AtholUU E-Newsletter- May 11, 2016
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
May 15th Hattie Nestel Speaking
Local NoPipeline super-activist and seemingly tireless advocate, Hattie Nestel will be sharing her thoughts about what keeps her going. People often ask her: “how do you keep going?” She writes: “my most recent response has (become) “Faith and the Holocaust”.
May 22nd “Just Peace Theory and how it might help” by Rev. Richards
May 29th Quaker Meditation service honoring Memorial Day.
June 5th Rev. Richards
June 12th Annual Meeting at 10:00 AM
June 19th Christopher Coyle preaching at the Athol Historical Society
and New Member Sunday.
EVENTS
Spring Fair Meeting on Saturday, May 14th at the church, at 10:00 AM
“Let’s make sure that we have everything covered.” says Donna.
Hattie Nestel Speaking on May 15, 2016
Board of Management Meeting, May 15, 2016 after Coffee Hour
Spring Fair — May 21, 2016
9:00 AM until 2:00 PM
Tables
* Plants table
* White Elephants & Jewelry
* Books
* Tin Can auction
* Raffles:
— A standard sized Women’s Bike with basket and helmet
— Baby “Car quilt” — road design, small cars included
— Baby quilt — Pink with ballet theme and a ballerina outfit included
— Baby quilt — Jungle theme
— “Scratch Ticket Tree”
What we need for Spring Fair
* Spring Cleaning? Please bring jewelry (all kinds of earrings, necklaces, bracelets) and lightly used white elephants to our Spring fair.
Spring Fairs were made for Spring cleaning.
Help us, by cleaning out your closets, garage, under the stairs, etc.
* small plants and flowers for our Plant Table.
* Scratch Tickets — The plan: have flowering branches ornamented with Scratch tickets.
* New Items with a theme for the Tin Can auction. Edith has lots of baskets.
Please let her know if you are planning to use a basket.
Our church’s Annual Meeting will be June 12th at 10:00 AM.
IN CLOSING
From: On This Day In Unitarian Universalist History by Frank Schulman
“1792
Charles James Fox, a Whig member of Parliament, moved to repeal all laws relating to heresy in England. The attempt failed but his efforts produced a momentum that succeeded in stages through 1844, when Unitarians finally received legal recognition.”