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Make A Joyful Noise
Over one hundred singers from the (former) Southeast District of the UUA and the One Human Family Workshops Choir will perform several songs under the direction of Dr. Raymond Wise, Director of African American Choral Ensemble, Indiana University Bloomington. The combined choir will have rehearsed together all day on March 4. Rev. Sasha Ostrom, Assistant Minister, will preach a homily, and Yuri Yamamoto, Music Director, will serve as the worship associate.
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017 @ 7:00 p.m.
Buffy the Unitarian Universalist Slayer!, led by Kim Hersey. (Teen Cave)
The 3rd Reconstruction: Discussion of this year's Common Read, led by Chris Wise. (Clara Barton)
Soulful Sunday Rehearsal (Sanctuary)
High School OWL, led by Tom Karches and Tami McKay. (Music Room)
20/20 Vision Task Force (Conference Room)
For additional details on weekly Wellspring sessions, click here.
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Use this form to submit an article for UUFR's e-Chalice newsletter or weekly OOS.
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Wed., March 8, 2017, 6:15 p.m., Founders Hall
Dinner catered by Beansprout Chinese. More details under "Upcoming Events"
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Fellowship News
Renate Thompson
Long-time Fellowship member Renate Thompson died peacefully this morning, March 2, 2017 at Transitions LifeCare's hospice home in Raleigh. Please hold Gisela and other members of Renate's family in your hearts during the coming days and weeks. Renate's memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 12 at 2:00 in the Sanctuary.
Krista Tippett Coming to UUFR!
Krista Tippett, the 2016 UUA Ware Lecturer, is coming to UUFR on this Friday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m. Tippett, a Peabody Award winning journalist, host of the NPR program On Being, and author, will be in conversation with NPR's Frank Stasio. Her new book Becoming Wise will be available for purchase from Quail Ridge Books, co-sponsor of this event. A ticketed after-program book signing will be available with purchase of a book.
Support Love Wins Ministries this Justice Sunday, March 5th
On Sunday, March 5th, our Justice Sunday collection will go to support the work of Love Wins Ministries, a ministry of presence and pastoral care for the homeless and at-risk population of Raleigh. Checks may be made out to UUFR with “March Justice Sunday” in the memo line. To learn more about Love Wins, please visit http://www.lovewinsministries.org/. Thank you for your generosity!
Arrive Early! Carpool on Sunday!
We are expecting a large crowd on Sunday morning due to over 100 guests from Choir Fest. Please plan to carpool and arrive early to find parking on side streets (please don’t park on both sides of the streets) to allow for those with young children and mobility issues to park closest to the Fellowship. Thank you.
UUFR’s 2017 Generosity Campaign has begun with a strong response. Sixty-five pledges toward our goal of 300 have been received. Those pledging to date have increased their giving by 15.4%. We are $216,800 closer to our goal. We are on track to bring on a strong ministerial candidate and restore staff hours.
To date, we are surpassing our goal of increasing pledges by at least 12% over last year’s campaign. We are on track to bring on a strong ministerial candidate and restore staff hours.
Let’s keep this momentum going!
• If a visiting steward calls, make time to meet with her or him.
• Review the material in the pledge mailing or on the Generosity webpage.
• Within your means make the largest pledge feasible.
• Make an online pledge now.
It takes a village and when we work together we do perform miracles
The Flea Market is unbelievable. From a pile of leftovers strewn on the floor of Founders Hall, to tables laden with sorted treasures, to the pricing of each item, to angels who bring tasty snacks for the workers, and to astute detectives who cull out merchandise for Craigslist, it transforms and flows.Lines of potential customers wait for the doors to open at 8 a.m., rush in, choose goodies which were not even on their list of needs, and check out. At noon a new crew comes to pack it up for Cause for Paws, a new speed record was set as we finished at 12:40, and we reached the final accounting, this time somewhere close to $2,000.
Who makes it happen? Tom Karches, Salinda Tyson, Barbara Norman, Dianne Hain, Linda Rogers, Beth and Jim Flannagan, Jan Russell, Jessica Sinha, Gorden Gross, Whit and Linda Hames, Martin Perry, Nancy Devereux, John McLain, John and Joseph DeBosky, Sonja Quinn, Pat McLaughlin, Jeff Fisk, Pat Butler, Hao and Joe Williams, Bo Chagnon, Margaret Neate, Kate Duprey, Pat Ward, Sasha Ostrum, Christina Stableford, Billy Liles, Erik Dyke, Jo Nerhood, Diann Irwin, Arlene Jarvela, Janet Rattray, Kurt Johnson, Leah Bug, Sue Denton and apologies if I forgot to give you credit.
Copier Use
A gentle reminder to please be mindful of your use of our office copier. We are getting a new machine because we have been wearing out our old one by making over twice the number of copies that we are allowed to in our contract. This leads to steep overage fines as well as wear and tear on the machine. Please ask Mary for the appropriate copy code to use for your materials and check in with her if you need to make more than 100 copies.
Where's Tryst?
Tryst Chagnon, our DRE, will be on leave until March 21st. She will take some furlough leave and will undergo eye surgery.
ASL Interpreter
We have a deaf community member who would like to begin attending our Sunday services in April and so we are putting out the call for a volunteer ASL interpreter. If you would be able to do this, please contact Mary at office@uufr.org.
Calling all UUFR Scouts!
Revs. John and Sasha have invited Girl, Boy & Spiral scouts of all genders and ages to participate in Scout Sunday March 12th! Please let Ivy Breivogel (poisonivybb@gmail.com) know if you’d like to get involved, including scout names & ages. Scouts will participate in and lead the service and parents are needed to help with planning and facilitation. Please email Ivy with any questions and your ideas! Our next practice is 1:00 this Sunday in Clara Barton after a 12:30 lunch (bring food) in Schweitzer.
Additional Circle Dinners Added
The initial six Circle Dinners filled quickly. New ones will be posted this Sunday. So check your calendar for April and May and sign up. Potluck dinners provide an opportunity to meet with other UU’s in a small group for relaxed socializing. Sign up in the lobby for the spring round of Circle Dinners. The host usually provides the entrée and guests bring the other courses. Contact Pat Butler at patabutler3@gmail.com with questions.
UUFR Kids Corner Needs Your Help
We could use more volunteers to help staff Kids Corner during Coffee Hour. This is an easy opportunity to get to know fellow members and their kids. Volunteering just involves setting up prior to coffee hour and putting snacks/activities away at the end. More info and signup can be found at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e44ada92da6f49-uufr.
Photo Directory
Think it would be great if we had a photo directory of all our members? It would be available as a printed directory as well as a digital directory and could be updated throughout the year. In order to do this, we would need a team of volunteers to coordinate photo sessions, help spread the word, and more. Interested? Please email Mary at office@uufr.org.
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This Week at UUFR
Sunday Morning Forum
Sunday, March 5, 9:30 a.m., Clara Barton
"Our Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries" a lecture by Neil deGrasse Tyson, will be shown.
Farewell Party
Sunday, March 5, 12:15 p.m., Founders Hall
Farewell reception for Tom and Ticie Rhodes this Sunday after service to thank them and wish them well. Cake, punch, and some light snacks will be served.
Newcomer Welcome Gathering
Sunday, March 5, 12:30-1:00 p.m.
If you are a newcomer to UUFR and would like to meet other newcomers, lay leaders and staff and learn more about our fellowship and Unitarian Universalism, please join us for our Newcomer Welcome Gathering in the Side Chapel (left side of Sanctuary near piano.) For more information, please contact Kathie McCutcheon at connections@uufr.org.
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Upcoming Events @ UUFR
Wednesday Night Dinner
Join us for dinner on March 8 at 6:15 for dinner catered by Beansprout Chinese.The menu includes Buddhist Delight w/tofu, pepper steak w/onions, General Tso’s chicken, mixed vegetables, rice, and dessert by Myra Cousineau. The price for dinner is $8 for adults and $4 for children ages 13-16. Children 12 and under eat free. Children 17 and older pay the adult price. Families with children under 17 will be charged no more than $20 total. Please bring your own place setting if you can. You must sign up by 5 p.m. Monday to reserve a meal for the following Wednesday. Sign-up sheets are on the bulletin board in the foyer or you may email Linda Liles at lsliles@gmail.com. Orders are placed Monday evening. If you sign up and then cancel after Monday evening, UUFR still has to pay for your meal. Menus for the entire month are posted in the foyer.
UUA Common Read
March 8, 12, or 19, Clara Barton
North Carolina's own Rev. William Barber is the author of this year's UUA Common Read — "The Third Reconstruction." "[The book] challenges us to ground our justice work in moral dissent, even when there is no reasonable expectation of political success, and to do the hard work of coalition building in a society that is fractured and polarized.” Join us in reading and discussing Rev Barber's book. We have ten copies of it available for honor checkout in the conference room, copies also at Wake County Library, Quail Ridge, and as an ebook. Discussion sessions on March 8 - 7:00 p.m., March 12 - 12:30 p.m., or March 19 - 9:30 a.m., all in the Clara Barton Room of Peace Hall. For more info contact Chris Wise at jchriswise@nc.rr.com.
Second Friday Potluck
Friday, March 10, 6:00 p.m., Clara Barton
Please bring a dish to share for the 2nd Friday Potluck. Hosted by Mary Parker. Followed by Folky Friday.
UUFR Grounds Party
Saturday, March 11, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Our Monthly GROUNDS Work Day, second Saturday of each month, will focus on cleaning up debris from our campus grounds, weeding and ripping out any remaining invasive ivy and getting ready for any spring planting we may be able to start next month. Families are always welcome to participate.
UUFR Game Night
Saturday, March 11, 7:00 p.m., Founders Hall
UUFR hosts game night the 2nd Saturday night of each month in Founders Hall at 7:00 pm. Join us for some fun and games! Bring a snack or drink to share and your favorite game if you like. All are welcome.
Belonging: The Meaning of Membership
Sunday, March 12, 12:30-1:00 p.m.
If you feel that UUFR is the welcoming, inclusive, diverse, caring, vibrant, and engaged liberal religious community you've been looking for, and want to take the next step to strengthen and deepen your connection with the Fellowship...Then we would be privileged to have you join us as a member of UUFR. On March 12, please join us in the Side Chapel (left side of Sanctuary, near piano) to learn more about membership. There will be an opportunity to sign the Fellowship book on March 19 immediately following the service or please contact UUFR's Connections Coordinator, Kathie McCutcheon, at connections@uufr.org.
Let Your Life Speak Authentically
Wednesday, March 12 and 22, 7:00 p.m., Emerson
The book, Let Your Life Speak, has been described as “an openhearted gift to anyone who seeks to live authentically.” The author Parker Palmer asks “Is the life I am living the same as the life that wants to live in me.?” Read this meditative book and join us as we meet in two sessions to discuss the questions Palmer raises. Books are available through Amazon and Quail Ridge Books. One copy is in the UUFR library. Ellen MacMillan will facilitate during Wellspring on March 15 and 22. Limited to 12 participants. Hold your spot; email Ellen at emacmillan@nc.rr.com.
Come for a piece of π (That's "pie"!)
Everyone’s invited to celebrate Pi Day on March 14th (the first three digits of pi for those of us less mathematically inclined) in Founder’s Hall. We’re having a pie potluck beginning at 6:30. Bring a sweet or savory pie to share (apple, coconut, chicken, quiche – even pizza pie!) and join in on some pi-specific activities. The Connections Council is hosting Pi Day and will provide non-alcoholic beverages. A sign-up sheet for attendance is posted on the bulletin board, or contact Brenda Rigby at (919) 367-6101 or BrendaCRigby@gmail.com.
UU and You! Our Congregation
Wednesday, March 15, 7-8:30 p.m., Teen Cave
If you are a newcomer or new member of UUFR and want to learn more about our UU faith and values, UU history and UUFR, please join us for the third session of UU and You that will focus on the history of UUFR and how to get more involved here. Please contact Kathie McCutcheon at connections@uufr.org for more information.
Fellowship Friends
Thursday, March 16, 10:00 a.m., Founders Hall
Please join us in Founders Hall for a movie, followed by a potluck lunch. Our movie, Arrival, is critically acclaimed as a top 10 movie of the year, with 8 Oscar nominations including Best Picture. It’s a thinking person’s drama about a spacecraft landing on earth and the elite team, led by an expert linguist, who investigate as the world teeters on the edge of war. Hope you can join us! Chary (chary@nc.rr.com)
UUFR Women's Monthly Book Group
Thursday, March 16, 7:00 p.m., Teen Cave
The UUFR women’s monthly book group meets the third Thursday each month in the Teen Cave for fellowship and discussion. We hope to see you there! At the meeting in February, the group chose the book lineup for this year.
March - Traveling with Pomegranates
Author: Susan Monk Kidd
April - Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker
Author: Jennifer Chiaverini
May - Buddha in the Attic
Author: Julie Otsuka
June - Caleb's Crossing
Author: Geraldine Brooks
July - Over the Plain Houses
Author: Julia Franks
August - Sisters in Law
Author: Linda Hirshman
September – Wonder
Author: R. J. Palacio
October - Trials of the Earth
Author: Mary Mann Hamilton
For more information or to be included on email announcements, please email Nancy Groves at ngroves2000@yahoo.com.
New! Intergenerational Movie Club at UUFR
Saturday, March 18, 7:00 p.m., Founders Hall
We will watch "Real Women Have Curves" starring America Ferrera. Discussion following the movie. For information contact Ann (ann.pandya@gmail.com) or Madissen (madissenk@hotmail.com).
Invitation to Membership
Sunday, March 19
If you feel that UUFR is the welcoming, inclusive, diverse, caring, vibrant, and engaged liberal religious community you've been looking for, and want to take the next step to strengthen and deepen your connection with the Fellowship...Then we would be privileged to have you join as a member of UUFR. There will be an opportunity to sign the Fellowship book immediately following the Sunday service or contact Kathie McCutcheon at connections@uufr.org.
The Invention of Whiteness and Racism
A Popular Education Workshop
Wednesday Wellspring, March 29, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Clara Barton
UUFR is hosting a workshop for adults and teens facilitated by Triangle Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ). The workshop is intended for anyone interested in learning more about the ways in which racism operates in our society today and how we can work against it. We'll discuss how people in power have historically and at the present used racism to divide and conquer us, the power of multi-racial coalitions who have worked and are working together in spite of these efforts, and the role each of us can play in the current movement against racism.
This workshop will be led by Triangle SURJ members who have planned and prepared together to offer the workshop. To RSVP or for more information, please contact Rev. Sasha at sashao@uufr.org. For more information about SURJ, please visit www.showingupforracialjustice.org. For more information about the Triangle SURJ chapter, please visit the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/trianglesurj/.
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Other News and Events
UUFR Delegates to UUA General Assembly Wanted
Registration opens March 1 for the UUA’s 2017 General Assembly in New Orleans from June 21-25. With activities for all ages, workshops, worship, public witness and more, GA is a great vacation for the whole family. Anyone may attend, but if you are interested in serving as a delegate, please let Rev. Sasha know at sashao@uufr.org.
In the meantime, check out all the great resources available now on the UUA website (http://www.uua.org/ga), including the summary schedule, tools to prepare for GA, detailed travel and housing information, and more.
NC Walk
North Carolina Alliance to Protect Our People and the Places We Live (APPPL) Walk along the proposed route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline by participating in the multi-day event that runs Saturday, 3/4 through Sunday, 3/19/17. There will be educational activities along the way in schools, churches, community centers, and city and county public officials’ offices. The end of the Walk will mark the beginning of an informed and active resistance to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in eastern NC. For more information to include the daily schedule, visit 2017acpwalk.org.
Racial Equity Workshop - Phase 1: Foundational Training in Historical and Institutional Racism
This workshop is important for people of color and white people who are committed to eliminating racism
When: May 11-12, 2017 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. both days)
Where: Christ Our King Community Church. 1500 Garner Road, Raleigh, NC 27610
WHO: Those who want to understand how and why racial inequities continue to plague our institutions and limit the potential of our communities and nation. Register by going to www.oarnc.org. Select the Raleigh Phase I workshop May 11-12, 2017.
UUWomenspirit Spring Retreat - 30th Anniversary Event
May 17-21, 2017
UUWomenspirit is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization that has hosted all-women retreats since 1987. Our retreats emphasize and celebrate the Divine Feminine in her many forms. Our next retreat will be held on May 17-21, 2017 at The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center in Highlands, NC.
This retreat is a particularly special one for UUWomenspirit because we will be celebrating our 30th anniversary! The theme is Ancient Whispers: A Pilgrimage to Women’s Mysteries, and will be a journey through time and place to remember our sacred heritage and revive the rich mysteries of our inner being.
The brochure with detailed information about the workshops and other offerings will be available in late February or early March on our website, and registration for the retreat will begin in March. For more information about UUWomenspirit and our upcoming and past events, please visit our website. Information about The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center can be found at www.themountainrlc.org.
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