The Spiral April 23, 2015
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This Sunday at WUU: April 26, 2015
9:15am & 11:15am
The Green Sanctuary
Rev. Jennifer Ryu
Three years ago, WUU was certified an official “Green Sanctuary”. The designation acknowledged the incredible work of the GS team and articulated our commitment to being a place where each individual considers his/her environmental impact in every action. What is the status of our commitment today? How does consideration for the environment intersect with our overall Justice work?
Weekly Calendar
Thursday, April 23
10:00 am, Meditation, Sanctuary
4:00 pm, Design Build Team Meeting, Parker House
Friday, April 24
6:00 pm, Fourth Friday Family Potluck, Sanctuary
Sunday, April 26
9:15 am, Worship, Sanctuary
10:30 am, Building Our Future Information Session, Sanctuary
11:15 am, Worship, Sanctuary
12:30 pm, Transcendental Club, Sanctuary
12:30 pm, Rainbow Potluck, Fahs House
4:00 pm, YRUU, Parker House
Monday, April 27
10:00 am, Gayle Henion Creative Arts Group, Fahs House
7:00 pm, Buddhist Meditation, Sanctuary
Tuesday, April 28
6:30 pm, Compassion Group, Fahs House
7:00 pm, Board Meeting, Fahs House
Wednesday, April 29
1:00 pm, Membership Team Meeting, Fahs House
7:30 pm, Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary
Thursday, April 30
10:00 am, Meditation, Sanctuary
4:00 pm, Design Build Team Meeting, Parker House
10:00 am, Meditation, Sanctuary
4:00 pm, Design Build Team Meeting, Parker House
Friday, April 24
6:00 pm, Fourth Friday Family Potluck, Sanctuary
Sunday, April 26
9:15 am, Worship, Sanctuary
10:30 am, Building Our Future Information Session, Sanctuary
11:15 am, Worship, Sanctuary
12:30 pm, Transcendental Club, Sanctuary
12:30 pm, Rainbow Potluck, Fahs House
4:00 pm, YRUU, Parker House
Monday, April 27
10:00 am, Gayle Henion Creative Arts Group, Fahs House
7:00 pm, Buddhist Meditation, Sanctuary
Tuesday, April 28
6:30 pm, Compassion Group, Fahs House
7:00 pm, Board Meeting, Fahs House
Wednesday, April 29
1:00 pm, Membership Team Meeting, Fahs House
7:30 pm, Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary
Thursday, April 30
10:00 am, Meditation, Sanctuary
4:00 pm, Design Build Team Meeting, Parker House
Next Sunday: May 3, 2015
All-Ages
One Service Only at 11:15am
"Beltane & May Pole Celebration"
Rev. Jennifer Ryu & Liz Wiley
Beltane is a May Day festival of abundance and an important day for people of the Wiccan tradition.
We will begin indoors with a shorter service then we will follow the May Queen and Green Man to the labyrinth for a May Pole celebration. Please bring blankets, chairs and hats for the outdoor portion.
Share The Plate for May
The entire plate collection for our customary first-Sunday STP donation will be the Williamsburg Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC), a new branch of the Peninsula Agency on Aging. The ADRC helps seniors and people with disabilities remain in their homes with dignity and independence. The agency collaborates with other local stakeholders in coordinating service delivery and referrals. Our STP donation will help the ADRC develop its services and expand its reach. For more Information on ADRC visit www.SeniorServicesCoalition.com
One Service Only at 11:15am
"Beltane & May Pole Celebration"
Rev. Jennifer Ryu & Liz Wiley
Beltane is a May Day festival of abundance and an important day for people of the Wiccan tradition.
We will begin indoors with a shorter service then we will follow the May Queen and Green Man to the labyrinth for a May Pole celebration. Please bring blankets, chairs and hats for the outdoor portion.
Share The Plate for May
The entire plate collection for our customary first-Sunday STP donation will be the Williamsburg Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC), a new branch of the Peninsula Agency on Aging. The ADRC helps seniors and people with disabilities remain in their homes with dignity and independence. The agency collaborates with other local stakeholders in coordinating service delivery and referrals. Our STP donation will help the ADRC develop its services and expand its reach. For more Information on ADRC visit www.SeniorServicesCoalition.com
WUU Annual Yard Sale News
Help Wanted!
Friday evening May 29th 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday morning 8:00 a.m-12:00 noon.
Your Donations Needed so start going through closets and attics and basements! Small furniture items can be donated now we have any area to store these items. Please hold on to other items until the week of Sunday, May 24 when the sanctuary will be prepared to receive them.
Volunteers wanted to help sort and price the donations from Monday, May 25th-Friday, May 29th. Also needed on days of sale: cashiers, floor walkers, baggers….No prior experience required…..On the job ‘training’ provided.
Also, CO-CHAIRS….Ruth needs moral /physical support as she organizes and sets up the church for the Yard Sale. Please contact Ruth Hopkinson at (879-9080 or ruthhop46@gmail.com)
Friday evening May 29th 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday morning 8:00 a.m-12:00 noon.
Your Donations Needed so start going through closets and attics and basements! Small furniture items can be donated now we have any area to store these items. Please hold on to other items until the week of Sunday, May 24 when the sanctuary will be prepared to receive them.
Volunteers wanted to help sort and price the donations from Monday, May 25th-Friday, May 29th. Also needed on days of sale: cashiers, floor walkers, baggers….No prior experience required…..On the job ‘training’ provided.
Also, CO-CHAIRS….Ruth needs moral /physical support as she organizes and sets up the church for the Yard Sale. Please contact Ruth Hopkinson at (879-9080 or ruthhop46@gmail.com)
Social Justice
Food For FISH (Our local community food & clothing pantry)
It's April, spring and Easter!
Let's fill the FISH wagon with small canned hams, canned sides such as baked beans, sweet potatoes and greens and lots of canned fruits so people can enjoy a nice Easter meal! Thanks so much for you generosity! Remember to check dates and make sure all packages are unopened.
After a brief stint as a play prop our red fish wagon has returned! Also be sure to check the bulletin near the library, we regularly post thank you letters from the organizations (including FISH) that we support with your donations.
Help Needed at FISH-No Special Skills Required
The greater Williamsburg area has much poverty. Last August 803 outfits were provided for 157 adults and 115 children who were in need. We, the WUU’s, have committed ourselves to sort and size clothes at the FISH clothes closet each Tuesday during the month of May from 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. No special skills are required. 3 to 4 people (men and/or women) are needed each Tuesday in May. If you can help out only half a day, that can be arranged, too. Those interested please sign up in the lobby of the church on Sunday. Hanni F. Sherman and Carol Sherman will have a sign-up sheet or call them or e-mail them. Hanni F. Sherman: tel. 229-1719, e-mail: richardsherman@cox.net. Carol Sherman: tel. 229-3344, e-mail: cwsher@verizon.net.
Religious Education
Religious Education This Sunday
Lower Elem. (Pre-K-Grade 2): Families
Upper Elem. (Grades 3-5): Do Unto Others
Middles (Grades 6-8): In Services
Caring Committee
- Roger Baldwin is wrapping up a short hospital stay and hopes to be home this weekend.
- Maurice (Moe) Bernier was involved in a serious automobile accident last week. Although he is back at work, he is still bruised and sore and still following up with doctors.
Please contact caringchair@wuu.org if you know of a member of the Congregation in need of support, or if you are in need of support.
Building Our Future 2016
Please Join us for an Informative PresentationThis Sunday at 10:20 am
Presentation of the expansion/renovation plans in preparation for the congregation to vote on May 3. The presentation will be held between services beginning at 10:20 in the sanctuary. Also be sure check out the outline for the expansion in the area next to the sanctuary.
Presentation of the expansion/renovation plans in preparation for the congregation to vote on May 3. The presentation will be held between services beginning at 10:20 in the sanctuary. Also be sure check out the outline for the expansion in the area next to the sanctuary.
Other News
Website Info
As many of you may have noticed our redesigned website is up! We are still working our way through some kinks and one of them is the calendar. If you need to see a current up to date calendar please click here. We hope to have the calendar on the website fully functioning by the end of next week. Thank you for your patience!
Spring Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup
Adopt A Highway Cleanup this Saturday The weather looks promising for our first Green Sanctuary litter pickup. Our team will gather at Fahs House at 10:00 am and would welcome any of you to join our crew. Please let us know if we can expect you. Email Nanastoy@me.com
Transcendental Club on April 26 at 12:30
In this final meeting, we will discuss the life and writings of John Muir. All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. Meeting will be in the sanctuary.
Interested? Higher Power: A New Affinity Group For WUU Theists led by Deborah Jane Wells
I’m gauging the degree of congregational interest in a new affinity group I’d like to form for myself and others at WUU who self-identify as “theists.” My definition of theism is that there is more to life than what we experience through our five outer senses. There is more to everyone and everything than we are seeing, touching, hearing, smelling and tasting in any given moment.
There are many names for this Force, because It is beyond words. I use a variety of labels: God, Source, the Divine, Higher Power, Universe, Life Force, Creative Power and Spirit, to name a few. The reality of God is so large, It transcends the limitations of any name or description I could conceive of.
Those who join the group are eager to explore and share diverse practices for connecting with pure, love-based Source energy to inspire, guide and empower their lives.
Many of you already have a constructive, cocreative relationship with the Divine. For you, the group will be an opportunity to share your experiences, reinforce your practices and expand your possibilities.
Others haven’t been on speaking terms with God for many years, due to abuse suffered in the name of fear-based organized religion. If, despite that painful past experience, you still find yourself seeking a healthy love-based way to reincorporate a Higher Power into your spiritual practice, for you this group offers the possibility of a major breakthrough. Based on similar groups I’ve facilitated in the past, this forum will provide a safe setting to redefine and reclaim Source energy in a way that feels authentic and supportive to you.
Right now I’m trying to get a sense of how many people might be interested in joining, the preferred frequency for meeting (weekly, monthly, quarterly, other) and what meeting days/times would be optimal for the majority of the group. Please email me at deborah@djwlifecoach.com to express your interest and let me know your availability.
As many of you may have noticed our redesigned website is up! We are still working our way through some kinks and one of them is the calendar. If you need to see a current up to date calendar please click here. We hope to have the calendar on the website fully functioning by the end of next week. Thank you for your patience!
Spring Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup
Adopt A Highway Cleanup this Saturday The weather looks promising for our first Green Sanctuary litter pickup. Our team will gather at Fahs House at 10:00 am and would welcome any of you to join our crew. Please let us know if we can expect you. Email Nanastoy@me.com
Transcendental Club on April 26 at 12:30
In this final meeting, we will discuss the life and writings of John Muir. All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. Meeting will be in the sanctuary.
Interested? Higher Power: A New Affinity Group For WUU Theists led by Deborah Jane Wells
I’m gauging the degree of congregational interest in a new affinity group I’d like to form for myself and others at WUU who self-identify as “theists.” My definition of theism is that there is more to life than what we experience through our five outer senses. There is more to everyone and everything than we are seeing, touching, hearing, smelling and tasting in any given moment.
There are many names for this Force, because It is beyond words. I use a variety of labels: God, Source, the Divine, Higher Power, Universe, Life Force, Creative Power and Spirit, to name a few. The reality of God is so large, It transcends the limitations of any name or description I could conceive of.
Those who join the group are eager to explore and share diverse practices for connecting with pure, love-based Source energy to inspire, guide and empower their lives.
Many of you already have a constructive, cocreative relationship with the Divine. For you, the group will be an opportunity to share your experiences, reinforce your practices and expand your possibilities.
Others haven’t been on speaking terms with God for many years, due to abuse suffered in the name of fear-based organized religion. If, despite that painful past experience, you still find yourself seeking a healthy love-based way to reincorporate a Higher Power into your spiritual practice, for you this group offers the possibility of a major breakthrough. Based on similar groups I’ve facilitated in the past, this forum will provide a safe setting to redefine and reclaim Source energy in a way that feels authentic and supportive to you.
Right now I’m trying to get a sense of how many people might be interested in joining, the preferred frequency for meeting (weekly, monthly, quarterly, other) and what meeting days/times would be optimal for the majority of the group. Please email me at deborah@djwlifecoach.com to express your interest and let me know your availability.
Upcoming Events
- April 25: 9:00 am, Tidewater Cluster Meeting, Glen Allen
- April 26: 10:30 am, Building Our Future 2016 Information Session, Sanctuary
- April 26: 12:30 pm, Rainbow Potluck, Fahs House
- May 3: 12:30 pm Congregational Meeting, Sanctuary
- May 29-30: WUU Annual Yard Sale, Sanctuary
- June 7: Coming of Age Ceremony
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