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Channels Newsletter
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Upcoming Events
The church year may be ending soon, but there is still a lot happening at First U. View the
church calendar
or check out our save the date list.
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Join in at the Yarmouth Clam Festival
July 15th, 16th, 17th
You can sign up for a volunteer spot online.
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Worship on Sundays at 10:30am
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Flower Communion & Bridging
Details about worship can be found on our website.
Remember to bring a flower with you!
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Religious Education, for all ages, has been a year full of curiosity, growth, challenges, and fun. This Sunday, May 22 will end our Adult RE, UU Games, and Youth Group sessions for the year. Sunday, May 29 will be a celebration of our final Children's Chapel.
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Junior Youth Trip to Walden Pond
Last weekend, May 14-15, some of the junior youth group members were able to take a trip down to Concord, MA. In two short days, we visited Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, First Parish in Concord, and Walden Pond. It was the best kind of whirlwind, with near-perfect weather, interesting pieces of UU history, great conversations, and insightful, funny, bright youth. Many thanks to the First U members who are helping to grow lifelong UUs!
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It was great to be able to honor some of our newest members along with longstanding members last Sunday. Congratulations all!
A special thank you to Steve Thomas for capturing these moments.
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Did You Know...?
Joining a UU congregation is unique
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Considering Membership?
Visit our website for more information on how to become a member.
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New Mainer Initiative - Opportunity to Host!
We are grateful for this congregation's willingness to step up and provide emergency housing for New Mainers. We have not yet been called to do so, HOWEVER, since we have the resources, how about hosting some New Mainers this summer for an English Immersion Weekend?
What it is: Opportunity Alliance selects 5 - 7 established New Mainers who have been participating in our English Conversation Circles to come to Yarmouth for an English language immersion weekend this July
What we do: Host them for two days and two nights in 5 home residences
What happens: They spend some time with their residence hosts, some time doing summertime activities that we offer up - boating, beach walks, tennis, island hikes - what would you like to show them about Yarmouth? - and some time meeting together for lunches or dinners that are hosted outside of the residences - - all in English!
What do we need: Do we have 5 residences available? IF you would like to be a residence host, please RSVP ASAP and tell us whether the weekend of
July 9th or 23rd is better for you and yours
[email protected]
And thank you! We are excited to show our New Mainer friends our home here in Yarmouth and the surrounding communities.
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Interested in w
alking in support of the LGBTQ community and Equality Maine?
We are seeking people who would like to join us at this annual very fun event! If interested, contact Gwen at [email protected]
Visit First U's Event Page FMI
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Half-Plate this Sunday:
This week's half plate supports our
Gyepes partner church summer camps for children and youth. Some of these kids have never been away from home overnight.
The kids all work hard all summer helping on the family farm, so this is a huge opportunity for 3 days of learning and play with kids from 3 surrounding villages.
Our donation supports lodging, food, and modest pay for counselors/teachers.
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First U is Growing & Evolving!
New Sanctuary * Expanded Programs and Outreach * New Staff
And through Here For Good we will have our new space.
With our operating budget and giving commitments for 2017 we will continue our wonderful programs. This year's giving campaign needs about $20,000 to be complete. If everyone considered adding 12% to their commitment, we'd be almost there!
That means...
If you committed $100, you'd give $12, an extra $1/month
If you committed $1,000, you'd give $120, an extra $12/month
If you committed $3,000, you'd give $360, an extra $30/month
If you committed $10,000, you'd give $1,200, an extra $120/month
We appreciate and thank you for your consideration!
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The
Yarmouth Clam Festival is a beloved Maine community event that features a parade, live music, fireworks, food, a carnival, arts and crafts vendors, and races and competitions. First U, along with many local nonprofits, joins in on the fun!
You can work alongside other members and friends of First U by participating in pre-festival
set-up, helping in the kitchen, selling and serving at the Church or on the Green, or assisting in clean-up.
You can also sign-up to bake a cheesecake or lemon bars.
Working a shift at the Clam Festival is a fun tradition for all of us and we reward our volunteers with a slice of our famous, delicious UU Cheesecake.
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Healthy Congregation Tip: Live BIG!
Set clear Boundaries and respect Integrity so you can be Generous of heart.
Click
here to read more about this week's tip
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To learn about our
Hannaford Gift Card program click
here
and scroll down to the bottom of the page.
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Stolen Goods for Sale
This winter the church office was broken into and a number of items were stolen, including a Staples card. The perpetrator used that card to purchase a
HP Officejet Pro X476dw that retails for $699.99
. The Yarmouth Police Department has kindly donated the printer, after it was finished being used as evidence.
It is unopened, wireless, can print, copy, scan, and fax, prints double-sided and in color, has a touch screen, and comes with four ink cartridges (black, cyan, magenta, yellow). If your business or home is in need of a professional, fast, quality printer, we'd be happy to sell you this one. Name your price!
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JAM JARS WANTED!
Holiday Fair is just around the corner.. who knew?! Well... maybe a few months, but now is the season when I start making lots of jams and jellies which we sell in December. If you have empty jam/jelly jars that you would like to put to good reuse, please leave them for me in the church kitchen. 8 OUNCE only... I cannot use any more 16 ounce jars unless they are the old-fashioned kind with the glass tops. MANY thanks in advance!
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Clam Festival Equipment and Supplies Need a New Storage Home
For the past 15 years Jane Cleaves has generously donated part of her garage/barn to keep our church equipment safe all year long. The time has come for us to look for a new storage space for these items. If you, or someone you know, has room in a
barn, or better yet has a
storage trailer (10' x 12') they could donate or sell to the church, please contact:
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Between the World and Me Book Discussion
Monday, May 23 at 7pm
First Parish Portland, 425 Congress St.
Ta-Nehisi Coates received the 2015 National Book Award for this non-fiction work, a letter to his 15-year-old son.
The Washington Post writes
: "Brilliant . . . [Coates] is firing on all cylinders, and it is something to behold: a mature writer entirely consumed by a momentous subject and working at the extreme of his considerable powers at the very moment national events most conform to his vision." All are welcome, sponsored by the First Parish Portland Black Lives Matter Team. FMI: Carolyn
[email protected]
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Church and Office Information
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Save the Date
Sun. May 22 - Final Adult RE & UU Games for the church year
Tues. May 24 - Annual meeting information session at 10:30am
Thurs. May 26 - Annual meeting information session at 5:30pm
Sun. May 29 - Final children's RE for the church year
Sun. May 29 - Annual meeting information session at 11:30am
Sun. June 12th - Junior youth to ARLGP at 1:30pm; senior youth group meets at 4pm
Sat. June 18 - Pride Portland Parade and Festival
Thurs. June 30 - Gather Dinner
Fri. - Sun. July 15th - 17th -Yarmouth Clam Festival
Sun. Sept. 11th - Ingathering
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Even NEWER Office Hours:
Monday 1pm - 5pm
Tuesday 9:00am - 1pm
Wednesday 2pm - 6pm
Thursday 1pm - 5pm
*and by appointment
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If you are experiencing a crisis, including needing a hospital visit, you may call her on her cellphone: 207.356.1467 any time. Please note that Friday and Saturdays are typically her days off - Rev. Jennifer does not check email on these days, but will answer any crisis or emergency calls.
If you would like to have an announcement included in Channels, please send an email to [email protected] by the Wednesday of the week you wish it to be published. Please put "CHANNELS" in the subject line, otherwise it's very likely we will not recognize your request. Thank you.
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