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Events for Wednesday, June 17
through Tuesday, June 23

 
Celebration of Life

Leslie Feinberg, Radical Visionary - ¡Presente!

Rev. David Carl Olson

11 a.m. in the Sanctuary


 
     Beacon Press published Leslie Feinberg’s volume Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to RuPaul 20 years ago, a publication that spoke to the social construction of gender throughout the human story. It also called for a new consciousness that might break down divisions among the human family that the great majority of people might unite for the establishment of economic justice. Is there a message more important today? We remember Leslie who died last November, but whose presence vibrates in the Baltimore Uprising. (Note: while Baltimore Pride has been moved to July this year, we have chosen to celebrate during June as well.)

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SHARE YOUR MUSICAL AND SPOKEN WORD TALENTS 
 
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH IN PARTERSHIP WITH
THE BALTIMORE FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY
PRESENT AN OPEN MIKE
FRIDAY, JUNE 19 FROM 6 TO 9 P.M.

ALL STYLES OF MUSIC ARE WELCOME
10 MINUTE PERFORMANCE TIME LIMIT

ENOCH PRATT PARISH HALL
1 WEST HAMILTON STREET - ENTER ON CHARLES STREET

AUDIENCE MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TOO!
Sunday, June 28

Celebration of Life


Poetry Service

Helen Szymkowiak, Laurel Mendes, Vernon Rey and other members

10 a.m. in the Parish Hall

 
Poetry Sunday is a tradition we celebrate as a congregation each year during the weekend of General Assembly. This year our theme is: The Work of Our Hands. We will examine in poetry and song what our hands do or do not.
Beginnings Class
Sunday, June 21

Beginnings, an orientation to Unitarian Universalism and to the First Unitarian Church is being offered on Sunday, June 21 after coffee hour. The session will run from 12:45 to 2:15 p.m. in the classrooms adjacent to the Parish Hall.  A light lunch is served. For more information call Nancy Benjamin at 410-235-7338 or e-mail nancyb235@comcast.net.
Lost & Found

Over a period of time the following items have been left behind in church and dutifully collected and stored by ushers for eventual “claimage.”  But alas, they apparently have gone unmissed.  If any of them belongs to you, please see an usher to claim it. Anything not claimed by June 30 will be available for “sale,” i.e., for an offering to the church... or given to Good Will or disposed of.
  • Raincoat—London Fog, unisex, size 42 regular, green-gray, w/lining
  • Baseball caps:
  • 1camouflouge  w/ Route 66, motorcycle, rifle emblems
  • 1 black, size L, logo: “Friends, 1784”
  • 1 forest-green
  • 1 black Zephyr, size L, eagle logo
  • Knit caps: red; brown; gray & black & white; multi-green; blue &yellow
  • Hoodie: 1 Sonoma cotton, size L, faded gray
  • Jacket: Lady FootLocker, w/ front zipper, black, size XL
  • Sweater: woman’s, button-down, black, size S, Cherokee
  • T-shirt: Fruit of the Loom, gray, size S, Logo: Downtown Sailing Center
  • Pashmina, turquoise
  • Belt—cloth, black & white striped
  • Ear warmer (headband), red, Eddie Bauer
  • Gloves:
  • 1 pair brown suede, size M
  • 1 single black leather driving glove
  • 1 single suede brownish-gray
  • 1 single fingerless, black suede, fur-lined, fur-decorated
  • Purses:
  • 1 large brown leather (Mossimo Supply Co.) w/ Indian textile insets
  • 1 red “alligator” design clutch bag (8” x 4”) with handles
  • Canvas bag, royal blue, logo: Johns Hopkins U for Talented Youth
  • Carry bag, blue & white & black, logo: Unicef
  • Children’s
  • baby blanket: knit, pink/blue/white
  • cap w/ chin straps, gray, Baby Place, size 24-36 months
  • jacket, dark blue fleece, Baby Sonoma, size 24 months
  • Glasses: 1 pair prescription w/ no side rods; 1 pair black sunglasses; 1 cloth case
  • Insulated lunch bags:1 royal blue; 1 red & black with logo:“Teach, Reach, Inspire”
  • Costume Jewelry: 1 gold, 16” necklace; 2 strands (1 green, 1 gold) Mardi Gras beads; 1 single drop earring, smoky quartz
  • piece of bright orange velour fabric, 60”x22”
  • Water bottles: 1 black w/ JHU logo; 1 blue plastic; 1 red plastic
  • folding fan, no design
  • lime-green placemat, small
  • small glass dish (for candy? nuts?) 4” diameter
  • red notebook (5”x8½”) w/ notes
  • pen: black & chrome
  • THE PRIZE OF THE COLLECTION: 1 set cloth dice (for your rear-view mirror??)
 
If any of these treasures belongs to YOU, please, please PLEASE let me or one of the ushers know…or kiss it good-bye forever!
Pat Montley

 
O's Vouchers are Back!
 
You can score a guaranteed win on your next trip to Camden Yards.  For every $15 ticket voucher you buy at First Unitarian, the Orioles donate $5 to the church.  We received 150 vouchers to sell--if we sell them all, that's $750 for the church!  Each voucher is good for a lower reserve seat or you can use it to upgrade.
 
Use this link to see games where vouchers are valid.
                                                                                                  
          In the meantime, buy vouchers for your family and friends, and enjoy a day at the Yard!  Tickets are on sale during coffee hour or you can contact Aubrey in the church office to make your purchase.  Play Ball!
Our Change for Change partner for June, July & August

Our Change for Change partner for the summer months (June, July & August) is the UMAR Youth and Boxing Program, located on West North Avenue.  Social Action Clearinghouse (SAC) members visited the program in May and saw youth doing homework and studying with mentors from the community.  We met youth who hold boxing titles in Maryland and the region and are contenders for the Junior Olympics.  UMAR is a boxing gym where education comes first:  "no hooks before books".   Other program goals focus on job readiness, good citizenship and high self-esteem.  More information is available during Fellowship Hour at the SAC table.  
 
Support Your Church When You Shop On Amazon
 
All you have to do is click here or you can access the link on the church website (scroll down to the bottom of the page and look for the Amazon logo). Any time you buy a product or gift card from Amazon, First Unitarian gets a percentage of the price of your purchase -- at no additional cost to you.

Thank you again for all of your support!
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