHVOTES.ORG as we talk with them (When possible - See the button marked “Registration with Help.”) 



Sunday Sept 13th #VoteLove #DefeatHate 6pm ET/3pm PT on YouTube Live

Join us for a Get-Out-The-Vote benefit concert with our friend and powerhouse performer/songwriter, Lea Morris, Three Sheets to the Wind and monologues from Sarah Siegel & Randall Swinton! The event benefits the New Florida Majority Education Fund, which in 2020 is "mobilizing to significantly expand democratic rights for communities that have been historically marginalized, excluded and silenced.” 

Come support justice-making in this key swing state!



FUUSM Guidelines for Building Use     Safety Committee Taskforce on COVID-19

Main Requirements for the Social Hall (Fellowship Hall) and generally for all spaces:

1. Maintain 6-foot distancing and “take turns” entering, exiting, and taking seats to allow

spacing with a maximum of 15 people.

2. Use facemasks that cover nose and mouth and prevent respiratory droplets and aerosols from escaping.

3. No Food or Beverages in the building– you can’t eat/drink with a facemask on.

    Please bring your own water bottles and take them with you when you leave.

5. All attendees sign in and provide information requested (For confidentiality, the group leader/facilitator

   can hold the attendance list.)

6. If attendee is not feeling well, they will not be allowed to enter the building.

7. One person in a bathroom at a time.

8. At the end of the meeting, clean and sanitize table surfaces, bathroom fixtures/handles, door knobs/handles,   railing and other “touchable surfaces”. People/groups using the facility will provide their own cleaning and sanitizing materials.

9. Empty waste cans (including bathrooms) and place waste bags in trash bins next to RE/Office building.

10. Maximum length of meeting – 3 hours
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