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June 30, 2022

General Assembly Sunday Service

Zoom only

Are you ready???

Here comes the GA 2022 closing worship service, which concludes with the Benediction.

You are welcome to watch on zoom together in Hobart Hall.

Join us this Sunday at 10:30 am

https://zoom.us/j/5264858673

or listen to audio only at UUCFM.org

July Services

The Lay Ministers and Worship Associates together with the Board of Trustees have set an alternative schedule for Worship Services in July. These changes are necessary for a number of reasons.

7/3 GA Service

ZOOM ONLY

7/10 Mary Cline Golbitz, CLM

ZOOM ONLY

7/17 Mary Cline Golbitz, CLM

ZOOM ONLY

7/24 Guest Speaker: Mary Tracy Sigman

HYBRID

7/31 Blessing of the Animals

HOBART HALL Hybrid

On July 3, members and friends who want to meet in Hobart Hall at 10:30 am and watch the service together, we welcome you. The service(s) in Hobart Hall will be mask free for those who choose not to wear one. Anyone who feels ill should watch the service at home on Zoom. If you are autoimmune compromised, please decide for yourself whether or not to attend. We want everyone to be safe and free from Covid.

UU Dialogues

UU DIALOGUES ARE ON HIATUS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

Out of the Office

Denise will be on vacation from June 25-July 4. She will not be available by phone or email during that that time. She will answer all voicemails and emails as soon as possible when she returns.

Please send all newsletter articles by

12pm Wednesday for publication in Thursday's newsletter.

Send articles to newsletter@uucfm.org

**Please do not send requests to the office manager email**

**Any requests sent to the office manager email while Denise is gone will not make it into the newsletter.**

Covid Protocol Update

The efficacy of vaccines and treatments has significantly reduced Covid’s danger for most of us. As a result, the protocols for campus events have been revised:

Masks will continue to be required in the sanctuary during worship services.
Masks are optional for coffee and other functions in Hobart Hall.
In the library, classrooms, and other small spaces, masks are required UNLESS everyone present agrees otherwise. We’ll continue to be respectful and protective of those of us whose immunity is impaired.
Worship services and UU Dialogues will continue to be available on Zoom.

Although the Covid risk level will continue to fluctuate, I’m sure all of us hope the worst of the pandemic is behind us. We’ll continue to monitor the risk and change the guidelines as needed to protect our congregation.

Please reach out to me with any questions at UUCFMPresident@UUCFM.org.

Namaste,

Mary Studer

President, Board of Trustees

Community Sharing for July

The Southwest Florida Gay & Lesbian Chorus was formed in 1993, at the initiative of Doug Gathers and a small group of founders, despite the problems that would undeniably come with his "coming out" publicly. Since our founding in 1993, we have been a LGBTQ-friendly and all-inclusive 5013c non-profit organization. This group participates in local, regional, and national performances.

Their mission is to provide educational, cultural, and social enrichment for our audience and ourselves through excellence in the choral arts.

The group's name was changed in 2019 from Southwest Florida Gay & Lesbian Chorus to Southwest Florida Voices, to be more inclusive to the LGBTQ-Community and Allies.

Since you cannot attend in person for the next few weeks, please 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".

INVITATION FOR NEWCOMERS

REVISED Schedule

Newer Members, Recent & Past Visitors:

Sundays, July 24 & August 7

11:45am-1:15pm - Room 2

Note original schedule has changed:

the July 10th meeting is cancelled because services for the first three Sundays in July will not be in-person but virtually by Zoom.

Sign-up by Friday 7/22 appreciated.
VP of Membership Marge Gonzalez will facilitate our continuing discussions, as we get to know each other by sharing our spiritual journeys.
Light refreshments will be served
RSVP judyburget@gmail.com.

UUCFM Grounds Volunteer Work Day - July 9

8:00 am-11:00 am

Many hands make light work! Please come and lend a hand.

Our Courtyard and Eco-preserve all need some TLC, pruning, and beautifying. Tools provided or bring your favorite clippers.

Wear a hat and bring water and gloves if you have them.

Contact Holley Rauen with any questions.

July 9th from 8:00 am-11:00 am

Self Care Workshop

The Pastoral Care Team invites you to join us for a self-care workshop offered by Mary Tracy Sigman via zoom on July 1 from

1-2:30 pm. Please contact Mary Tracy for more information including the zoom link.

The workshop will include gentle seated movement, meditation and the opportunity for group sharing. We hope to offer these workshops on a monthly basis.

Mary Tracy Sigman is Dharma Teacher/Leader of Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhist Group of Fort Myers. She and her group have been with UUCFM since September 2010. Mary Tracy also has been serving on the Pastoral Care Committee since its inception, and she volunteers with local organizations, such as HOPE Hospice, United Way, Calusa Waterkeepers, Citizens Climate Lobby, and RTCW. She believes we cannot heal others unless we first heal ourselves, so Self Compassion is important for us all.