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March 23 - 29, 2016

Weekly Happenings

There is no limit to what we can acomplish if it doesn't matter who gets the credit.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Celebration of Life
March 27
11 a.m.

Easter Sunday

Rev. David Carl Olson

Our traditional and nontraditional telling of the Easter story and a chance for all of us to wear an Easter “bonnet” or boutonniére or carry a bouquet. Spring has now unwrapped her flowers—come and bloom among us! 
 
(“Soul-to-Soul” spiritual reflection circle at 9:30 A.M.—Spiritual Experiences)
Upcoming Services

April 3, 2016
"Liberal Religion's Liberating Vision"
Rev. David Carl Olson

April 3, 2016
5:30 p.m.
Special Service in Parish Hall
Rev. David Carl Olson

April 10, 2016
"Planting Seeds, Tending Blossoms"
Rev. David Carl Olson
This Week at First Unitarian
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Maundy Thursday Agape Meal
Thursday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m.

By candlelight among friends, we sit under the Tiffany mosaic of the Last Supper and eat Mediterranean foods, drink sparkling water and wine, and read the stories of Jesus with his disciples. A time to feed and be fed. 

Please call the office to reserve a place: 410-685-2330
Gospel Survey: Starting This Sunday!

It’s darned near impossible to avoid references to the Christian Gospels in everyday life. Their importance in our culture cannot be denied. If you’d like to gain a deeper understanding of the synoptic gospels, their origins and what they may have meant in the time and place they were written, please join Doreion Colter in this new Religious Education for All offering, starting this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the Volunteer Office. 
Women's Drumming Circle

Come join us for the next Women's Drumming Circle at 7 p.m. Saturday April 9th in the Parish Hall, 1 West Hamilton Street, Baltimore. All levels of experience are invited with a special welcome to beginners. Basic drumming techniques will be demonstrated.  

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Help First U Communicate Better
 
Our online presence needs a good review and some updates. And so the board of trustees is creating a workgroup to tackle this project. This is not a big time commitment! During a handful of meetings, we’ll discuss our current online presence, make decisions about how to improve and take on short-term tasks for getting the work done.

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Our Change for Change partner for March & April

Our Change for Change partner for March and April is Viva House, the Catholic Worker house on Mount Street in West Baltimore.

Following in the tradition created in New York City by Perter Maurin and Dorothy Day in the early twentieth century, Willa Bickham and Brendan Walsh have been activists and organizers at Viva House in west Baltimore for over forty-five years.

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UUSC Chocolate
is here:  

It is time to buy your Fair Trade Chocolate from the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), our denomination's service organization.  The chocolate is delicious and is made from cacao only from small farmer co-ops.  Fair trade chocolate makes a great gift for others or treat yourself!  Please stop by the UUSC table during coffee hour to learn more about how you can become a member of UUSC.

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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: Submit your announcements by emailing office@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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