Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Meet the Minister
Rev. Schade will be hosting a "Meet the Minister" session in the Court Street side of the Dining Room. All questions about the First Unitarian Church, Unitarian Universalism and the meaning of life will be welcomed. Some will be answered. 9:00 AM on Sunday, September 27th. Childcare is available at this time.
10th Anniversary Celebration of Tom Schade's Ministry at First U
Celebration Luncheon - After the Worship Service
Please come and celebrate with us the Rev. Tom Schade’s tenth year of ministry at First Unitarian. There will be great food and a bit of a “roast.” We hope to see you.
Please come and celebrate with us the Rev. Tom Schade’s tenth year of ministry at First Unitarian. There will be great food and a bit of a “roast.” We hope to see you.
Multi-generational Peace Vigil
October 3, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
In honor of the annual UN International Day of Peace, we invite you to participate in a Peace Vigil at the Holden Street UU Church. This event features music by the Unitonians and the joint teen choir, singing for all ages, a story, quiet meditation, and lotus blossoms with promises of peace floated in pools on the front lawn. The evening will conclude with candles held high around the Peace Pole. Don’t miss a most extraordinary opportunity to participate in this circle of peace. We welcome families and children as well as friends and neighbors of all ages from the Worcester community.
-from the First Unitarian Peace Group
In honor of the annual UN International Day of Peace, we invite you to participate in a Peace Vigil at the Holden Street UU Church. This event features music by the Unitonians and the joint teen choir, singing for all ages, a story, quiet meditation, and lotus blossoms with promises of peace floated in pools on the front lawn. The evening will conclude with candles held high around the Peace Pole. Don’t miss a most extraordinary opportunity to participate in this circle of peace. We welcome families and children as well as friends and neighbors of all ages from the Worcester community.
-from the First Unitarian Peace Group
225th Anniversary Happenings
First Unitarian Church will celebrate its 225th anniversary in 2010. Event planning to honor this milestone is underway. One way YOU can get involved is with 225 ACTS OF KINDNESS. If you did not get a little "acts of kindness" notebook at the Opportunity Fair, stop by the Welcome Table and pick one up. Here's how it works. Just mark down 225 individual acts of kindness in your little book during our celebration year. What you mark down can be just a number, date or the specific act of kindness. The act can be anything from picking up a piece of trash, letting a car in ahead of you, relieving your spouse of a chore, sending a check to charity, etc. The idea is to be aware, take note and mark your book. So, if 225 people complete 225 acts of kindness, that’s 50,625 good deeds, done as a gift for and in celebration of First Unitarian Church’s 225th Anniversary. It might be fun to share your entries with family members. Children can participate too!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Among Ourselves
Congratulations to Rev. Laurel Hallman and Mr. Larry Ladd who were married at First Unitarian on September 19th. Rev. Barbara Merritt officiated.
Abbie Bennett, granddaughter of Roz Bennett, married Richard Raeke in a ceremony on Chebeague Island in Maine on Saturday, September 19th. Rev. Schade presided.
Abbie Bennett, granddaughter of Roz Bennett, married Richard Raeke in a ceremony on Chebeague Island in Maine on Saturday, September 19th. Rev. Schade presided.
Jericho Road Worcester Seeks Skilled Volunteers
Jericho Road Worcester (JRW) is a new nonprofit founded by leaders from First Unitarian and First Baptist churches. We provide a range of skill-based volunteer services to local nonprofits. For example:
· A health and social services agency for poor families needs to standardize some of their operating procedures. This nonprofit could benefit from a volunteer who can research and write documentation in a timely manner.
· A conservation organization needs someone with marketing/fundraising expertise to help them re-assess and expand their outreach to the Worcester community. The organization has a great “brand” and a dynamic leader ready to get to work on what promises to be a creative project.
· A database expert can make a huge impact in a short time, helping an affordable housing nonprofit improve their fundraising database; coaching them on how run queries and reports.
· Nonprofit leaders work grueling hours to keep their organizations solvent and accountable to their missions. Many would appreciate occasional coaching from professionals who can help them sort out a thousand ideas, concerns, and initiatives; helping them to stay strategic in their planning and encouraging them to take care of themselves.
If you would like to add your professional skills to the JRW roster, or if you know of a local nonprofit that can benefit from JRW, please contact Deborah Wild, Program Director at dwild@jerichoroadproject.org, 617-633-9939. (Note: check out the JRW website at www.jerichoroadproject.org and watch a YouTube™ video of interviews with Jericho Road volunteers who rave about their experiences.)
· A health and social services agency for poor families needs to standardize some of their operating procedures. This nonprofit could benefit from a volunteer who can research and write documentation in a timely manner.
· A conservation organization needs someone with marketing/fundraising expertise to help them re-assess and expand their outreach to the Worcester community. The organization has a great “brand” and a dynamic leader ready to get to work on what promises to be a creative project.
· A database expert can make a huge impact in a short time, helping an affordable housing nonprofit improve their fundraising database; coaching them on how run queries and reports.
· Nonprofit leaders work grueling hours to keep their organizations solvent and accountable to their missions. Many would appreciate occasional coaching from professionals who can help them sort out a thousand ideas, concerns, and initiatives; helping them to stay strategic in their planning and encouraging them to take care of themselves.
If you would like to add your professional skills to the JRW roster, or if you know of a local nonprofit that can benefit from JRW, please contact Deborah Wild, Program Director at dwild@jerichoroadproject.org, 617-633-9939. (Note: check out the JRW website at www.jerichoroadproject.org and watch a YouTube™ video of interviews with Jericho Road volunteers who rave about their experiences.)
Monday Night At the Church
Please join us on Monday, September 28th, at 7:30 in the Bancroft Room for a planning discussion for this year's monthly Monday bookclub. This year's theme is First U's 225th anniversary. Selections being considered are from past ministers ranging from Walter Kring to Aaron Bancroft.
Monday Night at the Church begins at 5:30 p.m. with an hour of Zen (meditation) practice in the Chapel. Come BE with us in the intimate silence - no experience necessary! Come join us for a home cooked meal among good company. Childcare is available every Monday night. All are welcome.
Monday Night at the Church begins at 5:30 p.m. with an hour of Zen (meditation) practice in the Chapel. Come BE with us in the intimate silence - no experience necessary! Come join us for a home cooked meal among good company. Childcare is available every Monday night. All are welcome.
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