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So… yesterday we did a thing. We were not at all happy about doing it, but we are glad that it’s done.
We terminated our contract with Rev. Craig.
In last month’s Newsletter I repeated the previous day’s sermon message, “The Bones Are Good” and pointed out that our congregation is strong, stable, and sturdy – built with good bones on a foundation of our Unitarian Universalist Principles and UUCV’s Mission to transform lives and care for the world, further strengthened by our Covenant of Right Relations and supported by our Behavior and Safe Congregation policies.
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But a situation had arisen that was threatening the wellbeing of some of us and therefore the wellbeing of all of us. Things looked good on the surface but behind the scenes bones were being bruised and were in danger of being broken. To respect the worth and dignity of everyone includes compassionately holding individuals responsible and accountable for their behavior. And that must include holding the minister accountable. So that is what we did.
Our Behavior Policy states that when individuals are dishonest, belittling, demeaning, or fail to respect another person’s boundaries of mind, body, or spirit they are engaging in non-covenantal behavior. Complaints were brought to our Safe Congregation Response Team alleging all those behaviors had been exhibited by the minister. While investigating the complaints we found that for the first five months of Rev Craig’s ministry with UUCV individuals who had been treated in one or more of these ways thought they were the only one – and so perhaps they were overreacting or not understanding something. Attempts had been made to call him back into covenant but were unsuccessful because he didn’t feel he was out of covenant. The hurtful and dismissive behaviors toward some continued.
After the Safe Congregation Response Team recommended terminating the Interim Minister’s contract the Board of Trustees met a number of times to discuss, investigate and actually re-interview the affected parties. This was difficult emotionally – some had been “…insulated from the impact of the IM’s abusive, disrespectful, divisive and dismissive behavior toward the staff, volunteers and some congregants and felt that a “Jekyll and Hyde” phenomenon had been occurring.”
We had suspended Rev. Craig while we worked with our attorney to find a way to end his tenure. The terms of his contract (as recommended by the UUA) included paying his salary and benefits for four more months if we negotiated a resignation. So, we will be paying him through July.
He came to UUCV yesterday to return his keys, retrieve his belongings, and collect a check for $6,000 in exchange for signing a General Release of All Claims.
There was no non-disclosure/confidentiality clause in the release so the circumstances that led to the termination can be discussed with prospective ministerial candidates. And now we can answer your questions!
So, my friends, let’s talk while we hike – weightbearing exercises like walking are one of the best ways to strengthen bones. Let’s make our good UUCV bones even better while we Blaze New Trails together!
Happy Hiking!
Gail
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UU Principles is the theme for April Worship
1st Principle - Remember your inherent worth and dignity.
April 3 – “First Things First” As we begin several months with the UU principles as our worship themes, we begin with the First Principle.Rev. Dr. Kathy Ellis leads the service.
April 10 – “What's that Worth?” Our first UU principle calls us to "respect the inherent worth and dignity of every person." We'll explore various ways of measuring ourselves. What IS our worth? How do we respect dignity? Dot Everhart leads the service.
April 17 – “The Women of Easter” The women of UUCV celebrate the women of Easter. Rev. Dr. Kathy Ellis, Rev. Chris Kapp and Dot Everhart lead the service.
2nd Principle - Justice, Equity and Compassion.
April 24 – “The Kids are Alright” The teens of UUCV are not our future. They are our present. Today, we will hear from them, opening our ears and hearts to what they have to teach us. Rev. Chris Kapp leads the service with our UUCV teens participating in the service.
We are meeting in person again (masked) and have opened our Social Hall for coffee and visitation with masks optional.
Our Religious Education for children are also meeting in person. Children and their families should enter through the main door and will participate in the beginning of worship and then will move to the dining room where safe distancing tables and activities will be set up. Masks will be required over nose and mouth.
Join us for in-person worship in our Sanctuary or on ZOOM. or “listen in” (without video) by telephone, by calling 646-876-9923 and entering Meeting ID 550 751 6685 |
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The UUCV Book Discussion group meets via Zoom on the 4th Sunday of each month at 6:30 pm. Dates and titles can be found on our website: https://uucv.org/fellowship/book-group/ . Please join us for a lively discussion, newcomers are always welcome!
The selection for April 24th is “Midnight’s Children” by Salman Rushdie. At the stroke of midnight on the night of India’s independence, 1,001 children were born with the new nation - each of them with unique, extraordinary talents. This highly acclaimed novel tells the story of one of these children, Saleem Sinai, and his family against the backdrop of a new country finding its way.
Please email Pam at UUCV (pmartin@uucv.org) or the Book Discussion coordinator, Riley Johnson (riles1806@gmail.com) if you have any questions.
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Doing some spring cleaning? Looking for a place to donate your treasures? Look no more!
We will hold our annual yard sale this year on Saturday, May 21.
We will start collecting items the beginning of May...watch for specific details on drop-off procedures.
And, we will be lining up volunteers to help with set-up, tear-down, working the sale and transporting leftover donations to local charities.
This is one of our biggest fundraisers so we will lots of volunteers to make this a success.
Any questions, contact Pam pam@uucv.net
or Cindy cyagood4@gmail.com
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UUCV Mowers Needed
We are recruiting for the 2022 UUCV lawn mowing team. It’s easy exercise and a very much appreciated way to stay in shape.
The more volunteers we have…the fewer turns we have to take. UUCV provides the self-propelled mowers.
If you can spare a little time, please sign up to help.
Remember the old saying – the grass is always greener when it’s mowed by a UUCVer!
If interested, sign up in the social hall OR contact Cindy Good at cyagood4@gmail.com
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2022 Spring Auction
Paradise Found
A celebration of being able to get together again in person!
Save the Date: In-Person Auction Party
May 14 5:30 - 9:30 pm
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Pre-Auction Activities
Decide on a sign-up event you could host. Some ideas are:
o Plan and host a themed meal or get together for a small group or just an intimate evening for a couple
o Hold a dance/yoga/meditation/craft class at the church
o Donate an hour or two to do a minor home repair for someone who needs it
o Team up with someone and offer a couple hours of yard work.
o Put together a group day trip, tour, hike, or picnic at an interesting destination
o Offer your famous food item specialty
o Use your imagination! The possibilities are endless!
Decide on a fair price people might be willing to pay to attend your sign-up, and how many people you could handle. The Auction is UUCV’s biggest fundraiser of the year!
· Submit your sign-up event by emailing a description, price, and photo (if possible) to uucvauction@outlook.com
· Or, fill out and submit a form at the Auction Table in the Social Hall
(note that this auction is for sign ups only. No "silent auction" items will be auctioned off this time around.)
Auction Event Preview
· Visit www.32auctions.com/UUCVSpring2022 from May 7 – May 13 to preview the available events and start signing up
Come to the Auction Party
· On Saturday May 14, the fun really begins!
· The doors open at 5:30 PM for a suggested $10.00 per person admission (children are free).
· You can dance to a live band, continue bidding on the auction events, enjoy lots of eats and desserts, and purchase both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages at the bar staffed by the Men’s Small Group.
· If more people sign up than there are places available in the event, there will be a drawing the night of the live auction to determine the winners
· If you have never been to one of our auctions, you will want to come because a good time is had by all!
The Children's Auction
· Because children are not permitted to attend the auction in the main social hall due to alcohol sales, they will have a separate auction and goodies of their own downstairs while the adults enjoy themselves upstairs.
· There is always adult supervision and fun activities for the kiddos. No babysitter needed!
Contact Cathy Dewalt at UUCVauction@outlook.com if you have questions!
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April Social Justice Opportunities |
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Programs under the umbrella of the Social justice Committee include the monthly CARES dinner, Change for the World (CFTW), the Mozambique Bursary project and the UUCV Antiracism Initiative. Other events we regularly participate in include Project Share’s Farm Stand, the annual Pride Festival in Harrisburg, National Public Lands Day, and United Way’s One Day of Caring, among other community social justice activities. We anchor our efforts around UUCV’s mission to transform lives and care for the world. Thank you to all who serve on the committee and for all the support we receive from the congregation.
All are welcome to our meetings. The next Social Justice Committee meeting is Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 6:30 pm on Zoom. https://zoom.us/my/uucvpa
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Change for the World
2nd Quarter April - June
Leadership, Education And Farming --
LEAF Project |
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For the second quarter of 2022, April - June, our Change for the World recipient is LEAF - Leadership, Education And Farming
LEAF cultivates South Central PA youth leaders from diverse backgrounds through meaningful work in the food system. Youth 14-17 may apply for first year summer paid work including working on a 3-4 acre farm outside of Landisburg where they learn how to raise crops and prepare food while building their own leadership skills. The farm includes sustainably managed vegetable gardens with 40 varieties of crops, a commercial teaching kitchen, produce handling and storage facilities, a greenhouse and propagation house, and a three season outdoor classroom space. LEAF has a growing season farm share program with some donated to families in need.
Entry-year youth in a 7-week summer program plant, grow, & harvest vegetables for area restaurants, for sale at Farmers On The Square (FOTS) in Carlisle, and for hunger relief donations. They also develop culinary skills and explore leadership and food systems topics. In 2021 92 % said they had grown in communicating with people from different backgrounds and 77% advanced to the school year program with higher levels of responsibility.
School Field Trips: In addition LEAF provides hands-on, experiential learning opportunities to students in grades 3 - 12 through on-farm visits and/or workshops in classrooms.
LEAF is the brain-child of Heidi Witmer who began it 2013. The project envisions a community in which our youth, as well as all members of our region, are connected to the food that nourishes them, the land on which it grows, and to each other.
LEAF furthers our mission and principles LEAF stresses the worth and dignity of every person. Participants include male and female teens, including persons of color, and some youth from families with modest incomes.
LEAF promotes justice, equity and compassion in working with the teenagers -- and some food shares go free to families without the wherewithal to pay for them.
LEAF’s agricultural practices respect the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. Check out their website LEAF leafprojectpa.org And articles below are interesting: Inspire: LEAF grows leaders through work in agriculture | The Sentinel: News | cumberlink.com (may require Sentinel subscription to see) Learning From the Land | Haverford College
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A Volunteer Opportunity
Tons of donations to help people in Ukraine are making their way to the Teknika Strapping Systems warehouse in Cumberland County.
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Workers are overloaded with supplies and need help sorting items. Volunteers are needed in order to make sure things get done in a timely manner and shipped to Ukraine
From toothbrushes, first aid, and bedding, workers with Mission Central in Mechanicsburg have partnered with Teknika Strapping Systems with boxes of supplies. “ . . .We are a very big warehouse but we only have 5 full-time staff members, so having the ability to have volunteers here to help us sort and get items in the correct categories is essential,” Executive director Hope Harrison said.
Anyone is welcome to step in and help.
Supplies at the Teknika warehouse have grown so much that several huge boxes could be found in the parking lot. “We see this tremendous need in Ukraine and our goal is to get those items to the people that need them,” Harrison said.
If you can help, please stop at the warehouse at 5065 Ritter Rd, Suite 106 Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County.
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8th Principle
Learning Opportunities
Here is a schedule of opportunities for April: Please note, Saturday sessions will be at 10 AM on Zoom and Sunday Sessions will be in person beginning at 9:15 in the Board Room.
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* Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10 - 8th Principle Background Information and Introductory Session.
* Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24 - Discussion of pages 1-36 of UUCV’s 2022 Common Read Book, Justice on Earth - People of Faith Working at the Intersections of Race, Class, and the Environment edited by Manish Mishra-Marzetti and Jennifer Nordstrom (Skinner House Books, 2018).
Moving toward adopting the 8th Principle is a congregational endeavor in which everyone’s thoughts and ideas are welcomed, needed, and wanted. Your unique viewpoint will deepen, enrich, and strengthen this process. Please plan to attend these sessions and add your voice to the conversation. Thank you!
Contact Wendy Gebb (wendywinter@comcast.net) with any questions or concerns and please put “8th Principle” in the subject line.
The 8th Principle: “We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”
www.8thprincipleuu.org.
Another 8th Principe Learning Opportunity
The 8th Principle calls for actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves as well as our institutions. We have a responsibility to explore our inner thoughts and feelings about racism in ways that are safe and non judgmental. The YWCA is providing an excellent opportunity and here is the information you need to register to participate. |
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YWCA Stand Against Racism Challenge
April 4 through May 2, Monday through Friday
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YWCA and Cumberland County join YWCAs nationwide to challenge us to 21 days of
commitment. Open yourself to seeing the world in a new way, and learn practical ways to
support all people of color. Be part of the solution.
This means looking openly and honestly at our own story, using tools they offer to create newhabits over the 21 days.
Join the Challenge - ywcacarlisle.org/stand-against-racism-challenge/
Facebook group - YWCA Carlisle & Cumberland County register on facebook
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UUJusticePA News
UUJusticePA is an advocacy arm of our wider UU congregations that gives voice to our shared values and urges our legislators in Harrisburg to pass laws that are just for all Pennsylvanians, not just some. Individuals can become members of UUJusticePA by supporting its work with a financial donation each year.
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Suggested donation is $40 for the calendar year, but even donations of $1 qualify the donor as a member. Please check out the UUJusticePA website at www.UUJusticePA.org. The News and Upcoming Events tabs are especially worthy of your perusal. The organization holds an annual meeting each spring that features wonderful learning opportunities, knowledgeable and inspirational speakers, as well as rewarding opportunities to meet UUs from across the state. This year's meeting will be held on May 20-21 in a hybrid format, both on Zoom and in person at UCH in Harrisburg. UUJusticePA helps us live our 5th principle: The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large.
Vision Statement
Pennsylvania UUs are aware of justice issues and are called to speak and take action that leads to a better Commonwealth.
Mission Statement
Pursuing justice by voting, advocating and making just public policies.
Post carding effort in progress
Check the Social Justice table in the Social Hall for information about how you can stand up for this month's UUJusticePA issue: reproductive justice. Take an already stamped postcard to send to your state senator or more than one state senator (a list of senators and their addresses can be found on the Social Justice table as well.) There is an information sheet about SB 956 "A Constitutional amendment regarding elective abortions," whose aim is to prohibit all rights to abortion in the state of Pennsylvania. If passed by the full Senate, it will likely appear as a ballot question in an off year election when most people simply vote yes on these types of questions--often worded ambiguously. The way it is being presented would give our governor no veto power over the outcome. Mail your postcard on April 5th so that our postcards along with those from other UUs across the state reach the senators all at once just prior to the April Lobby Day on this issue by concerned UUs and Rev. Joan Sabatino, the lead organizer of UUJusticePA. Thanks for your help, and stay tuned for future postcarding events.
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New Donation Spaces for Afghan Refugees
We now have two donation spaces and a digital list of available large items, now beginning to be up and running.
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1. The first is located at 405 North East Street, in Carlisle. This space holds clothing, small furniture items, household goods (curtains, dishes, pots and pans, etc.) and children’s supplies— toys, portable cribs, etc. This space will be open on Sundays from Noon to 3:00 pm, and during the week by appointment only.
Note: The space is in the brick Sheaffer building, just next to the railroad tracks. It is on the lower level, reached by a set of concrete steps to the far left of the building (right next to the tracks) Many thanks to Letort Properties for making this space available to us.
We are accepting donations of:
* Clothing, especially children’s clothing, in all sizes
* Curtains, towels and bedding
* Small items of furniture (nightstands, small chairs, etc.)
* Dishes, cookware and small kitchen appliances— crockpots, instant pots, coffee makers, vacuum cleaners, etc.
* Children’s toys and supplies (Pack ’N Plays, bouncers, etc.)
Drop offs at this space may be made on Sundays, between 12:00 and 3:00, or by appointment. Please contact Keevin Graham at grahamks@gmail.com or Betsy Walters at trollmom@icloud.com to schedule.
2. The second space is for larger pieces of furniture and located in Dillsburg. This space is primarily for use by The Meeting House congregations of Carlisle and Dillsburg, but they have generously offered to share with the rest of us. We do not have anything out there at this time, although we may in the future. Use of this space will be by appointment only. Call or text 508-494-0981 with questions or requests about this space. Many thanks to The Meeting House and the Thuma family for providing this space.
3. Volunteer Coordinator, Keevin Graham has set up a digital list for large pieces of furniture. Brilliant! Rather than moving furniture twice, into storage and then into a family’s home, it allows us to “shop” online and then move heavy and bulky items just once. This site may be found at: https://sites.google.com/view/cannp-donations
For larger furniture items, we ask that you be prepared to keep the item in place in your home until needed. (Please feel free to donate items elsewhere if you need to get rid of them immediately. ) * Take a picture and measurements of your item(s) and send to: grahamks@gmail.com
All donations must be clean and free of stains, tears, and odors. Please be sure that any mechanical items (toys, small kitchen appliances, etc.) are in good working order.
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CARES MEAL -- SUNDAY, APRIL 24
A big thank you to all members who donate homemade & prepared foods for these dinners! It is so nice to deliver these items to the CARES Resource Center
for a great Sunday Dinner!!
Email Pam if you are able to donate any of the items needed.
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Our dinner should serve 30-35 people. Items still needed:
Main Course - Chicken Casseroles such as Chicken & Rice or Chicken & Pasta
Four (3) Casseroles needed
Green Vegetables, such as green beans, peas, broccoli
Three (2) needed
Cole Slaw - Two (2) needed
Drinks - 2 gallons Iced Tea, 2 creamers
Drop your items off at the UUCV parking lot on Sunday, April 24 between 3:00 - 3:30 pm.
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RE Happenings...
I love spring! Color and signs of life are creeping back into the world, and UUCV is no exception - we’ve welcomed back an average of 17 kids each week!
Here’s what’s happening for RE in April…
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Egg Hunt - Sunday, April 17th at noon
After Easter service, our youngest congregants will be able to search for all kinds of treats. Please consider donating some candy (no nuts!), stickers, or stamps to fill the eggs, and stay tuned to see if we’ll need volunteers to hide them.
Summer Fellowship Planning - Sunday, April 24th
The RE Committee will take some time at the end of the month to plan dates for summer events. If you have an idea, or would like to be added to the brainstorming process, please talk with an RE Committee member.
Classroom Reboot - Sunday, May 1st
We’ll welcome kids back to the RE spaces! Volunteers will be needed to wipe down & move furniture, brainstorm room layout, and organize supplies. If you’d like to participate in this process, please reach out!
Adult RE on the 8th Principle - April 9th & 10th, and April 23rd & 24th
We’ve partnered with UUCV’s 8th Principle initiative to offer learning opportunities for those who’d like to further educate themselves on the proposed 8th Principle before a congregational vote in September. Please consider attending, and stay tuned for further Adult RE topics.
Please consider submitting your clearances and helping out on Sundays. You’re needed, welcome, and wanted!
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Annual Budget Drive 2022
Blazing New Trails
While Riley is hiking with UUCV
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I don’t know about y’all, but I LOVE Budget Drive season - stick with me on this. Spring is the time for tender sprouts to burst forth from their seeds. It’s a time to move from contemplation to action, to begin investing our energy in ways that align with our goals.
We open the windows to release stale winter air, drive with the sunroof open, and may even find a sense of excitement permeating our beings - it’s beautiful to feel a new growing season unfurl. That’s how I think of the Budget Drive. It’s a time when we consider UUCV’s impact on our lives and all of the things we want to see grown here, and we decide to say yes to this community once more. Let me explain why saying yes to UUCV is an easy choice for me.
I went through a divorce a few years ago, and OF COURSE divorce was the topic of one of the first few services I attended, not too long after. As I listened to Reverend Aija and Cheryl Parsons reflect on breaking our promises and forgiving ourselves, I felt my usual silent stream of tears begin to shift into the dreaded, full-on “ugly cry”. I knew I had to get out of the Annex before the sobs became audible, so I made a beeline for the alcove next to the coffee table in the Social Hall, making it just in time to fall apart.
After a bit I heard footsteps, and I looked up in time to lock eyes with a tall man who froze mid-step with two large coffee urns in hand as he noticed me. We stared at each other in stunned silence for a couple of seconds before he abruptly broke eye contact, set the urns on the table, and turned away. Then, just as quickly, he turned back to face me and asked if I’d like a hug. This man was a complete stranger (though I now know he’s famous for his hugs!), but I nodded shakily and continued crying into his shirt. After a few moments, I felt steady enough to go back into the Sanctuary. We hadn’t spoken further.
Back in the Social Hall after service, someone I knew a bit better came to check on me. She asked if I was ok, then shared that there had been many a Sunday when the only place she felt safe enough to cry was UUCV. She reminded me that I’d be ok again, even if I wasn’t at the moment.
The care shown to me that day told me more about this community’s character than any annual report ever could. I began to believe I could find a home here - a place where I felt seen, held, and loved. Over the past two years, I have been proven right again and again. When my family had COVID, when I had a health scare, when I had a lot of grief to process, UUCVers brought meals, sent activities for the kids, checked in on us, and reminded me that we weren’t alone. When I was asked to serve as Interim DLFD, I was excited to accept the role and give back to this place that continues to give me so much.
I hope you’ve been given a reason to say yes to UUCV, to feel held by the love that surrounds us all.
Whether you demonstrate that yes with a financial commitment, a pledge of time & talent, or even your presence every now and again, we are all stronger for it. May we bolster one another, and blaze this new trail together.
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Unitarian Universalists of the Cumberland Valley
Lamentation 1
March 6, 2022
Great Mystery, Spirit of Life, Spirit of Love, Spirit of Community,
We have been separated from one another.
Disease and death run among us.
Our hearts are broken
and we are tired,
we are angry,
we are in despair.
Why? Why?
How long? How long must it be this way?
Wake up! Wake up!
Come and listen to us!
Our planet is broken and suffering.
Our world is dying and turning in on itself
This world feels troubled and afraid.
Our nation is divided and full of distrust.
We are discouraged and worried.
Our community struggles.
We are in desperate need of hope and change yet are full of fear.
Our people are hungry, sad and lost.
We are lost and confused.
The people are sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Our teachers have been censored and silenced.
still they struggle and work hard.
Our leaders have been led astray.
They are clueless, cowardly and corrupt.
Confusion and frustration blind them
to the people’s need.
Our police are attacked on all sides.
Our poor are forgotten and invisible.
They are cold, hungry and dying.
Misunderstood and desperate, they are
ignored by the rich.
Our wealthy are out of touch and
going to outer space.
Insulated, cruel and greedy,
they do not help the people.
Our children are anxious.
Overwhelmed and confused,
they wonder why their grown-ups cry so much.
Our elders are isolated and vulnerable.
Worried, discouraged and fearful,
they are dying alone.
My body aches.
I am tense and stressed.
Though they threaten me, my body is not an apology.
My loving heart is bruised and afraid.
My body and my heart hurt.
My soul shrinks.
I feel small and weary and yet
I reach out. I stretch to search.
We cry out.
HEAR our pray! Listen to us! Help us!
Give us healing, peace and hope.
We call out for hope and reconciliation.
May we find true communication and unity.
May we be calm and understanding.
Give us patience, serenity,
and wisdom.
May we come through to the other side together
with integrity and love.
Bring us together in hope and joy.
May we bring love and hope and joy
to a hurting, healing world.
Listen to us! So that we may live,
knowing that we need each other,
need each other more than we even know.
Listen to us! So that we may live fully as loving, justice seeking people.
So that we may bring healing and transformation.
Rev. Dr. Kathy Ellis and the Unitarian Universlists of Cumberland Valley Congregation
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Spring is here and with it comes Spring cleaning. Our restored building needs some personal care from all of us. This includes window cleaning, outside pick up/clean up, replacement of light bulbs, painting on some interior walls and more. Some of your members have been doing this type of work all along but, we need to get together as a team to complete the rest. Please sign up to work on Saturday April 9th beginning at 9AM. If you can only work for an hour or two, OK. Whatever time you can give will be greatly appreciated. If we need a weather delay, the following Saturday, April 16 will be our alternate. To sign up send an email to: james.h.burton@startmail.com or a note to Pam pam@uucv.net Thank you in advance for whatever time you can devote to this important work. |
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Save the Date
Community Building with a “UU Revival”
Saturday, August 13th from 11 – 7ish
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WHO: Members and friends of the York, Harrisburg, Boiling Springs, Gettysburg and possibly Lancaster UU congregations
WHAT: Day long multi-congregational, multi-generational gathering
WHERE: Rocky Ridge Park in York County
WHY: Ministers from York, Gettysburg, Harrisburg and Boiling Springs have been in discussion regarding ways we can create more regional connections between our UU congregations AND to (hopefully) celebrate a light at the end of (or learning to live with) Covid.
PROPOSED AGENDA:
* Opening Worship
* Bring your own picnic
* Games
* Breakout groups for – worship, membership, RE, stewardship, leadership, Social/racial justice, etc.
* End with an evening jam session with talent provided by interested congregant
MORE DETAILS COMING SOON!
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UUCV Fundraising Opportunities
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UUCV Grocery Cards Available
Hey, what's that big sign hanging over the Gift Gard Table???
Gift Cards are Back! And so is coffee!
As some of you are probably know, we have been selling grocery gift cards - and also coffee - in the Social Hall again!
What you might not know is that the Gift Card program is one of the best and easiest fundraisers we have. Are you aware that for every $100 Giant card we sell, UUCV earns $10? That's right, $10! That's like you throwing an extra $10 in the collection plate! Aren't you great! And it costs you nothing extra. |
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You don't shop or buy gas at Giant? No problem. We also sell Karns and Weis $100 grocery cards and we a get a 5% discount for each.
Cards are on sale every Sunday after Services in the Social Hall, and sometimes before church. You can pay with cash, check, and most credit cards. And don't worry, if you prefer, you can still get your cards from Pam and Margie by mail, PayPal, or auto withdrawal.
We have missed you all, and look forward to chatting with you again, and selling those cards!
Thank you.
The Card Sellers Team |
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https://smile.amazon.com/
Do you shop on Amazon? Go instead to https://smile.amazon.com/
AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support UUCV every time you shop, at no cost to you. Select Unitarian Universalist of Cumberland Valley as your charitable organization and everytime you make a purchase Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to UUCV. Same great producs, same prices as Amazon, but https://smile.amazon.com/ makes money for UUCV. |
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