[Fuusm-l] FUUSM Weekly Update, Monday, Aug. 25

[Dawn Hewitt, FUUSM office assistant]

Why don't seashells take baths?


*Thanks from Dawn*

Huge thanks to all those who covered for me, keeping the FUUSM office open
while I was having a fabulous vacation last week (Nancy Luthy, Nancy Lee,
Katie McGlynn, Shari Ballantyne, and Betsy Kalter); to my wonderful dog
sitter (also Betsy) and cat sitter (Nohl Johnson)! Because they wash up on
the beach (seashells, that is--not my helpers!).


Sewer line under repair

Pioneer Pipe is actively replacing the sewer line that runs from the
basement of the sanctuary building, through a massive infestation of tree
roots, and to the sewer main on Third Street. The sidewalk in front of the
main entrance to the sanctuary is gone, and a trench at least 7 feet deep
is open. The job is expected--but not guaranteed--to be completed by
Wednesday. Meanwhile, there is no water or sewer service in the sanctuary
building.


Buildings & Grounds work party: You're invited!

Save the date: Saturday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m.–noon, please come help us do
some repairs and maintenance on our beloved buildings. No tools or
experience necessary.


The week ahead:


Today, Monday, August 25

   -

   7 p.m., Finance Committee meeting via Zoom

Tuesday, August 26

   -

   2:30–6:30 p.m., Girl Scouts in social hall.  Canceled.

Wednesday, August 27

   -

   6 p.m., Men’s Group potluck, at host Jim Grecni’s house, 113 Rae Ave. in
   Devola. From Marietta, go north on Third St., which becomes Rt. 60. In
   Devola, just before the BP station on the right, turn left on Chamberlain.
   Go four blocks, and turn left onto Lindsey. Jim’s is the second house on
   the right, at the corner of Rae Ave. Carpooling will be appreciated.

Saturday, August 30

   -

    9:30–10:30 a.m., Tai Chi for beginners, social hall (Darryl Ting).
   -

   9:30 a.m. Memorial service for Else and Sam Lamba, Blennerhassett
   Island; meet at Point Park in Parkersburg to catch the sternwheeler to the
   island. Ashes will be released at 10:30. Celebration and picnic to follow
   at noon at Fort Boreman Park.

Sunday, August 31

   -

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

   11 a.m., Sunday service, sanctuary Celebrating Labor Day: Democracy &
   Working-Class Solidarity; Eric Engle, guest speaker. Many of us think of
   Labor Day as summer’s last hurrah, but this national holiday, established
   by Congress in 1894, gives us an opportunity to honor our nation’s workers
   and to recognize their contributions to the well-being of the country. In
   our current days of societal changes and disruption, what role do unions
   play? Calling on his experience, Eric Engle, chief steward of National
   Treasury Employees Union Chapter 190, will explain his stand that unions
   are more than just service organizations and that there can be no democracy
   without working-class solidarity. Chapter 190 represents workers at the
   Bureau of Fiscal Services in Parkersburg.
   -

   Coffee hour!  Social hall. Ends at 1 p.m.

-- 
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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