Sunday, July 9

10:20 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Childcare (ages 3 & younger) (Room 119)

10:30 a.m. Sunday Service in-person & online: https://uuma.zoom.us/j/99246541303?pwd=VnFBenNFYnB2WEZBUE9kQW81Rk1zUT09

"Dying With Dementia: Ethical and Legal Alternatives" 

- The Rev. M. Michael Morse,

with Bob Clegg as liturgist

Music: Sea Raven

12:00 p.m. Earth-centered Spirituality Service (Chapel)

3:00 p.m. Atheists/Humanists/Agnostics (AHA) Discussion Group 

(Zoom)

Please spread the word

to anyone you know who may be interested in the above opportunities.

Check our homepage for

upcoming classes, events, and Zoom links:

frederickuu.org

General Announcements

The latest show in the Blanche Ames Gallery is the stunning work of Sasa Aakil. Her show, “On Beauty and Revolution,” is well worth your attention. The show runs through August 27. See our gallery web site for more information about this interesting young artist. Go to UUCF Frederick homepage. Tap “Visit.” Then tap painter’s palette icon.

You also may visit the show at UUCF on Tues., Wed., Thurs. mornings 10:00-12:00 or by appointment at [email protected]. Send name, phone #, date/time of desired appointment. Enjoy the show!

Donation Yoga for Advancing Beginners: Mondays, 1:00 p.m. (Chapel). One of the best ways we can stay resilient and healthy is to exercise and cultivate mindfulness.

Connecting through Poetry Group: Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. Weekly exploring a poem together, & open conversation:  https://zoom.us/j/92449580068?pwd=dE9BTFNvVEsrMThaZGdub3p0NnQwdz09

Retired UU Ladies Eating Out (RUULEO): 2nd Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m.(July 11): Enjoy a monthly lunch and conversation at Wegman’s Food Court. Contact: Marj Mansfield, [email protected], 301-693-6195 

Pride Vibes MKP (“Mankind Project”) Group: meeting at UUCF on 2nd & 4th Saturday mornings. MKP has 3 groups in the Frederick area. It is a men’s social & support group guiding men to deeper lives of integrity, authenticity, and service. This GBTQQ MKP group is open to anyone who is Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, or Questioning. Prior to attending, please text Richard Warren (443-848-8484) for more details. 

Retired UU Men Eating Out (RUUMEO): 3rd Wednesdays at 8am (July19), Enjoy breakfast and conversation at the Airways Inn of Frederick (310 Aviation Way). All are welcome, retired or not. Contact: Steve Berté, [email protected]

The UUCF Book Club July selection is: Friday, July 21 - Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finny Boylan. Note our location and meeting time: UUCF, Room 125 at 7:00. We will not have a zoom link for this meeting. For questions or comments contact Diana Pitcher, [email protected].

Food for Friends is looking for helpers:

1. Volunteers to share a home cooked or store bought meal when UUCF friends and members are in need of a bit of support. 
2. A volunteer to serve as a backup Meal Train organizer to Julie. 

Please email [email protected] if you are interested in helping out. 

Fair Trade Fundraiser: Handled online, with a target date for orders to be placed. Coffee should be available for pick-up the following Sunday, after the service. Payment can be made to UUCF Special Events by check, or through the Give page on our website (UUCF Coffee & Chocolate Purchases), when the coffee is received. No chocolate sales at this time. Visit: frederickuu.org/fair_trade for more info on how to order and what is available. Next Coffee Order Due Dates: July 9, 23.



There are also regular weekly opportunities for

listed on the righthand side of homepage frederickuu.org.

Join DRT’s Antiracist Book Group

For Weekly Discussion of “The Cooking Gene” 

by Michael W. Twitty

Starts Tuesday, July 11, 7:00 p.m. on Zoom

In this unique memoir, Twitty explores the question of who “owns” Southern food by “tracing the roots of his own family and the charged politics surrounding the origins of soul food, barbecue, and all Southern cuisine...Twitty is a “noted culinary and cultural historian and the creator of Afroculinaria, the first blog devoted to African American historic foodways and their legacies."

—From the publisher 

Please join us on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2544372955?pwd=VVBUNElZcWRMOG94dWhudnZDZyt6Zz09. For the first week, please read through page 63, which includes the preface and first three chapters. This will be a 6-week read, through August 15.

The author “travels from the tobacco and rice farms of colonial time to plantation kitchens and backbreaking cotton fields…sifts through stories, recipes, genetic tests, and historical documents.” Twitty visits Civil War battlefields, synagogues, and black-owned organic farms “to tell of the struggles his family faced and how food enabled his ancestors’ survival across three centuries.”

Support the AARCH Society - African American Resources Cultural and Heritage - with July's Split plate



For over 20 years, AARCH Society volunteers have been collecting and preserving artifacts and stories about the history, rich heritage, culture and contributions of African Americans in Frederick County. They've lead tours, hosted lectures for schools and community, created amazing videos and more. Soon they will open a permanent Heritage Center on E. All Saints St. and hire an Executive Director so your donations are more needed than ever.

You can donate online thru this link Support UUCF (frederickuu.org) Select "other contributions" and note "AARCH Society"

Two Updates from the UUA:

The Unitarian Universalist Association Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Protect Voting Rights in Moore v Harper Case: Read more here

The Unitarian Universalist Association Condemns U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on the 303 Creative LLC vs. Elenis Case: Read more here

Are you familiar with the UU Minister Association's Berry Street Essay? Offered annually during Professional Days before General Assembly, this event began in 1820 when the "Rev. William Ellery Channing, Minister of the Federal Street Church of Boston, invited all Massachusetts ministers known to be liberal to meet in the vestry of his church (whose entrance was on Berry Street)."

Since then, the Berry Street Conference has convened every year since 1820 (save for one, during World War II), making the Berry Street Essay the oldest lecture series in the US.

The 2023 Berry Street Essay was offered by the Rev. Cecilia Kingman, titled "My Little Pony Was Right": Reflections of Fascisms Without and Within. In it, Rev. Kingman reflects upon the rise of authoritarianism, right-wing ideology, and fascism both within Unitarian Universalism and in the wider world.

 Side With Love joins Rev. Kingman in a two-session interactive opportunity for UUs to engage with this essay and the kinds of faithful responses it demands on behalf of our UU faith.

Join us! 

• Session 1: July 17 at 8pm ET / 7pm CT / 6pm MT / 5pm PT
• Session 2: August 14 at 8pm ET / 7pm CT / 6pm MT / 5pm PT 

PRE-REQUISITE: Watch or read the 2023 Berry Street essay, “My Little Pony Was Right: Reflections on Fascism Without & Within” by the Rev. Cecilia Kingman 

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