Sunday Service
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JUNE 7
11:00 - 12:00 PM
In the Sanctuary
"Rhyme & Reason: A Celebration of
Youth Religious Education"
Ms. Bethany S. Ward
Music: Asya Akkus, Piano
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Annual Meeting
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SUNDAY JUNE 14
Following the Service
In the Sanctuary
All members of First Unitarian Church in good standing for at least six months are urged to participate in the democratic process of our congregation's Annual Meeting. We will hear our Year in Review, nominate and vote on the proposed new Board of Trustees and Nominating Committee members. We will also vote on amendments to our Code of Regulations ("the Bylaws"), and the 2015-2016 budget. A membership quorum is required for all votes, so please do make every effort to attend. Following the meeting, we'll head outside for a barbecue. Please see the Annual UU Picnic blurb for complete information on the BBQ!
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Board and Nominating Committee Nominees
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To see the complete list of Board Nominees, click
HERE
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| Annual UU Picnic |
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SUNDAY, JUNE 14
FOLLOWING ANNUAL MEETING
Come one, come all to the Annual UU Picnic after the Sunday Service and Congregational Meeting on Sunday, June 14. Harry's Kitchen Crew will be sizzling up your favorite picnic main course of: hamburgers, gardenburgers and hot dogs. We are supplying the grillin' food and buns, beverages and cool desert. A picnic is not complete without picnic style dishes, please bring a enough to share with 6-8 of your UU Friends and picnic ants (we have yet to see a picnic uncle). Tables will be set up, but we know there are "picnickers" out there who will love to spread out a blanket. See you there for food, fun (yes, there will be yard games) and a good time!!!
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Mini History Available
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The First Unitarian Church of Cleveland will turn 150 in 2017!! Beginning to focus on our 150th Anniversary in 2017, Historian Virginia Dawson has prepared "A Brief Overview of the History of First Unitarian Church in Cleveland: Bond of Union" at the request of the Heritage Committee. Very interesting reading. Copies are available in the Church office or click
HERE
to read a digital version.
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Regular Garden Maintenance
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EVERY WEDNESDAY
10:00 am to Noon
Low-key puttering and conversation. Center your week. Contact: Eileen McCully.
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Honoring Fern's Retirement:
Ticket Sales Continue For June 20th Dinner
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DINNER, SATURDAY, JUNE 20
Our Director of Music, Fern Jennings, is retiring! Dinner, Saturday, June 20
Come to dinner at First Unitarian in Fellowship Hall to honor Fern and her decade of musical contributions. Cocktails will be at 6:00 pm with dinner following at 7:00 pm and entertainment at 8:00 pm. Tickets will be sold in Coffee Hour starting May 10. $25 per person, in advance.
Deadline to purchase tickets is
Sunday, June 14.
The Fern Fund for Music
Contribute to the special "Fern Fund." This fund will be used to hire musicians and present musical performances at First Unitarian in years to come. Donations can be made in cash, by check or through First Unitarian website
www.firstunitariancleveland.org. Please make checks out to the First
Unitarian Church of Cleveland and note "Fern Fund" in the memo area.
Questions? Contact Barbara Bradley at 216-295-0941 or Carol Gay at 216-496-1420.
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Oxford Permaculture Project
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SATURDAYS, JUNE 6 & 13
Experienced lasagna mulchers needed. We think permaculture can be applied in a big way to revive integrated neighborhoods starting in the Oxford/Noble Neighborhood of Cleveland Heights. We'll be using the same techniques we used at First Unitarian on Saturdays, June 6 and 13. Contact Tom Gibson at 216-932-8733 or at [email protected] for details.
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Music and Poetry in the Garden
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JUNE 3
Join Music Director Fern Jennings for an evening of music and poetry on Wednesday, June 3 at 7:30 pm. We will sing some well-known or easy to learn songs from Singing the Journey, our hymn supplement, and share evening or garden poems in our beautiful permaculture garden. In case of rain we will meet in the Sanctuary.
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Newcomer Coffee Chat
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SUNDAY, JUNE 7
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SERVICE
LIBRARY
Attention New Members, Guests and Visitors! Please join us in the Library for Coffee and Conversation on Sunday, June 7 immediately following the service. We look forward to getting to know you better.
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Monthly Prayer Service
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
7:00 - 7:30 PM
Whether you have concerns for which you would like prayers said or you simply want to be in prayer-centered gathering you are invited to attend on Wednesday, June 10 from 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm in the Sanctuary. There is no requirement that you verbally participate. You are welcome to attend without speaking. This is an open meeting where all ages are welcome. Led by our Community Minister Affiliated, Patricia Shelden.
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TimeBank
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WILLING TO SHARE YOUR TIME?
A new group is forming to begin a "TimeBank" in Shaker Heights. We're looking for one or two people from some of our faith communities who would be willing to help begin the process. TimeBanking is a way of giving and receiving to build supportive networks and strong communities. TimeBanking builds on the magic of "pay it forward," one good turn leading to another and another.
Here is how it works: I earn a time credit by doing something for you. It doesn't matter what that "something" is. You turnaround and earn a time credit doing something for someone else in your TimeBank Community. For example, an hour of gardening equals an hour of child-care equals an hour of dentistry equals an hour of home repair equals an hour of teaching someone to play chess. The possibilities are endless.
Some of the core values of TimeBanking include: every human being matters, we all have something to give, we need each other, and helping works better as a two-way street. If you'd like to help, especially by being First Unitarian's contact person for this effort, please contact Roger Osgood at 216-246-9179 or[email protected] for more information.
You can also find out more about TimeBanking at www.timebanks.org.
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New YRE On-Line Registration Now Open!
Catch the Spirit!
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Click the image to register TODAY!
Our RE Classes provide religious exploration through the lens of our liberal faith, a dedicated place to be still and reflective outside the hustle and bustle of daily life, and opportunities to celebrate the awe and wonder of the world around us. Please take a moment now to register your child(ren) or youth for our engaging program. Be sure to review the many volunteer opportunities available to you as a parent or guardian in our RE program.
You can also purchase '1st UU' T-Shirts to benefit the Youth Religious Education program when you register on-line for the 2015-2016 RE Season!
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Our Whole Lives Facilitator Training
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REGISTRATION IS OPEN
WHOOO Should Sign Up??
YOU, that's whooo!
Training: JULY 24-26 
OWL Training will be HERE
And by 'here', I mean 21600 Shaker Boulevard, this very building, this very summer.
Have you registered yet? No!?
Click the link
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OWL Programming for Senior High Schoolers!
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MAY 10 - JUNE 7
This Sunday will be the final class for Senior High OWL 2015.
MAY 10th: 11:00 am - 12:45 pm
MAY 17th: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
MAY 31st: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
June 7th: 11:00 - 1:00 pm
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JUNE 7
RE Sunday is a multigenerational celebration in worship of the year we've had together.
Teachers: If you would like to share your class's story with the congregation, please email Sarah Megenhardt or Bethany Ward.
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YRE Year in Review
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ATTENTION:
YRE PARENTS, TEACHERS and COVENANT GROUP LEADERS
Memories, like the corners of my mind...
We are looking for pictures, recollections, poems, musings, songs and/or artwork from this year in YRE to showcase every week here, in the Eblast! If you have a favorite memory you would like to share, big or small, picture or no picture, send it to Sarah by June 7, 2015 and she will include it this section each week as our YRE YEAR IN REVIEW!
Send your submissions to Sarah Garver Megenhardt at: [email protected] by June 7.
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Fern Retirement Dinner
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JUNE 20
Fellowship Hall, During Coffee Hour
Come to dinner at First Unitarian in Fellowship Hall to honor Fern and her decade of musical contributions. Cocktails will be at 6:00 pm with dinner following at 7:00 pm and entertainment at 8:00 pm. Tickets will be sold in Coffee Hour starting May 10. $25 per person, in advance. Deadline to purchase tickets is
Sunday,
June 14.
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Our Whole Lives Facilitator Training
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REGISTRATION IS OPEN
WHOOO Should Sign Up??
YOU, that's whooo!
Training: JULY 24-26
OWL Training will be HERE
And by 'here', I mean 21600 Shaker Boulevard, this very building, this very summer.
Have you registered yet? No!?
Click the link
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MONDAY, JUNE 8
SUMMER BUILDING HOURS:
Monday & Wednesday 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday CLOSED
Sunday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Piano Concert on June 2
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TUESDAY, JUNE 2
7:30 PM, in Sanctuary
Robert Cassidy, piano will perform the complete Preludes of Claude Debussy in recital here in our Sanctuary on Tuesday, June 2 at 7:30 pm. A free-will offering will be accepted.
This performance will be Cassidy's first musical offering of this magical repertoire as a complete set. This program follows the recordings of the repertoire that was completed in February 2015. The release of the first book of Preludes on Albany Records in 2011 has been met with great acclaim. The recording of the second book of Preludes will be released later this year. Cassidy's 2011 recording will be available for purchase at the concert on June 2. You won't want to miss this concert of lovely music for an early summer evening's concert.
From Cleveland's Plain Dealer: Cleveland pianist Robert Cassidy demonstrates a keen grasp of varied styles on his new recital disc, which spans three centuries. He shapes the first book of Debussy's "Preludes" with delicate and expressive sensitivity, savoring the magical atmospheres.
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Helping Hands Needs You
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We are a group of volunteer helpers at church who have signed up to assist people with rides, meals, groceries, and whatever other requests may come our way. But we have only 16 actively involved people among our ranks, and with many of them working or being geographically far-flung, it's often difficult to find someone for a given task. Cheryl Hanger and Jackie Stimpert would like to invite the whole church community to join us in helping others in our congregation. Currently we have three or four people who need ongoing rides to church (Mayfield Heights, Judson Manor, South Euclid, and occasionally Bedford), one person requiring weekly groceries (South Euclid), one needing occasional walks for a dog and a ride to school for a daughter through the end of the school year (Shaker Heights). If you live in or near one of these communities and think you can help, please give Cheryl (216-381-2053) or Jackie (216-291-1605) a call. Let's truly be the Church of the Helping Hands. Thank you.
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Carry Alburn Library
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Some Summer Reading Possibilities
- The Science of Good and Evil: Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule by Michael Shermer
- Living the Secular Life: New Answers to Old Questions by Phil Zuckerman
- The Radical King by Martin Luther King, Jr.
- The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande
- The Four Things That Matter Most by Ira Byock, M.D.
- Deep River: The Life and Music of Robert Shaw by Keith C. Burris
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RE SUNDAY: June 7
SUMMER PRG: July 17, July 26, Aug 2
OWL FACILITATOR TRNG: July 24-26
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Summer Programming
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July 17, July 26, August 2
Room 106
11:00 am
With the leveraging of available resources and our deep respect for the interdependent web of existence, our Summer RE programming will now focus on helping young children become good environmental citizens. With an emphasis on environmental education, this three Sunday multi-age program will focus on experience rather than teaching, have frequent positive experiences outdoors, and demonstrate enjoyment of and respect for the natural world. (Please note that this does indicate a change in the previously announced curriculum.)
Session will run in room 106 on July 19, July 26, and August 2 at 11am. We are still recruiting teaching assistants! Please direct your interest to RE Coordinator, Sarah Megenhardt at
[email protected]
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Bethany Ward and
Sarah Megenhardt Away
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BETHANY WARD will be at a training from
June 8-13.
SARAH GARVER MEGENHARDT will be on vacation from June 11-15.
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OMD Summer Institute
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JULY 12 - 18
 OMD Summer Institute July 12-18!
Check out all of the info about SI, happening at Oberlin College!
Register before June 1 to save $75!
(Children of all ages welcome!)
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