[Fuusm-l] FUUSM Weekly update, Feb. 6, 2023

Mon Feb 6 11:01:40 CST 2023

This week at FUUSM: 
Today, Monday, February 6
·       2 p.m. Caring Committee via Zoom.

Tuesday, February 7, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Girl Scouts meeting in social hall. 

Wednesday, February 8

·       Noon, Meditation via Zoom, at https://zoom.us/j/92667643995?pwd=RXc4YUQrUXRDa1ZHMmxOZ280MkFkUT09, Meeting ID: 926 6764 3995 Passcode: OMWed12 .

·       6 p.m., Women’s Group, FUUSM social hall. Cynthia Ting and Suzanne Gais hosting. Bring a dish to share, and ponder this topic: “What do you need? What do you need from us?” (Us being FUUSM, the Women’s Group, our community...)

Friday, February 10

·       11 a.m., Chalice Lighters Grant Committee, FUUSM social hall

Saturday, February 11,   3-5 p.m., African drumming class, social hall; $15 donation suggested.

Sunday, February 12

·       9:30 a.m., New UU class, social hall.

·       9:30 a.m., Today’s Issues discussion, RE building parlor.

·       9:30 a.m., Choir practice, sanctuary.

·       11:00 a.m., Sunday service, sanctuary, Charter Sunday: FUUSM Love Stories.  Dawn Hewitt, host; Beth Lepore, greeter. Owen Cejka and Deborah Lauer on childcare. 

·       Coffee hour! Volunteers: Joan Coffey, Lori Fahn, and Krissy Kearns.

·       1-3 p.m., Social Justice Sunday, with Lisa Flowers-Clements, on Demystifying Critical Race Theory. Lisa Flowers-Clements has worked in higher education for 25 years. Her research interests include diversity, equity, social justice, and creating a sense of belonging. She is a long-time Washington County resident and proud mother of two adult children, she notes. Lisa writes that Demystifying Critical Race Theory will cover the origins of Critical Race Theory and its importance in today’s world. The discussion will include the weaponization and politicization of the term as well as how it can help us create a better future by examining the past. A roundtable discussion, as always, will follow her presentation. COVID guidelines will be enforced. As the roundtable discussion is difficult to present on Zoom, the event will be in-person only. Please mark your calendars for this important discussion. If you would like to join the SJS Committee or have ideas for future presentations, please contact Andrew Clovis at wardwellsmercy at gmail.com and include UU Social Justice in the subject line. 

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Forwarding this from the Pittsburgh cluster of UUA: Please see the offer below for an adult RE online offerings. Respond directly to Marianne at CLM at esuuc.org if you are interested or you have questions. 

  Adult Spiritual Exploration

  If you’d like to join or try any of these practices to enhance your spiritual toolkit, email Marianne (CLM at esuuc.org) by Feb 11* to coordinate times to meet. All are welcome; no cost. Will be connected via Zoom, and you can be co-located if you can meet with nearby folks at a location with Zoom access.

    a.. Small Group exploration of the monthly Soul Matters themes 
    b.. Singing (Singing the Living Tradition (gray hymnal), Singing the Journey (teal hymnal), and more) – on Zoom, muted, so everyone including shy singers are welcome 
    c.. Wisdom Walk - explore nine spiritual practices from global spiritual traditions, based on Sage Bennet’s book 
    d.. UU Common Read for 2022-23: Mistakes and Miracles: Congregations on the Road to Multiculturalism - for limited time, you can listen or download the audio book for free

  *After Feb 11 you can still join, it’s just that the schedules will already be set.
Dawn Hewitt
Office assistant
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta, Ohio
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