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Religious Education Help Wanted:
Paid and Volunteer
Job opportunity: Work with our fabulous kids! As we transition to indoor RE once children ages 5-11 are able to be vaccinated, we seek to hire two creative, flexible, dedicated people to join our Religious Education team starting December 5. These roles will support the Director of Religious Education and a group of fabulous adult volunteers in providing consistent, compassionate adult presence for our children during Sunday morning Religious Education sessions. Previous work or volunteer experience in formal (preschool, day care, K-12 school) or informal (camps, RE, museums, rec centers, etc.) education settings is required. Work hours from 9:30 AM to noon Sundays, with one Sunday off approximately every 4-6 weeks. Pay starts at $15/hr, with prep time also compensated. Proof of vaccination and background check required. Please contact Jen Aultman at jaultman@nuuc.org for more information. (NUUC folks: Please forward this announcement to anyone you think might be interested/qualified).
Help build the next generation of UUs by volunteering with our Zoom Youth Group from the comfort of your couch! On the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 7 PM, NUUC Youth join with youth from the Tennessee Valley UU Congregation and the James Reeb UU Congregation from Madison, WI for fun, spiritual growth, and social action. We are looking for adult volunteers (must background check) to take a supporting role as the assistant leader once every 3-6 weeks. Please consider making this small investment in time and effort to support our middle and high school youth through these challenging times! Please contact Jen Aultman at jaultman@nuuc.org to apply or if interested in learning more.
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Current Religious Education Opportunities for our Younger Folks |
Children ages 4-11, Sunday morning outdoor Religious Education: We will meet to play, craft, hear stories, and connect safely outside for RE through the month of November (no RE on Nov. 28). Join us on the patio at the side of the church at 10:25 each week, and bundle up if it is chilly!
Youth ages 12-17: Join us on Zoom the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Wednesday of each month for Youth Group, when we gather with youth from the James Reeb congregation in Madison, WI and the Tennessee Valley UU Congregation! It's a chance for fun, spiritual connection, and social action across the miles. Contact Jen (jaultman@nuuc.org) for the Zoom link.
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Urgent Call for Action on House Bill 109 |
Dear Faith Community Friend,
I want to offer a personal plea to you to share the information below with your network.
The Fourth House Hearing and Vote for HB 109 - the anti-protest bill - is this coming Thursday, Nov 4 at 10 in Room 121 at the Statehouse..
The Ohio ACLU finds it very troubling and their analyst writes: "In 13 years of full-time lobbying of the OGA and 23 total years with the ACLU of Ohio, I can say, with no exaggeration, HB 109 is easily the most concerning free speech bill I can recall because of its extremely wide impact, its broad and vague language, and the severe penalties."
Under current Ohio law, a very small incident can cause a march, parade or rally to be arbitrarily declared to be a 'riot".
And when an event becomes a 'riot' under HB 109, then organizations who supported or helped organize or even advertised the event can be charged, fined, and even dissolved for "Corrupt Activity."
- Imagine if Equality Ohio were to be dissolved because there was a minor fight at a Pride Parade.
- Or the Sierra Club heavily fined because someone sprayed chalk on a sidewalk at the Statehouse.
- Or UUJO - or your congregation - charged and bankrupted because it passed out water to marchers for Black Lives on a hot summer day.
These could all happen under HB 109.
Please share this with your network. We need lots of people at the hearing this Thursday, 10 am, Room 121 to show that the faith community cares about our First Amendment rights.
We will provide specially marked masks for the Silent Witness event. And we ask clergy to wear collars/stoles/clergy garb if possible.
With Hope For the Future
Rev Joan Van Becelaere
(Pronouns: she/her)
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Creative Fellowship
Are you longing for connection in these difficult times? Do you have unfinished craft/art/sewing/knitting or other projects that you would like to work on but haven’t? If so please join Commissioned Lay Minister Teri Cornell in Creative Fellowship! We will have a zoom meeting once a month (the first Thursday of each month from 6:30PM-8:00PM) and we can work on our projects, exercise our creativity, and talk about whatever is on our minds and hearts. No need to sign up, just drop by using the same Zoom link that we use for regular NUUC worship service (see below).
The Second Morning Covenant Group
While many covenant groups begin with a definite end date in mind, this group has lasted for seven and a half years! They enjoyed discussing intriguing topics and growing closer as friends. Now, however, members have decided to discontinue, everyone moving on to other interests.
Wednesday Noon Check In
Join us using the regular NUUC zoom connection at noon everyday Wednesday for informal check- ins and chat with your fellow members. Use the regular Sunday morning Zoom login, or write minister@nuuc.org for a direct link.
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NUUC's Women's Group meets the last Sunday of the month at noon. This group has decided to continue meeting by Zoom. Next meeting: November 28. The group will begin discussing Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize winner. Questions or need the zoom link: contact martykeith@zoho.com
Interested in the Once a Month Brown Bag Books? Next meeting is November 16, noon, at the church: Discussion of Walter Isaacson's nonfiction book, The Code Breaker, about 2020 Nobel Prize Winner Jennifer Doudna. She explored gene editing and how it could improve our health in the future.
Soul Matters Small Groups
We currently have three different Soul Matters Small Groups virtually meeting, for regular in depth check ins, and for exploring together different spiritual themes. New members are welcome at any time, write to minister@nuuc.org
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Greeters Wanted!
We are looking for greeters each Sunday morning for our face to face worship. Greeters arrive at church at 10:10 AM and simply provide a welcoming presence at our front door. You can sign up to greet using this link.
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NUUC WORSHIP SERVICE ZOOM LINK
We are current meeting both in person and via Zoom every Sunday at 10:30 AM
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