10:30 a.m. ASSEMBLY: "To Meet The Asking Years"
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons. The late UU minister Forrest Church said that "The goal is to live in such a way that our lives will prove worth dying for. The one thing that can't be taken from us, even by death, is the love we give away before we go." Parents and teachers throughout the ages have attempted to leave moral advice and wisdom for their heirs, in the form of ethical wills, or more modern legacy letters. How do we think about the legacy we choose to leave in the world when our own lives are over? How intentional can we be, and what impact might we have? This is the subject chosen by Barb Lutz, winning bidder for the 2011 Service Auction sermon topic.
Click here to view descriptions of upcoming Sunday programs.
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FUS Email Contacts
Religious Education
Unitarian FLASH Editor
Phone: 612-377-6608
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Reminders
FUS Exchange Join our online community. For more information, click here. RE Registration Forms Due Be sure to complete your RE registration forms for next year. Click here for the forms. Sermon Audio Files Now you can listen to sermons anytime! MP3 recordings of most sermons are available now on the web site. Enjoy! Check it out here.
FUS Library The catalog of the contents of the FUS Library can be accessed through our web site, or by clicking here . Sponsorships YOU can sponsor flowers or refreshments for a Sunday morning service. Click HERE to learn more! Email Addresses All FUS email addresses now end with "@firstunitarian.org" NOT "@firstunitariansociety.org". Please update your addresses so your email will get delivered. 
FUS is now tweeting on a regular basis. Our handle is @fusminneapolis. Financial Information Download the new pledge form here. FUS financial reports are available from Will Hegeman in the FUS office.
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Greetings from Mount Curve! 
- Read the news about our new interim minister.
- Join us in sharing some poetry tonight.
- Mark your calendars to attend a good-bye event for Kendyl and Mark.
- Learn more about what's happening by reading below.
- Click here to view the FUS calendar, and scroll through the dates to see descriptions of upcoming Sunday programs.
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Our Interim Minister
We are pleased to introduce Pam Allen-Thompson, FUS' soon-to-be Interim Minister for 2012-13.
The Board of Trustees is excited to announce that it has approved the Reverend Doctor Pam Allen-Thompson as the interim minister for FUS! Originally from Paris, Texas, Rev. Allen-Thompson is coming to us after serving for four years at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Charlotte County in Florida. The FUS Interim Task Force enthusiastically recommended her for her mixture of skills in organizational development and membership growth which will help FUS get ready for our next settled ministry. We look forward to welcoming "Rev. Pam" in August to begin a year of intensive work together!
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Humanist Poetry Group
Friday, May 25, 7:00 p.m.
This month join us for the poetry of place, personal connections to specific geographic locations. If you find a meaningful poem that speaks to the power of place, bring some copies to share for discussion. We meet in the FUS library. Light refreshments will be served. This event is a collaboration between FUS and the Humanists of MN. Facilitated by Audrey Kingstrom.
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Saying Good-bye There are a variety of events planned to say good-bye and celebrate Kendyl's ministry. Mark your calendars and join us!
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Dinner Invitation
Join us for
Kendyl & Mark's
Farewell Dinner
Saturday, June 9, 2012
6:00 pm appetizers
7:00 dinner catered by D'Amico
First Unitarian Society
900 Mount Curve
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Dinner tickets: $55
On sale in the Lower Assembly Hall
Sundays through June 3
or by calling the office at 612-377-6608
Short Program
Music by The Eclectics
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Rock the Garden at FUS
Rock the Garden, the hottest outdoor concert in the Cities, sold out in record time. You can't buy a ticket, but you can still hear the music and hang out with the coolest people around. How?
Come to FUS on June 16, 6:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. to hear the music from the FUS patio. (The concert takes place on the Walker Art Center lawn.) Bring dinner and drinks for your group, and patio chairs or blankets and then just kick back and enjoy the view of the city and music of great local bands making it big on the national scene -- Howler, the Tune Yards, Doomtree, Trampled by Turtles, and The Hold Steady. (Full disclosure, you can't see the bands from FUS, but you can hear really well.) FUS contact: Madalyn Cioci.
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Annual Meeting Update
At the annual meeting the 2012-2013 budget was approved, people's service to the Society was celebrated, George and Jenna Hutchinson were awarded the Dueltgen Award, and three resolutions were passed. Click here to read the resolutions.
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 Social Justice Internship
Each summer FUS organizes a Summer Social Justice Internship Program open to our youth. It's a combination of paid social justice work and periodic meetings with a volunteer adult mentor from our congregation. Several youth have expressed interest, but we need adult mentors. If you are interested in volunteering or learning more, see Adele Hansen or Jan Devor.
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Cover Story
Our Senior Minister Kendyl Gibbons has the cover story in the current issue of UU World! "Reverence is an organic human experience that requires no supernatural explanations." Check it out here.
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 On Exhibit The exhibit now on view through June 2 in the Upper Foyer Gallery is Recent Work by the Thursday Painters: Gretchen Clemence, Pattie Dorf, Pegatha Hughes, Ruth Martin, Gay Moldow, Herbie Sewell, Cliff Wexler and Gloria Wexler. Please contact Gretchen Clemence with any questions.
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Making Your Summer Plans?
Consider spending five days at Camp StarTrail in Nebraska. Our theme speaker, Rev. Nate Walker, is doing creative things at his church in Philadelphia. Come hear his vision for vibrant and relevant UU religious community. All housing is air-conditioned, and the company and the food are great! This summer's dates are July 29 to August 3, 2012. More information here.
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