Red Fire Farm Summer CSA Farm Shares 

Pick-ups Begin June 10 at First Unitarian
Wednesdays 3pm to 7pm

 

Delicious heirloom tomatoes, crisp salad greens, tender tasty carrots, hearty golden potatoes... these are just a few of the many exciting vegetables that members will find in the Red Fire Farm Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm shares this season.

 

For more info and to sign up go to  http://www.redfirefarm.com/CSA/join.html
or call Red Fire Farm at 413.467.7645

 

If you are available to help open up on Wednesdays email

Vivian Shortreed at vhsortreed@gmail.com

 

 

 

National AGO  Rising Star  Nicholas Capozzoli
will perform an organ concert of diverse works from composers Guilmant to Alain to George Shearing. as a part of the Young Artists Showcase at First Unitarian, co-sponsored by WorcAGO.

 

Nicholas recently won the prestigious Taylor Competition in Atlanta (first prize of $10,000)  and performed at Old South at last summer's national AGO convention in Boston (exquisite!).

 

This is the last in First Unitarian's Spring Young Artist series which showcases young talent. This Friday's concert features one of the nation's top ten performers under 30 years old  (as awarded by The Diapason Magazine).

 

Listen to him perform!

>>YouTube   (from memory!) 

 

Many people have asked to have these continue this year; they were so much fun the last few years, and we thank Kris Johnson still for initiating and organizing them. This year they will be 4 to 6 pm, when gardens aren't quite to wilted-should be really lovely and a nice chance for community. They'll occur any week it isn't storming.  Our hosts so far include:

June 14, Nancy Riggs

June 21, Diane Mandile

July 12, Marjorie Connelly

July 19, Mary McALister

July 26, The Miricks

August 30, Kate O'Dell

So there are several open Sundays for this fun event-you don't have to have a perfect garden; it mostly about being together outside. Please email Christine Samuelson (csamuelson@hammondre.com),  Mary McAlister (maryalmc@gmail.com), or Kate O'Dell (odellkk@gmail.com) to sign up, and hope to see you June 14th!  

 

 

 

You are invited to attend our Ferry Beach 2015 weekend, a getaway for our UU church community to the beautiful sandy shore of Saco, Maine.  We are looking forward to a wonderful weekend of relaxation, laughter, good conversation and great food.  Come enjoy the fun, play games, walk the beach, take a hike, or simply sit on the porch by the beach with a good book or a good friend. 

 

Ferry Beach is a UU camp and conference center located on the beach in Saco, Maine.  It offers dorm-style rooms with bunks in the buildings and camping for tents or campers in Hersey Grove.  Delicious meals are catered and include a variety of foods to suit every dietary need.

 

Click here for all of the details and the registration form. The deadline for registering is June 14.

 

 

The Lay Leadership Program Committee will be hosting its 2015/2016 Goal Setting Workshop on Sunday, June 14 from noon to 3 p.m.  The purpose of the workshop is to set specific, measurable, and meaningful goals for the following year.  It is an opportunity for committees and groups to think about what they want to accomplish next year and how that fits with other activities at First U.  All First U members are invited.

 

The LLPC will provide a lunch to attendees.  The workshop will begin promptly at noon in the Chapel and we will serve lunch during the workshop.

 

Please feel free to pass this invitation along to anyone in the church that think would be interested.

 

If you would like to attend the workshop, please RSVP by return email to kmandile@swissturn.com or by using this Google form (preferred method.)

 

 

Sunday, May 31st, the youth in YRU2 and their advisors ended our church-year together by attending a local Pow Wow in Rutland, MA.  Since the youth had visited the Poospatuck Indian Reservation in April for their Mission Trip, they have been interested in the Native American culture, and we all agreed that witnessing (and participating in) a pow wow would be a great way to end our year together.

 

The day was filled with music, singing, drum bands, hand-crafted items for sale, and authentic food, such as bison burgers and Indian tacos.  The highlight was the Grand Entry, when all the tribes gathered in their regalia and performed the sacred dance to the drum bands and singers in the pow wow circle. Indians who had served in the armed services were honored, and a special prayer for the beauty of the Earth and the gift of life was shared in both the native language and in English. Tee pee tours were offered, and we learned about the difference between a tee pee and a wigwam, and how all Indians honor the animals that they hunt by using every part of the animal for different purposes.

 

During the open-circle dances, some of our youth and advisors participated in joining with the Indians in dancing to the drum bands.  It was a memorable day, filled with spirituality, curiosity, respect, enlightenment, and wonder. 

 our cultural contribution to the city.  

 

 

Wiogora School of Wonder and Wisdom, First Unitarian's own Harry Potter inspired summer program running July 27th to August 7th continues to accept registrations for students and applications for adult staff and volunteers. For more information, and to register or apply, go to  http://www.wiogora.org/. See Alison Barrows Ronn or Seth Popinchalk for more information.