Join us for B-I-N-G-O
It's FREE to play and you could win our grand prize....a KEY LIME PIE made  by our own Peter Palches!  Friday, November 12th,  6:00-7:30 pm on UUSMV’s Zoom.  
Contact Kristy Brooks (415) 606-6322 for BINGO card delivery on island



2022 Budget Meeting

A Town Hall meeting to review the draft of the 2022 Budget will be held on November 21, 2021 immediately following our Sunday service. 
A copy of the draft budget will be emailed to you and posted on the UUSMV website prior to the Town Hall. 
Pledges comprise 80% of UUSMV’s income.  Those funds are needed to pay Rev Rob, Ann, Andy, and other people who help support the functioning of UUSMV.  Pledges enable us to make an annual donation to UUA and to pay for the insurance for the Chapel, utilities, printing, postage, pamphlets and books, etc.    
If you have not already done so, please finishing paying your 2021 pledge and send in your pledge for 2022.  The Finance Committee needs to know the amount of pledge income we can expect in order to prepare the budget.  You know how it goes – it’s difficult to decide whether you’ll be able to afford something without knowing if you’ll have the money to pay for it.
We hope to see you there!

Candlelight Service
We are very excited to celebrate this year’s Candlelight Service on December 12 in our Chapel and on Zoom.  Rev. Rob Hardies, our consulting minister this year, will be on the island and will preach.  If you haven’t had the opportunity to hear Rev Rob preach, don’t miss this!  You will need to register for the 4:30 pm or 6:30 pm service December 12.  We will only be seating a maximum of 37 members or friends at each service. Let us know if you will be attending with 2 or 3 friends and can sit side by side in a row, please include all names.
You can register by sending an email with your requested time preference to Ann at uu.society.mv@gmail.com.

 Help brighten the holidays for an island child by supporting UUSMV's efforts for The Red Stocking Fund.  
Contact Jennifer Knight or Kristy Brooks to sponsor a child, ask a question, shop, knit or crochet hats, mittens, and scarves!!! 
Jennifer Knight 508-221-2615 jennifer@mamasignite.com 
Kristy Brooks 415- 606-6322 Kristyannb@comcast.net 
To contribute to Red Stocking, mail a check payable to UUSMV write Red Stocking in the memo or make a donation on the UUSMV website, select other, email uusmvtreasurer@gmail.com and indicate your donation is for Red Stocking.

Guest at Your Table – Time to Finish Our Meal of Generosity
It’s time to collect our proceeds for Guest at Your Table.  Please write a check for the amount you collected to UUSC Guest at Your Table, put Congregation 5121 in the memo line, and mail to UUSMV, PO Box 1236, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568. 
Even if you didn’t collect coins you can write a check.  Your gifts can help those in the world who are suffering unimaginable hardships. 
Thanks from the UUSMV Universal Justice Network

Gender as a Social Construct
The Welcoming committee and the Whole Life Learning committee of UU Falmouth are inviting you to a guest talk from Rex LeBeau of Gender as a Social Construct. 
The event takes place on Zoom on Wednesday, November 17 at 7 pm.
Please use the link here to register to receive the zoom info.  lu.ma/wsppdtbx

Rev. Hardies Contact Information and Office Hours (virtual and in-person!)
In keeping with my half-time contract, I will 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 will 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 November is as follows:
Week of November 14: Monday November 15, Wednesday November 17
Week of November 21: Monday November 22 (Thanksgiving Holiday)
Week of November 29: Monday November 30, Wednesday December 1 
** Looking ahead, please note that I will be on island from December 10-December 19.
My UUSMV contact information is:  
Email: revrobuusmv@gmail.com 
Mobile: 202-294-9032

In Our Island Community
An invitation to Danse Milokan by Rick Bausman 
Saturday, November 13 from 7 - 9 pm  
Native Earth Teaching Farm, North Rd., Chilmark
Rhythm of Life has invested in Audio Fetch - a system that will allow us to host ‘silent’ community music and dance events.  Each of us needs a cell phone and some earbuds or headphones, and we can all hear the music and dance together while maintaining a safe a comfortable distance. Come dance around the fire  
If you plan to attend please RSVP to Rick: 774-563-0870
- Jennifer Knight