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Month: June 2012
Weekly e-nUUs, June 27, 2012
Melissa will be out of town through June 30, 2012. I will be on vacation visiting my family in Phoenix, if you have an urgent concern that week that cannot wait until I return, please contact Karen Lapidus on her cell phone (which is listed in the directory).
Sunday, July 1 Living and Loving After Sexual Trauma
Led by: Deb Biggins and Worship Associate Eric van Baars – Living and loving after sexual trauma can be accomplished with lots of support, counseling and love. It is one of the most difficult experiences to admit and discuss. While you may never “get over” it, you can learn to deal with it and pack it away in the deepest recesses of your mind and move forward with your life. This service will focus on the journey of finding a voice, speaking out about the trauma and learning to no longer be a victim, but a survivor.
Summer RE will be offered at 10:30 during the month of July
Our program for this summer, is “Stories that Inspire”, an all-ages, story-based program that will happen in Fessenden Hall. Nursery care will be available.
There will be no Time for All Ages during the worship services over the summer, so children should be dropped off and picked up in Fessenden Hall.
This Sunday’s story and session on “The Lorax”, by Dr. Seuss, will be co-led by Kathy and Alan Kerns.
Paleolithic Caves: Movie and Presentation by Art Historian Heidrun Hultgren
Sunday, July 1 at 12:30 pm in Fessenden Hall
Presentation to highlight three Paleolithic Caves: Altamira, Lascaux and Chauvet
Followed by the movie: Cave of Forgotten Dreams
A free will offering will be gratefully accepted to benefit the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent
Out to Lunch Bunch
China City will be closed for vacation this Sunday, July 1. Some of us will be going to Panera’s, 4338 Kent Rd. in Stow. As the 10:30 service ends about 11:30 and is followed by coffee hour, we will aim to head over to Panera’s about 12:15.
For the rest of July when we have 10:30 services, we will plan to go to China City after coffee hour at 12:15. For the eager beavers it should be mentioned that China City does not open till 12 noon on Sundays.
Summertime = Hungry Time
We need donations for Kent social Services food programs.
Children are home from school with no breakfast or lunch programs; summer feeding initiatives reach only 10% of eligible children.
PLEASE bring in some child friendly food items – jelly & PB, mac n’ cheese mix, cereal, crackers, healthy snacks, canned pasta, dry pasta shapes & spaghetti sauce, canned fruit, 100% fruit juice, pudding cups, and gelatin mix.
Drop your items and brown paper grocery bags in the lower level closet next to the elevator . . . I’ll do the rest and get it where it needs to go. Acme gift cards are also welcome . . . please donate at the Acme Bucks table during coffee hour.
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Elaine Bowen
Art in the Sanctuary
Amy Breedon is active in our church and is pursuing her interest in graphic art. She has provided the art in the sanctuary through the end of July. The digital images are all for sale, but they are just samples of what can be printed in various sizes. Framing provided by F. J. Kluth Art Gallery.
The Book Group will be meeting on Tuesday, July 17 at 7 pm in the home of Bonnie Harper. This month we are reading Unsaid by Neil Abramson. After veterinarian Helena Colden dies of breast cancer, she is unable to move on and narrates the emotional deterioration and struggle of her attorney husband David as he becomes involved in a court case to save the life of a chimpanzee. In August we will read The Paris Wife, a novel by Paula McLain, and in September we will read Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards. If you have any questions you may contact Bonnie Harper.
Weekly e-nUUs, June 20, 2012
Fiscal Year 2012 is ending on June 30, 2012. We ask all pledging members and friends to please make every effort to review and complete your FY2012 pledge and dues commitment. If you do not believe that you will be able to fulfill your pledge, please contact the church office. We thank you and appreciate your continued support in funding our mission.
Our Mission….
Through spirited worship and open-minded religious exploration, our mission is to inspire people to live caring lives of meaning and purpose. We seek to encourage curiosity, strive to create peace and justice, and care for the living Earth with reverence and gratitude.
Melissa will be out of town Monday, June 18 – June 30, 2012. From June 18 – June 24 I will be attending the annual General Assembly in Phoenix and though I will not be checking email, I will be available by cell phone for emergencies. From June 25– June 30, I will be on vacation visiting my family in Phoenix, if you have an urgent concern that week that cannot wait until I return, please contact Karen Lapidus on her cell phone (which is listed in the directory).
Sunday, June 24 Magical Outreach: Teaching UU Values At Hogwarts
Led by: Joe Kuemerle and Worship Associate Max Grubb
The Kent UU Hogwarts program was founded as an alternative to Christian Bible School and uses the themes of Harry Potter and Hogwarts to engage with children while taking that opportunity to teach them about how we as UU’s think about the world, spirituality and justice. Come and join some of the Hogwarts staff as we share how we are working to expand the reach of our faith’s core values while also having a lot of fun.
KentHogwarts comes to Summer RE!
This Sunday, we will have a special class co-led by Professor C.H. Dazzleswift (Becky Haines) and Lady Larkin (Sandy Bowers). While the adults are hearing about how our UU values align with the KentHogwarts program, the children will be sampling the delights of the program. Activities will include making wands, playing with the giant parachute, and singing Hogwartian songs. Come prepared to have fun! We will meet in Fesenden Hall at 11:15. Nursery care will be provided at 9:30 and 11:15. During the month of July, RE will take place at 10:30 while we have just one worship service.
Summer Solstice/Midsummer Celebration at KC’s home in Ravenna
June 23 at 5 PM
Potluck dinner and bbq, bonfire, and interactive ritual for the group!
Bring a dish to share and a lawn chair or blanket!
Contact KC for details.
Calling all Gardeners!
We will be having a work party on Saturday, June 23rd from 9-noon. Goals are to continue the beautification of the backyard of the Church. We will be spreading wood chips, weeding, planting summer flowers, and rearranging the furniture in the area. We also need a volunteer to polyurethane two wooden benches. Bring gloves and tools.
Summertime = Hungry Time
We need donations for Kent social Services food programs.
Children are home from school with no breakfast or lunch programs; summer feeding initiatives reach only 10% of eligible children.
PLEASE bring in some child friendly food items – jelly & PB, mac n’ cheese mix, cereal, crackers, healthy snacks, canned pasta, dry pasta shapes & spaghetti sauce, canned fruit, 100% fruit juice, pudding cups, and gelatin mix.
Drop your items and brown paper grocery bags in the lower level closet next to the elevator . . . I’ll do the rest and get it where it needs to go. Acme gift cards are also welcome . . . please donate at the Acme Bucks table during coffee hour.
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Elaine Bowen
Art in the Sanctuary
Amy Breedon is active in our church and is pursuing her interest in graphic art. She has provided the art in the sanctuary through the end of July. The digital images are all for sale, but they are just samples of what can be printed in various sizes. Framing provided by F. J. Kluth Art Gallery.
Paleolithic Caves: Movie and Presentation by Art Historian Heidrun Hultgren
Sunday, July 1 at 12:30 pm in Fessenden Hall
Presentation to highlight three Paleolithic Caves: Altamira, Lascaux and Chauvet
Followed by the movie: Cave of Forgotten Dreams
A free will offering will be gratefully accepted to benefit the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent
As the Library committee continues to search for a permanent Chair, a temporary Co-Chair position was created in order to give Martha some much needed personal time. Ann Waters has agreed to be Co-Chair. She will prepare the monthly meeting agenda and chair the meetings in addition to her regular publicity duties. Martha will continue to order books, write book reviews, monitor the website, manage the account and attend any church board meetings. The entire committee will be working to interest new members in the work of the Library. Please consider attending one of the dynamic committee Library meetings. The next meeting is August 6th at 12:30 P.M. in Fessenden Hall.
The Book Group will be meeting on Tuesday, July 17 at 7 pm in the home of Bonnie. This month we are reading Unsaid by Neil Abramson. After veterinarian Helena Colden dies of breast cancer, she is unable to move on and narrates the emotional deterioration and struggle of her attorney husband David as he becomes involved in a court case to save the life of a chimpanzee. In August we will read The Paris Wife, a novel by Paula McLain, and in September we will read Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards. If you have any questions you may contact Bonnie Harper.
Paleolithic Caves: Presentation and Movie
Paleolithic Caves: Presentation by Art Historian Heidrun Hultgren and Movie
Sunday, July 1 at 12:30 pm in Fessenden Hall
Presentation to highlight three Paleolithic Caves: Altamira, Lascaux and Chauvet
Followed by the movie: Cave of Forgotten Dreams
A free will offering will be gratefully accepted to benefit the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent
Magical Outreach: Teaching UU Values at KentHogwarts, June 24, 2012
Led by: Joe Kuemerle and Worship Associate Max Grubb – The Kent UU Hogwarts program was founded as an alternative to Christian Bible School and uses the themes of Harry Potter and Hogwarts to engage with children while taking that opportunity to teach them about how we as UU’s think about the world, spirituality and justice. Come and join some of the Hogwarts staff as we share how we are working to expand the reach of our faith’s core values while also having a lot of fun.
General Assembly Live Streamed!
If you would like to stay connected to the events of the annual Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly this week, many events will be live streamed. You can access the full schedule of live streamed events at
http://www.uua.org/ga/2012/index.shtml
In particular, you might like to know that Hal Walker will be playing the Khaen as gathering music for the worship on Thursday morning and will be directing a choir singing his Praise Song during the Saturday morning worship. In addition, Rev. Melissa will be speaking during the opening celebration on Wednesday evening as one of the co-chairs of the Right Relationship Team and reporting out at every plenary session.
Uplifting Kindness, June 17, 2012
Led by The Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Trish McLoughlin – After an unremarkable 25 years in parish ministry, Joseph Tuckerman took up what he called a ministry-at-large in Boston in 1826. Thus Tuckerman became one of the very first Unitarian community ministers as well as a pioneer in American social work. This morning we will explore the theological ideals that lay at the heart of Tuckerman’s ministry and consider their relevance for our own morally complex times.
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Garden Work Party!
Calling All Gardeners! Saturday, June 23 9 am – noon
Goals are to continue the beautification of the backyard of the Church. We will be spreading wood chips, weeding, planting summer flowers, and rearranging the furniture in the area. We also need a volunteer to polyurethane two wooden benches. Bring gloves and tools.
Weekly e-nUUs, June 13, 2012
The Kent Community Dinner for June will be on Saturday, June 16, at 5:30 pm at the Islamic Community Center, 152 East Steels Corners Rd. in Cuyahoga Falls. There will be outdoor games (They have an outdoor facility.) and then we will have dinner together. There are several recommendations for the evening. In respect for our Moslem neighbor’s traditions, all adults please wear shorts to your knees and tee shirts (no tank tops). Meat and rice provided by our host. Please bring salad, fruit or dessert (no meat or lard). Please bring sports equipment if you
have some. This is the 4th annual invitation to the Kent community by the Islamic Community Center. Questions? Call 330-678-8760.
Sunday, June 17 Uplifting Kindness
Led by The Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Trish McLoughlin –
After an unremarkable 25 years in parish ministry, Joseph Tuckerman took up what he called a ministry-at-large in Boston in 1826. Thus Tuckerman became one of the very first Unitarian community ministers as well as a pioneer in American social work. This morning we will explore the theological ideals that lay at the heart of Tuckerman’s ministry and consider their relevance for our own morally complex times.
Summer RE Begins on Sunday, June 17
Our theme for this summer, is “Stories that Inspire”. During the months of June and August, we will be offering an all-ages, story-based program at 11:15 in Fessenden Hall. During the month of July, we will be holding only one service at 10:30 and will offer RE at that time. Nursery care will be available during all of the worship services. There will be no Time for All Ages during the worship services over the summer. This Sunday’s story is “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak.
Your cooperation is needed! Our sessions will start at 11:15 sharp, so we ask that folks vacate Fesenden Hall so the session can begin. (The summer heat prevents us from meeting in the classrooms on the upper level of the church.) Thanks!
Coming of Age Faith Statements
Several copies of the booklet that contains all the Faith Statements presented by our Coming of Age youth on June 3rd are available on the table in the foyer. Feel free to take a copy and enjoy the insightful and inspiring ideas from our youth.
Tupperware News!
The Tupperware orders are in and once again will be available at the church during Coffee Hour Sunday, June 17th. If you ordered something please see Meg to pick up your order. If you won’t be at the church please feel free to call me to schedule a time to pick up your order.
This fundraiser was a HUGE success raising $451 for our church! A heartfelt thank you to all who participated.
Thank you again,
Meg Milko
Melissa will be out of town Monday, June 18 – June 30, 2012. From June 18 – June 24 I will be attending the annual General Assembly in Phoenix and though I will not be checking email, I will be available by cell phone for emergencies. From June 25 – June 30, I will be on vacation visiting my family in Phoenix, if you have an urgent concern that week that cannot wait until I return, please contact Karen Lapidus on her cell phone (which is listed in the directory).
Please note that the Church Office will be closed Wednesday, June 20 – Wednesday, June 27, 2012. MaryBeth is expected to return Thursday, June 28th. Although away, MaryBeth will be checking both Office voice mail and email and will be addressing anything urgent.
Calling all Gardeners!
We will be having a work party on Saturday, June 23rd from 9-noon. Goals are to continue the beautification of the backyard of the Church. We will be spreading wood chips, weeding, planting summer flowers, and rearranging the furniture in the area. We also need a volunteer to polyurethane two wooden benches. Bring gloves and tools.
Summer Solstice/Midsummer
Celebration at KC’s home in Ravenna
June 23 at 5 PM
Potluck dinner and bbq, bonfire, and interactive ritual for the group!
Bring a dish to share and a lawn chair or blanket!
Contact KC for her address or any details.
Paleolithic Caves: Movie and Presentation by Art Historian Heidrun Hultgren
Sunday, July 1 at 12:30 pm in Fessenden Hall
Presentation to highlight three Paleolithic Caves: Altamira, Lascaux and Chauvet
Followed by the movie: Cave of Forgotten Dreams
A free will offering will be gratefully accepted to benefit the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent
As the Library committee continues to search for a permanent Chair, a temporary Co-Chair position was created in order to give Martha some much needed personal time. Ann Waters has agreed to be Co-Chair. She will prepare the monthly meeting agenda and chair the meetings in addition to her regular publicity duties. Martha will continue to order books, write book reviews, monitor the website, manage the account and attend any church board meetings. The entire committee will be working to interest new members in the work of the Library. Please consider attending one of the dynamic committee Library meetings. The next meeting is August 6th at 12:30 P.M. in Fessenden Hall.
Share the Wealth, June 10, 2012
Annual Service and Picnic in the Park
On Sunday, June 10, we will celebrate our annual worship service and picnic at Plum Creek Park in Kent (which is at the intersection of Cherry Street and Mogadore Road). We will be meeting at Pavillion #2 for one service only at 10:30 am. Our service will be fully multigenerational; the whole community is invited to worship and play together.
Please bring a lawnchair (and maybe an extra to share), a dish to share at the picnic (but not dessert as we will have a cake to mark a special occasion), your own place setting, any games you would like to play during the picnic and anything else you will need to be comfortable. And remember, we will have one service only beginning at 10:30 am!
Weekly e-nUUs, June 6, 2012
Recycle your Electronics and Small Appliances
The KentHogwarts School is in need of any unwanted electrical or mechanical small appliances; for example: vacuum, kitchen appliances, old computer equipment, typewriters. No TVs or monitors please. All donations will be greatly appreciated. Please bring your items to church and deposit in the box located in Fessenden Hall. Deadline to donate is TODAY, June 6th. Please contact John Bores with any questions.
Planned Parenthood will be making a presentation at the SPAN-OH meeting on June 6th at 7 pm in Fessenden Hall. The presentation will highlight all the services they provide, how many people benefit and who can receive services through Planned Parenthood. All are welcome to attend and please bring a friend.
Kent Community Sing
Tonight, June 6th at 7 pm to be held in the Sanctuary. All are welcome to come join the fun.
Send off for Mac Goekler and Eunice Michaels
Mac Goekler and Eunice Michaels will both be moving away this summer. Mac will be moving to join his wife Susan and Eunice will be moving to be nearer her son and his family. We will be offering our best wishes to both Mac and Eunice at the picnic following our service at Plum Creek Park on June 10. Please come and wish them both well as they take this next step on their journeys.
Annual Service and Picnic in the Park on June 10
On Sunday, June 10, we will celebrate our annual worship service and picnic at Plum Creek Park in Kent (which is at the intersection of Cherry Street and Mogadore Road). We will be meeting at Pavillion #2 for one service only at 10:30 am. Our service will be fully multigenerational; the whole community is invited to worship and play together.
Please bring a lawnchair (and maybe an extra to share), a dish to share at the picnic (but not dessert as we will have a cake to mark a special occasion), your own place setting, any games you would like to play during the picnic and anything else you will need to be comfortable. And remember, we will have one service only beginning at 10:30 am!
YES! Acme Bucks WILL be available June 10: A trunk Sale!
June 10, Acme Bucks will be available from the trunk of my silver car at the service in the park. I plan to get there early, and we’ll be selling after the service during lunch. See me, Esther Duncan or Julie Wilcox if you don’t see anyone by my car. Don’t just buy groceries, buy the cards from us at no extra cost to you, so the church gets 5% of the card value!
THANKS! Bob Erdman, Grocery Card Coordinator
Tupperware News!
The Tupperware orders are in and once again will be available at the church during Coffee Hour Sunday, June 17th. If you ordered something please see Meg to pick up your order. If you won’t be at the church please feel free to call me to schedule a time to pick up your order.
This fundraiser was a HUGE success raising $451 for our church! A heartfelt thank you to all who participated.
Thank you again,
Meg Milko
Olive Hobbs is Turning 90!
Olive Hobbs will be 90 years old on June 13 and you are invited to help her celebrate. A party will be held in her honor in the Commons area of her home at Laurel Lake. The physical address is 200 Laurel Lake Drive in Hudson and you will enter the Commons right as you come in the main entrance. The party will be held from 6:30 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, June 13. Please inform Rev. Melissa if you will be attending by the end of the day on June 10 so that we can be sure to arrange for enough cake and seating.
Hymnals at Your House?
We seem to be missing a bunch of the grey Singing the Living Tradition hymnals. Did you happen to take one home with you at some point? Is it still at your house? If so, please accept this invitation to return it to the sanctuary so we have enough hymnals for our Sunday morning singing pleasures. Thank you!
The Book Group will be meeting on Tuesday, June 12 at 7 pm in the home Mary Ann Kasper. This month we will be reading Swamplandia by Karen Russell. The Bigtree alligator-wrestling dynasty is in decline, and Swamplandia!, their island home and gator-wrestling theme park, formerly #1 in the region, is swiftly being encroached upon by a fearsome and sophisticated competitor called the World of Darkness. Against a backdrop of hauntingly fecund plant life animated by ancient lizards and lawless hungers, the author has written a novel about a family’s struggle to stay afloat in a world that is inexorably sinking. In July we will read Unsaid by Neil Abramson, and in August we will read The Paris Wife, a novel by Paula McLain. If you have any questions you may contact Bonnie Harper.
Summer RE Begins on Sunday, June 17
Our theme for this summer, is “Stories that Inspire”. During the months of June and August, we will be offering an all-ages, story-based program at 11:15 in Fessenden Hall. During the month of July, we will be holding only one service at 10:30 and will offer RE at that time. Nursery care will be available during all of the worship services. There will be no Time for All Ages during the worship services over the summer.
Summer Solstice/Midsummer
Celebration at KC’s home in Ravenna
June 23 at 5 PM
Potluck dinner and bbq, bonfire, and interactive ritual for the group!
Bring a dish to share and a lawn chair or blanket!
Contact KC for her address or any details.
The special collection for the Portage Park District was $462.76, which will be used toward making improvements at Towner’s Woods, according to Christine Craycroft, the executive director of the park district. Our Hogwarts program has used this park for the site of its “Forbidden Forest”, so the monies we have given will directly benefit our congregation. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this collection.
Sally Burnell
Social Justice Committee chair
Coming of Age Sunday, June 3, 2012
Led by Coming of Age Youth, their Facilitators and their Mentors – Publicly presenting their Faith Statements is the culminating event of the Coming of Age program. The youth have been in discernment all year to determine what they believe and have created an inspiring worship service to present their faith statements. The facilitators and the mentors will share a glimpse into their experiences, as well. This momentous worship service is akin to a Jewish bar or bat Mitzah or a Christian confirmation. Each Coming of Age youth will speak.
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