Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6130779853
Meeting ID: 613 077 9853
April 21, 2024
Gathering Music: Julane Deener, violin
Welcome
Bell & Chalice
Opening Words: The Listener by Marian Burns Johnson Darling
Song: #21 For the Beauty of the Earth
Reading: Do Stones Feel? By Mary Oliver
Story for All Ages: selections from What Can You Do with a Rock?
Affirmation
Offering
Reading & Meditation
Music: #1069 Ancient Mother
Reflection: In Service to All Beings Part 3: Honoring Our Foundations
What element speaks to you?
Discussion
Song: #1074 Turn the World Around
Closing Words: Quartz by Marian Burns Johnson Darling
Chalice & Bell
Joys & Sorrows
Announcements
Transition music: Julane Deener, violin
Coffee Hour
Upcoming Services:
April 28, 2024: June and Bill Brink
May 5, 2024: Will Hunter
Please join us in-person at 21 Fairground Rd Springfield, Vermont or on Zoom.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6130779853 Meeting ID: 613 077 9853
News and Info
May Festival 2024 Call to Vendors
The 13th Annual May Festival will be Saturday, May 18th 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse on 21 Fairground Rd. in Springfield. RAIN OR SHINE. This is a prime location to set up your flea market or craft table. We will be selling food and have live music.
Vendor spaces are $15 and tables can be rented for an additional $5.00. Booth space is 10 by 10 feet and vendors must provide their own canopies and plan accordingly for the weather. Set up time on May 18th will be 7:30 am to 8:45 am. Vendors may park at their booth space.
Contact June at uuspringfieldvt@gmail.com to reserve a space or request more information. Please include a short description of what you will be selling and the name of your business if you have one. We’ll include vendor details in our publicity.
VEGAN FOOD POTLUCK AND FILM VIEWING
Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 6:00 PM at First Universalist Parish of Chester (downstairs), 211 North St. Chester VT
You don’t have to be vegan, but the food does: no meat, dairy, eggs, honey, or gelatin.
After the meal, we will watch the 90-minute film "Common Ground". This film profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of farmers who are using alternative “regenerative” agriculture that could help balance the climate, save our health, and stabilize America’s economy.
For information, call Jon Hart at 802-875-8577
Souper Sundays are back!
Every 2nd Sunday, after Services, we will be having soups, breads and drinks. $4 for members and guests eat for free!
Upcoming date: May 12 , 2024
Volunteers to make soups and bring breads are needed, reach out to Ellen Allman at ellenallman@gmail.com or 802-463-5129
Members, friends and visitors who have found meaning in our services and programs are invited to make a one-time or recurring donation to the Meetinghouse.
Please send checks to:
UU Church
PO Box 944
Springfield, VT 05156
Click below to donate online:
124850
Our Services are each Sunday starting the second Sunday in September until mid-June, with two services in July and two in August.
Services: 10 am to 11 am Coffee Hour: 11 am - Noon
Ellen Allman on behalf of the Social Action Committee
April Share The Plate:
In recognition of both Women's History Month in March, as well as the ongoing war in Israel, the Social Action Circle has chosen Women for Women International as our April Share the Plate recipient. Since 1993, Women for Women International has invested in the power of over 500,000 women who are forgotten — the women survivors of war and conflict — to learn the skills they need to rebuild their families and communities. Their vision is to create a world in which all women determine the course of their lives and reach their full potential. Their Palestine Emergency Response involves partnering with local organizations in Gaza and the West Bank to provide essential aid to women and their families, including hot meals from a community kitchen; winter clothes, shoes, and blankets; and trauma-informed counseling.
Art Adventures
2nd & 4th Thursdays
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
On Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6130779853
A Zoom group for folks who like to play with color, drawing, reinventing objects, & general creating. There might be laughter, daring & surprises. Have paper, colored pencils or crayons or your favorite medium ready. Interest & questions? Contact; Toni Streeter, Ann Marie &/or Ti Knoepfel. Or email uuspringfieldvt@gmail.com
The Meetinghouse Virtual Choir
The Meetinghouse Virtual Choir is open to all who would like to participate. Singers need not live in the Springfield area – we even have singers from out of state! Sing one song, or sing many – its up to you!
Rehearsals (optional) are on Tuesday mornings at 10am on zoom. If you like to sing and would like to participate, please contact Julane. (802) 463-9719.
Or drop in to a Tuesday morning rehearsal:
STAFF
June Brink - Office Administrator
Julane Deener - Choir Director
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2023-2024
COLLECTOR - Ellen Allman
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Bob Allman - President
Bill Brink - Vice President
Dick Andrews - Treasurer
Becky Tucker - Clerk
At large:
Tina Feindel, Toni Streeter, Pat Callahan
Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse
21 Fairground Rd
Springfield, VT 05156
Mailing address: P.O.Box 944 Springfield, VT 05156
Email: uuspringfieldvt@gmail.com