Thursday, September 14, 2023 | |
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THIS SUNDAY'S
WORSHIP SERVICE
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"Doors Wide Open, Hearts Wide Open"
WATER COMMUNION
Rev. Sue Browning, Minister
Marilee Taussig, Service Leader
In-Person & Zoom
Sunday, September 17, 2023
How might we continually welcome one another and welcome the stranger? How might a vision of radical hospitality guide our coming year together? At this service led by Rev. Sue Browning, we'll reflect on the "gift of welcome" as a foundation in our Unitarian Universalist faith. The service will include our annual Water Communion ritual. All are welcome!
- Rev. Sue Browning, Minister
- Marilee Taussig, Service Leader
- Michael Casey, Musician
- Nevin Dawson, Guest Musician
- Amy Warner & Fantaye Kehm, Youth & Teen Welcome
- Nancy Holland, Greeter
- Joy Kim, Coffee Host
Please CLICK HERE for the link to join us via Zoom.
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What is UU Water Communion?
Our service on Sunday, September 17, will include our annual Water Communion.
Water Communion is a UU ritual that helps us begin the congregational year and symbolizes the blending of our hopes and gifts.
For this ritual, all are invited to bring water that has meaning to them to the service, usually brought in a small bottle or jar. The water might be from your tap, from a puddle, from a local pond or river, or from your travels. We'll have plenty of water available that can serve symbolically as water that has meaning to you. During the service, there will be an opportunity to come forward and pour the water you brought into a large communal bowl at the front of the sanctuary. The collected water will represent the many ways our lives come together in community.
If you have any questions about this water ceremony, please check with Rev. Sue.
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Upcoming Worship Services | |
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Sunday, September 24 — In-Person & Zoom
"We Begin Again in Love"
As Jews around the world pause to observe Yom Kippur, might we too pause and ask, "How do atonement and forgiveness enter into our UU theologies? At the end of our days, will there be grudges, regrets, old hurts, and angers that we’ve held on to? Or can we find a way to remind ourselves to let go of those things?" In this service, based in part on a Church of the Larger Fellowship interview with Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs, Rev. John Wright will think about forgiveness and, as Eller-Isaacs has so beautifully put it, “begin again in love.”
- Rev. John Wright, Guest Speaker
- Jan Sprinkel, Service Leader
- Michael Casey, Musician
- Jackie Mathwich & Fantaye Kehm, Youth & Teen Welcome
Sunday, October 1 — In-Person & Zoom
"Promises We Make"
It's been ten years since our minister, Rev. Sue Browning, was ordained as a Unitarian Universalist minister. Recently she shared, "The vocation of parish ministry has been pretty much what I was trained for, and of course there is always room to grow. The deeper challenge has been to live fully into the vows I took at ordination." At this service, Rev. Sue will reflect on lessons learned since her ordination, and we'll consider the challenges we each face when we strive to live into promises we make.
- Rev. Sue Browning, Minister
- Nancy Holland, Service Leader
- Michael Casey, Musician
- M. Q. Riding, Youth & Teen Welcome
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- This Week's Worship Service Information
- Upcoming Worship Services Information
- Newsletter Index
- Helpful Links, Office Hours, Upcoming Events Calendar
- Minister's Column
- Special Congregational Meeting - HVAC — September 24
- Hospitality Help Needed — Greeters, Coffee, & Potlucks
- Potluck in Woodland Memorial Garden — September 22
- UUCR is No Longer Collecting Grocery Receipts
- Sumner Hall Book Club Invitation — September 21
- Farm Bill Advocacy — UU Style
- Introduction to Mindful Meditation Class at UUCR
- Pastoral Care and Connection Committee
- Birthdays
- UUCR Contact Information
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W, Sa, Su — 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
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SEP 17 | Worship Service
Water Communion
Rev. Sue Browning, Minister
SEP 22 | Potluck in UUCR's Woodland Memorial Garden
SEP 24 | Worship Service
Rev. John Wright, Guest Speaker
SEP 24 | Special
Congregational Meeting - HVAC Replacement
OCT 01 | Worship Service
Rev. Sue Browning, Minister
OCT 08 | Worship Service
Lora Powell-Haney, Guest Speaker
OCT 15 | Worship Service
Rev. Sue Browning, Minister
OCT 20 | Potluck -
Nancy Holland, host
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If you know of another link or event that should be added, please contact
the UUCR office by email or phone 410-778-3440. Thanks!
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Special Congregational Meeting - HVAC September 24 | |
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The UUCR Board would like to announce that there will be a Congregational Meeting to be held after church on September 24th, in the sanctuary. We will discuss the need to replace the heating and air conditioning unit for the office, foyer, and other connected rooms. The unit for the sanctuary was replaced last year. At the meeting we will be seeking approval to spend the necessary funds for a new HVAC unit and a dehumidifier.
Thanks to Jim Lavin and the Building & Grounds Committee for their work to keep our building in good working order!
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Volunteers are needed as Coffee Hosts and Greeters at our Sunday worship services. We also need Potluck Hosts for our monthly potlucks. Signup sheets are on the white board in the lobby.
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SAVE THE DATE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 6 PM | |
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Beer Garden Potluck
in our Woodland Memorial Garden
Your Public Relations Committee hopes to turn our outdoor space into a lighted eating area. Be thinking of German-themed dishes and beverages to bring! PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIRS & ANY AVAILABLE SPARES!
Please contact John Ramsey johnramsey1948@gmail.com if you are available to help set up on Friday at 1 p.m. and/or clean up afterwards. In the event of rain, the potluck will be held inside the church building.
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UUCR is No Longer Collecting
Grocery Receipts
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The newly formed Sumner Hall Book Club is inviting all to attend its next meeting on Thursday, September, 21, 4:30 - 6 p.m. at Sumner Hall, 206 South Queen St, Chestertown. Join to enjoy great books and follow up discussions. All are welcome! For more information CLICK HERE. | | |
Farm Bill Advocacy – UU Style | |
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The UUs for Social Justice, UUs for a Just Economic Community, and the UU Ministry for the Earth have joined forces and will be conducting a UU Advocacy Conference at All Souls Church in Washington, D.C. on September 26-28, 2023. This year they are
focusing on incorporating climate provisions into the 2023 Farm Bill. The Bill, which is revisited every five years, is currently being drafted in congress. The last day of the conference will include a day on Capitol Hill, where you will meet with lawmakers and their staff.
If you are interested in participating but cannot attend the
conference, you can send an online letter to Senators Cardin and Van Hollen, in support of the Farm Bill.
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Introduction to Mindful Meditation Class
at UUCR
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The Insight Meditation Community of Chestertown is offering a 5-week Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation class on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. beginning October 3, 2023. At the heart of insight meditation is the practice of mindfulness, the cultivation of clear, stable, and non-judgmental awareness. Anne Briggs, the group’s leader, will be teaching the classes, which will be held at UUCR. To register, send an email message to info@imc-chestertown.org. There is no fee for the classes; donations are appreciated.
For further information, please consult the group’s web site at www.imc-chestertown.org, or get in touch with Anne Briggs by telephone at 410-200-9803 or by e-mail at info@imc-chestertown.org.
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Pastoral Care & Connection | |
You are encouraged to share your joys and sorrows with the UUCR Pastoral Associates (see below). This team is a mixed group — but all have had previous life experiences and a variety of professional training in counseling and philosophy. Please contact one, or several of us, if you “want to talk.”
Pastoral Care Associates: Kevin Brien,
Gayle Folger, Nancy Holland, and Vida Morley
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SEPTEMBER
_8 - Linda Weimer
14 - Larry Schroth
16 - Mary Pritchard
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We want to help celebrate your birthday! If we didn't include your birthday, please contact the UUCR office by email (click here). | | |
Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River 914 Gateway Drive | Chestertown, MD | 21620
Phone: 410-778-3440
Office hours: W, Sa, Su — 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Closed — M, Tu, Th, F
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