Weekly Communicator

Weekly Communicator

May 11, 2023

Sunday Service

Join us this Sunday at 10:30am in the Sanctuary or via Zoom

https://zoom.us/j/5264858673

Minister's Musings

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

Please join us this week for a beautiful celebration of Mary Cline Golbitz as the congregation commissions her as a Lay Minister and affirms her amazing work with the congregation. It promises to be a beautiful and moving service.

revsue@uucfm.org

WhatsApp call or message: +506 8891 2847

Facebook Messenger: Sue Gabrielson

Skype: suegabes

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Community Sharing for May

Our Community Sharing partner this month is Alliance for Fair Food. The Alliance for Fair Food (AFF) is the vibrant, diverse ally network of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), the internationally-acclaimed farmworker organization transforming human rights in the U.S. agricultural industry. The principal focus of the Alliance for Fair Food is the Campaign for Fair Food, a farmworker-led, community-powered movement that successfully holds major food retailers accountable to the highest human rights standards in their produce supply chains.

www.allianceforfairfood.org

If you cannot attend in person, you can still donate by mailing a check to the office with "community sharing" in the subject line, or by using the "donate" button on the website and marking it "community sharing".

Upcoming Events

Dream Works, Saturday May 13 10:45am-12:15pm Room 2

Connection Circle, Sunday May 14 12pm-1:30pm Room 2

Risso Kossei-kai, Sunday May 14 1-3pm Room 3

Buy, Read, Share a Banned Book

OPEN, Our Purpose, Exclude Nobody

Invites you to purchase and circulate

Lee County Banned Books

What do I do?

Come to our table in Hobart Hall Sunday May 14 (or subsequent Sundays) and select a title from the list of 30 Lee County banned or threatened books.
You will get an envelope, which includes a donation sticker to place inside the front cover with your name and a card pocket to affix to the inside back cover, and a sheet with the book’s name and some questions
Go home and find a way to purchase that book. Then read it and comment on it. Many of these books are for kids, but there are also several works targeted for adults. Take your pick.
Bring the book back to our table for circulation, along with the sheet (included in your envelope) where you give your assessment of the book
Borrow another book.

Click here for a list of the banned books.

How can We be Supporters and Advocates for Transpeople in Florida?

via Zoom, Saturday, May 20, at 1:00 pm

The Sunshine Cluster prepared months ago for a Legislative Follow-up program. Equality Florida staff will discuss transgender life through trans eyes, offer a legislative update and address protections and issues currently facing LGBTQ+ and trans youth.

All are welcome to attend this free program by the Sunshine Cluster (formerly the SE Florida UU Cluster). To register, email seuucluster @gmail.com for Zoom link. The two speakers from Equality Florida are Nikole Parker, Director of Transgender Equality and Geanny Joseph Ruiz, Statewide Safe and Healthy Schools Manager.

In case you have been traveling and missed news coverage of the trans discussion at the Capitol, link here to a Human Rights Campaign discussion held recently in Tallahassee.

Volunteers Needed!

Would you like to help out with counting the offering after the service on Sunday mornings? It takes about 15 minutes, training is provided, and you can tell us how often you’d like to volunteer. Please contact Pati Maier if you’re interested. Thank you!

Unitarian Universalist Mental Health Network

Online Worship Service

May 28, 2023

4pm PDT, 5pm MDT, 6pm CDT, 7pm EDT

Zoom link

HELD – Showing Up for Each Other’s Mental Health

In this first worship service produced by the UU Mental Health Network Speaker’s Bureau, the Rev. Barbara F. Meyers will talk about her book HELD which tells a lot of stories from her ministry focused on mental health issues - both how-to stories and how-not-to stories and gives guidance for congregants in the pews who want to help make a difference. It has a built-in study guide. We hope that the book will be used by many congregations and help to make the denomination a friendlier place to people with mental health problems and their families.

For more information click here.

Become a Quality Life Center Summer Camp Champ

Donate money, become a volunteer, or be a guest speaker. Scan the QR code above for more details.

Area Events of Interest

Troop 3300 BBQ Fundraiser

May 13, from 2-4pm. Prepay using the information above to get your meal.

Gulf Coast Symphony

Hot Latin Nights

May 20th

Celebrate the start of summer with Hot Latin Nights: A celebration of Latino culture! Enjoy non-stop music that will get your feet moving, your body swaying as you enjoy cold drinks, street food and dancing to benefit the MACC!

Southwest Florida’s Heat Latin Jazz Band will kick off the festivities with its unique mix of multicultural jazz at 6pm.

Taking the stage at 8pm is multiple-Grammy-nominated Peruvian musician Kiki Sanchez and his Salsa quintet, who will heat up the stage of the MACC with Salsa, Bachata, Tango, Merengue and Reggaeton.

Become a evening VIP with front row seating for BOTH concert performances, 2 drinks included. Or you can purchase single tickets for either the 6pm or 8pm show.

Click here for tickets.

Gulf Coast Symphony

Summer Camps

June-July

The Gulf Coast Symphony is thrilled to host another exciting summer of Camps at the Music & Arts Community Center! This summer, MusicWorks!, String Orchestra, Jazz/Band are offered for 2 week sessions. Musical Theater meets for 3 week sessions. We are also partnering with the IMAG History & Science Center for two 1 week Science Camps.

Click here for more information.