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SAT, APR 25th @ 9 AM
| First UU Columbus, OH
Unitarian Universalist Justice Ohio's (UUJO) Spring Assembly is coming! The Executive Director of UUs for Social Justice in DC, Pablo DeJesus, will be speaking on “Faithful Defiance in Times of Democratic Trial.” Pablo's speech will be followed by a catered lunch and workshops. Registration and fee are required. Scholarships are available. Learn more below.
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SUN, APR 26th
MVUUF Social Justice Committee is organizing a food drive to support immigrant families. You can give two ways.
If you wish to give shelf-stable food, boxes will be located in the back of the sanctuary and clearly marked. Examples of shelf-stable food: canned ravioli, peanut butter crackers, fruit cups / applesauce, dried beans, cereal, etc.
If you wish to give money towards the purchase of food, click on the "Give Now" button below. Select "Give to Social Justice - General Fundraising" from the first drop-down. After you click "continue" type "SJ Food Drive" in the comment section.
For more information or questions, please see Tina M., MVUUF Social Justice Rep, or Lynn B., MVUUF Social Justice Chair.
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Sunday, April 26th @ 2:30 PM in the Chapel
Do you weave, sew, crochet, knit, felt, do needlework or macrame? Are you just starting to learn? If so, this group is for you! Please bring your own project to work on.
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NEW: IFGD Panel Discussion - Religion and Family Life
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Sunday, April 26th @ 4:00 PM at the Sikh Society of Dayton (2320 Harshman Road, Riverside, OH 45424)
In our rapidly changing world, how do our religions help us handle changes in our own family lives? This interfaith panel discussion, with audience participation, will explore this question and more. RSVP requested. Click button for more information.
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Sunday, April 26th @ 6:30 PM in the Chapel
Join our pagan group, Chalice of the Willow (CUUPS), as they hold their monthly Full Moon Ritual, followed by a potluck.
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NEW: Watch Party & Dinner - Reparations in a Community Context
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Thursday, April 30 @ 5:00 PM in the Chapel
As part of MVUUF’s strategic planning for our future, in coming months the board will likely create a task force to explore reparations. The board recommends participation in the Unitarian Universalist Association’s free online discussion on Reparations as preparation for all MVUUF congregants, especially those who might serve on a task force.
So, please, join us for pizza and fellowship as we watch the UUA's online discussion hosted by UUA President the Rev. Dr. Sofia Betancourt and featuring three distinguished guests. It’s free! And, childcare will be provided!
To attend at MVUUF, we recommend you RSVP by April 29th by using the button below (this will help us honor dietary restrictions and ensure we have plenty for all). If you don’t get a chance to RSVP, please join us anyway. We would love for every MVUUF person to experience this program!
Can't join the watch party but still plan to attend the discussion online? Register for the online program using the button below. Also use this button to learn more about this program.
Questions about MVUUF's April 30 watch party? Please contact CQ.
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Saturday, May 2 @ 10:00 AM on Zoom
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!
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Deadline: APR 26th
Have you seen the new Side with Love T-shirts? They are high quality, chic as can be, and MVUUF is on the back! We are submitting a second order very soon with greater size selection: from Youth XS to Adult 5X. And the deadline to place your order is this Sunday!
This is a continuing anti-capitalist project so that MVUUF folx of every income can sport the groovy MVUUF Side with Love shirt.
We aim to have the new shirts well before Dayton Pride June 5 & 6. Request t-shirts by clicking on the button below, or by talking to CQ after the service Sunday.
Need help? We have a help table after service on 26, or email CQ directly before April 26.
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EVERY SUN
@ 8:45 AM & 10:00 AM
Don't miss out on our weekly offerings of Scripture Study at 8:45 AM, and Women's Group at 10:00 AM, every Sunday on Zoom. See links below
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Below is a list of local events and advocacy actions taking place this week. More events and advocacy activities can be found in this month's newsletter, The Forum (click the button below).
Happening this week...
SAT, APR 25th @ 1:00 to 3:00 PM | Christ Episcopal Church (20 W. First St.)
"Miami Valley Immigration Coalition Community Mobilization." Keynote speaker Ayman Soliman, former chaplain at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, who was unjustly placed in immigration detention. Register by April 23, or before capacity is reached, and learn more at MVIC.
SAT, APR 25th @ 2:30 to 5:30 PM| Dayton Library, Main
Arab American Heritage Celebration (Family Friendly) followed by Panel “From the Middle East to the Midwest,” Free. Celebration includes food, dance, henna, calligraphy, kids’ activities. Panel (at 4:30 PM) includes Ohio House member Rep. Munira Abdullahi, local Jewish activist Sammy Caruso, and community advocate Lisa Beshara. More on Facebook.
SUN, APR 26th @ 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM | Second Street Market (600 E. 2nd St.)
Global Artisan Marketplace. Enjoy music, food, art and more. Countries represented are Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Venezuela. Organized by Welcome Dayton and others. More on Facebook.
FRI, May 1st @ 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM | TBA
May Day 2026: Workers Over Billionaires. Try to only spend with cash and at local businesses today. Otherwise, as much as possible the ask is no school, no work, no shopping. More information on a community drop in event this day can be found on Facebook.
FRI, May 1st @ 5:30 PM | Courthouse Square
May Day Rally & March. More information on Facebook.
| Some events and programs have not been featured here, because they appear further out on our calendar. Please see our website calendar for a full list of our offerings. | | |
Looking Ahead
While the focus of our weekly eBlast is "The week ahead," the release schedule for our monthly newsletter - The Forum - sometimes makes it so we have to use the eBlast to spotlight events and opportunities further out on our calendar, lest they be missed. This is one of those times.
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Pledge Party
SUN MAY 3rd @ 2:00 PM in the Chapel
There will be Food, Drink and Live Music!
A time to come together and thank You for
Your Commitment to our church community
Enjoy
Catered Fare from Dayton Cooks,
A nonprofit culinary training program
and
Music by Sara D.
All Ages are Welcome!
Haven't Pledged yet? You can turn in your pledge at the party.
Look through this year's Pledge Materials here!
| | | | As part of this service, we are asking that you bring with you a small amount of dirt from a spot that is special to you; a place where you find peace, your power, your joy. Maybe from a garden, a playground, a hiking trail...maybe from the resting place of someone or something you loved. | | |
Worship for All Ages:
Dirt Communion
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Sunday, April 26th at 1:00 PM
With Rev. Kellie &
Somaya Bernard, Director of Religious Education
| This Sunday's service is scheduled to be multi-platform: onsite as well as on Zoom and livestreamed to Facebook. | | |
Children & Youth Religious Enrichment this week:
Our Worship For All Ages services are intentionally multi-generational so that all children, preschool-age and older, may happily participate in the entire service.
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If joining us by phone via Zoom:
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.
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Not sure you'll make it?
View this worship, and older worship services, at your convenience on our website. New worships uploaded by Wednesday of each week. See here.
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A Joy
Last Sunday, Lynn shared immense joy at the marriage of her son, Jonathan, to his now wife, Marian. Let us celebrate with Lynn, Don, and their whole family!
A Prayer
This prayer by Julián Jamaica Soto was shared last Sunday...
When your heart falls and your
soul weeps at the outbreak of
yet another war, remember this:
you are not alone, either in grief
or in rising up. We are together as
a choir, singing an unbroken song
of peace. When the death of
schoolgirls floods your body with
anger that is unable to be soothed,
you are not wrong. Reach out. We
are here to witness and resist. Part
of the system and yet we never,
not ever comply in advance. Lift
your spine, relax your jaw, lower
your tongue from the roof of your
mouth; we still have truth to speak.
Let your feet fall heavy on the Earth.
She will hold you. War is intentional
breaking of the net that holds Us all.
We refuse. We reject it. And hearts
awash in a sea of tears and fury, we
bring them beating, bare and brave
To this day. And now we all are called:
to craft a peace that holds every (single)
one, ancestors who did more with less,
bless us.
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.
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Last Sunday's Story for All Ages was The Courage of the Little Hummingbird by Leah Henderson (Author), and Magaly Morales (Illustrator).
You can purchase it 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 (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.
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Quick Reminders
Newsletter submissions are due by 9 AM on the fourth Monday of the month. eBlast submissions are due by 9 AM on Thursday. Please email articles to Meredith Plummer and Rev. Kellie.
This redesign of your weekly eBlast focuses only on weekly happenings. Discover more - events, inspiration, community - with MVUUF's monthly newsletter "The Forum." April's Issue is out now. Read it here.
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Miami Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
515 E. Third St. Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 436 - 3628 | MVUUF.org
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