Please join us IN PERSON at Steven’s Chapel EVERY Sunday!
or Join our service on Sunday at 11 am by following this link:
https://zoom.us/j/9407668736?pwd=STN5bVZXd21neEpmaUxTYW5ib0pWdz09
The UUSMV Zoom ID# is 940 766 8736, password is 735531
Or call: 1-646-558-8656, and when prompted give this ID# including the pound sign at the end: 9407668736# and the password 735531
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This Week's Service
 Sunday, July 3 at 11 am: "I Once Was Found But Now Am Lost: Amazing Grace" with Reverend Rob Hardies
The author of the hymn Amazing Grace famously likens grace to the state of having been lost and then found: I once was lost but now am found. But can the opposite be true, too? Can we experience grace even when we’re feeling “lost”?
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Friday, July 1, 2 pm: Sewcial Action Network
Tuesday, July 5, 9:30 am: Meditation Circle (meeting will take place on Zoom)
Wednesday, July 6, 10 am: "In This Refulgent Summer" Emerson and Unitarian Universalism (Register with Rev. Rob Hardies)
Save The Date
Tuesday, July 12, 3 pm: UUtheVote Postcarding
Wednesday, July 13, 10 am: "In This Refulgent Summer" Emerson and Unitarian Universalism (Register with Rev. Rob Hardies)
Wednesday, July 27, 10-12 pm: Parish Committee (meeting will take place on Zoom)
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Upcoming Services
Sunday, July 10 at 11 am: Reverend Rob Hardies
Sunday, July 17 at 11 am: "Slave Song Spirituals" with Jim Thomas
 Sunday, July 24 at 11 am: "
Invasive Plants and Humans" with C.L. Fournari
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Member Updates
Tad Crawford suffered a cardiac event on Tuesday. He is currently being cared for in Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He is in good spirits and expects to be home soon.
Alicia Lesnikowska has had surgery. Please send cards (address in the directory).
We wish her well in her recovery.
NEW ADULT SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
“In This Refulgent Summer” - Emerson and Unitarian Universalism
Facilitated by Rev. Rob Hardies
Wednesdays at 10 am at Stevens Chapel (or backyard): July 6, 13, 27, August 3, 10
To register, email Rev. Rob at revrobuusmv@gmail.com
Over five weeks this summer we will read key religious and spiritual works by Unitarian minister and Transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. We will use Emerson’s work as a window into learning about the important spiritual and theological insights of our Unitarian Universalist tradition. Participants will need to purchase a copy of David Robinson’s, The Spiritual Emerson, published by the UUA’s Beacon Press. The books are $20 and will be available from the church office beginning Sunday June 26th. (If the cost is a barrier, just let me know and we can cover the costs of the book.)
Technology Assistance
We are happy to report we have been improving the AV system every week. Andy has made some changes to the system to enhance the audio quality during live singing performances, something we have been struggling with for awhile. We appreciate your patience! Ann Cilfone is willing to help anyone who has questions regarding the quality of their Zoom experience. Give her a call at the Chapel 508-693-8982 or email her at uu.society.mv@gmail.com for assistance.
Welcome Reverend Janet Newton
 We have uploaded Reverend Janet's video and our letter to the UUSMV community. Visit our member page to view and see updates from the Minister Search Team. www.uusmv.com
July Birthdays
 Janice Casey 8th Jack Street 16th
Kristy Brooks 9th Tripp Hopkins 19th
Jeffrey Fisher 10th Pamela Street 20th
Betty Burton 12th Celeste Stickney 23rd
Alan Wilson 13th Steve Engh 26th
July Care Coordinator
 Doris Troy
For Care Coordinator contact information and quick reference go to the UUSMV member page: www.uusmv.org
T-Shirt Project
Dear friends,
The time has come to live our values out loud-once again!
We are organizing a t-shirt making and installation that will center reproductive rights for all women and is in response and protest to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade. We will have everything needed to write your message in support of reproductive rights on a t-shirt that will be hung on a clothesline in the church’s front yard. We ask you to bring a t-shirt, old or new, different sizes and colors preferred! You can turn an old t-shirt inside out also!
We will have waterproof markers for cloth. We need the old-fashioned wire coat hangers and clothesline-if you have and can donate, please let Rita know. We also need a few poles to put in the ground to support the clothesline and shirts.
The coat hanger serves as a symbol of the reproductive rights movement and a reminder of the gruesome pre-Roe era. Unfortunately, it will now serve as a reminder of the post-Roe era. It symbolizes a desperate last resort for women who have been denied legal abortion services.
Anyone is welcome to drop in and write your message on your t-shirt with your friends. We will invite the community, so feel free to bring a friend or too.
The messages need to be large enough to be read from the street. No profanity or graphic language, please.
Drop in on Thursday July 28 from 1-3 pm or Saturday July 30 from 10 am-2 pm. You may also make one at home and someone will pick it up from you or you can drop it off at the church. (Universal justice volunteers will make final decisions on appropriate messages and will do all of the hanging.)
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... fost ering community action, racial equity, and universal justice
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UUSMV Universal Justice in 2022
UUSMV Allies for Racial Equity service from Sunday, June 19
The 8th principle: “We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.” To read more please follow this link: 8thprincipleuu.org
Climate  resolution for 2022
The U.N. head warned that Earth is “sleepwalking” to climate catastrophe." Secretary General Antonio Guterros said the goals world leaders agreed on to limit global warning are on “life support”.
Help Write Postcards to Voters
We are honoring John Lewis by working to become a Good Trouble congregation and writing non-partisan postcards to under-represented voters is one way we will get in Good Trouble. Join us in the air-conditioned chapel to write postcards on Tuesday, July 12, at 3 pm. We’ll convene again on Wednesday, July 20. We will provide postcards for writing at home if that’s easier for you. Stay tuned!
-The Good Trouble Team
Massachusetts Moves to Protect Our Democracy
A huge thank you to everyone who wrote emails, letters, and made phone calls to support the VOTES Act!
Governor Baker signed the VOTES Act into law this week, expanding access to the ballot in Massachusetts.
The VOTES Act will make several permanent changes to Massachusetts’ election laws, including:
- allowing voters to vote by mail without an excuse;
- expanding early voting options;
- making sure that eligible voters who are incarcerated are able to request a mail ballot and vote;
- ensuring that the Commonwealth joins the 30-state Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) to keep voter registration rolls up-to-date;
- and more.
The bill also reduces the voter registration deadline prior to an election from twenty days to ten.
Dorie Godfrey
Our Island Community
US SLAVE SONGS PRESENTATION SCHEDULE FOR 2022
July 16th 7:00 PM UNION CHAPEL (Saturday) (tickets are available for $20,00, please call (703) 407-1207)
July 17th 11:00 AM UUSMV (Sunday)
Wampanoag (TBD)
For the presentation on July 16th, taking place at Union Chapel, tickets are available for $20 per person. Proceeds will go to The US Slave Song Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Please call (703) 407-1207.
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Rob's Contact Information
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Rev. Rob's Office Hours and Contact Information
In keeping with my half-time contract, I am generally be available for UUSMV appointments, calls and emails two days per week, in addition to preparing for and leading worship two Sundays per month. I publish the schedule of my availability at the beginning of each month. Please feel free to reach out by email or phone to schedule an appointment with me on one of these days. If you contact me on a day I’m not working, you can generally expect to hear back from me on my next UUSMV work day. If you have a pastoral emergency or a time sensitive matter that requires attention before my next work day, please call or text me and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.
My availability in July is as follows:
Week of July 3: Tuesday July 5, Wednesday July 6
Week of July 10: Wednesday July 13, Thursday July 14
Week of July 17: Tuesday July 19, Thursday July 21
Week of July 24: Wednesday July 27, Friday July 29
Week of July 31: Tuesday August 2, Wednesday August 3
Rev. Rob Hardies
Consulting Minister
My UUSMV contact information is:
Email: revrobuusmv@gmail.com
Mobile: 202-294-9032
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Minister’s Fund - Caring Fund
Caring funds are available for Members & Friends who need a helping hand this winter with food, medicine, utilities, heating, mortgage/rent payments or other essentials. Your request for assistance will be kept confidential. Please reach out to Rev Rob, Rev Vicky, Jan Casey, or Kristy Brooks. UUSMV cares about you!
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Hi eve ryone, I will be away June 30 - July 10. I will be able to make edits to the website, answer emails, etc, but will not be holding office hours during that time. I update the calendar often and am happy to add your event. Please let me know if it is in-person or online and, times and locations to add to the calendar. Please send anything for the Weekly Vineyard UU Voice by Thursdays at 10 am. The best way to contact me is the UUSMV email: uu.society.mv@gmail.com .
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