[Fuusm-l] FUUSM Weekly Update, Monday, March 25, 2024

Mon Mar 25 12:04:01 CDT 2024

There is humor embedded in this email somewhere.

*Announcements*
*Lost and Found*
Wendy, our building steward, found a small swallow-shaped (bird) earring
in the RE upstairs meeting room (Attention Board of Trust Governors
membes!) It joins two pairs of reading glasses and the lid of a travel mug
in the church lady's lost and found collection.

Annual Congregational Meeting Ahead

Mark your calendar: FUUSM’s annual Congregational Meeting will follow the
Sunday service on April 28. If you wish to add an item, such as a motion,
to the meeting’s agenda, it must be submitted to Board of Trustees
Secretary Nancy Luthy by April 14: nancy.luthy at gmail.com. Committee chairs,
your annual reports are due to fuusm.office at gmail.com by April 9.

*NINE Coffee Hour Volunteers Are Still Needed!*

*Please sign up* for six coffee hour shifts per year! This schedule will
begin on April 7. We still need volunteers for:

   - first Sunday of odd months (1 person) (with Cathy Rees and Joan Coffey)
   - second Sunday of odd months (1) (with Beth Lepore and Shari Ballantyne)
   - third sunday of odd months (2) (with Squish Rector)
   - third Sunday of even months (1) (with Squish and Judy Segall)
   - fourth Sunday of odd months (1) (with Karen Binkley and Mike Lang)
   - fourth Sunday of even months (2) (with Martha McGovern)
   - fifth Sundays (1) (with Martha McGovern and Cindy Brown)

Please email Dawn at dawnbirder at gmail.com if you can help.

*Seeking Donations for April 12 Service Auction*

Please donate your to FUUSM's biggest fundraiser of the year: the Service
Auction, to be held April 12. There are three categories: Live auction,
silent auction, and set price. (No country store this time.) Especially
popular with our folks are events that feature food! This can be as simple
as a country-style dinner, a picnic, an ethnic adventure, a garden party,
etc. Not able to host a party but love to cook? Offer your specialty to be
prepared and delivered to the winning bidder. We're also fond of games: a
card party, puzzle competition...how about an evening of charades? Outdoor
adventures, such as a bird walk, nature hike, kayak/canoe trip, bike tour,
local history tour. And let's not forget services: a car wash, a simple
will, handyman service, window washing, genealogy research, chauffeur
service, dog walking, pet sitting, to name but a few. Art, jewelry, food,
useful things, unique things, garden decor, make good silent auction items.
Really special ones make good live auction items. The deadline for items is
March 29. A form with the info needed to prepare bid sheets and the catalog
is attached. You can print and fill out the form and get it to the church
lady, or send the information as an email to: Cindy Brown at
labrown at gmail.com. Also, please plan on attending! It is guaranteed to be a
fun evening!

*The Week Ahead*

Today, Monday, March 25

   -

   7 p.m., Finance Committee meeting via Zoom.

Tuesday, March 26

   -

   3:30–6:30 p.m., Girl Scout Troop in social hall.

Wednesday, March 27

   -

   Noon, Mediation via Zoom
   <https://zoom.us/j/93461686559?pwd=Zm9Wdk1ZbjR0Rm56UGREOG5YZE5uZz09>.

Sunday, March 31

   -

   9:30 a.m., Choir practice, sanctuary. New members are always welcome!
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   9:30 a.m., Today’s Issues discussion group. Not this week.
   -

   9:30 a.m., New UU course, social hall.
   -

   11 a.m., Sunday service, sanctuary: Easter, all-ages service, with Rev.
   Kathryn Hawbaker. Reflection: *Saving Grace.*
   -

   Coffee hour! Social hall. An Easter egg hunt will be in the courtyard!
   - 1 p.m.,* Ostara Ceremony,* the Pagan celebration of spring, courtyard,
   weather permitting.

*Monday, April 1: *FUUSM Office *closed *for the April 1 holiday. ��
-- 
Dawn Hewitt
Office assistant
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta
232 Third St.
Marietta, OH 45750
(740)373-1238
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
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