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Events for Wednesday, October 22
through Tuesday, October 28
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Dear <<First Name>>!
We are a church of celebrations and sorrows. A number of our church competed in the Baltimore Running Festival, among them Marianne Freedman who ran the 10K and Jennie Milstein who ran the marathon. Congratulations to all!
We were saddened to learn that a member of our church for over 50 years, June Wing, died peacefully in her sleep at home on October 14th. A Memorial Service is planned on December 13, 2014 at 2 p.m. at the Stony Run Friends Meeting House at 5116 N Charles Street. Rev. Donna DiSciullo will lead the service assisted by Rev. Olson and Dr. Franch. June attended a memorial meeting at that site a few years ago and thought it would be very congenial for her own service. In lieu of flowers, June asked that gifts be made to the League of Women Voters or Viva House. (Aubrey: can we include a link to June’s fuller obituary, attached?)
On Sunday, we welcome back to our pulpit our Co0-Minister emeritus Rev. John Manwell. Please join us.
In our liberal and liberating faith,
“Rev”
David Carl Olson
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Great News!!
Almost a year and 3 companies later, the elevator is now back in service!!
A big thank you to Richard Gilpin and the B&G committee for locating and contacting the manufacturer. Another thank you needs to go out to the technician who came out. He was able to locate the problem and have it fixed in 4 hours.
So, hurray! We are once again able to accommodate our elderly and disabled members. We want to thank everyone for their patience in this matter. |
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The Poverty and Homelessness Committee is kicking off a clothing drive for the women at Dayspring, which we are calling "Suits Me Just Fine". As you change your wardrobe over from summer to winter clothing, we urge you to set aside some garments that would be appropriate for women who would be going on job interviews and beginning new jobs. They don't need to be suits: we are looking for casual business-like outfits that will create a good impression. Scarves, shoes, purses and jewelry will also be welcome.
We will also be collecting clean, usable children's clothing for the children who live at Dayspring.
Please bring the clothing to the "Suits Me" table at coffee hour, starting this Sunday. We need a volunteer each week to staff the table, and others to sort and hang the clothing for the event at Dayspring when women will be able to select outfits. Questions? Volunteer to help? Email Barbara Svoboda at svob@comcast.net.
The deadline for turning in clothes will be Sunday, November 9, at 12:30. |
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Improve Our Communication
Increase our Connections
Continuation
Please join us in the parish hall on Saturday, October 25, 2014, from 9 to 12, for a conversation about our church community, how we communicate, and how we can strengthen our connections. Participants in the first of these conversations on Oct. 4 found the process useful, and requested this meeting. All members and friends are invited. Please come.
For more information, contact Melissa Feliciano: nim3210@yahoo.com or mfeliciano@opd.state.md.us. You may text or call 410-258-1806. |
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Compass Update Released
Towson Unitarian Universalist Church Presents:
Lothar Schafer
Distinguished Professor of Physical Chemistry (Emeritus)
on
What Quantum Physics Reveals About the Nature of Reality and How We Should Live
Friday, November 7th, 7:00 PM
at TUUC, 1710 Dulaney Valley Rd., Lutherville, Md.
Office: 410-825-6045
“It is an unexpected fact and characteristic of quantum physics that, during the past hundred years or so, a large number of physicists, among them distinguished pioneers, were inspired by their science to speak of the presence of mind in the universe, and they weren’t afraid to conclude that consciousness is a cosmic property. This is a phenomenon that has no equivalent in the physics of the centuries prior to 1900, which is usually called classical physics. This phenomenon does in itself not prove anything, but it
gives us a choice: We can shrug it off as a sign that the pioneers of quantum physics just didn’t understand what they were dealing with -- and I have heard a number of physicists express this view. Or we can open our minds and take a look at why these people said what they said, and perhaps we can learn something.”
Lothar Schafer is a Distinguished Professor of Physical Chemistry (emeritus) at the University of Arkansas and has co-authored 250 papers on quantum chemical calculations and diffraction experiments. His research in the areas of Electron Diffraction, Applied Quantum Chemistry, and Computational Chemistry led his team to develop breakthroughs leading to the first pulse-beam, Time-Resolved Electron Diffraction studies of laser-excited molecules. Additionally, they performed the first quantum chemical geometry determinations of peptide molecules, predicting structural trends in proteins a decade before they were experimentally observed. Dr. Schafer is the author of In Search of Divine Reality: Science as a Source of Inspiration (University of Arkansas, 1997) and his most recent book Infinite Potential: What Quantum Physics Reveals About How We Should LIve (Deepak Chopra Books, 2013). |
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Our Change for Change Partner for September & October
Our Change for Change partner during September & October is Gather Baltimore, an innovative program that collects unsold vegetables, fruit and bread from the Baltimore Farmers Market and other sources for redistribution to local meal programs, faith communities and others in need. Gather Baltimore insures this food does not become waste and is made available to financially challenged families in communities where fresh healthy food is not readily accessible.
More information is available at the Social Action Clearinghouse table during Coffee Hour. |
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Spread the Word
about Your
Church Event!
Here's how to submit your items to Happenings, the church calendar and Sunday announcements. Any special formatting will be changed to fit the current format standards in place.
1. CALENDAR ONLY: Click here to complete the online form. (Allow 48 hours for your event to be approved and added to the calendar.)
2. HAPPENINGS AND VOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY: Submit your announcements by emailingoffice@firstunitarian.net, by noon each Tuesday.
3. SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS ONLY: For announcements that you want in the Sunday Order of Service, please email office@firstunitarian.net by 2 p.m. on Wednesday. |
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