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My dear friends,
Our mission at UUCV is to “transform lives and care for the world.” We begin that work within ourselves every Sunday, as we gather to feed our souls and create Beloved Community.
As you step further into the life of the congregation, you find that UUCV is about so much more than Sunday worship services; we are a deeply connected and caring family
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You feel a part of this family every time you sit with a small group. You experience that connection in action when you offer to bring a casserole to someone in need. You experience the joy of the youth who find themselves in a place where they are free to express themselves without blame or shame.
We transform lives and care for the world in the small ways that we give and support one another.
I’d like to bring two ways of giving your support to your UUCV family to your attention: The Caring and Compassion Committee and the Minister’s Discretionary Fund.
You can give of your time by coming to a Caring and Compassion meeting, which will begin meeting in July on first Sundays of each month after coffee hour on Sundays in the minister’s office. I look forward to seeing you there!
Additionally, you can give of your treasure by donating to the Minister's Discretionary Fund. This fund has been helping UUCV members in need since the early days of the church. The person standing next to you in church might be down on their luck and might need a little help to make it to their next paycheck, and you can help with a small (or large!) donation to this fund. In order to make your donation, contact either myself of Cindy Good, our treasurer.
Your gifts are welcome and deeply appreciated, but more than that, your gifts are a gift to our whole community as well as to yourself!
And as always, I invite you to contact me at minister@uucv.net just to chat about anything at all. I look forward to connecting with you in person, online, or via phone!
With so much love, Rev. Meg
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The Worship theme for
June is Delight |
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June 4 – “Blooming” All are welcome as we remember the 100th anniversary of the first Flower Communion with a joyous service, welcoming New Members and celebrating our beloved community! Rev. Meg Mathieson leads the service with worship associate Lynn Sodora.
June 11 – “Fall in Love” Guest Speaker Derail Holcomb "I am excited about Joining you on Sunday, June 11, 2023. That morning we will discuss "
To Delight is TOO fall in Love." I have overcome many obstacles throughout my faith journey, yet I have grown increasingly aware of Love and Light and the wonder of their amazement. My theology has been formed, transformed, and continues to be reshaped through stepping stones and the struggle of Life. I have learned that my understanding of the Divine is continuously evolving and will continue to develop for the rest of my Life. I hope that my accomplishments and willingness to learn play a large part in preparing me for this goal." Chris Kapp will be worship associate.
June 18 - " " Guest Speaker Rev. Cindy Terlazzo. Rev. Cindy is delighted to be with her UUCV congregation again and is looking forward to spending time with our UUCV community. Melissa Mattson is worship associate.
June 25 – “” Guest Speaker: Michael Piaskowski with worship associate Chris Kapp.
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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June 25 – Bev Motich – The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
The UUCV Book Group meets at 6:30 pm on the 4th Sunday of each month for a lively, thoughtful discussion.
The selection for June 25th is
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens. "College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder." (Goodreads.com)
If you've ever wanted to get involved, we'd love to have you join us! Please email Book Group Coordinator Riley Johnson to learn more: riles1806@gmail.com.
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June 17th - Radiate
Passion and play are our birthrights, but we’re often told we’re too much, or not enough.
Come take up space and rediscover joy!
We will meet in the Social Hall at 3:00 on Saturday, June 17th.
Contact Riley Johnson with any questions: riles1806@gmail.com
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Mark your calendars:
- UUCV Strawberry Booth Stop by our booth on Saturday, June 3 at Foundry Day and purchase a strawberry shortcake.
- John Terlazzo Concert- All are welcome to attend the concert in our Sanctuary on Saturday, June 3 at 7:00 PM. Suggested Donation is $5 to $20.
- Flower Ceremony and New Member Sunday. All are welcome Sunday, June 4 at 10:30 am as we remember the 100th anniversary of the first Flower Communion with a joyous service, welcoming New Members and celebrating our beloved community! .
- York Pride - Stop by the UUCV Booth Saturday, June 10 10a - 4p
- UUCV Annual Meeting Following worship on Sunday, June 11, we will hold our annual congregational meeting where we vote on our 23 - 24 budget and our new board members.
- Family Happy Hour all are welcome to gather at Desperate Times at 5:30 on Wednesday, June 21 for food, games and good conversation.
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June 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. Another component this year has been assisting an Afghan family as they transition to America from war-torn Afghanistan. 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. 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 outside support we receive from many others in the congregation.
The next Social Justice meeting is at 6:30 on Wednesday, June 21 in the board room. All are welcome to join our meetings. |
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Change for the World -
2nd Quarter April - June
The CFTW for the 2nd quarter (Apr-Jun) will be Meals on Wheels, which is a community based nutrition program, dedicated to addressing senior adult hunger, and isolation. Volunteers deliver nutritious meals, provide friendly visits, and safety checks, which help seniors sustain a healthy and independent lifestyle.
They can stay longer in their own homes, knowing that they are not alone - that someone cares. |
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8th Principle Actions
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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
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What is Intersectionality?
From www.dictionary.com com -“ The theory that the overlap of various social identities, as race, gender, sexuality, and class, contributes to the specific type of systemic oppression and discrimination experienced by an individual.”
From www.meriam-webster.com - “The complex, cumulative way in which the effects of multiple forms of discrimination (such as racism, sexism, and classism) combine, overlap, or intersect, especially in the experiences of marginalized individuals or groups.
Kimberlé Crenshaw introduced the theory of intersectionality, the idea that when it comes to thinking about how inequalities persist, categories like gender, race, and class are best understood as overlapping and mutually constitutive rather than isolated and distinct. — Adia Harvey Wingfield”
From a CNN.com report entitled “‘Intersectionality’ has become a hot-button topic in recent years. Here’s what it means”. Asale Angel-Ajani, director of the women’s and gender studies program at the City College of New York states - “Intersectionality does not imply that this person is more or less oppressed than someone else. Instead, it’s trying to understand how multiple identities can affect how someone experiences the world around them in different ways.”
From en.wikipedia.org - Intersectionality is an analytical framework for understanding how a person's various social and political identities combine to create different modes of discrimination and privilege. Intersectionality identifies multiple factors of advantage and disadvantage.[1] Examples of these factors include gender, caste, sex, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, religion, disability, weight, and physical appearance.[2] These intersecting and overlapping social identities may be both empowering and oppressing.[3][4]
We each carry a particular array of the various social identities listed in the information above. Looking at our identities through an intersectional lens asks that we consider these factors in combination with each other rather than considering each one in isolation. Our various combinations impact our life experience, our level of privilege or oppression, how we view the world, and how the world views us. For instance an older black female would have a vastly different life experience from a younger white male. Someone with a disability might have trouble finding work. If that person is also Latino would that further affect their ability to find work?
Our 8th Principle calls us to the task of dismantling oppression and building Beloved Community. The tool of Intersectionality gives us the possibility of seeing the different life experiences our unique profiles provide each of us. This broadened understanding has the potential to help improve our ability to engage with those different from ourselves and move further toward the goals of the 8th Principle.
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SAVE THE DATES!!!
The Carlisle Area Religious Council Sponsors SUMMER FAITH NIGHTS:
4 opportunities to learn about our neighbors’ faiths, and a reminder that we are all united in community. |
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THURSDAY, JUNE 15 AT 7:00 pm Bosniaks Islamic Cultural Center648 Alexander Spring Road, Carlisle, PA 17015Build relations with Muslims in our community by learning more about the faith and principles of Islam. ****
THURSDAY, JULY 13 AT 7:00 pm Hosted by The Unitarian Universalists of the Cumberland Valley and Congregation Beth Tikvah. We will share the hour with the Jewish Community. The location will likely be at the Biddle Mission Park pavilion in Carlisle.Our portion will feature readings and hymns from our silver hymnal to acquaint those who participate with our principles and traditions. We hope to have many UU's there to help lead the singing!
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 AT 7:00 pm Location and participants TBD. The Black Church Tradition
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 AT 7:00 pm First United Church of Christ Plaza 30 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle 17013 Hosted by First United Church of Christ and Blue Lotus Temple and Meditation Center. The 60 minute services will be held outdoors, with rain locations nearby. As we come together and build relationships, we gain understanding and respect for all our faith traditions. Please bring a lawn chair if you expect you will need to sit down at any point during the presentation. |
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Help our UU Middles Group with their Project Share Food Drive!
The RE Middles have been learning from the “Love Connects Us” UUA curriculum and are finding ways to practice “Love as a Service”. |
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Please bring your non-perishable food donations to church before 6/15/2023 and deposit in a bin located in the Social Hall. All food donations will be donated to Project Share.
Thanks for helping the Middles practice our UU principles. |
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CARES MEAL
The June CARES dinner will be held on Sunday, June 18. It will be a Picnic type meal of Pulled BBQ pork sandwiches & sides.The following food or money donations are needed for the meal.
Email Pam pam@uucv.net to donate or send checks to UUCV, PO Box 207, Boiling Springs, PA 17007 marked CARES in the memo line. We need the following donations:
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PORK BUTTS for sandwich meat- Carol Riesmeyer will make the pulled Pork, and we can use Giant cards or cash to cover the cost of meat.
ROLLS- 4 dozen sandwich rolls
VEGETABLE SALADS- Any type salad containing a variety of veggies. 2 large salads
FRESH FRUIT- Any seasonal fruits, whole or cut up
DESSERT- 4 or 5 dozen cookies
DRINKS- 1 gallon of milk, 2 gallons of Iced Tea, 1 gallon of lemonade
Thank you for contributing food and grocery cards & cash to make this a Healthy and nutritious meal for those in need. Sunday dinners are important for the folks in need, as CARES is the only source for a Sunday meal in our community. This is an important way for UUCV to serve our community. |
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Greetings all!
In the month of June, we switch over to some summer fun in RE with all-ages weekly Sunday morning sessions from 10:45 am - 11:45 am.
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After the Moment for All Ages, we will meet in the Dining Room downstairs for activities. Weather permitting, we may go outside on the church grounds.
On Sunday June 18th, please join us at Desperate Times Brewery in Carlisle at 4:00 pm for our next monthly Family Happy Hour. Looking forward to continued connection-building throughout the Summer!
In faith and service,
Lynn Sodora
Below is our Faith Development Sunday schedule for our children and youth for June:
June 4: FLOWER COMMUNION SUNDAY - Multigenerational Service: Join us for our annual Flower Communion worship service in the Sanctuary at 10:30 am. Bring a flower to share. Nursery Care will be available from 10:15 - 11:45 am.
June 11: RE Summer Sundays begins: We being our Sundays at 10:30 am in the Sanctuary with the congregation. After the Moment for All Ages, the children and youth will head downstairs for an All-Ages summer activity.
June 11: Making Seed Balls
June 18: Exploring Water Justice
June 25: Creating Book Notes
NURSERY CARE (ages 0-4) every Sunday: Parents can sign in their babies and toddlers before Service and retrieve them by 11:45 am.
**Please sign out your young children (up to age 12) from Nursery and RE by 11:45.** This gives parents the opportunity to socialize before pickup, while respecting the Volunteer Teachers' time as well.
Thank you to all our May volunteers! Primajoy Ramalingam, Gail Black, Max Donnelly, Melissa Mattson, Rev. Chris Kapp, Ryanne Mack, Mrs. Candice Holsinger, Susan Green, Lynn Michels, Rebecca Fratantuono and Kim Stone. Thank you so much for your time and energy! Members of the Congregation are encouraged to volunteer with the Children's RE Program! Please email Lynn Sodora DLFD at re@uucv.net to check in about submitting clearances.
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News from the Mozambique Bursary
Cyclone Freddy did tremendous damage to Mozambique’s infrastructure when it hit the country in early 2023. Nevertheless, the forty-two Bursary students in Molumbo and the sixty students in Nammaroi are thriving as they pursue their studies. So are the seven Molumbo and Nammaroi graduates who are studying health, education, or agronomy in professional schools.
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Your Bursary contributions allow these girls, citizens of one of the world’s poorest countries, to achieve their dreams of an education. $350 dollars provides room and board, school uniforms and supplies, and hygiene materials for one year. Your donations also pay the salaries of the housemothers who mentor the girls throughout the year. Below, you can see our Project Officer, Sonia Assane Sauale, distributing supplies to the Nammaroi girls on her recent visit.
Dianne Dusman and Susan Rimby will be visiting Mozambique in early September to see our program in action. It’s not too late to get in on this opportunity. Travelers should be in excellent health and prepared to rough it. Please contact one of us if you are interested in participating.
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UUCV Pride Booths
UUCV will have a booth at several PRIDE Events coming up. Plan to attend or if you would like to volunteer to help, please contact any of the following: Amy-jo Humpton amyhumpton@hotmail.com, Ash Hersh Ashley.hersh24@yahoo.com, or Kim Stone sketcher45@gmail.com
Event Dates:
June 10 – York 10a – 4p
July 29 – Harrisburg 11a – 6p
October 8 – Chambersburg 10a – 4p
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Birthday Wishes for UUCV! |
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If you attended the birthday bash, you were asked to make a "birthday wish" for UUCV....here is a sample of some we received! |
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SHARE and LIKE us on Facebook... |
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UUCV Fundraising Opportunities
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Strawberry Fundraiser Volunteers Needed
We are still in need of many volunteers....Choppers, set up and tear down are needed to help us be successful at this annual fundraiser and great outreach opportunity. |
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Bakers can drop off their shortcakes on Thursday or Friday, June 1 and 2, between 8:30 am and 1:30 pm. and on Friday, June 2 between 4 - 8pm.
Friday, June 2, anytime after 4 pm we will chop in the Dining Room...children are welcome to attend....just let us know if you need childcare.
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John Terlazzo and Voices in the Hall return to UUCV for an Evening of Original Song
On Saturday, June 3rd at 7 PM, Singer-Songwriter John Terlazzo (Yes,
that John Terlazzo, married to Rev. Cindy Terlazzo!) will return with his band for another evening of Original Songs. You may remember their last performance here at UUCV just before the arrival of the Pandemic three years ago. John is featured, singing his songs and playing guitar and harmonium, and accompanied by Kristina Machusick on flute, recorders and harmony vocals, Paul Wegmann on harmony vocals & lead guitar and JD Stillwater on percussion. Together they will perform songs from John's vast catalog spanning from the 1970s to the present, including new and unrecorded selections. Suggested Donation is $5 - $20 per person. More than half of the door will benefit the UUCV.
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Terlazzo belongs to the same lineage of songpoets as Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan, but also the 15th century’s John Dowland, Virgil of the first century B.C., and Homer from an even earlier time...it feels good to hear the pure poetic muscle Terlazzo brings to bear, and be reassured that somebody still knows how to sling it".
-Jim Allen,
a NYC-based freelance music critic / journalist whose work has appeared in
Rolling Stone, Billboard, NPR Music, Culture Sonar and the
Village Voice.
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Birthday Bash Success!!!
For those of you who attended our 25 year Birthday Bash....Thank you for making it such a success! So far, we have raised over $6,300.00.
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And....if you couldn't make it, there are still events with spots available for you to sign up for. The list of events will be displayed in our Social Hall until they are full or the date has passed. You can sign up, or contact Pam pam@uucv.net or Cindy cyagood4@gmail.com and ask them to sign up for you.
Watch for a monthly advertisement of what's coming up next.....
June events:
June 17 $15 1003 Ever been to the fabulous BBs (aka Bents, Bumps and a Bunch of Bargains) in Newburg? If not, here’s your chance to visit this iconic store known for its incredible savings on a huge variety of items. Breakfast will be provided beginning at 8:15 by your guides, Carole and Tom DeWall At their home. They will then transport you to BBs for a memorable outing, BYORB: Bring our own reusable bags. 7 people
June 25 $15 1006 Join us for an afternoon walk at the park followed by 2 – 5 PM an ice cream social on the deck at the home of Cindy Good and Paula Terry. 10 people. We’ll meet at Spring Meadows Park, located 1 mile from UUCV, at 2 pm.
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Grocery Cards
Knock, knock.Who's there?Leash who?Leash you could do is buy more grocery cards!
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Knock, knock.Who's there?Venice.Venice who?Venice you gonna buy more grocery cards?
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Knock, knock!Who's there?Shore.Shore who?Shore hope you like bad jokes!
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UUCV is partnering with RaiseRight for Gift card fundraising, the #1 fundraiser for nonprofit organizations across the U.S. for more than 25 years. Earn simply by buying gift cards to use for everyday purchases, instead of cash or credit cards.
With RaiseRight, nonprofits and other community-based organizations earn money simply by shopping for their favorite brands—turning daily or weekly purchases into the opportunities that matter for their favorite organizations.
How to Get Started:
Visit http://uucv.info/raiseright to Sign Up from your computer
Set up your banking or credit card preference.
You can then shop anytime by visiting https://www.raiseright.com/brands and see the daily bonuses and specials which will earn more money for UUCV. Check the % for each card to see what your donation will be to UUCV….with a very minimal fee to you.
How to Pay:
When you are done selecting your cards, check out at your shopping cart. You can pay by your own Credit Card (getting points on your card) or LINK to your bank account
How you Receive your Cards:
- You can choose ecards (which will show up in your wallet on your APP or in your wallet on the main website http://www.raiseright/shop
- You can choose to receive the actual card be sent to your home address
- DO NOT select your card to be sent to the Coordinator….any cards sent to the coordinator will be cancelled and your sale will be VOID
Contact Pam pam@uucv.net if you need help in getting set up or if you have questions about this program.
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