Worship & Music
Services are held on Sunday mornings at 10:00 and 11:30.
Sunday, May 12 Family Matters
Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate John Marfy
We often say that families come in all shapes and sizes and that love is what makes a family. This morning we will again affirm the many ways in which families are formed and nurtured as we reflect upon why it is that families still matter.
What are you passionate about?
Would you like to lead a Sunday service about it? The Sunday Program Committee meets on May 24th, and is seeking proposals for lay-led services for Summer and Fall. We believe that that the Sunday Service is best reflected in a variety of voices and experiences. Lay-led services allow us to share our individual spiritual journeys, experiences and diverse world views — an important part of our rich Unitarian Universalist heritage. If you might be interested in presenting a service, please complete a proposal, which may be downloaded from our web site at: //kentuu.org/docs/spc/sunday-proposal-e-form.pdf, and send it to Lois Weir.
Not sure about how to put together a complete service? Members of the committee can provide you with the help you need, so don’t be shy! General information about proposal preparation may be found at //kentuu.org/ministry/sunday-program/. Still have questions? Contact Lois.
Community Within
Annual Meeting: Information Meeting Thursday, May 30 7:00 PM
Voting Meeting Sunday, June 2 12:30 PM
The Library committee is working on a brief, online survey of your Library needs and suggestions. It will be posted in the EE-News and the May Chalice. Your response will be most appreciated. We continue to explore ways to serve our congregation more effectively.
Do stop by the Library to see the display of books recommended by Rev. Melissa. These books are available for checkout,and we plan to rotate titles every two weeks.
New UU Classes in May
Everything you wanted to know about the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent in particular and Unitarian Universalism in general, but were afraid to ask. Well, maybe not everything, but we try to give you an overview, a starting point. Some history of both, some organizational details. Come join the conversation. And, if you’re curious about membership, this is the place to be.
Part 1 will be on Sunday, May 12, from 9-11 am. Part 2 will be on Sunday, May 19, from 9-11 am. You may attend one or both, although attendance at both is encouraged. Different topics will be covered in each. We will gather at the Annex, the yellow house next to the church.
If you have any questions, contact Claudia Miller or Marion Yeagler.
Art in the Sanctuary
The Middle School Youth have been considering these three central questions in their RE classroom this year: What is a family? What does a family do? Who defines family? Their Family Photography Project is the culmination of that study. It includes photographs and the text from interviews with six of our church families.
Surprise Friends: please remember, to leave your notes on Sundays May 5 and May 12 and the “big reveal” is May 19! Make sure you are there for coffee hour to meet your Surprise Friend in person. In the past, Surprise Friends have exchanged small tokens of friendship during the special revealing celebration. Can’t wait to see you there!
The Patricia Pownall UU Book Group will be meeting on Tuesday, May 14 at 7 pm in the home of Mary Ann Kasper. Please bring a non-dessert snack to share. This month we are reading Breakfast with Buddha by Roland Merullo. The only thing certain about a journey is that it has a beginning and an end-for you never know what may happen along the way. And so it is with this journey into the minds and souls of two very different men-one of them in search of the truth, the other a man who may have already found it. Witty and inventive, this book takes readers into the heart of America and in the process shows us a man about to discover his own true heart. In June, we will be reading a biography of your choice. If you have any questions you may contact Bonnie Harper. All are welcome.
UU & Interfaith Connections
The May Community Dinner will be held on May 18 at Plum Creek State Park at Cherry Street near Mogadore Road in Kent. Kent continues the celebration of our Natural Heritage at the River Day Dinner followed by a program by the KSU Native American Student Assiciation (NASA). There will be a Celebration of Running Water with drumming, dancing and singing around a central fire. The dinner will be 6-8 pm, and the NASA program 8-10 pm. The Crooked River Stompers will provide dinner music. The Portage County Historical Society will provide a teepee. The Fire River Singers will later perform drumming and singing.
Bring food to share to the potluck at 6 pm. Bring a blanket for the ground so that at 8 pm you can find a place around the central fire for the final NASA led event of the day. Questions? Call 330-678-8760.
“Mother Wove the Morning” presents an uncensored view of the experiences of women through history, casting light on little taught realities of endurance and triumph that will leave the audience wiser and more appreciative of women’s collective journey. Three actors bring sixteen different women from 20,000 b.c.e. to the present to the stage to share their lives.
Queen Bee’s adaptation of Pearson’s play provides an opportunity to include current events dramatically increasing our investment in these women’s lives and putting them in a global context.
The performance will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, 3300 Morewood Rd, Fairlawn, OH, (across from Summit Mall.) $10 suggested donation at the door. A talk back with the actors will follow the production. Refreshments will be served. Childcare provided.
We know some of you are perhaps a road trip distance away. If a group from your church would like to come and arrive early for dinner, give us a call and we can recommend some local eateries.
Don’t hesitate to call if you have questions.
Thank you! And see you soon!
Linda Ryder, Program Chair, UUWA of UUCA
UUCA church office 330-836-2206
Last Call! Urban Notes Fundraiser Concert, May 18
Don’t miss a delightful evening of music in a relaxed coffee house atmosphere.
Our ‘Urban Notes’ fund-raiser has become a popular event with Cleveland area UUs, and this year, we’ll be performing at West Shore UU Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River.
Our star-studded line-up of performers includes Mary Grigolia, Marge Adler, Pam Wetula, Barry and Vicky Irvin and April Stoltz. Refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m.
The concert begins at 7:00 p.m. Advance reservations $10.
Contact Anne Osborne at 440-617-9000 or [email protected].
$12 at the door, $5 child, $25 family
Outreach and Social Justice
Empty Baskets = Empty Stomachs
A gentle reminder and nudge to honor UUCK’s committment to collect non-perishible food items and Acme gift cards for Kent Social Services’ food programs. The two baskets have been a bit empty lately . . . please remember the hungry and food insecure in our community when doing your weekly shopping. Basic everyday food staples are always needed – peanut butter & jelly, tuna, canned fruit & vegetables, macaroni & cheese mix, rice, beans, pasta & spaghetti sauce, cereal, 100% juice and “meal-in-a-can” items or meal mixes.
Let’s fill the baskets and feed some people – one basket is in the ground floor closet next to the elevator and the other is just outside the elevator on the sanctuary level. Acme cards may be purchased and donated at the grocery card sales table in Fessenden Hall between services every Sunday. Large brown paper grocery bags are also an on-going need for the food pantry.
Thank you in advance for your generosity,
Elaine Bowen for the Hunger and Economic Justice Task Group
Income Generation
Tupperware Fundraiser
The Tupperware fundraiser which began on Sunday, May 5 will remain open for 2 or 3 weeks so make sure you get a new catalog and start showing it around to family, friends, neighbors and coworkers. People love Tupperware and it really keeps your food fresh and reduces waste. Good for your pocket and the environment.
A link on the website will be up soon and I will have a link to an online party if you want to buy online and have it shipped directly to you or someone else. Call or email me for the online party link.
Meg Milko, Fundraising Chair