Service This Sunday - Different Time and Link
On 2/21, CUUB visits All Souls Community Church in Grand Rapids once again.
Worship 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Meeting ID 646-141-671
Password: Chalice
If you were asked this question could you easily answer or would the word pride and proud trip you up. Why do some of us struggle naming our proud moments. When do you feel pride in your own life. Rev. Colleen Squires, BA: Jaime Fleming, Justin Colwell on Piano, Reading by Jock Ambrose, and Special Music Heidi & Ben.
Dear community,
We had a difficult time on Sunday when our service got zoom bombed by white supremecists. I am so proud that your reaction has been to reach out in love and take care of one another, and me in particular. We've heard from lots of our neighbors that they care about what happened and are in solidarity with us. The County Sheriff's office has been in contact. We have filed a police report and an investigation has been commenced. The diversity council, St. James AME, and many many individuals have sent their love and compassion our way.
I've been in communication with Rep. Elissa Slotkin who is heading up a new congressional taskforce on domestic terrorism and she plans to stop by one of our services soon and talk to us about it.
I've heard that some of you are concerned about security. Please know that this issue is being considered by your tech team, and one easy thing we can do right away is to change the link you go to most Sunday mornings. Starting on the 28th, services at CUUB will be found at
https://zoom.us/j/96678256367. We will continue to update you about other security measures, such as passwords, if we decide to implement them.
One thing you can do to help is contact Mary Temple at
mtemple454@gmail.com to get trained to become a tech person at CUUB. Erika did an admirable job warding off the attack, but it was difficult to do with only one person. A larger team will allow for more technical flexibility.
Finally, several of you have asked for a response, both in our community, and publicly.
Click here to find an open letter I've written to those who zoom bombed us. I encourage you to send it to whatever sources you have political, media, other churches, social media, that feel appropriate to you. Maybe we can reach them. Maybe others who've experienced the same need to see it.
As always, if you are having difficulty coping with the events of Sunday, please feel free to contact me. We won't let this stop us from working toward a more inclusive world. In fact, this might be an example of why we've got to do so.
In faith,
Rev. Julie Brock
She/Her/Hers
Consulting Minister
Community Unitarian Universalists in Brighton
313-247-7054
