THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
• Our Annual Choir
Service is this Sunday—Remember:
Sunday Service is at 10:30 A.M.
starting this week.
• Our
Annual Meeting is Sunday, May 22
at Noon. A light lunch and
childcare will be provided. (See
this Sunday’s Section for more
information)
• Mark your
calendar for the YRUU Rummage
Sale, May 26-28. (See the Next
Week Section for times)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• 2011 Merritt Scholarship
Applications Due THIS SUNDAY.
Any local Unitarian who is
continuing his/her education
beyond high school is eligible to
be considered by the Scholarship
Committee of the Women’s Alliance
for this year’s Merritt
Scholarship. Forms are available
at First or Second Unitarian
Church or a request for a form may
be made to admin@firstuuomaha.org.
Applications must be in the office
of First Unitarian by Sunday, May
22, 2011.
• The Annual Meeting will be
Sunday, May 22 at Noon in the
Common Room
To be Eligible to Vote at the
Annual Meeting:
To be eligible to vote our
Articles of Incorporation require
that you have been a member of the
church for 3 months immediately
prior to the Annual Meeting (must
have signed the book by Feb. 22,
2011) and have a contribution of
record during a period of one year
closing 30 days prior to the
Annual Meeting (by April 22,
2011).
WAYS
YOU CAN HELP
• Church Member Needs a Ride.
Could you give Ted Price a ride to
church on Sundays? He lives near
90th and Dodge. If so, please
contact the church office today at
402-345-3039 ext.101.
• Coffee Hour Host Coordinator for
the 10:30 summer service needed.
We go to one service on May
22. Please contact Cheryll Wallace
at the church if you would be
willing to take on this short term
commitment.
• 10:30 Coffee Hour hosts needed
for June 12, 19, 26 and July 3,
10, 31, and all of August.
Coffee Hour hosts are needed for
the 10:30 service during the
summer months. Please contact
Cheryll Wallace at the church at
dre@firstuuomaha.org to
volunteer or if you have
questions. Coffee hour hosts are
asked to make coffee, heat tea
water and put a pitcher of cold
water out for the coffee hour
after each service. You may also
bring snacks to serve if you wish.
• The May Share-the-Plate
Recipient is The Church of the
Larger Fellowship’s Prison
Ministry. More than two million
people are incarcerated across the
US. Most prisoners have never
heard of UU. This ministry reaches
out to those who need to find a
religious community that will
respect their beliefs and
encourage their growth while in
prison or jail. For information,
check out http://clf.uua.org/penpals.html.
SATURDAY—MAY 21
•
Circle Suppers — Offsite
Circle Suppers are organized
potluck dinners scheduled on one
specific day of the month. The
participants who sign up are
called and assigned in groups of
6-10 to volunteer-host homes for a
smaller, more intimate potluck
dinner. The next month, the circle
supper process repeats itself with
different people hosting different
groups. You do not have to host to
be a participant. For more
information contact Caroline True.
Please be sure to include both
your name and your partner’s name
when you sign up. The next Circle
Supper is June 18.
SUNDAY
— MAY 22
•
Sunday Service — One Service
Sundays Begin — 10:30 A.M.
Annual Choir Service
Madrigals to contemporary show
tunes will be sung. Music: Pat
Allender will accompany Choir
Director Bob McMeen and Pat Will
will play the organ.
•
The Annual Meeting — Noon — Common
Room
A
light lunch, cake and childcare
will be provided.
• To
be Eligible to Vote at the Annual
Meeting:
To
be eligible to vote our Articles
of Incorporation require that you
have been a member of the church
for 3 months immediately prior to
the Annual Meeting (must have
signed the book by Feb. 22, 2011)
and have a contribution of record
during a period of one year
closing 30 days prior to the
Annual Meeting (by April 22,
2011).
•
Candidates for May 22 Election at
Annual Meeting: Nominating
Committee submits the following
slate of candidates for election
on May 22nd:
President-Elect: Kate Godfrey;
Board of Trustees (2 positions):
John Wagner and Maria Wilson;
Trustee of the Trust Fund: Kenneth
Deffenbacher; Nominating Committee
(2 positions): Kerry Case and Tony
Host. All candidates have agreed
to their nomination.
•
Deadline for the 2011 Merritt
Scholarship
Any
local Unitarian who is continuing
his/her education beyond high
school is eligible to be
considered by the Scholarship
Committee of the Women’s Alliance
for this year’s Merritt
Scholarship. Forms are available
at First or Second Unitarian
Church or a request for a form may
be made to admin@firstuuomaha.org.
Applications must be in the office
of First Unitarian by Sunday, May
22, 2011.
•
Creative Art Night — 7 P.M. —
Whitney Young Room
We
will have a video about poetry
followed by a quiet time to feed
your creative passion - writing,
painting, quilting,
drawing. Contact Douglas McIntosh.
NEXT WEEK
•
May 23 — Book Club Meeting — 7
P.M. — Merritt Lounge
We
will meet to discuss The
Evolution of God by Robert
Wright. As the title suggests, the
noted social anthropologist covers
the development of the concept of
God from hunter-gatherer societies
through the rise of the Abrahamic
religions. See the Book Club
Section about next month’s
selection.
•
May 23 — Free Educational Section
on Women’s Health — 7 P.M. —
Common Room
Women of the First UU congregation
are warmly invited to participate
in 3 free educational sessions
being held as part of a weight
loss research study. The sessions
will take place in the common room
on May 23, June 6 and June 20.
Topics covered will include
relaxation a part of a way to lose
weight, learning why you make the
food choices you do, and much
more. The sessions are free, and
a free pedometer is offered to all
who attend the first session.
Pre-registration is mandatory.
Contact Kim Herndon for more
information and to register.
•
May 26 — Women’s Religious Studies
Group — 1 P.M. — Merritt Lounge
• May 26-28 YRUU Rummage Sale at
First Unitarian Church
Drop Off Times: Monday, May 23 &
Tuesday, May 24 from 9 A.M. to 5
P.M. & Wednesday, May 25 from 9
A.M. to 9 P.M.
Shopping Times: Thursday & Friday,
May 26 & 27 from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M.
& Saturday, May 28 from 9 A.M. to
Noon
Please call Cheryll Wallace at
402-345-3039 to schedule a
donation pick-up if you are
elderly or physically unable to
deliver items yourself.
The youth are raising money for
their trip to Heifer
International’s Overlook Ranch in
Rutland, Massachusetts in June
plus a visit to Boston & Salem.
Thank you in advance for your
generous donations.
• May 27 — Private Wedding
Rehearsal — 5 P.M. — Sanctuary
• May 28 — Private Wedding — 6
P.M. — Sanctuary
UPCOMING
ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
• May 29 — Sunday Service — 10:30
A.M.
Memories
Rev. Kate Rohde
Originally begun to remember those
who died in the Civil War, it now
is a time to remember all those we
love who are gone. What is the
place of memory in human lives?
This Sunday some reflections on
remembering. Music: Pat Will,
organ.
• May 30 — Church Office Closed —
Memorial Day Holiday
• June 3 — Private Wedding
Rehearsal — 6:30 P.M. — Sanctuary
• June 3-4 — 4th through 6th Grade
Sleepover — Common Room
• June 4 — Private Wedding — 3
P.M. — Sanctuary
• June 5 — Flower Service Sunday —
10:30 A.M.
• June 5 — Cheryll’s Farewell
Lunch — 11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.
Informal, family-friendly
potluck-style lunch!
Bring food to share IF you
wish--main dishes, sides and
salads are welcomed! However,
please come regardless—there will
be plenty of food! Punch and
beverages, cake and ice cream
provided. Bring your fond
farewells, thanks and best wishes
for Cheryll!
• June 5 — Witches’ Tea — 7 P.M. —
Merritt Lounge
• June 6 — Free Educational
Section on Women’s Health — 7 P.M.
— Common Room
Women of the First UU congregation
are warmly invited to participate
in 3 free educational sessions
being held as part of a weight
loss research study. The sessions
will take place in the common room
on May 23, June 6 and June 20.
Topics covered will include
relaxation a part of a way to lose
weight, learning why you make the
food choices you do, and much
more. The sessions are free, and
a free pedometer is offered to all
who attend the first session.
Pre-registration is mandatory.
Contact Kim Herndon for more
information and to register.
• June 7 — Board Meeting — 7 P.M.
— Common Room
• June 9 — Tolerant Atheist
Discussion Group – 7 P.M. – Common
Room
Ron Knapp will talk on "The
Evolution of an Atheist." Q&A and
conversation will follow. Doors
open at 6:00 P.M. for a “Bring
your own brown bag or take out
dinner.” Direct questions and
RSVP’s to Jaime
Alexander.
THIS MONTH IN THE
WORCESTER GALLERY
On
display in the gallery is an
exhibit on the development of the
new church logo. See the
progression from the image that
you voted on in the December Flame
to the new logo that will be used
on letterhead, brochures, banners,
the website and other church
materials. The image incorporates
community along with the idea of
many journeys, one congregation.
Come to the Annual Meeting to see
this new logo for our church!
• The June Book Club Selection
We have a winner for our June book
selection - The Devil in the
White City: Murder, Magic, and
Madness at the Fair that Changed
America by Erik Larson. This
breathtaking new history is a
novelistic yet wholly factual
account of the fair and the mass
murderer who lurked within it.
It’s 447 pages and is available in
paperback from Amazon for $8.95.
Contact Dave Richardson to get on
the Book Club’s email list.
