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MAINE FARM SUPPER
Saturday, May 18th, 5-7 pm
Please join us for the 3rd and final (until next year!) MAINE FARM SUPPER. Saturday, May 18th, 5 - 7 pm
First Universalist Church
97 Main St., Yarmouth 846-4148
Bring family & friends!
Pulled pork with smoky maple BBQ sauce (and a vegan version), cornbread, beans, apple-cabbage slaw, and rhubarb crisp a la mode.
Tickets are $12 adult, $8 children under 8. Available now at Rosemont Yarmouth and Royal Bean, as well as at the door.
Profits shared with Yarmouth Food Pantry.
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Channels Newsletter
May 10, 2013
Mission Statement for the
First Universalist Church of Yarmouth
Connected by Unitarian-Universalist principles,
We join hands in open-minded and caring community
To support spiritual exploration and growth,
To celebrate and honor life's journey,
And to inspire engagement in an evolving world.
Check out our WEBSITE.
"We are a Welcoming Congregation"
CHANNELS Newsletter Table of Contents
1. Worship
2. Programs
a. Religious Exploration
b. Faith-in-Action
c. Denominational Connections
d. Church Library
3. Member Services
4. From the Board
7. Blog Links
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Callings ~ with guest preacher Rev. Erika Hewitt
RE Program: Children's RE - Children meet today with RE teachers Laina Clugston and Ursula Wilmot.
Youth RE - Jr. & Sr. Youth will not meet this Sunday.
Office Hours:
Tuesday - Friday, 9:30 - 1:00
Please Note:
Rev. Jennifer is on pilgrimage and will not have access to email. She will return to the pulpit on May 26, and will get back to office hours and emails after that date. If you are experiencing a pastoral emergency, please contact Angie Arndt. If you need to discuss a non-emergency situation before the 26th or need help contacting Angie, please call the church office at 207/846.4148 and our Church Administrator, Suzanne Warfel, will assist you.
How to (ordinarily) find your minister:
and on Thursdays. Please call or email to make an appointment.
If you are experiencing a crisis, including needing a hospital visit, you may call her on her cellphone: 207/356.1467 any time.
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Sanctuary is...
... A place to be safe, a place to explore spirit, a place to share... and so much more. It is a sacred space. The Worship Council seeks to preserve and protect our beloved sanctuary -- and all it can be -- with a few basic requests:
1. Please refrain from taking photographs (flash or otherwise) during the Worship Service unless special arrangements have been made with the Minister and Worship leaders.
2. Please do not bring food or drink (including tea, juice, or coffee) into this space. Water is fine.
Many blessings!
Sarah Witte, Nancy Read, Steve Thomas, Kate Connelly, Briana Robillard, and Brenda McKee
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Faith in Action
This month our half plate will be dedicated to our Partner Church in Gyepes Romania. We will be offering the 3-day overnight summer camp, with a focus on art, and other projects requested by our village partners. These funds will all go directly to Gyepes, for camper food and other projects supplies. Your generosity in supporting this valuable work of our Partner Church Committee is very much appreciated.
"We are deeply grateful for your generous contribution on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 totaling $100.00 to the Unitarian Universalist Association in support of the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office (UU-UNO). On behalf of the Board, the staff, and the members of the Unitarian Universalist Association, thank you!"
THANK YOU...
"On behalf Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland, we would like to thank you for your kind donation of $400.00 which we received on 4/12/2013...We hope that you continue to find ways to engage with Habitat in 2013: organize a Habitat day for your group to work on a jobsite, attend a fundraiser together with others or participate in one of our many Habitat events. Our organization is built on supporters like you and we truly appreciate your assistance!"
THANK YOU...
From the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC):
Thank you for your generous contribution of $350 to our work promoting human rights and social justice. Your support will make a real difference in the lives of people in the United States and around the world.
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Partner Church Summer Camperships!
Help send a child from Gyepes to camp for three days
For kids in the rural villages of Transylvania, summer camp is a transformative experience. Since 2006, our congregation has made it possible for boys and girls from our partner church village of Gyepes to spend two nights and three days with children from neighboring villages, learning crafts, games and songs, putting on plays, practicing English, exploring new surroundings and taking a break from their farm chores. Our partners in Gyepes have told us how much they, as parents, value and appreciate the camp that we create for their children. Not only do we provide the financial support, we help organize the camp itself. It is a gift of money, time and love --and your "camperships" make it possible. Just $100 sends a child to camp for three days. We hope you will visit the Partner Church table during coffee hour and make a "campership" donation this month. For more information about the summer camp program, please contact Ann Swardlick, 653-4146 or aswardlick@swardlick.com. Thank you so much!
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The Furniture Center is collecting furniture -
on May 11th - to help meet the basic household needs of eligible newly housed residents of the Portland area. To arrange a pickup, call 200-7796. Most needed: mattresses, box springs, bed frames, dressers, lamps, night stands, kitchen tables & chairs, couches, loveseats, coffee tables, end tables, arm chairs, stand-alone metal and plastic shelving units, book shelves, wood desks. Sorry, but we cannot accept: sleeper sofas, armoires, large appliances, vacuums, curtains, king-size mattresses, self-assembled desks, books, children's items, electronics, particle board furniture, clothing, rugs, entertainment units.
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Denominational Connections
Members of First Universalist participated on May 1in the march and rally in support of humane and compassionate immigration reform. Standing on the Side of Lo  ve in Portland with hundreds of other participants from diverse countries and cultures were Briana, Ron and Pepper Robillard, Sue Kennedy, Barbara Trentacosta and Jane Makela. UU's were well represented at the event, as we recognized friends from the UU churches in Augusta, Brunswick, Kennebunk, Sanford, and both First Parish and Allen Avenue in Portland.
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3. Member Services
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Clam Festival Sign-Up Sheet
The Clam Festival will be here before we know it. Planning is underway. Please take a moment to look at the schedule of jobs and see where you can help. Thank you! Click here. |
LIVING EARTH LANDSCAPE: Update
Thank you everyone for your great suggestions! The whole long list is posted in the Gathering Room. From it we will be selecting plants that suit our soil, sunny orientation, and which get along together. We're preferring native plants because of their place in the ecosystem (they feed the bugs and the bugs feed the birds and everything stays in check), and we'll try to avoid those that are too invasive or hostile (prickly!) to gardeners and visitors. We're keen to make the garden especially interactive and appealing to the children.
Our idea is to set out an annual garden this year and start just a few perennial herbs and flowers. We'll keep the ground covered with mulch to get a good living soil going underneath, and start planting perennials, like small trees and shrubs in the fall or spring (that would be after a winter green manure cover crop). This gives us time to re-imagine this space and put a lot of thought and research into a plan that will be interesting and beautiful all year round.
For now we're planning a sunflower and 3 sisters garden to grow tall by the church steps. This should be looking fabulous right through the fall. And, surrounding the sign out front, a mix of bright flowers (Coneflower, rudbeckia, milkweed, bee balm, zinnia, dill, poppies, millet), with a small raised bed for edibles (lemon balm, stevia, miner's lettuce, nasturtium, and some gherkins, sweet peas and morning glories to climb over our playhouse. Maybe we can have flowers and strawberries for the Clamfest (:
We are looking for donations of:
* Wooden birdhouses for the children to paint - we would put them on poles in the garden ($70 would buy a whole set)
* Small plastic pots for starting seeds
* Skinny saplings (1/2 to 2" diameter) to use for making tipis, bird box poles and a small play house. The children will help build this. (Do you have a patch you would like cleared or thinned?)
* A bird bath or low shallow garden dish
* Bird feeder? Bird seed?
* Milkweed plants (when it's warm enough to plant them) and a stevia plant
* A new hose, timer unit and a good sprinkler
* An animal proof compost or worm bin
* Scarlet runner pole s bean seeds (or others but hummingbirds adore the scarlet
flowers)
* Sweet Pea, Nasturtium and Morning Glory seeds
Thank you! Please let us know how you would like to be involved.
The AD HOC UU GARDENING GROUP: Briana Robillard, Cindy Guernsey, Sarah Witte, Nate Henninger & Toby Ansfield Contact Briana: ball_briana@hotmail.com
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MFS seeks RHUBARB DONATIONS
Calling all you backyard gardeners! The next Maine Farm Supper is on May 18th... (pulled pork, yum yum). Who would like to bring an armload of rhubarb to church the week of May 12th for our fab rhubarb crisp a la mode? Please write to Becki Schreiber at
becki_schreiber@yarmouth schools.org
THANKS!
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URGENT! SUMMER SIGN-UPS NEEDED!
More chances to be part of our church's partnership with the
PREBLE ST. RESOURCE CENTERin Portland.
Hunger doesn't take a summer vacation. Volunteers are needed to fulfill our ongoing commitment to serve dinner at the PREBLE ST. RESOURCE CENTER on the first Tuesday of every month! This includes June, July, and August.
This is not only a chance to be of service to those who are less fortunate, but to do something for ourselves as well. Joining together, we can make new friends, and deepen our commitment to UU values
The job does not include bringing food, but reporting for duty at 4:30 and staying till 7:30, following instructions from the Preble St. staff. You are encouraged to commit to the entire 3 hours, but there is some flexibility for those who must come late or leave early.
To volunteer for the dinner service, look for the lists on the bulletin board at the back of the Gathering Room. Or contact Phyllis Chinlund, 781-8842, chinlund@maine.rr.com.
Please HELP! Your church and Portland's needy are counting on you.
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THANK YOU! from Jane Cleaves... 
Thank you, thank you, thank you to the person
(or the people) who anonymously purchased Joy Ahren's painting "Waiting for the Beans" at the Heart-in-Hand Auction on April 27th and presented it to me as an early birthday present.
What an amazing and wonderful surprise (especially considering my birthday is eight months away!). THANK YOU!
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The First U Soup & Salad Cookbook ~
will be on sale ($15) until they're gone and make great gifts!
Check downstairs after services on Sundays!
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Buying Cards support First Universalist!
Why not plan ahead and purchase a buying card first to support 1st U?
Shopping at LL Bean? 1st U gets 18%!
How about Macy's? 1st U gets 10%!
Others include Cabela's - 11%, Book-A-Million - 8%, iTunes: 5%, Amazon: 5%,
Staples - 5%
Don't forget Hannaford and Shaws buying cards are also available!
For more information or to order your cards see Brian Peters on Sunday morning or emailbrpeters@maine.rr.com
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5. Community Announcements
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Peacemaking after Deadly Conflict:
Healing and Reconciliation in Rwanda, Burundi, and Kenya
7:00 PM Tuesday, May 28, 2013
First Parish Church, 425 Congress Street, Portland, ME
Free and open to the public.
David Zarembka, Coordinator, African Great Lakes Initiative -
Friends Peace Teams
More information about David is available on a flyer located on the bulletin board near the church Common Room.
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Nutrition 101
Digestive Health for Optimal Well-Being
Presented by:
Marsea Spiegel, Sweet Earth Nutrition
Please join us for an educational and culinary event designed to shed light on the many questions regarding how to best feed ourselves and our families given the complexities of our modern age and controversial food industry. We will begin our discussion with THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, which is the very foundation of good health, learn about its relationship with the IMMUNE SYSTEM, and help you understand why it is vital that we start here.
Promoting a plant-strong style of eating, you will enjoy a combination of vegetarian, vegan, and raw food with appetizers and a 3-course  meal that we will sit down and enjoy together. BYOB welcome.
When: Sunday June 9th, 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Where: First Universalist Church, kitchen!
Cost: $40 per person
As space is limited, advanced registration and payment is necessary.
Please call us:
Marsea Spiegel 504-0794
Sarah Witte 415-2973
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UU Church of Brunswick ME ~
ground breaking ceremony, May 12th 4:00 p.m.
On Sunday May 5, our congregation voted overwhelmingly in favor of the building plans and budget put before them by our Building Team. That means we are moving forward! Construction begins as soon as May 20. Can you hear the big HURRAY coming from Brunswick?
We are holding a ground breaking ceremony at our building site at the corner of Pleasant and Middle Streets in Brunswick this coming Sunday, May 12, at 4:00 p.m. All NNED congregations and staff are invited to attend. Attendees are encouraged to bring bells with them that we will all ring together during the ceremony. The ceremony itself will be brief so that people do not have to stand for very long. After the ceremony, we will hold a reception directly across the street in the Morrell Room of Curtis Memorial Library.
Rev. Sylvia Stocker, Minister
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Yoga has resumed... 
Saturday morning Spring Multi-level Green Yoga classes (honoring the Earth), from 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM in the Church sanctuary. Classes will run through the end of May. Friday intermediate level classes as well 9:00 AM - 10:15 am. Suggested donation is $10 to drop-in. Funds collected go half to the Church and half to a charity selected with the class. Questions? Call the Instructor, Lois Howlett, at 847-3055 or email Loishowlett@yahoo.com. All welcome.
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Sponsored by Tri-Community Interfaith Council:
"The HealthCare Movie"
Thursday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m., Tuttle Road Methodist Church, 52 Tuttle Road, Cumberland, ME
"Sick Around the World"
Wednesday, May 29 at 6:30 p.m., Cumberland Congregational Church, 282 Main Street, Cumberland, ME
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Hospice of Southern Maine
Offering June 2013 Hospice Volunteer Training. FMI, or to set up an appointment for an interview, contact Carol Schoneberg-Robinson at Hospice of Southern Maine at 289-3651 or cschoneberg@hospiceofsouthernmaine.org
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Star Island Natural History Conference
Come to Star Island's Natural History Conference for a week-long vacation, June 22-29, 2013.
Learn all about "The Mysterious & Misunderstood World of Mushrooms."
Information about registering for your stay can be found at nhcstar.org
Phone: 603-430-6272 Fax: 603-430-6270 Island Phone: 603-601-0832
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Star Island International Affairs Conference
Come to Star Island's International Affairs Conference for a week-long vacation, July 20-27, 2013:
Topic: "Europe and the Eurozone: The future of a united Europe and what it means for U.S./European relations."
Information about registering for your stay can be found at internationalaffairsconference.org or starisland.org
Phone: 603-430-6272 Fax: 603-430-6270 Island Phone: 603-601-0832
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6. Church and Office Information
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Storm Cancellation Information:
First Universalist service and event cancellations are announced on the following radio stations: WGAN (560 AM), WMGX (93.1 FM), WPOR (101.9 FM), WYNZ (100.9 FM)
First Universalist has a Facebook Page Along with many other churches, we have clicked into 'social media' with a Facebook page. All other means and modes of communication will continue; this is just another (excellent) way to share news plus have some visibility for the good stuff happening here. We hope you will like... and "LIKE" this page so that it shows up on YOUR page. Feel free to share it. Feel free to post information that might be of interest to others in our congregation, for example news from the UUA or photos from events at church.
page name: First Universalist Church - Yarmouth, Maine
Scheduling MEETINGS and EVENTS
Please remember to book meetings and events through the church office to avoid room scheduling conflicts. THANK YOU!
CHANNELS deadlines
The deadline for submissions to Channels is 9 am on Thursday.
Submit news & photos to:
office@uuyarmouth.org
1. To put items in the Sunday Morning News, submit items by 9 am on Thursday.
2. For spoken announcements before Worship:
a. place on the pulpit by 10 am on Sunday or
b. email by 9 pm on Saturday to Sarah Witte at sarahcoffinwitte@gmail.com
DID YOU KNOW THAT:
1. You can access the church's calendar of events from our website? Click here.
2. Minutes from Yarmouth First Universalist Board Meetings can be found on
our website? Click here.
3. You can access back copies of CHANNELS on our website? Click here.
4. Upcoming Events are regularly updated on our website? Click here.
Church Office Hours
9:30 am - 1 pm ~ Tuesday-Friday
Rev. Jennifer Emrich holds office hours Sunday - Tuesday and on Thursdays. Please call or email to make an appointment ~ yarmouthminister@yahoo.com
If you are experiencing a crisis, including needing a hospital visit, you may call her on her cellphone: 207/356.1467 any time. Please note that Friday and Saturdays are typically her days off - Rev. Jennifer does not check email on these days, but will answer any crisis or emergency calls.
First Universalist Church
97 Main Street
Yarmouth, Maine 04096
(207) 846-4148
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