This Sunday, May 26
9:30am FORUM
Presenter: Sondra Samuels, Northside Achievement Zone
10:30am ASSEMBLY
Fare Thee Well
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Pam Allen-Thompson.
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FUS Email Contacts
Religious Education
Unitarian FLASH Editor
Phone: 612-377-6608
Fax: 612-377-2151 |
Reminders
FUS Exchange Join our online community. For more information, click here. Join Our Facebook Page! 
FUS Library The catalog of the contents of the FUS Library can be accessed through our web site, or by clicking here. The FUS Library is also on Facebook, click here to connect. Financial Information Download a pledge form here. FUS financial reports are available from Will Hegeman in the FUS office.
FUS Office Hours The FUS office is open Monday-Friday from 10am-4pm. Please call ahead if you need building access at other times: 612-377-6608. The office will be closed on Memorial Day, May 27. The FUS office will be closed on Fridays for the months of June and July. |
Holiday Temptations Sale
December 8, 2013
Summer is a great time to get started on your donation of handmade gift items or holiday sweets and savories! Sale proceeds will help to replace the accordion doors in the Upper Assembly Hall. More info may be found on the website.
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Greetings from Mount Curve!
The next two weeks are bittersweet as we say "thank you" and "goodbye" to our interim minister, Rev. Dr. Pam Allen-Thompson, and our intern minister, Diggitt McLaughlin. Thank you for your service and the gifts you brought to the First Unitarian Society! Click here to view the FUS calendar, and scroll through the dates to see descriptions of upcoming Sunday programs.
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Thank You and Farewell
The First Unitarian Society will say goodbye to our Interim Minister for the 2012-2013 year, Rev. Dr. Pam Allen- Thompson, on Sunday, May 26. She will preach that morning on the topic of "Fare Thee Well" at the 10:30 Assembly with an informal reception to follow at 11:30 in the Lower Assembly Hall.
Her next assignment will be as the Interim Minister of the People's Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan for two years.
Thank you, Rev. Pam, for all you have done for us! We wish you will in your next adventure.
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Congratulations!
Congratulations to Diggitt McLaughlin, our intern minister, on her graduation from Meadville Lombard Theological School!
Thanks to Diggitt for all her service to the First Unitarian Society for the past two years. We wish her well in her next chapter and will miss her!
Please attend Diggitt's last assembly on Sunday, June 2 to say "thank you" and "goodbye".
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New Leaders, New Horizons
At a well-attended meeting of the members of the Society on May 15, Sue Tincher was elected as a new member of the Board of Trustees. Re-elected as well were Martha Hardesty, Polly Peterson, JD Rickard, Madalyn Cioci and Mike Illes. Jim Leighton is stepping down from the Board after serving for six years.
New members of the Nominating Committee are Barb Lutz and Melanie Willett, with Sheila Callander returning for another year of service.
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Dueltgen Award 
The annual Dueltgen Award for outstanding long-term service to the congregation goes this year to Bill Karns and Beth Gohdes. Among their too-numerous-to-mention services are Beth's role as chair of the Nominating Committee and Bill's role as chair of the very successful Search Committee.
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From the Desk of Our Membership Coordinator
Whether you've been a member of First Unitarian Society for many years or a newcomer, I encourage you to become fully involved in the life of this Society. There are many social activities and opportunities for service, which can make being a part of our community more rewarding and make new relationships easier to establish. Also, there are challenging opportunities to join those in leadership and supporting roles on the busy committees. Such committed individuals work to ensure the quality and integrity of the many programs we all find an invaluable resource in our lives. It's important work you too could have a share in. Please call me to discuss your interests and/or expertise and how you might begin to take part in the many opportunities for fellowship and service. 612-377-6608 x111 |
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Membership Housekeeping
Did you order a name tag?
If you asked Wendy to order you a new name tag or if you're a new member and haven't yet received your name tag, please see Wendy on Sunday morning to receive it.
On top of the WORLD
If you're a member of First Unitarian Society you should be getting a copy of the Unitarian Universalist Association magazine UU WORLD. If you're not, please let Wendy know and she'll see to it you do!
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Advocating for the NonBeliever Nation -
Workshop with David Niose
Saturday, June 8
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lower Assembly Hall
In honor of the 10th anniversary of the FUS Bookstore, join us for a workshop with talks by David Niose, President of the Secular Coalition for America, at 10:30 and 1:00, and responses by panelists from national organizations that are members of the Secular Coalition for America and from UU congregations in MN.
The workshop will be followed by an organizing meeting of the Minnesota Chapter of the Secular Coalition of America at 2:30 p.m.in the Lower Assembly Hall.
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Boston Bound! 
We wish our high school youth and their advisers safe travels and a good time during their trip to Boston over Memorial Day weekend! We can't wait to hear all about it!
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Values in Action On Sunday, April 21, a special justice collection raised $1,150 for Wind Source.
Thank you for your generosity!
On Sunday, May 26, there will be a justice collection for MUUSJA (Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance). |
Register for General Assembly 
Registration for General Assembly (GA) June 19-23, 2013 in Louisville, KY is open! Click here for registration information and rates. The UUA also is now accepting hotel reservations for GA 2013. Click here to use the online reservation system to book, modify, or cancel hotel reservations.
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