Nursery care (ages 0-3) will be provided as usual. For more information, contact Erin Reid, our Director of Religious Education (DRE) (256.694.6786 or eereid@hotmail.com).  

Interweave is an Outreach Group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) peoples and their friends and allies. We sponsor this "Potluck and Game Night" on the 3rd Friday of each month to ensure a "safe zone" for the LGBTQ, but EVERYONE that supports the LGBTQ community IS WELCOME.

This Month's Potluck/Game night will be held this Friday, June 20th, from 6:30-9:00 p.m., here at the church.  Contact DeniseRunnels for more information.

Our Interweave group will set up a UUCH sponsored booth at the Rocket City Pride event this Sunday, June 22nd. It would be great to have a canopy over the tables but the church does not yet own one. If you have a canopy that you would be willing to share for the event or you are interested in helping with the booth or set up, please contact Denise Runnels (drrunnel@gmail.com).

We hope you join us at the Historic Depot and Roundhouse downtown to show that UUCH supports the right for equality currently lacking in our society. Event begins at noon and lasts until 8:00 p.m.

Our next Social Justice meeting will be Sunday, June 29th at 9:30 a.m.  We will set up for meal pack assembly for the homeless by the RE kids, and we will discuss summer activities.  We'll have bagels.  If you need childcare, please let Tonia know at (256) 882-9891.  Everyone is welcome!

In April and May, we fell short of our goal to donate 100 non-perishable food and personal care items to the Huntsville Assistance Program.  Can you pick up an item or two when you shop?  Here are some ideas for supplies that HAP needs a lot of--but any donations are welcome and appreciated!

• Macaroni and cheese
• Pasta and Sauce
• Dry beans and rice
• Boxes of cereal
• Bars of soap
• Canned meat
• Peanut butter

If you have visited UUCH several times recently, or have become a member within the past year or so, we hope you will make plans to attend the Newcomers Social to be held on Saturday, July 12th at 6:00 p.m.  This will be a casual evening of fellowship and fun complete with food, drinks and childcare, and will be held at the home of Brad, Pam and Sarah Korb. Also attending will be members of the church Board and others in leadership positions.  We look forward to this social opportunity to get to know you better, and to help you get to know us better too.

More details and invitations will be provided closer to the July 12th date.  Please save the date so we can celebrate you--our new UUCH friends and members! 

Pam Korb

2013-14 Membership Chair

 

Our sanctuary HVAC installer, Hutchens, continues installation of the sanctuary, foyer, and kitchen HVAC systems. Upcoming contractor activities include:  

sanctuary bathroom renovation; new supply water installation; RE Wing and Fellowship Hall window replacement overseen by our architect; installation of carpet in the sanctuary, foyer, and balcony; installation of vinyl composite tiles (VCT) in the RE Wing.

Over the next few months there will be several opportunities for volunteer efforts--we'll be completing many details as we get closer to moving into the new facility. Stay tuned for ways you can help!

 --Brad Korb, Renovations Chair

Tim & Theresa Miller: "Our new grand-babies, Amelia Anne and John Garrett are two weeks old today. We spent a week visiting in N.C. We have pictures!"

Meredith Lorge: "It's a privilege to have the first candle ever lit for me be in honor of my favorite person in the entire world. My Great Aunt, May Friel Brown, passed away on Friday, June 13th, 2014 at around 10:00 p.m. Atlanta time. She was 99 years old, and would have been 100 on September 22nd. In my eyes though, she made it to the full 100, even though she wasn't able to receive her 100th birthday call from [President] Obama. Rest in peace, Aunt Friel. I love you forever."

Lynsie Lamitie: "Happy Father's Day! Grateful for my amazing dad who was a stay-at-home mom for a lot of my life. And grateful for all the other wonderful dads in our congregation."

Susan Coddington: "I'm excited that Marc, Judy, Emma, and Max Stettner are here for their annual visit this week!"

Marc & Judy Stettner: "Very happy to be back for a visit and bring greetings from Tree of Life UU Congregation in McHenry, IL!"

If you have pastoral care needs, please contact the Reverend Alice Syltie at revaluu@aol.com. Barbara Hitt is Chair of the Care Committee, and may be reached at home, (256) 881.2531; on her cell, (256) 348.5845; or by email at bghitt1@comcast.net.

Vice-President:  Denise Hunter-Gilbert 

Secretary: Bobby Hall           

Treasurer: Jerome Belcher   

Trustees: Nancy Finley, Kathy Heath, & Laurel Bollinger