SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

ATTENTION! ATTENTION! Starting in April, The Forum will be returning and the eBlast will narrow its focus back to weekly happenings. Along with these changes will come a change in formatting for the eBlast. Keep a lookout in your inbox.

UPCOMING DEADLINES

Forum submissions are due by 9 AM on the fourth Monday of the month (April 27th). eBlast submissions are due by 9 AM on Thursday. Please email articles to Meredith Plummer and Rev. Kellie.

Please note, we will not be accepting submissions this coming week, as Meredith will be on leave. Thank you!

THIS SUNDAY'S WORSHIP SERVICE

Sunday, March 29th, 1:00 PM



Transgender Day of Visibility

with Rev. Kellie Kelly

& The Transgender Justice Group

This Sunday's service is scheduled to be multi-platform:

onsite as well as on Zoom and livestreamed to Facebook.

If joining us on Zoom via phone:

Dial 1 312 626 6799 or 1 646 876 9923

Enter Meeting ID: 953 8114 7453 and Passcode: 869000 at prompts.

This service will be recorded. If you do not want to be included in the recording, please turn off your camera, mute your microphone, and change your name to "MVUUF" once you are in the zoom.

This week's Share-The-Plate offering is for:

The House of Bread, which serves free, hot, nutritious lunchtime meals to anyone in need, 365 days a year. For more information, visit their website.



Children & Youth Religious Education this week:

Youth Group meets in the Parlor at 1:00 PM. Children in Preschool through 5th Grade begin in the Worship Service before going to Children’s Program after the Story for All Ages. We also have a children's area at the front of the sanctuary where we encourage families to sit. Families should pick up their children at 2:15 PM.

WORSHIP & RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SCHEDULE

LAST SUNDAY'S STORY FOR ALL AGES

Did you enjoy last Sunday's Story for All Ages? It was Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller (Author) and Jen Hill (Illustrator). You can purchase the book by clicking on the button below to find a seller. As part of our commitment to justice and equity, we encourage everyone to shop Black-owned bookstores when purchasing books (like Elizabeth's Bookshop and Writing Centre in Akron OH, which is both Black-owned and LGBTQIA+ owned).

If a Black-owned store doesn't have it, try to find it locally; and if you can't find it to purchase, please try your local library.

ORDER MVUUF: SIDE WITH LOVE SHIRTS

MVUUF Side with Love T-shirts - with the familiar UUA heart icon and slogan, and with MVUUF on the back - are available, in limited quantities!

Complete the T-shirt request form below, if you would like one of these custom shirts.

• Fill out one form per shirt.
• Pay what you can for your shirt (payment instructions are in the order form).
• If you cannot pay, type 0 in that part of the form.
• If you can pay more than what they cost us ($24.00 each), please do. Your extra will help off-set the cost of other T-shirts.

See the T-shirt request form for more details. We want as many people as possible to wear these shirts, often, all over town!

Questions (after you see the form)? Contact CQ at cqofdayton@gmail.com.

This anti-capitalist project is a collaboration between Social Justice and Membership.

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING CUUPS' OFFREINGS

Join our pagan group, Chalice of the Willow (CUUPS), in the chapel over the next few weeks for celebration and discussion. See below for more details.

Sunday, April 5th @ 6:30 - 9:30 PM

Full Moon Ritual: Rejoice in the full moon with a Full Moon Ritual. Theis ritual will also be followed by a potluck. More here.

Sunday, April 12th @ 2:30 - 4:00 PM

Discussion: Find out a little bit more about pagan beliefs & traditions, and converse with others in a comfortable, non-judgmental atmosphere. More here.

Sunday, April 26th @ 6:30 - 9:30 PM

Full Moon Ritual: Rejoice in the full moon with a Full Moon Ritual. Theis ritual will also be followed by a potluck. More here.

NEW: UU HISTORY REDUX

Saturdays, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, on Zoom

March 28 | April 11 | May 2 | May 16 | May 30 | June 13

Are you a history geek? Story lover? Want to learn the history of Unitarian Universalism? Or, revisit UU history through an anti-racist and anti-oppression lens? Join Rev. Kellie and Director of Membership, Meredith, for this six-part series which utilizes Ron Cordes’ film series, "Long Strange Trip." No prep-work, no homework, no RSVP required. Just join us when you can!

ADULT GAME NIGHT

Saturdays, March 28th @ 7:00 - 10:00 PM in the Conference Room

After a long week of work and the 24/7 news cycle, we could all use a time and place to play, laugh, and simply have fun together. Our Adult Game Nights are a great way to do all three! Please join us for a fun evening of playing games and community building on the 4th Saturday evening of each month, 7:00 PM, in the Chapel. Bring your own games or enjoy what other's bring.

EASTER FUN

Sunday, April 5

Hip Hop, Hooray, Easter is on its way! We hope you will join us, in person, Sunday, April 5th for an egg-stra special Sunday. Festivities include an egg-citing Easter Egg hunt for our children and youth (to take place during the service), followed by a hoppin' Food & Fellowship hour - bring Easter themed sncaks so we can stuff ourselves silly! It's bound to be a basket full of fun!

JOYS & SORROWS

Held in a Web of Love

Rev. Meg Riley once said "Each of us, imperfect and vulnerable bodyspirits that we are, is connected to a vast web of love which holds us and will not let us go. We are connected through our ancient common ancestor to creative lineages that shaped us. We are connected to the unborn, who still shine as stars in the sky. We spin this interdependent web from our very lives, as spiders spin fierce silk from their spinnerets. It will not let us go, no matter what we do or don’t do."

May we know that our joys and sorrows are part of the sacred circle of life. May we be grateful for the Love that binds us to one another and will not let us go.

The joys and sorrows shared here are shared with expressed permission.

COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE

NO KINGS 3.0

Saturday, March 28

A group of MVUUF members and friends are gathering to attend the No Kings protest this coming Saturday. See below for Details.

What: Send a message for democracy and rule of law and in opposition to lawlessness, overreach, and lack of due process. Family friendly signs are welcome. UUs for Social Justice suggest yellow hats, scarfs, placards.

When: Rally at 1 and march at 2.

Where: Courthouse Square, 23 N. Main St., Dayton, 45402

Meet Up: If you’d like to rally with others from MVUUF, meet between 12:30 and 12:45 pm on the W. Third St. side of the Courthouse Square fountain. Look for our gold Side with Love sign and for congregants wearing black or gold Side with Love shirts, weather permitting. If driving, allow time for parking. At 12:45 pm, our group will likely move closer to the stage.

New Side with Love Shirts: If you’ve arranged with CQ (Catherine Queener) to receive a shirt at No Kings, please arrive by 12:30 pm.

More Info and Updates: Facebook

Sponsors and Partners: Locally, the march and rally are organized by DIFA (Dayton Indivisible for All) and the Dayton Women’s Rights Alliance. Our national denomination is perhaps the only denomination that is an official No Kings partner, though several religious social justice groups are partners. A full list of partners can be found on the No Kings website.

No Kings protests are also being held in neighboring towns at different times. Green County is hosting their No Kings protest from 11 to 12:30 at the Greene County Courthouse, 45 N. Detroit St, Xenia, 45385. You can find others on the No Kings website.

UPCOMING SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIONS

Dear MVUUF Friends,

Below are upcoming local events followed by advocacy actions, as we continue in the spirit of the UUA’s Side with Love to “lament the cruelty on display…rejoice in the rising…to action, resistance and the power of community” and that “even in the storm, we carry something precious: a fire we refuse to let go out.”

Lynn Buffington, Chair

MVUUF Social Justice Committee

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Upcoming Local Events of Interest

In addition to the No Kings protests mentioned above...

“Have a Gay Day Resource Fair,” Saturday, March 28, 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Sinclair Community College. MVUUF expects to be there – thank you Meredith and Membership Committee!

“Trans Day of Visibility Celebration,” Sunday, March 29, 2:00 – 5:00 pm, Yellow Cab Tavern, For all ages, Gem City Action. MVUUF expects to be there - thank you Rev. Kellie!

Last day to register to vote or change your voting address, April 6, Election Day is May 5, early voting starts April 7. Check your voting registration and address here.

“Dayton Regional Sustainability Luncheon,” Tuesday, April 14, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Sinclair Community College, Building 12, Room 172. Five short Pecha Kucha style presentations by an amazing array of speakers. $30 before April 4, then $35. Lunch & parking included Details and registration on EventBrite.

Greene County & Friends Sixth Annual Anti-Racism Conference, Saturday, April 18, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm, Sinclair Community College, building 11, 3^rd floor. Keynote speaker is the amazing Michael Carter. Registration and more details can be found here.

“Faithful Defiance in Times of Democratic Trial,” UUJO Spring Gathering, Sat. April 25, 10 am to 5:00 pm, First UU Columbus, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd, 43214.  Keynote speaker Pablo DeJesus Executive Director of UUJS. Register in March with promo code EARLYSAVE10 to save $10 off the $65 registration fee (includes lunch and snacks). Check for future updates for scholarship registrations. Registration link.

“Pride Rocks,” Family friendly suicide prevention festival. MVUUF has a booth! May 16, 2026, 11 am to 4 pm. Levitt Pavilion, 134 S. Main St., Dayton 45402.  Sign up to volunteer at MVUUF’s booth through SignUp Genius. Learn more here. 

For ways to be in solidarity with Haitians in Springfield and local immigrants: visit MVIC Linktree.

Additional events of interest can be found on Gem City Action's website, at District 10 Indivisible for All Facebook Page, or at Dayton-Miami Valley Activist Events Facebook Group.

#UU LENT PHOTOS

#UULent photo-a-day was created by Rev. Mr. Barb Greve as a way for Unitarian Universalists to engage in a shared spiritual practice, with deep historical roots, alongside our siblings in faith. This year, Rev. Kellie and Meredith invite you to participate in #UULent alongside us, and thousands of other UUs across the world. Here is how it works: review each word-of-the-day, contemplate it's meaning in your life and in the wider world, snap a photo that relates to your thoughts, and - if you like - post your picture to your social media and our Facebook group: MVUUF Beloved Community. Each week, we will share a selection of the photos you post to MVUUF Beloved Community. More information on this and how to join MVUUF Beloved Community can be found here.

No photos or words were shared in MVUUF Beloved Community this week. And, as the editor will be on vacation next week, there will be no photos shared in next week's eBlast. However, you may still wish to reflect privately. If so, here are your last set of words for #UULent 2026.

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