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On Sunday, June 30th

10:00 am live in the Meeting Room and

and on-line at www.muuf.org/sundayservices



"What Are You Listening For?"

Led by Rev. Laurie Stuart

The service is rooted in the essential need to practice plurality. It touches briefly on complexity theory, an emerging scientific discussion about the interconnected universe of self-sustaining systems through the work of Neil Theise and his book Notes on Complexity. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FGD2T7z7Zo) 

Fun fact -- Rev. Laurie grew up in our Fellowship!

Please note service time is 10:00 AM

THIS SUNDAY'S COLLECTION PLATE

This week's Sunday Plate will be split with the UUA's Side With Love campaign - above all we work to make love real in the world.

THIS WEEK AT THE FELLOWSHIP

Wednesday, June 26th



Mindfulness Meditation, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Click Here to Join with Zoom

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Thursday, June 27th

Men's Consciousness Raising, 7:00 pm

Contact adultprograms@muuf.org for more information

Choir Practice, 7:00 pm

Choir rehearsal has ended for the summer. The Thursday evening slot will be used for rehearsals by appointment only. Please email Michael directly at music@muuf.org

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Friday, June 28th

Gentle Yoga with Hazel, 10:00 am

For all bodies and abilities, beginner to advanced

Click Here to Join with Zoom

passcode 859962

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Saturday, June 29th

A Gathering of Men, 9:00 am - 11:00 am

This group meets in person and online. Fellowship Members and Friends invited to join after a welcome meeting. Contact Joe Uhrhane or Venkat Puranapanda for more information.

Insight Meditation Retreat, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Registration required. Contact programs@muuf.org

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Sunday, June 30th

Sunday Service, 10:00 am -11:00 am 

Join us in person in the Meeting Room or Live on Facebook and www.MUUF.org/SundayServices

Return to Africa, 11:30 am

Join Bob Scott and Irene Mendelson in the Meeting Room for a slide presentation of their recent trip to Africa.

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Monday, July 1st

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Tuesday, July 2nd

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If you'd like more information, please use the links below to access the Monthly Calendar, Digest Newsletter and the This Week listing on our website.

This Week at the Fellowship - Monthly Calendar - The Digest Newsletter

From the Board

Report on March 17 Board Update Meeting and resulting "Affinity Diagrams"

Thank you again for joining us for the Board Update Meeting of March 17th. Covering topics on Finance, Communication, and Religious Education, 80 members attended and contributed their input through 162 Post-it® notes. The Affinity Diagram Summary Report and the March 17th Board Update Meeting are available in the highlighted link below. You will see how your Concerns, Questions, Ideas, and Gratitudes are pulled together in Groupings and then connected our work underway and for our journey ahead. The Board is thankful for your input, which we can also include in our first Board Retreat with Rev. Sasha in August.

In Fellowship,

The Board of Trustees

The reports mentioned above can be accessed via this link.

If you are logged on, this will bring you to the members only page of REALM. You should then select:

• Board Minutes and Other Communications
• March 17, 2024 Meeting Update folder

To reach these reports without the link, log into REALM.

You should then select:

• Groups
• Members Only
• Files/Resources
• Board Minutes and Other Communications
• March 17, 2024 Meeting Update folder

Fiscal Year

The 2023 -2024 pledge year ends on Sunday, June 30, 2024. Please submit any balance on your pledge before the 30th.

Please update your payment methods to reflect your new pledge beginning July 1. If you currently use a credit card, please consider switching to direct withdrawal to reduce our credit card fees and increase your donation's impact.

Thank you for your generosity!

Building Project Update

• The drop ceiling in Chu Hall is being installed. The photo on the left shows the structure while the photo on the right shows what it will look like when complete.
• The electricians are working to connect the new electrical panel.
• The painters are starting this week.

Please remember to follow the signs and fencing and remain out of the construction area.

And finally, please contact Shari Loe or Franklin Heller at drww@muuf.org or visit our website to see how you can help or to donate.

Endowment Grant

The Endowment Grant was awarded to the front window painting project. That has been expanded to include the windows in rooms 204 and 205. These are being paid for from the buildings repair budget and the excess of the grant over the contract for the front windows.

The project began this week in the back and will move to the front windows next week. This will allow for the back windows to be completed prior to the courtyard pavers being installed.

Parking Lot Repair

The sink hold in the accessible lot was repaired on Tuesday. In early July, the cracks in the main parking lot will be sealed.

General Assembly

The UUA General Assembly was last week. Judie Romano served as one of our delegates and has provided the summary document below for all to review.

Join us for a Ladies Pot Luck Lunch to discuss the possibilities and begin planning for a 2025 Fall Women's Retreat

• When: Friday, August 9th - 11:30am - 1:30pm
• Where: Fellowship Great Hall
• Please bring: Something to share with the group
• RSVP to Debbie Rice or Elizabeth Bain

The MUUF Women’s Retreat is traditionally an independent, fall destination retreat for adult women of the Fellowship, held off-premises. Paid registration includes room and meals. Transportation is not included.

This Week

Return to Africa. Bob Scott and Irene Mendelson will present slides from  Bob's12-day photo safari on the Chobe River, in the Okavango Delta and Kalahi Desert and from their consecutive 14-day journey in Southern Africa, the countries of South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe.. June 30, 11:30 am in the sanctuary

Upcoming Events

Outside the Fellowship

Vegan Pot Luck and Film Screening

You are invited to a vegan potluck dinner and film screening of Cooked: Survival by ZIP Code on Sunday, July 14, beginning at 5:30 pm at UU Congregation of Somerset Hills, 123 East Cliff Street, Somerville, NJ. This event is sponsored by the UUCSH Green Team.

Cooked: Survival by ZIP Code delves into the story of the worst heat disaster in U.S. history in 1995 in Chicago, when 739 residents—mostly elderly and Black—died over the course of one week. The film links the deadly heat wave's devastation back to the man-made disaster of structural racism, shining a light on the issues of poverty, race, class, and education that underlie how natural disasters take lives.

Please register at this link by Friday, July 12 if you plan to attend this event. You're welcome to attend the potluck and the film, or just the film.

The potluck begins at 5:30 pm. The film will begin at 6:30; please arrive between 6:15 pm and 6:30 pm if you plan to attend the film only. It lasts 1 hour and 22 minutes, and there will be moderated discussion for up to 30 minutes following the film.

Weekly pick up at the Fellowship.

For more information and to register, visit www.schoolunchfarm.com

Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship