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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Beginning July 24, New Summer Worship Time: 10:00 am!
From Sunday, July 24 through Sunday September 4 (Labor Day weekend), Sunday morning worship service will begin at 10:00 am, in Stevens Chapel and on Zoom. Please mark your calendars accordingly and spread the word!
Background: At its meeting in early July the Worship Committee considered a proposal to experiment with a 10 am worship time during the summer. It was noted that 11 am feels late to begin worship in the summer, when many people have family in town and want to take advantage of the good weather and outdoor activities. By the time the 11 am service ends (along with social hour), a good part of the day is past.
We also noted that during the summer many island congregations move to an earlier worship time (8:00, 9:30, 10:00), at that 11 am is among the latest start times. We believe an earlier start time has the potential to increase attendance in the congregation, especially among younger people and families. The Parish Committee subsequently approved the Worship Committee’s proposal, and the experiment was announced to the congregation in worship on Sunday July 10.
Remember, this is an experiment! For seven weeks, from July 24 through September 4, we’re trying something new. We hope that you will engage with this experiment with a can-do spirit, join us for worship, and see how it feels to come to church an hour earlier. Like with any experiment, we anticipate encountering unforeseen challenges as well as opportunities. What better time than the summer to get creative? Please don’t hesitate to share your feedback with us.
So please spread the word! Tell your friends…and invite them to worship with you. And remember: From Sunday, July 24 through Sunday September 4 (Labor Day weekend), Sunday morning worship service will begin at 10:00 am, in Stevens Chapel and on Zoom. Please join us!
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This Week's Service
Sunday, July 17 at 11 am: "The Brilliance of the Enslaved" with Jim Thomas
The US Slave Song Spirituals Choir, under the direction of Jim Thomas, returns to Stevens Chapel. The service is entitled “The brilliance of the enslaved”, with narration and songs from the fields.
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Tuesday, July 19, 9:30 am: Meditation Circle (meeting will take place on Zoom)
Wednesday, July 20, 3 pm: UUtheVote Postcarding (meet at Stevens Chapel)
Friday, July 22, 10 am: Lay Pastoral Ministry Team (meeting will take place on Zoom)
Save The Date
Monday, July 25, 10-12 pm: Parish Committee (meeting will take place on Zoom)
Wednesday, July 27, 10 am: "In This Refulgent Summer" Emerson and Unitarian Universalism (Register with Rev. Rob Hardies)
Thursday, July 28, 1 pm: Drop In T-shirt Project (meet at Stevens Chapel)
Saturday, July 30, 10 am: Drop In T-shirt Project (meet at Stevens Chapel)
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Upcoming Services
 Sunday, July 24 at 10 am: "Invasive Plants and Humans" with C.L. Fournari
 Sunday, July 31 at 10 am: Reverend Rob Hardies in person
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Member Updates
The directory has been updated to include a new direct phone number for Ann Deitrich.
Alicia Lesnikowska has had surgery. Please send cards (address in the directory).
We wish her well in her recovery.
Dorie Godfrey had successful surgery for cancer in her right kidney, which was removed, last week. She will have regular follow ups through Dana Farber. She is currently back at home and doing great! Thanks for all of your thoughts and well wishes.
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.)
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.)
July Birthdays
 Jack Street 16th
Tripp Hopkins 19th
Pamela Street 20th
Celeste Stickney 23rd
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
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
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... fost ering community action, racial equity, and universal justice
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UUSMV Universal Justice in 2022
Climate  resolution for 2022
Recycle
Rules: Empty, clean, wash, no caps or lids
Metal cans
Plastic containers (bottles, jars, jugs and tubs)
Glass containers (bottles and jars; NO ceramics OR window panes)
Paper and cardboard, corrugated empty (empty and flatten, remove packing tape) includes office paper, junk mail, newspapers, magazines, paperboard boxes; NO shredded paper, pizza boxes, waxed boxes, or books with bindings)
 Calling Good Trouble Makers – Join us in air-conditioned Stevens Chapel to write non-partisan postcards to voters on Wednesday, July 20, 3 – 5 pm. We can set you up with postcards to write at home if that is easier for you. The Good Trouble Team
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 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, Thanks to everyone for your help while I was away. We celebrated the marriage of my daughter, Miranda and her husband, Kris after waiting more than a year and a half and we have been spending time with our grandson, Kastiel, while they honeymoon. It has been a wonderful time!
I will be in the office Thursday (7/21) and at the Chapel on Sunday (7/28). I am happy to schedule other times to meet as needed, simply send me an email. Please send anything for the Weekly Vineyard UU Voice by Thursdays at 10 am and any calendar submissions they come up. The best way to contact me is the UUSMV email: uu.society.mv@gmail.com .
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