Sunday Service
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MARCH 15TH
11:00 AM
"Making Connections" the Rev. Daniel Budd & Ms. Bethany S. Ward Music: Women of the Chancel Choir - "Lift Thine Eyes to the Mountains," "Esto Les Digo"
RE Classes and childcare available.
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Baker Room Art Show
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MARCH 1- 30TH
During Building Hours
Stop in and check out the art work of Barry Smith, a retired Merchant Marine Captain, and a friend of our congregation. During his seafaring days, he would use pen and ink, mixed media and occasionally paint, to capture a scene on paper or canvas. He has generously donated a number of prints which will be available for purchase. Proceeds benefit the Church. For more information, email Kathie Kitchingham, or call her at: 216-751-2320.
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Sunday Forum:
Surveying Local Art: Expectations, Outcomes and Funding
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MARCH 15
9:30 - 10:45 AM
How important is art to you? What is essential to you or our community that only artists can accomplish? The Cuyahoga Arts and Culture funding ($15 million/year) will be up for ballot renewal via a local tax this year. How will we be affected by its loss or renewal? Michael Gill, Editor/Publisher, Collective Arts Network, in conversation with Karen Gahl-Mills, Executive Director, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.
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Cleveland Stories:
An Informal Look at Cleveland's Past
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THURSDAYS, APRIL 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
7:30 - 9:00 pm
This class offers a thoughtful study of how Northeast Ohio developed - from a frontier area to an industrial powerhouse and civic "City on the Hill" and then through enormously challenging periods during the Great Depression and later. Instructor: Dr. Marian Morton, professor emerita, John Carroll University.
Cosponsored by League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland and First Unitarian Church of Cleveland.
Registration & Information: Contact Michael Baron at 216.375.2079
Cost: $30 for 5 sessions; includes study materials
On line information is here.
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Planning for the Journey's End
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SATURDAYS MARCH 18 & 25
10:00 AM & 2:00 PM
Over the past few years both Daniel Budd and Patricia Shelden have been approached by members of First Church asking for guidance and information regarding planning for the end of life and wondering what our Unitarian Universalist faith has to offer. To that end, we are offering a two-part workshop, "PLANNING FOR THE JOURNEY'S END."
Bring your own lunch or snack; beverages and dessert will be provided. To register, please contact the church office. (Please note: these workshops are pastoral in nature and differ from the important work of our Heritage Committee.)
Registration for the class "Near the Journey's End", taught by the Rev. Daniel Budd and the Rev. Patricia Shelden, was only a few people short of going as planned beginning Saturday, March 14. In order to give more people a chance to register and attend the two Saturday classes the dates have been changed to April 18 and April 25. Registrations will be accepted until April 7th. Please call the church office to register. More information about "Near the Journey's End" was available in the March newsletter and will also be in the April Newsletter.
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Picture Directory Coming to 1st UU Cleveland
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MARCH 24-25
MARCH 31-APRIL 4
2:00 PM to 9:00 PM WEEKDAYS
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM SUNDAYS
Are you ready for your close-up? Lifetouch Photography will be here at church to take pictures of First Church members and friends for our new picture directory. Follow the link above to reserve your photo shoot today!
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Spiritual Conversations: Meditation
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3RD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH
MARCH 18, 7
:15 PM - 9:00 PM
BAKER ROOM
The exploration of our spiritual nature continues this Wednesday. We will enhance our understanding of ourselves, our relationships to others and to the universe on a deeper, more profound level. Spiritual Conversations examine questions at the center of our lives: what does it mean to be human, how can we live a rich life, what deepens our appreciation of the magnitude and mystery of life?
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YRE Registration Coming Soon!
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MARCH
In Person and On-Line.
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Earth Day Youth Celebration in Song
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MARCH 22, 29 FROM 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM (REHEARSALS)
APRIL 19 11:00 AM (PERFORMANCE)
Lift your voice in celebration of our mother Earth! Our beloved musical director, Marilyn Landis has generously agreed to lead the musical portion of the Earth Day Celebration! If your children or youth are interested in performing, please contact Marilyn at 216-291-5981 or email her at
[email protected].
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Catch the Spirit!
VOLUNTEER!
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Lights, Camera, Catch the Spirit! Volunteer Recruitment for the Youth Religious Education program has begun. You don't want to miss this feature! You can even receive your own star on the Walk of Fame by signing up *your* time and talents! A complete list of volunteer opportunities will be available soon! If you would like to be among the first to sign up, email
Sarah
with the subject line 'Volunteer!'.
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Attention Spirit Play Grades 2-3! 
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MARCH 15
11:00 AM
Please bring your children DIRECTLY to the kitchen this Sunday! We will be baking dog biscuits for our Social Justice Campaign!
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COA Meeting with Rev. Daniel Budd
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MARCH 15,
12:30 PM
Daniel's Office
The COA youth will be meeting with Daniel immediately following the service on
March 15th. The conversation will be about 45 minutes. You might want to pack a snack for your youth to have before they go into Daniel's office.
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A Boy's Life, In the News!
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New Connections Group
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MARCH 15, 12:15- 1:00 PM
BAKER ROOM
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Mitzvah of the Month 
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Stewardship Campaign
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EARLY RETURNS POSITIVE
Meg Pauken and Gail Arnold, Sweet Home First UU Stewardship Campaign co-chairs, report that as of March 9, 55 members and friends have pledged $178,929. And there's more good news . . . 60% of those donors have increased their pledge!
If you haven't had a chance to schedule a meeting with your volunteer caller, please do so at your earliest convenience. If you have not yet been contacted by a caller, please call or write Duncan Tanner, Jr. ([email protected]; 941.713.1645. And if you are still considering a commitment, remember what our Sweet Home means to you, and please be as generous as your circumstances permit."here and the show will go on. .
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Candid Pictures Needed!
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FOR PHOTO DIRECTORY
The photo directory committee is looking for candid photos of events from the last year. Please share any photos of yourself or others that would help us to capture the spirit of our church. Email your photos to Christine, with the subject "Photo Committee". Please include in the body of the email the names of the people in the photo and the event and date.
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Membership Book Signing!
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MARCH 15
Following Service
If you have attended a Newcomer Orientation or met with Rev. Daniel Budd, you are eligible to sign our Membership Book which will be available for signing on
March 15
. We will meet in Kathie Kitchingham's office after the service.
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Adult Religious Education Survey
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COMING SOON
Faith Development is a lifelong process of learning, discovering, and refining our understanding of Unitarian Universalism and how it informs our engagement with the world. It provides an opportunity to connect and learn from each other and discover individually meaningful "answers" to the vexing questions we all face. Before the Adult Religious Education Committee develops programs for the Fall 2015, we would like to gather more information from you so that we might better meet your needs and interests. A questionnaire will be coming out shortly for this purpose. We would greatly appreciate your input.
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Chalice Lighters Pizza Party
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MARCH 15
Following Coffee Hour and continuing until 2:30 PM
Play games, learn what it takes to become a Chalice Lighter, and eat lots of pizza! What could be better!?
RSVP HERE
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YRE Sneak Peek 
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RE CLASS: Mar 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12
Senior High Youth Group Ice Skating : Mar 14
Chalice Lighters Pizza: Mar15
RE Open House &
Art Show: Mar 22
COA Speech Drafts Due: Mar 22
COA Group Connect: April 25
Senior Sunday: April 26
OWL: April 10-12
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RE Open House
Art Show
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Does your child love to create art? Submit a piece to the RE ART SHOW to be displayed throughout the RE wing!
Natalie Wardega has begun working with each classroom to create collaborative works of art that will round out the show.
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Senior High Youth Group Special Event!
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MARCH 14
2:30 PM- 7:00 PM
Hello Senior High Youth and Parents! Join us for a fun afternoon: ice skating at Thornton Park from 2:30 to 4:30, dinner and conversation at the church following that from 5-7. We want to know what YOU are looking to get out of youth group and how we all together can make that happen. Dates, times, events, meetings, everything is game to be discussed and all opinions will be heard. Don't leave us on thin ice! RSVP NOW!
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Bake Sale!
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MARCH 22
During Coffee Hour
The 6th/7th Grade class will selling baked goods to support their social justice campaign! Come hungry!
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