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RE Classes, Preschool and Nursery Care
Due to the Memorial day holiday, there are no Religious Education classes meeting, and there is no staffing for the nursery and preschool program today. Children are invited to stay in the service with their parents. Some quiet toys are available in the Foyer for little ones.
FORUM at 9:30 a.m.
Singing Meditation with Mary Bohman, Ministerial Intern. The purpose of meditation is to find inner peace and slow the busy mind. Singing as a form of meditative practice doesn't require great skill or singing experience-it merely requires an open mind and heart. During this forum, a variety of easy to learn Unitarian Universalist songs will be taught in a supportive environment. Then we will enter into a meditative process that combines communal singing punctuated by silence and breathing. The songs will be repeated until participants are able to move out of "thinking mode" and enter into singing from the heart.
ASSEMBLY at 10:30 a.m.
"Good Grief" with The Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons preaching. Although it unfolds in its own unique way for each of us, the process of grieving is a challenge to our physiological, emotional, social, and spiritual resources. If we do this work well, it becomes a source of growth, which may be the best tribute we can give to the loved ones we have lost. If we turn away from it, in the long run it cripples us, and this is true in our collective public life as well as individually. What does it mean to do mourning well, by ourselves and together?
Sermon Discussion following service
Light refreshments will be served as Kendyl and others discuss the sermon topic in the Dietrich Room. Join us!
Click here to view descriptions of upcoming Forums and Assemblies.
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Reminders
Alliance Meets June 2
Hear about "Best Minnesota Books" presented by Patrick Coleman, of the Acquisitions Collections Department of the Minnesota Historical Society. Click here and scroll to page 8 for more information.
UU Summer Options
Remember that there are some great UU camping opportunities this summer in our area. Check out CampStar Trail and Camp Unistar for more information.
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FUS Email Contacts
Phone: 612-377-6608
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Greetings from Mount Curve! 
What a great time to be a Unitarian in the Twin Cities! Show your UU pride by attending some, or all, of General Assembly, volunteering at the UU booth at Pride, marching with the UU float, reading and passing along UU views, like Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons' recently published article on immigration in The Star Tribune. There's so much to celebrate; learn more below.
Click here to view the recently posted June 2010 edition of The First Unitarian newsletter. |
 Show Your UU Pride!
UUA General Assembly, June 23-27
Participate in GA in a way that best matches your life. Here are some options to consider.
1. Attend GA--in Person or Virtually!
Read Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons' words here about why you'll want to attend GA. Click here to apply to serve as a voting delegate representing FUS. Click here to see the schedule of events, and ways you can participate in GA from the comfort of your own home/computer/phone!
2. Host an Attendee!
Meet UUs from around the country and help support local social justice at the same time! Be a host home for GA! Use your spare bedroom to host a GA attendee, and their free-will donation (suggested at $50/night) goes to the Minnesota UU Social Justice Alliance to support its work. Transportation will be the responsibility of your guest, though if you're attending, carpooling is recommended. Homes near transit are especially encouraged to volunteer! For more details on the program, and to offer space, contact Catie.
3. Staff the Metro UU Booth at Pride!
The FUS Membership Committee is very excited to be sponsoring a booth at the Pride Festival this year, on June 26 and 27 at Loring Park. We are currently looking for volunteers to staff the booth in two-hour increments. Please stop by the Ask Me table in the Lower Assembly Hall to sign up for a shift.
4. Help with the Float/March in the Parade!
Keep an eye out for more information about opportunities for marching in the Pride Festival parade and helping with the Twin Cities UU float!
In addition to the five days of UU General Assembly events, our congregation will also be hosting a special one-day gathering of UU Humanists from around the country. There will be speakers and workshops and three meals here on Mount Curve on Saturday, June 26. Registration will be $100 for the day, and you can register now by mail to David Shaffer at HUUmanists Association, PO Box 185202, Hamden CT 06518. Online registration should be available soon at www.huumanists.org. Or, if you would like to participate in this one day event with free or reduced registration, Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbbons needs several volunteers to help her set up and to serve the meals. Let Kendyl know if this is a possibility for you.
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Religious Education Carnival!
 The RE Carnival is on June 6, 10:30-11:45 a.m. A golf game, obstacle course, egg relay, and a cupcake walk-these are among the fun things at the RE Carnival this year! Bigger and better than ever! For all kids K-7th grade! OWL youth will be helping staff some events. Please come and have your children participate in a fun RE program wrap up!
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FUS: Faith in Action
On Immigration: "Human beings migrate, to the benefit of all... Nothing about our national immigration policy is either sensible or just. That we talk about 'immigration' policy reveals how partial our perspective is -- because every immigration is also an emigration." writes the Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons in a recently published letter to the editor in The Star Tribune. For a copy of the complete article click here, or visit the Social Action table during social hour. For the Unitarian Universalist Association's view of the immigration issue click here.
Check out the Social Action table in the Lower Assembly Hall for lists of items being collected during the summer for Avenues For Homeless Youth, the Dignity Center and the Currie Avenue Partnership. Click here and scroll to page 7 to get updates on FUS's support of these important organizations, and other opportunities for donations, service and education.
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Resource for UU Families
 Make summer a time when your explore ways to volunteer as a family! Our Director of Religious Education, Jan Devor, calls our attention to the website of Doing Good Together. Specifically, their monthly e-newsletter offers timely, flexible, and fun ideas for making volunteering as a family possible -- no matter what kind of crazy schedule you follow! |
Join the Habitat Build!
Volunteers are needed for the Unitarian Universalist Affordable Housing Partnership (UUAHP) build with Twin Cities Habitat For Humanity. FUS and other metro area UU congregations have done a Habitat build every June for many years. This year we will be on the same site chosen by the UUA for work by volunteers from around the country. We will work the week of June 7-11. The UUA Social Justice program will be there a week later. The site is at 1349 Russell Avenue North in north Minneapolis, where Habitat is working on a rehab project.
All skill levels are accepted. Not interested in building, but still want to contribute? How about providing a lunch on one of the days? It's good to find a partner for that job!!
For more information visit the SAC table in the Lower Assembly Hall following services on Sundays or contact Jerry Edwards or Carol Koepp.
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Midsummer Revels
Monday, June 21
6:30 p.m. - Twilight
Lower Assembly Hall and Patio
Savor the longest day with friends!
Enjoy a potluck picnic supper and experience Summer Solstice Reflections and Revels, Kids' Activities, Swing Dancing with Universal Jazz Band from First Universalist Church and a Campfire Circle.
Tickets are available in the Lower Assembly Hall at social hour on Sundays in June: $5 adults/$2 youth - advance tickets; $7 adults/$3 youth (18 and younger) - at the door.
Volunteers needed, please sign up at social hour or email Audrey. Click here and scroll to page 8 for more information about this wonderful event!
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Leaders Take Note 
The FUS Leadership Development Task Group is presenting a one session "Good Meetings Workshop" available on two fall dates: Wednesday September 22; 6:30-9:00 p.m. and Sunday Oct 3; 12:30-3:00 p.m. The two-and-a-half hour workshop will cover best practices for effective meetings, agenda planning, team and group dynamics, decision making techniques, and communications. Workshops are open to all and strongly encouraged for committee and other group leaders. Each FUS committee should plan on having at least one representative attend a fall workshop. Please register for one of either of the dates offered by contacting Barbara Weatherhead. |
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