August 2021 Communicator

The Communicator

August 2021 Volume 39 Issue 8

Beloved Community,

The UUCFM Board of Trustees, lay ministers, and staff are constantly monitoring the latest developments and recommendations regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and variants.

In an abundance of caution, we have decided to postpone the in-person aspect of the worship services planned for August 1st and 8th.

The Blessing of the Animals service will be held on Zoom as it was last year, and any return to the Sanctuary for Sunday services will not occur until further review.

We were so looking forward to being together again in-person but your safety is more important at this time. If you want to discuss further, feel free to email or call Board of Trustees President, Lane Cook, at UUCFMPresident@UUCFM.org, or 239-222-9406.

Yours in Growth,

Lane Cook

President

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Our Sunday Service on Zoom - Blessing of the Animals

Following the service, we will have our weekly UU Dialogues Discussion and Breakout Rooms on Zoom. Here is the Zoom link for our service on August 1st at 10:30AM:

https://zoom.us/j/98733916229

Special Community Sharing Partner This Sunday!

Gulf Coast Humane Society

The Gulf Coast Humane Society's mission is to provide humane care for surrendered animals by offering refuge, providing medical care, and facilitating an adoptive home. Each year we take in more than 2,000 animals in need of compassionate care.

More information can be found at www.gulfcoasthumanesociety.org/

Dreamwork Group

“Our dreams regularly invite us to greater self-awareness and psycho-spiritual consciousness by remembering them more fully and inquiring more deeply into their multiple meanings. By increasing our capacity to remember and explore our dreams, we come progressively closer to (our) evolutionary potential.”- Jeremy Taylor

Come discover the wisdom of your dreams. Participate in the safety and support of a caring group.

To RSVP for a space, contact Debra Leigh, Certified Dream Work Facilitator. Phone/Text: (831) 818-1418 or email to dreamrookery7@gmail.com. Please include your contact information.

Meetings: Sundays in Rm. 2 at 11:50 am. Dates: Aug. 1, Aug 15, Aug 29, Sept. 12, Sept. 26, and Oct. 10. Bring a snack.

Social Issues Book Group

The Social Issues book group starting date has been postponed until August 11th. We will be reading the book: Begin Again by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. The group meets on Wednesday from 1:30-3 p.m. For more information contact Helen Leddy (helen.leddy@gmail.com.)

The UUCFM and Caloosahatchee Mindfulness Book Group's next reading is Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication by Oren Jay Sofer. The group meets on Wednesday from 10-11:30 a.m. For more information contact Helen Leddy (helen.leddy@gmail.com.)

Monday Book Group

The UUCFM Monday Book Club will meet via Zoom at 1 pm to discuss Ch. 18 through 21 of Owls of the Eastern Ice by Jonathan C. Slaght. If you’re joining for the first time, please email Mary Studer to get the link to Zoom: mstuder929@gmail.com

60th Anniversary Pave the Way Fundraiser

Our goal is 100 commemorative bricks at $100 per brick for $10,000 for our General Budget. Our Endowment Fund will pay production costs so each $100 goes right to the Budget.

59 bricks have been donated. 39 other bricks have been moved from the Eco-Preserve that were the 2011 50th Anniversary Fundraisers. Thus, 98 engraved bricks grace the pathways into our Sanctuary. They are a blessing to read.

Each 4" X 8" brick can be engraved with up to 3 lines of 13 characters/spaces on each line. Examples of donated bricks are UU quotes, memorials, names & sayings, such as:

She loved and was loved. Nancy Letts

Service is our Law. Go Forth!

Remembering (name, birth-death)

Albie & Mary, Lay Ministers, Thank You

To donate a brick: Contact suzanneziemer@gmail.com, 812-332-3450 or

helendixon9@gmail.com, 239-633-4989.