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This Sunday,
May 15
Community Hour
9:30-10:30 a.m. Hot, fair-trade Peace Coffee is available. Child care is provided. The FUS Library, Bookstore and Gallery are open. A Forum program (see below) is offered. Opportunities for great conversations and connections abound! New Art Exhibit On exhibit in the FUS Gallery now, and until June 12, Explorations: Watercolors and Drawings by Julia Robinson & George Hutchinson.
Click here to view descriptions of upcoming Sunday programs.
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FUS Email Contacts
Phone: 612-377-6608
Fax: 612-377-2151 |
Reminders
Social Justice Mentors Needed For more information contact Adele Hansen or Carol Koepp. Year-End Pledges In order for your pledge to be booked to this fiscal year (2010-2011) we need to receive it on time (preferably before June 20). Please submit any outstanding pledges, check requests or bills to the office. Thank you! Annual Meeting The FUS annual meeting is May 18 at 7:00 p.m. Financial Information FUS financial reports are available from Will Hegeman in the FUS office. SAC Flash To sign up to receive the Social Action Flash, sent twice per month, email Carol by clicking here. |
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Greetings from Mount Curve! 
Dinner is FREE on Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. at FUS for all those who stay to attend the annual meeting on May 18 at 7:00 p.m. Read more below.
Click here to view the FUS calendar, and scroll through the dates to see descriptions of upcoming Sunday programs AND Friday evening programs.
The First Unitarian  A quarterly publication of the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis Click here to read (and print, if you prefer) the latest edition.
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Tonight: Eat 'n Meet Program
After the Eat 'n Meet dinner on May 13, come to the Heritage Room where you can turn in your Passports to Social Justice and receive your World People Button. If you've already done this, come anyway and find out what others have done. We will document what has been done and hear personal reflections on social activism in our congregation. There will also be a quick (5 - 7 second) passport activity available. If you don't have a passport and don't want a passport, come anyway and hear what others have done. You might also be interested in the quick activity.
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FUS in Battle
Breaking news! FUS has been accepted into the 2011-12 EPA Energy Star "Battle of the Buildings" and will be competing over the next year with about 250 other buildings around the country to see how much we can reduce our energy use. Please come to this Friday's Eat 'n Meet program, May 13 at 6:30 p.m., in the Lower Assembly Hall, and join Madalyn Cioci and Bruce Nelson for a tour of the energy saving steps that have already been taken at FUS followed by a lively brainstorming session! We've already made great strides (20% improvement!), but need your creative ideas about how to inspire more energy conservation at FUS.
Read all about the "Battle of the Buildings" here!
Read about it in the NY Times here!
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This Sunday is Music Sunday!
May 15 at 10:30 a.m.
The FUS Chrous and Orchestra presents:
Tan go!
A sensual dizzying morning of Latin Dances featuring Astor Piazzolla's breathtaking "Four Seasons of Buenos Aires" with Bob Barnes, leader of the Mandragora Tango, playing the bandoneon. "Havanaise" by Saint-Saens and the "Alegrias" Suite by Roberto Gerhard will complete this joyous morning!
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Roy Zimmerman Concert
May 15, 7:00 p.m. at FUS, $20
Proceeds benefit Avenues for Homeless Youth
In the mood for a little humor mixed in with your politics? The Social Action Committee and the RE Senior High Youth Group are collaborating to raise money for Avenues For Homeless Youth. You can hear a sample of Roy's politically satirical songs on his website website. Tickets will be on sale outside the Lower Assembly Hall on Sunday morning and at the door Sunday evening.
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 Annual Meeting
Wednesday May 18- Please note that only a limited number of hard copies of the annual report will be available at the meeting. Click here to read it (or print a copy for yourself).
- You get to vote on board candidates: there are three candidates for two seats.
- There is a resolution to be considered and voted on during the meeting.
- Free dinner is served at 5:45 for those staying for the 7:00 p.m. meeting.
- Join us for this important work of our community!
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 Early Childhood Education for Low Income Families
May 22 Forum: 9:30 a.m.Speaker: Ann Luce, Director and Founder of Bright Water Montessori Schools, North Minneapolis. Montessori education has historically been primarily available to the affluent in the U. S., but it began with children in poverty. Bright Water and the Montessori Training Center of St. Paul received a $620,000 award from the Hiawatha Education Foundation in Winona to transform early childhood education for children and families living in poverty. Ann will explain how Bright Water works with their very youngest students and their parents. FUS has been supporting early childhood education in north Minneapolis for many years. A social justice collection for Bright Water's award-winning program will be collected during the May 22 assembly.
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Volunteer for Homeless Connect
Volunteers are still needed for Project Homeless Connect, May 23, 10:30 - 4:00, Minneapolis Convention Center. PHC is a one-stop-shop where volunteers escort people experiencing homelessness to locations within the Convention Center to receive a variety of services, such as: medical and dental care, legal services, haircuts, housing programs, employment and training programs, parent resources and more! To learn more and to sign up for training go to www.homelessconnectminneapolis.org.
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Doing Good Together
 Learn about community service opportunities for adults and kids to do together in our area this month. Click here for more information.
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Trustee Tidbit 
Are you planning on attending the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association in Charlotte, North Carolina this June? If so, please contact Bruce Nelson about representing FUS and status as a delegate. |
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A Voice for the Natural World
Be a voice for the natural world... Do you have a special connection-particularly in summer--to your backyard, a nearby park, the lakes or a garden? The Seasonal Celebrations Team is seeking short written reflections about places close to home our members and friends love in summer. We will select a couple reflections to be presented at the Summer Solstice Celebration on June 21st. In 300-400 words, describe your treasured place. Youth submissions are also very much welcome. Send submissions to seasonalcelebrations@firstunitarian.org by June 12th.
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 You're So Talented!
We really mean it! All of you have skills, talents and expertise in so many areas. FUS wants to know your areas of knowledge. Take a minute to fill out this quick survey so we can capture your talents. Brought to you by the Membership Committee and the FUS Board-appointed Leadership Development Task Group.
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UU Severe Storm Fund
Mid-South District of the UUA has established the 2011 Severe Storm Fund to assist Unitarian Universalist families and their communities as they repair their lives and properties after the tornado-filled storms.
Read UUA President Peter Morales' statement in response to the storms here.
To donate:
- Checks should be payable to "Mid-South District," noted: "2011 Severe Storm Fund," and mailed to: Mid-South District Bookkeeper, 4605 Elkins Ave., Nashville, TN 37209
- Online Donations may be made by clicking on the 'Donate' button on the front page of the MSD web site at http://www.msduua.org.
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