[Fuusm-l] homecoming updates

[Annie Warmke]

Contact: Annie Warmke (740) 252-6295 or annie at bluerockstation.com

First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta Homecoming Celebrates 
157 years


The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Marietta Ohio will be 
celebrating the historic milestone of 157 years as a congregation with 
three events from July 29^th to the 31^st . Kids and their families are 
invited to join the July 29^th (Friday evening) 6 pm Treasure Hunt 
Adventure. Families should bring their own picnic and table service. 
Saturday (the 30^th )at 2 pm the Marietta community and friends are 
invited to the unveiling of the Goddess Concretia created by four local 
artists who enjoy making quirky art together. The Saturday event 
includes a dessert potluck. Tours of the church's main sanctuary will be 
held all three days of the homecoming event.

The Treasure Hunt Adventure will take place in the church's “Treasure 
Island” courtyard and includes a scary adventure map. Anyone who wants 
to play can join the children-led hunt for the parts of the map. 
Treasure hunters will survive the treasure-hunt-famine by surviving on a 
special dirt dessert and ants on a log.

If adventuresome families survive the journey by piecing together the 
ancient pirate map they will have a chance to unearth the long-lost 
authentic English pirate chest containing a specially selected 
collection of dragon, dinosaur and cat eggs that will need to be cracked 
open to discover the contents.

The Concretia unveiling will take place at the church's courtyard at 2 
pm Saturday July 30th after being paraded through downtown Marietta. 
What began as a tile, concrete and glass series of stepping stones 
eventually led to a two-year Sunday afternoon project for local artists 
Elin Jones, Judy Lewis, Nancy Coleman and Ines Allen. The statue will be 
placed at the First Unitarian Universalist church court yard, a space 
previously inhabited for thousands of years by indigenous people before 
48 New Englanders and Europeans arrived in 1788.

The Sunday (July 30^th ) regular Sunday service will include photos of 
past events over the years, as well as a sharing of inspirational 
stories by present and past members. Tours of the sanctuary will be 
conducted at noon, followed by a special coffee hour.

Tours of the church sanctuary, built in the 1850's by Ohio's largest 
land owner and and philanthropist Nahum Ward will be available on Friday 
July 29^th at 6 pm, Saturday (July 30th) at 2 pm and Sunday (July 31^st 
) at noon. For more information or to schedule a tour contact (740) 
525-1833.


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