[Fuusm-l] weekly update 051021

[Chris at FUUSM]

Weekly Update- May 10, 2021



Our Mission is to nurture a diverse community devoted to spiritual growth and freedom of thought for the benefit of all.

We are proud to be a Fair Share Congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association  www.uua.org.      

Visit our website www.fuusm.org for calendar & resources, photos & videos;   and find us on Facebook.



First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta   232 Third Street, Marietta, Ohio 45750

Office Hours: Mon., Wed., Thur., and Fri. (10am -1pm). Office is closed on Tuesdays. 

Messages by phone and email are checked regularly.   Telephone 740-373-1238   E-mail: fuusm at suddenlinkmail.com



Minister: Rev. Kathryn E. Hawbaker;   Office Administrator: Chris Keller;   Pianist: Randall Kidder; 

Religious Ed. Teacher: Lucy Filipow;   Choir Director: Martha Webster. 

2020-2021 Board of Trustees:  Cory Sampson, President; Beth Lepore, Vice President; Nancy Luthy, Secretary; 

Ted Goertzel, Treasurer:  Chris Hoke, Katy McDaniel, Andrew Clovis, and Rev. Hawbaker (ex officio). 



If you have announcements for the Weekly Update please e-mail fuusm at suddenlinkmail.com  



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

Mon. May 10  Board of Trustees (6:45pm) Zoom 

Tues.  May 11  Office Closed   



Wed. May 12 (12-1pm) Midweek Midday Meditation (Zoom) 

https://zoom.us/j/98911407403?pwd=UlRqTzlzZ2ZLalZkVDZTTVZZdTgwQT09

Meeting ID: 989 1140 7403       Passcode: OMWed12



Wed. May 12 (6:30 pm) Women’s Group returns to In-Person Meeting  

The FUUSM women's group will return to in-person meetings beginning in May, weather and the Covid situation permitting. Our May 12 meeting will be held outdoors at Debra Miller's home, 113 Rae Avenue in Devola . Bring your own food and lawn chair. 

In case of inclement weather, the meeting will be held via Zoom using the Main/Sunday Service Link. One topic of discussion will 

be whether to continue a Zoom subgroup, perhaps small-group discussions of particular topics.



May 2021 Sunday Worship Services/Main Zoom Link

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

Meeting ID: 948 2218 3499           Passcode: fuusm2323        Dial in by phone from your regional location

By Phone  1-929 205 6099 (New York)        1-301 715 8592 (Germantown, PA)

Same Meeting ID (as above): 948 2218 3499           Different Passcode: 772050



Schedule:  (9:30am) Today’s Issues discussion group in the parlor   (10:30) Gathering & Greeting

Nursery open (10:30-12:30) Attendants: May 16 – Deborah Lauer & Laura Cejka   (11am) Service begins



Sun. May 16  - "A Day In a Life, A Life In a Day"   Reflection by Katy McDaniel     Worship Leader: Suzyn Mills

Did you have the experience over the last 14 months of feeling like days were repeating, everything seeming the same, day after day? This year I happened to catch the movie Groundhog Day (again), and it had new meaning for me after our pandemic experience. How do we look forward amid the repetition and sameness? We can look at each day as a life in itself, and each life as merely a day in our larger existence. Lessons from Buddhism also help us to see how, even with so little time within each life, we can transform ourselves and effect incremental change that brings us closer to the profound love of others and of life itself. - Katy McDaniel   FUUSM member Kathryn N. McDaniel is Andrew U. Thomas Professor of History and outgoing chair of the Department of History, Philosophy, and Religion at Marietta College.                 • Green Sanctuary Committee meeting, 12:30 p.m. on Zoom



Current FUUSM Guidelines for Building Use  

*If attendee is not feeling well, they should not attend        *All attendees sign in and provide information requested.

*Maintain 6 ft. distance, “take turns” entering, exiting, & taking seats to allow spacing. (Sanctuary capacity 25-50).

*Use face masks that cover nose and mouth.  We have some available if you forget to bring your own. 

*Wash hands/use hand sanitizer upon entering building.

*No food or beverages in the building– you can’t eat/drink with a face mask on.        *One person in a bathroom at a time.

Fully vaccinated people can safely gather outdoors in small groups without masks now.



FUUSM  Happenings



Please submit news for the June Confluence   NO LATER THAN MAY 18 DEADLINE

Email to adesign at suddenlink.net or fuusm at suddenlinkmail.com



The Cherish ALL Life Project   You’re invited to make a mini movie on your phone to investigate this years’ theme question:  How can we be mindful and authentic in cherishing all life?  I am asking members and friends to make a short movie, so we as viewers can experience the life of the one who creates the movie. Photos are welcome and will be in the final product but try a short movie.  Send your movie to me – Jane Tumas-Serna (jtumas.serna at gmail.com)    



LOOKING AHEAD

Sunday, May 30  OUTSIDE ACTIVITY - Join us after the service in the Memorial Garden in the Courtyard with 

healthy spacing and masks as we gather to honor our FUUSM people who have served, died, and are remembered 



Sunday June 6, 2021   Flower Communion ~ Live Service and Ceremony.

Bring your flower or plant to share in this annual exchange as we build a community bouquet.



The Flower Communion will be different this year.  Safety measures (sign-in, masks and healthy spacing) will be followed, and everyone is invited to bring a flower from home.  (Extras will be available, and are welcome if you have some to bring).  The gathered bouquet is a symbol of diversity.  In the entry way, the congregation will contribute and create bouquets in vases, that will be brought forward during the service.  We will use the aisles for healthy spacing as 

we exit in one direction, taking a different flower from the display to carry it home.  The Zoom aspect will not be

the focus of this service, but will be available.   There will also be a Flower Meditation (slideshow).   



Community Events  

                    

Warming House Update   Starting May 1 the Warming House will have a change in procedures. The Homeless Coalition will provide lunch Mon., Wed. and Fri. thru area restaurants. Lunch can be picked up lunch from the backyard of the Warming House. The house will be closed until it reopens in October of 2021.   - Beth Lepore



Good news! In case you haven’t heard, everyone across the country – 16 years of age & older – is now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. This applies to all U.S. States, Territories and the District of Columbia.

If you haven’t gotten a COVID-19 vaccine yet, do so as soon as you can. Getting vaccinated is an important tool to help end the pandemic, and it’s your best protection from getting COVID-19.  We can do this!

Everyone-whether you have health insurance or not, can get a vaccine at no cost. It’s free!   We’re all in this together. 


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