[Fuusm-l] FUUSM Weekly Update for Monday, March 16

Mon Mar 16 11:16:27 CDT 2026

What's Irish and stays out all night?

*FUUSM is collecting household batteries*
Bring out your dead (batteries)! Rumpke no longer accepts household
batteries—not as trash, and not as recycling. Furthermore, few local
businesses accept them, either. There are websites that will sell you a
container, where you can save and fill up and return your batteries, but
they're pricy. So, FUUSM will take your batteries. *Please put a small
piece of tape (of any kind) over both terminals*, and drop them in the jug
on the shelf by the TV in the social hall.

*The Week Ahead:*

Tuesday, March 17

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   3:30–6:30, Girl Scouts in social hall
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   4:30, private use of RE parlor (Roger Kalter)

Wednesday, March 18

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   6 p.m., Men’s Group potluck, hosted by Mike Bailey & Ralph Olander.

Thursday, March 19: Eid al Fitr

Friday, March 20: Vernal Equinox! Spring has sprung!

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   5:30 p.m., Singing the Resistance, sanctuary. Learn music to protest by,
   with Lori Flis.

Saturday, March 21

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   10:30 a.m., Tai Chi reunion, social hall.

Sunday, March 22

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   9:30 a.m., Choir practice, sanctuary.
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   9:30 a.m., Buildings & Grounds Committee meeting, RE parlor.
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   11 a.m., Sunday service, sanctuary, Zoom and Facebook: World Water Day.
   Vic Elam will provide the reflection.
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   11 a.m., MOV Friends meeting (Quakers), RE parlor.
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   Coffee hour!  Social hall. Ends at 1 p.m.
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   Patty O'Furniture. I am not good at remembering jokes—except this one.
   I'm sorry if I told it to you previously.

*Mark your calendar for these important dates ahead:*

Saturday, March 28

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   9 a.m.–noon, Buildings & Grounds Committee Work Day: decluttering &
   more.
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   Noon–2 p.m., No Kings rally, East Muskingum Park.

Friday, April 17

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   5:30 p.m., Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes, an evening of piano
   music in the musical idiom of the Middle East, performed by Randall
Kidder. Sayyids
   and Dervishes occupies a special place in the body of works by Armenian
   philosopher, composer and mystic George Ivanovitch  Gurdjieff (1877-1949)
   and Ukrainian composer Thomas De Hartmann (1885-1956).   (
   https://www.gfnyc.org/ )  Meditative and mindful, these compositions
   stem from melodies and music Gurdjieff heard in remote monasteries in Asia
   and the Middle East. The Dervish pieces are often characterized by powerful
   dance rhythms, full of spiritual fervor, while the music of the Sayyids
   presents more of a mystery. During the two intermissions, guests will enjoy
   a sumptuous selection of Middle Eastern mezze, desserts, and beverages.
   Those who attended the 2025 FUUSM service auction paid $35 for each ticket.
   This event is open to the public, and attendees are encouraged to donate,
   with all donations going to FUUSM.

Wednesday, April 22: Earth Day

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   7 p.m., free film screening of The Extraordinary Caterpillar, hosted by
   the Green Sanctuary Committee. Please come! It’s a wonderful movie— not a
   made-for-children film, but curious children would enjoy it, too.

Friday, April 24

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   11 a.m., Celebration of life for Margaret Fredericks

Saturday, April 25

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   9 a.m. –2 p.m., Household Hazardous Waste Collection, Americas Styrenics
   Employee Parking Lot, 17401 Route 7 (between Marietta and Belpre). Note:
   this is for residents of Washington County, ONLY. *Acceptable for
   dropoff: *insecticides, herbicides, pesticides, antifreeze, watch
   batteries, used oil, rat poison, solvents, transmission fluid, household
   cleaners, gasoline, auto batteries, fertilizers, stains, paint, household
   batteries (put tape on each end), wood strippers, creosote, bleach, moth
   balls, pool chemicals, kerosene, radiator cleaners, grease, ammonia,
   sealants, degreasers, cesspool cleaners, photo chemicals, brake fluid,
   engine cleaners, metal polish, paint thinner, fluorescent light tubes and
   bulbs, glue, automotive freon, varnish, lighter fluid, oil filters, diesel,
   adhesives, propane cylinders, and intact mercury thermometers. *There is
   no charge to drop off these items.* *The following items will not be
   accepted*: Tires, ammunition, explosives, fireworks, smoke detectors,
   flares, radioactive materials, gun powder, electronics, TVs, pressurized
   fire extinguishers, appliances, isocyanate cans & cylinders (urethane foam
   insulation). No wastes will be accepted from industrial, commercial,
   government or agricultural generators.
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   OH. 10 a.m.–1 p.m., Earth Day Marietta, Armory Square
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   1 p.m. –3 p.m., tree planting at Buckley Island
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   6 p.m.–10 p.m., FUUSM’s annual Service Auction!!! The Gathering Place on
   7th St. Bidding starts at 6:30.

-- 
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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