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The Weekly
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May 16, 2018
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AA Meeting
Saturdays
5:00 p.m.
Covenant Group
1st & 3rd Sundays
11:45 a.m-1:00 p.m.
Dialogue Group
2nd & 4th Sundays
11:45 a.m-1:15 p.m.
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Visit our YouTube channel to view our sermons
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Can you help?
Our church, through its Social Justice Ministry Team, supports the Food Pantry at St. Stephen's Church in Lynn.
Donations of non-perishable food items
may be left in the marked box
in the front hall.
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Weekly Update
Sunday, May 20 - 26, 2018
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Sunday, May 20, at 10:00 a.m.
Worship Service
Faith Development Teachers
and Children
"Teach Your Children Well"
Our annual celebration of religious education.
Join us for good food and fellowship at our all-church picnic immediately following the service.
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May 50/50 Sunday Offertory
to Benefit The Lynn Food Project
Since 1991, The Food Project has built a national model of engaging young people in personal and social change through sustainable agriculture. Each year, they work with over a hundred teens and thousands of volunteers to farm on 37 acres in eastern Massachusetts in the towns and cities of Beverly, Boston, Lincoln and Lynn. They focus on identifying and transforming a new generation of leaders by placing teens in unusually responsible roles, with deeply meaningful work. Food from their farms is distributed through their Community Supported Agriculture programs, Farmers' Markets, and to hunger relief organizations. The young people working in the programs participate in all of these distribution streams, giving them valuable job experiences and a personal connection to our food system and issues of food justice. In addition to producing and distributing food, they help others grow their own through their Community Programs, and provide training resources.
Please make checks payable to the North Shore Food Project with Lynn Food Project on the memo line.
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Pearl Brown Memorial Service
Saturday, May 19 - 4:00 p.m.
A Memorial Service, followed by a reception, will be held in May for church member Pearl Brown who died February 7, 2018. Please join us to honor Pearl's life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn.
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The Beach Sisters program (partnership between Northeastern University Marine Science Center and Girls Inc of Lynn) is collecting reusable bags to benefit those in the Lynn community who might appreciate having them. They are going to be distributed throughout Lynn in June to encourage community members to rely on them instead of one time use plastic bags. If you have any, please bring them THIS SUNDAY,
May 20 and give them to Carole McCauley. For more information, email Carole at [email protected] .
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Green Book Club!
The Trees in My Forest,
by Bernd Heinrich
If you are interested in joining the Green Sanctuary Ministry Team's book club discussion, there are two slightly used copies of this year's book, The Trees in My Forest, by Bernd Heinrich, under the Green Sanctuary Ministry Team bulletin board in the Parish Hall. Please feel free to take one - but only if you intend to read the book and come to the discussion group!
We'll be meeting on Sunday, May 20th at 4:00 p.m. in the Fellowship (Library/Fireplace) Room.
The Trees in My Forest
is destined to become a classic ... biologist and acclaimed nature writer Bernd Heinrich takes readers on an eye-opening journey through the hidden life of a forest.
Winner of the New England Book Award Best Nonfiction Award.
This event is hosted by the Church's Green Sanctuary Ministry Team with its mission of honoring the interconnected web of life and by promoting environmental education and sustainability both within the church and in the larger community.
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New Coffee and Tea Varieties
Now Available at the
Fair Trade Sales Area
A new coffee variety and a caffeine-free tea have been added to the items in stock at the Fair Trade sales area operated by the Denominational Connections Ministry Team. Breakfast Blend contains Arabic coffees. Priced at $7.00, it is mild but fully flavored and similar to the Latin American Café Salvador. Rooibos Tea bags, priced at $3.50 are caffeine free.
Coffee, tea, chocolate, and olive oil sales help to sustain small family farms that adhere to ecologically responsible practices. Proceeds from sales at UUCGL help support the activities of the Denominational Connections Ministry Team.
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UUW Annual Luncheon
May 23rd - 12:30 pm
The UUW will hold its Annual Luncheon in the Fellowship Room at church on May 23rd at 12:30 pm. The luncheon will inc
l
ude sandwiches and salads from
Periwinkles Food Shoppe and dessert. Join us for a delicious lunch and conversation. To reserve a seat, please email Joanne Brine at [email protected] . The cost of the luncheon is $10 payable on May 23rd. Please respond by May 18th.
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Little Children. Big Move.
A new home and critical renovations
for Ocean Breeze School.
Find out how you can help Ocean Breeze Schoo
l c
ont
inue to offer its exceptional early childhood education to
children
in
ou
r
c
ommunity. You can learn more
about the schoo
l and its future
at this link:
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UUCGL Celebrated Earth Day!
On Sunday, April 8
th
, the Green Sanctuary MinistryT
eam
h
o
sted
a sp
ecial Earth Day Worship Service focusing on
the GSMT'
s
the
me this year
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forests and woodlands. The ch
urch was d
ecorated
with beautiful murals paint
ed by Trinidad Hud
son
and was treated
to reflections by Jim Peterson and John Benson, a "Time for all Ages" story by Toni Bandrowicz, and a meditative visualization by Chris Hanson.
[click here]
to read John Benson's reflection, Ret
urn of the Forest. John's reflection, along with other readings and reflections, will also be posted on the GSMT's blog on the church website.
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Have you pledged yet? We have made a good start on our 2018/19 pledge drive, but we have not yet reached our 100/100 goal: 100% pledge participation and $100,000 raised through pledging, to fill the gap between our endowment income and our anticipated expenses and to realize our 2017/18 Vision of Ministry to Draw a Wider Circle. You can still participate by placing your pledge card in the box in the church foyer, by returning it to the church by mail, or by e-mailing [email protected]. To assist us with our budgeting process, please submit your pledge as soon as possible. Additional pledge cards are available next to the box in foyer. You may also call the church office if you need assistance. Thank you!
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Applications for college scholarships given by the UUW can be obtained at the church office or on the church website
(click here).
The deadline for returning the applications is May 31st.
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North Shore Pride weekend
is June 22-24th.
Interfaith service on June 22nd from
6-9pm and Parade and Festival on June 23rd from 11am-4pm. More information to follow. Contact Michael Celona with questions or interest! [email protected]
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Remember H A W C when you travel this summer and fall
. . .
Don't forget to save hotel/travel-sized toiletries for
HA
WC
. F
o
r many years, the UU
W h
a
s
be
en
prep
aring gift
bags
eve
r
y C
h
rist
ma
s to donate
t
o
"He
aling
Abu
se
W
orking for Change" w
hich
w
as founded over 35 years ago. This organization
serves 23 cities and towns from Saugus to Cape Ann with local offices in Lynn and Salem. HAWC serves individuals affected by domestic abuse. Its mission is to "support the healing process of abu
se and to change social norms and behaviors that perpetrate violence and oppression". They are always most grateful for our church's generosity.
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Did you know that you can watch Rev. Vicki's sermons on our website?
Click here. Thanks to Steve Deveau for being our dedicated videographer.
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At the Movies!
If you missed one of the movies that the Green Sanctuary Ministry Team has hosted, remember that you can borrow them for home viewing! GSMT has all of its environmentally themed DVDs on the book cart during Sunday Fellowship Hour along with a sign-out sheet. We request that you keep the DVD out for a 14-day period only.
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Help Us Welcome Newcomers!
It's so important to have a friendly, warm, and welcoming presence in the foyer on Sunday mornings before worship. You don't need to be trained or signed up. Just greet people as they enter, get folks name tags, and show them where the sanctuary is.
Everyone in the church community is hereby deputized Official Greeter! Let's help
newcomers feel at home!
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Does the Office Know Your Current Contact Information?
Please keep your name, address, phone number, and e-mail current in the church office. E-mail Elizabeth Muller with your correct information. Not sure what information we have on file for you? Call Elizabeth at 781-595-8836, ext. 10.
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Weekly Update
and Announcements Deadline
In order to submit information to our church's website in a timely manner, all announcements and weekly update information should be sent to Angie Kern at [email protected] by Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. Please also cc Elizabeth Muller at [email protected] .
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Housekeeping
If you have a meeting or event at the church and you have unlocked the front door, or put a stopper in it, please remember to lock the door or remove the stopper when you leave. Our outside groups do not have keys to the front door and are not able to lock up if they are the last ones in the building. Thank you.
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Covenant Group
Covenant Group is open to anyone from the church interested in learning about and experiencing small group ministry. Gatherings are 11:45-1:00 p.m.
in the "Faces" classroom, the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. If you are interested in joining this group, or even just sitting in to see if you like it, please speak to
Lyssa Andersson or Suzanne Forgione.
We encourage visitors to try it out for at least three consecutive sessions to get a real feeling for the group. One need not be a UUCGL member, or even a Unitarian Universalist to join a covenant group here.
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Dialogue Group
"Dialogue" is a way of practicing deep listening that enables us to share personal experiences and thoughts in a way that collectively builds a more expansive understanding of ourselves and the world around us. We move from reaction to connection. The dialogue is preceded by a short "discursive meditation." Dialogue and the discursive meditation are part of the method of Cafh, a path of spiritual unfolding. For information about Cafh: www.cafh.org; the discursive meditation: http://www.seedsofunfolding.org/issues/08_11/inspiration.htm and dialogue,
http://seedsofunfolding.org/issues/04_06/features_1.htm
and
The Dialogue Group meets the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month at 11:45 a.m. There is no obligation to commit to attendance. All are welcome when able to attend. Contact Ron Fishman at [email protected] for more information.
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