[Fuusm-l] weekly update 01112021

[Chris at FUUSM]

SAFETY FIRST 

Due to rising risks of COVID spread, please be aware of changes to our schedule of activities.



FUUSM Office   Access to the FUUSM Office is limited at this time for safety purposes.  

Masks are required.   Please call before you come to the Office (740) 373-1238) and sign in and out each time you enter any of the buildings.  Use the FUUSM Building Entry Log (bright red folder) in the Office, Sanctuary & Social Hall.  If you have announcements for the weekly update you can e-mail fuusm at suddenlinkmail.com  



NEW Office Hours:  Chris Keller (M. W. Thurs. & Fri. 10:00am - 1:00pm).  

Rev. Kathryn Hawbaker (937) 470-4151 (mobile).  

Available by appointment, but not Tuesdays (Day Off) or Thur. (Study & Service)



This Week at F.U.U.S.M.

Mon. Jan. 11  Personnel (6pm) Zoom     Board of Trustees/Pledge Committee meet (7pm) Zoom



Tues. Jan. 12  Office Closed    (Rev. Hawbaker also takes Tuesdays off)



Wed. Jan. 13   (10am-Noon) Rev. Kat will be joining a UUMA class – Jan. 13, 20, & 27.



(12-1pm) Midweek Midday Meditation (Zoom & Parlor)
Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/98911407403?pwd=UlRqTzlzZ2ZLalZkVDZTTVZZdTgwQT09



(1pm) Committee on Ministries will meet (in the Parlor, & using the main FUUSM Zoom link/Sun. Service)



(7pm) Women’s Group-  Zoom -We will use the Sunday service link. 

https://zoom.us/j/94822183499?pwd=ZVhkMHZWSnR1bTI5czZWRk1zdFFmQT09

Meeting ID: 948 2218 3499 Passcode: fuusm2323

At the beginning of our gathering, we will be share a short video, the same one that Elsa Lamba shared one afternoon in 1984, the first time a woman was nominated for vice-president. (Let's see if anyone else remembers it!) If you can, I am asking each of us to share one good change that has occurred since 1984.



Sunday Jan. 17, 2021  Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1/18 (11am) on Zoom & Facebook

Restoring Ruins of Generations      Worship Leader: Rev. Kathryn Hawbaker

We have seen a heartening rise in voted engagement, and a disturbing rise in violence and polarization. Let’s address issues of power and authority in our democratic institutions, with truth and reason as our guides.  One basic definition of racism presented by Dr. William Jones is prejudice plus power.  There has been increased visibility and attention to marginalized voices and views, but further education and conversation is needed if we are to keep moving forward.  

What have we learned from the Black Lives Matter movement, and how shall we move forward in our work to dismantle white supremacy culture?  What was your response when the Marietta College Holiday Tree gave rise to criticism, and what of different standards applied by police dealing with protestors? What insights have been meaningful in your efforts to be anti-racist?



(12:30pm) Green Sanctuary (Zoom)



Looking Ahead – January 31, 11am -  (Zoom) and the Sanctuary will be open with Safety guidelines fol
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