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You are invited to our Sunday Service

10am - 11am

In person or on Zoom

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6130779853

Meeting ID: 613 077 9853

April 21, 2024

"In Service to All Beings, part III"

with the Worship Committee

Honoring our foundations:

Mountains and streams,

Rocks and soil. The very earth we stand on.

What would they tell us, could they speak…. Do they speak?

Bring your stories to share, what elements speak to you?

Order of Service:

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

Our Affirmation:

Love is the doctrine of this church

The quest for truth is its sacrament

And service is its prayer

To dwell together in peace,

To seek knowledge in freedom,

To serve the needs of all beings,

To the end that all souls shall

Grow into harmony with the Divine

Thus do we covenant with each other

And with the source of our being

Our Annual Meeting will be on May 21st at 7pm

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

We have also started our pledge drive for the upcoming year. Pledge letters have been mailed, If you would like to make a pledge and did not receive a letter, please contact June our office administrator at uuspringfieldvt@gmail.com . There are also pledge cards and a drop off box on the harvest table.

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:

PayPal

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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

Share The Plate

We are restarting the pre-pandemic system for doing Share the Plate. The first Sunday of each month will be Share the Plate Sunday. All of the money collected will go to the designated organization. The Social Action Committee selects the recipients. Please speak to them if you have suggestions. If you want to give more than the cash you have in your pocket you can write a check made out to the church with Share the Plate in the memo line. A check from the church will then be sent to the designated organization.

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.

https:/www.womenforwomen.org

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:

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/809398828